Intellectual Property Committee
Overview
Last Updated: 7/22/2024
Contact Name
Melissa Ioannidis, mioanni@clemson.edu
Description
Intellectual Property Committee reviews and recommends policies to the Vice President for Research related to intellectual property; performs adjudication of ownership issues and hears appeals from creators with questions or concerns about disclosure review and commercialization decisions; and serves as liaison to University-designated commercialization agents.
This committee is authorized by the Clemson University Committee on Committees. Changes to its description or composition should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Membership Composition
Chair is appointed by the Vice President for Research (from the membership)
| Seat Type | Quantity | Term Length | Date of Term Initiation | Seat Filling Mechanism | Voting or Non-Voting | Other Factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Faculty Senate or designee | 1 | 1 year | April 15 | By position | Voting | |
| Faculty Member (any) (Up to Two other Faculty for area specialization purposes) | 2 | Appointed by Committee Membership | Non-voting | |||
| Faculty Member (any) | 7 | 3 years | Elected by each of the colleges | Voting | Staggered terms | |
| Associate Dean of Academic Colleges (One per college) | 7 | By position | Voting | |||
| Faculty or staff member (Others deemed necessary by the committee) | Unknown | Non-voting | ||||
| Faculty or staff member (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Librarian) | 1 | Unknown | Voting | |||
| Staff Member (Representative from CURF) | 1 | Unknown | Non-voting | |||
| Staff Member (Representative of the General Counsel) | 1 | Unknown | Voting | |||
| Undergraduate Student | 1 | Appointed by President of Undergraduate Student Senate | Voting | |||
| Graduate Student | 1 | Appointed by President of Graduate Student Government | Voting |
Membership List (Last Updated: 7/22/2024)
Changes to the current chair and membership list should be initiated with the Faculty Senate Office.
Chair
| Name | Chair Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Noneaker | Chair | dnoneak | CECAS | Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences |
Members
| Name | Seat Type | Email* | College or Division | Department | Service End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Sanabria | President of the Faculty Senate or designee , By position | hsanabr | CoS | Physics and Astronomy | 6/30/2023 |
| Gabriel Hankins | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | ghankin | CAAH | English | 6/30/2025 |
| Richard Boyles | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | rboyles | CAFLS | Plant and Environmental Sciences | 6/30/2027 |
| David White | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | wsherri | CBSHS | Public Health Sciences | 6/30/2026 |
| John DesJardins | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | jdesjar | CECAS | Bioengineering | 6/30/2024 |
| Frances Edwards | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | edwardf | CoB | Accounting | 6/30/2025 |
| Jackie Malloy | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | mallow2 | CoE | Teaching and Learning | 6/30/2027 |
| Faiza Jamil | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | fjamil | CoE | Education and Human Development | 6/30/2024 |
| Apparao Rao | Faculty Member (any) , Elected by each of the colleges | arao | CoS | Physics and Astronomy | 6/30/2024 |
| Elysse Newman | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | elyssen | CAAH | Architecture | |
| Paula Agudelo | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | pagudel | CAFLS | Plant and Environmental Sciences | |
| Bryan Miller | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | blm2 | CBSHS | ||
| Dan Noneaker | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | dnoneak | CECAS | Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences | |
| Carl Hollingsworth | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | chollin | CoB | ||
| C.C. Bates | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | celestb | CoE | Education and Human Development | |
| Stephen Creager | Associate Dean of Academic Colleges , By position | screage | CoS | Chemistry | |
| Jennifer Groff | Faculty or staff member , Unknown | jgroff | University Libraries | ||
| Chip Hood | Staff Member , Unknown | chip | General Counsel | ||
| Chris Gesswein | Staff Member , Unknown | agesswe | Research Division | ||
| William Jones | Undergraduate Student , Appointed by President of Undergraduate Student Senate | wej | |||
| Alex Day | Graduate Student , Appointed by President of Graduate Student Government | adday | 6/30/2023 |
