Supporting Those Pursuing a Career in Tech Transfer

Support the next generation of tech transfer professionals. Submit your application by October 5.

Launched in 2002, the Howard Bremer Scholarship is an annual program that supports students and emerging professionals pursuing careers in technology transfer. Named to honor our esteemed colleague, a pioneering AUTM member and past President of the Association (1978–1979), the scholarship is awarded to those who—like Howard Bremer— wish to bring creativity and innovation to the academic technology transfer profession.

Howard's Legacy
Howard began his career working on well-known and enduring products that many of us use every day. He helped evolve and grow one of the most successful technology transfer programs in the United States—the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and, most notably,  helped create both the Bayh-Dole Act and AUTM itself.

What Past Winners Have Said

The Howard Bremer Scholarship has had a profound impact on my career as a Technology Licensing Associate, empowering me to thrive in an industry that merges science, business, and law. The esteemed reputation of this award has elevated my interactions with professionals worldwide, fostering meaningful discussions on licensing and cultivating a diverse and inclusive professional community within the field of tech transfer. Furthermore, the financial support provided by the award has granted me the flexibility to access valuable educational resources, enabling me to expand my knowledge in technology licensing. The recognition of my progress as a licensing professional has had a positive effect on my professional development. For these reasons, I am sincerely grateful for this incredible opportunity.
Quentin Booker, 2023 Scholarship Winner

 

Howard Bremer, through his commitment to innovation, provided a voice for all academic researchers as he spearheaded the development and future applications of the technology transfer field. By working in a smaller, more rurally-based environment, incorporating these principles have been vital to better understanding and approaching the unique perspectives of each faculty member, specifically towards expanding outreach to include more humanities-based innovations and opening the world of technology transfer to a greater number of university faculty and students. The AUTM Howard Bremer Scholarship has provided key instructional opportunities to enhance a framework I can apply daily, with the goal of advancing innovations across a variety of disciplines for the benefit of our community.
Elizabeth Lafave, 2023 Scholarship Winner

    

Being awarded the Howard Bremer Scholarship was for me a moment of both pride and humility. As a tech transfer novice attending AUTM conference for the first time in 2022, I was welcomed by seasoned veterans who were just as eager to share their years of accumulated knowledge as they were to learn. Since then, the wealth of resources that AUTM provided have helped me grow at every stage of my career. I am grateful for this scholarship opportunity being the catalyst that made me part of a community that spans universities as well as industries across the world.
Daniel (Dianxiong) Zou, 2022 Scholarship Winner

Past Recipients

2023 Christopher Sue Quentin Gerard Booker Elizabeth R. LaFave	2022 Michael Patrick Fiske  Daniel (Dianxiong) Zou  Fabiola Moreno	2021 Cortney Cavanaugh Guru Venkatesan Jessica Trostel Ruwaida Mohideen Alba Marrero
2020 Chithra Krishnamurthy  Alexandria Mullins  Radhika Palkar  Krishna Patel  Elizabeth Sheckler	2019 Kyle Bartholomew Bayode Ero-Phillips Prabhpreet Gill Rosemary Kiser Meagan Pitcher	2018 Sandra Cochrane Swati Dadhich-Mandal Tripta Dixit Sarah Farr John Nicosia
2017 Zeinab Abouissa Saunders Ching Rozzy Finn Kenneth Karanja Vishalakshi Krishnan	2016 Brian Bender Dana M. Hutchison Norman Kuok Teong Ong Laura T. Prestia Jennifer P. Richards	2015 Farnaz R. Bakhshi Shannon Fraser Cory Ungles Lago Artie Carlyle Rogers Dustin J. Shilling
2014 Ramika Bansi Mrinmoy Chakrabarti Masood Ahammed Machingal Suguna Rachakonda Qian Zhang	2013 Ramzi Asfour Neil Bajpayee Mary Beth Hughes Campbell Chalonda Handy Michelle Johnson	2012 Linara Axanova Derek Francis Angela Garrison Norell Hadzimichalis Nisha Narayan
2011 Jacob Rooksby Amit Kumar Brian Shedd Kaitlyn Turo Wendy Zimbone	2010 Ruth Ann Epling Vijay Iyer N'Goundo Magassa Jeremy Nelson Vinay Tannan	2009 Darya Bubman Susan Dollinger Karl Fultz Kathryn Nguyen Michael  Perham
2008 Sabarni Chatterjee Joy Goswami   Mikael Herlevsen Baidehi Mukherjee Avni Rambhia	2007 Natalia Agisheva C. Kuyler Doyle Vivek Ramakrishnan Peggy  Rematier	2006 James Hoberg Tania Massa Shoji  Takahashi Judy Lille Tidwell Pearlanne Zelarney
2005 Adam Falconer Lisa Goble Joel Goertz Dipanjan Nag Orakanoke Phanraksa	2004 Milton Lore Sita Pappu Alethea  Pounds Gregory Schreiber	2003 Frank Boschi Celika Caldwell