Hope for Hoops: Michael Wilson at TEDxPurdueU 2014

Michael Wilson is a "Pracademic" and resident "Hoop" at Purdue. As an Adjunct Professor and PhD student in the College of Engineering, Michael's interest is connecting university-industry relations through entrepreneurship. Having founded two successful start-up entities, Michael enjoys exploring the scholarship and sociometrics of business and academics. Accordingly, his research focuses on methods to detect innovation.

B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
M.S., University of Chicago

More information at www.tedxpurdueu.com

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