With a newly acquired Junior Faculty Fellowship in Entrepreneurship Research award from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, University professor of management Andrew Nelson has renewed incentive to delve deeper into the digital audio sector of technology.
A recent addition to the University’s faculty, Nelson started in August and wasted little time gaining business department recognition. He was awarded the fellowship Jan. 3 at the Allied Social Science Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, and over the next two years will receive $50,000 in funding for his research.
The prestigious Kauffman award was presented to four additional junior faculty members from around the country with the intention of furthering research development in the application of policy making, educating, entrepreneurship, etc. Given to tenure track or junior faculty members, the award’s intent is to help junior faculty research get out of its starting blocks and expand its potential to contribute to significant scientific achievement.
Nelson’s submission to the Kauffman program focused on making the digital audio sector of the University more manageable for outside commercial application.
“I wanted to study how we can move university technology into real-world industry interaction,” explained Nelson. “The anticipated effect is a better understanding of the connection between university and business firm relationships, focusing on how technology entrepreneurship allows students to continue following technology out the door.”
Moving exclusive university technology knowledge into available commercial markets is a growing sphere of interest in the field of business and technology entrepreneurship. First gaining interest in the medical sector of using university technology to bring laboratory knowledge to the marketplace, Nelson narrowed the focus to promoting digital audio advancement.
“Ten years ago, no one knew if Apple would go out of business or how record labels and downloading sites like Napster would fare. We’re becoming more digital and mobile and I want to help bring cutting-edge technology to students in the classroom as well as support my grad students in conducting and bringing their research into future business areas,” said Nelson.
University business professor Alan Meyer saw potential in Nelson’s research, and as the academic director for the Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, was well-qualified to nominate Nelson for the award.
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d Meyer. “But Andrew is unique in selecting the digital audio and digital media settings. As an undergrad, he was a dual major in music and computer science, so he’s pulled his interests together into a nice synthesis with his work. The award was well deserved as he really does fully support his research.”
Mike Russo, professor of sustainable management, was pleased to see Nelson’s research recognized as well. As the department head, Russo was also proud to see University acknowledgement from such an esteemed organization.
“Any time we can be included in elite company, it’s a plus for the business school. Andrew was able to demonstrate how hard-working our department is in managing state resources and funding entrepreneurialism,” said Russo. “He’s a great fit in the aims of our department and we’re very lucky to have him in such a competitive market for finding faculty.”
For Nelson, receiving the award through such an intense selection process and competition from junior faculty members around the country has still left him incredulous. “I’m thrilled and amazed I won!” an exuberant Nelson said. “It was such an honor, and now the business department has the resources to support grad students and their research.”
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Business professor awarded fellowship for research efforts
Daily Emerald
January 27, 2009
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