Rehrig Joins Staff of University Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Columbia, Mo. — Paul Rehrig, a materials engineer, has joined MU's University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (UCIE) staff as a small business innovation research and small business technology transfer specialist.

Rehrig holds a B.S. degree in ceramic science and engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in material science and engineering from Penn State University. Before joining the UCIE, he served as director of research and development from 2001-2006 at TRS Technologies, Inc., a small business in State College, Pa., that produces specialty electronic ceramic and crystal materials and components for medical, military and commercial aviation applications.

More recently he managed a research group at the Northboro Research and Development Center in Northboro, Mass. for Saint-Gobain High-Performance Materials Corp.

At UCIE, Rehrig's responsibilities include providing statewide leadership, expertise, and training to university faculty and staff, and private sector clients with SBIR/STTR programs. In addition, he will develop partnerships and connect constituents with MU faculty research, which will aid in improving the participation of small technology firms in the innovation and commercialization of new technology.

"We are seeing high numbers of high-technology and life science entrepreneurs and researchers in the Center," said Mary Paulsell, UCIE director. "Paul's expertise and experience are the perfect complement to the business development expertise the Center offers. Our team makes the UCIE the one-stop shop for faculty and technology entrepreneurs."

This story was featured in the September 2007 newsletter