Meet the Team
Email: tadams1@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8314907
Terry Lopaka Adams, an accomplished leader in intellectual property protection, management, and marketing in both the commercial and academic sectors, joined Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) as the Director Office of Technology Commercialization in January 2024. Adams will work with WPI faculty researchers, staff members, and students to identify, protect, and commercialize intellectual property while also encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship at the university.
view profileEmail: lkelly@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8316788
Lynda manages the day to day operations and functions of the office.
view profileEmail: smahan@wpi.edu
Phone: +1 (508) 8315000 x4873
Sarah Mahan recently joined the Office of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OTIE) as a Licensing Associate to assist the OTIE team with the large increase in invention disclosures and the steadily increasing licensing activity. Sarah will be focusing on marketing WPI intellectual property for its commercial viability, expanding the TAN IP evaluation group, assisting with licensing agreement management, working with the NSF I-Corp site program, National Academy of Inventors program, and the Innovation and Start-up Showcases, OTIE initiated events.For the past 6 years, prior to joining ...
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