Доктор Джеймс Стерлинг назначен членом совета директоров Корпорации технологий Миссури

Dr. James Sterling, vice provost and dean of the Kummer College of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named a member of the board of directors of the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC). MTC is a public-private partnership created by the Missouri General Assembly to promote entrepreneurship and foster the growth of new and emerging high-tech companies. It is governed by a board of directors appointed by Missouri’s Governor, Speaker of the House, and President Pro Tempore of the Senate. “We’re honored to welcome Dr. Sterling to the MTC Board,” says Travis Fitzwater, executive director of the Missouri Technology Corporation. “As founding dean of Missouri S&T’s Kummer College, he carries forward the Kummers’ extraordinary investment in Rolla, in Missouri S&T, and in the future of our entire state. That vision is helping S&T become a national hub for critical minerals, advanced manufacturing, and the highly skilled scientists and engineers who will build Missouri’s technology economy.” Announced by Missouri’s Governor Kehoe, the state-sponsored venture capital initiative MTC makes investments in exchange for equity or convertible debt to new businesses. Known as the Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Advancement (IDEA) fund, the program serves as a catalyst for economic growth to create jobs and drive technological advancement. Sterling joined Missouri S&T in June 2024 as a founding dean of the Kummer College, which was established in 2022 through a $300 million gift from the late June and Fred Kummer. Designed with innovation at its core, the Kummer College prepares students for leadership roles in rapidly changing fields with new degrees and emphasis areas as well as graduate certificates in entrepreneurship and technological innovation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation in business, and other subjects. “I am grateful for this opportunity to work with colleagues across Missouri to better support new technology and entrepreneurship in the state,” says Sterling. “This state has a real spirit of innovation, and I believe we can harness that quality of Missourians to grow new companies and industries.” Prior to joining S&T, Sterling was a professor at the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) in Claremont, California, which is a member of the Claremont University Consortium. He was KGI’s former vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, where he helped launch professional science master’s degrees and an industry-sponsored Ph.D. program. From 2013 to 2015, he joined the Minerva Schools at KGI, serving as the founding interim dean of the College of Natural Sciences and director of Minerva Labs. Sterling also co-founded and chaired the board of directors of Claremont BioSolutions, an entrepreneurial KGI spin-off. His interest in developing new products and entrepreneurship began when he worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory, TRW and Advanced Projects Research as a systems engineer and project manager. Sterling has also taught at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the California Institute of Technology. He earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1987. About Missouri S&T Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,000 students located in Rolla, Missouri. Part of the four-campus University of Missouri System, Missouri S&T offers over 100 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top public universities for salary impact, according to the Wall Street Journal. For more information about Missouri S&T, visit www.mst.edu.