Ph.D student Xingzhu Wu has been selected for a 2019-2020 Mistletoe Research Fellowship. He was among 36 fellows chosen from more than 400 applications.
He will receive an unfettered research grant ($10,000) for his further studies. More importantly, he will participate in the 2019-2020 Mistletoe Startup Collaboration and have the opportunity to engage in scientific and entrepreneurial collaboration with a frontier tech startup. The Startup Collaboration program started with a 3-day Match Workshop (August 5th-7th. Singapore) where he met startups, other fellows, and members of the Mistletoe Community (investors, entrepreneurs, community partners) to form a project team. His area of collaboration is Sustainability, and the program will be conducted remotely via Online Learning Community platform at his spare time throughout a year. Every team is guided by a team mentor from a Mistletoe Community Partner organization with significant experience in technology implementation. Additionally, through this online platform, he will have the opportunity to listen to subject matter experts on patent strategy, communicating science to the public, and transitioning from academia to industry or entrepreneurship.
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