The Center for Technology Licensing at Cornell University (CTL) has historically benefited from working with Cornell’s bright, passionate, and creative students, whose many contributions have helped CTL translate Cornell’s innovations into products and services for the greatest good. We are also proud to know those who have worked with us in the past have successfully leveraged their CTL experience into promising and successful careers in — among other areas — technology licensing, patent law, startups and business development.

To further enhance this mutually beneficial relationship, CTL is proud to introduce the CTL Practicum Program for Cornell graduate students.

The CTL Practicum is a paid program open to STEM and MBA graduate students and postdoctoral researchers from all campuses. We are seeking candidates available to work with us for at least six months, up to 10 hours per week. The practicants will be paid at an hourly rate.

We are holding two information sessions for those interested in learning more about the program and meeting the CTL team. Join in person or virtually.

If you would like to learn more about for interns and Practicant experiences, you may view the recording of the panel titled “Innovation Beyond The Bench” held on August 11, 2021.

If you have any questions about the program or application process, please contact:

Meet our practicants!

Academic Year 2024

Academic Year 2023

2022 cohort

2021 cohort

CTL Practicum Alumni

2024 cohort

• Abigail Nason, A Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Engineering, advised by Dr. Jin Suntivich.
• Tian Tang, A Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Materials and Science Engineering advised by Prof. Lynden Archer.
• Mark Yde, A Master’s student in Systems Engineering.

2023 cohort

• Shalin Jayesh Dave, a Master of Engineering Student in the Engineering Management program
• Jordan Johnson, a Master of Engineering Student in the Biomedical Engineering program
• Shobhit Misra, an MBA student at Cornell Johnson School of Management
• Vrinda Khandelwal, a Master of Engineering Student in the Engineering Management program
• Cindy Qiu, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, working with Professor Nicholas L. Abbott.
• Eti Sinha, a Ph.D. student in the Biomedical Engineering department working under the mentorship of Professor Olivier Elemento at Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Physiology and Biophysics
• Halle Redfearn, a Ph.D. candidate in Professor Julie Goddard’s research group in the Department of Food Science.
• Chase Webb, A Ph.D. student in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, advised by Professor Yadong Wang.

2022 cohort

• Yue Qu, a Postdoctoral Associate in the Division of Nutritional Sciences under the mentorship of Dr. Joeva Barrow
• Andrew Murtha, a Ph.D. student under the mentorship of Professor Tobias Dörr at Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology department
• Matthew Whitman, a Ph.D. student under the mentorship of Professor Claudia Fischbach-Teschl in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering.

2021 cohort

• Cybelle Tabilas, Ph.D. candidate, College of Veterinary Medicine
• James Ryan, Ph.D. candidate, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

2020 cohort

• Martin Liu, Martin Liu, Ph.D. candidate, Food Sciences
• Jin Liang, Research Associate, Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
• Adam O’Neal, Doctoral candidate, Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cellular Biology
• Julia Miller, PhD’20 Plant Biology Section of the School of Integrative Plant Sciences (SIPS)
• Rachel Leicher, PhD’21 Chemical Biology (TPCB)
• Shiang-Wan Chin, Ph.D. candidate, College of Engineering
• Ruby Xu, M.S. Student, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
• Olga Lyudovyk, A graduate student and Tri-I Computational Biology and Medicine candidate.

Pre-practicum Interns

• Gunner Johnston, PhD’19 Immunology & Infectious Disease
• Sabrina Solouki, PhD’19 Immunology & Infectious Disease