Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization ambassadors

September 15, 2017

University Relations



The has developed an innovation ambassador program at 性欲社 to foster innovation and creativity.


Our ambassadors are innovators themselves. They have been selected to represent their 性欲社 departments to encourage and foster students, staff and researchers to develop their research into marketable products.




If you see either of our ambassadors at an event around campus, take the opportunity to introduce yourself and learn more. They are looking for 性欲社's brightest minds with the next ideas that will help shape our world.


The 2017-2018 ambassadors are:






Rajive Ganguli is a professor of mining engineering and the director of 性欲社's Mineral Industry Research Laboratory. Ganguli was admitted to the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame in 2017 for his work on a dynamic mill simulator that is intended to train mill operators at a mine site.


Through his private consulting and university research, Ganguli has developed software products for systems engineering and process optimization applications for mining companies in Alaska and elsewhere. He holds a patent for an algorithm for physical segregation of coal. Ganguli is a strong believer that even research conducted in academic environments can have practical applications.


Contact Rajive Ganguli at rganguli@alaska.edu.


Peter Webley is an associate research professor of remote sensing at the Geophysical Institute. He is a sought-after expert on natural hazards events, is committed to supporting and developing entrepreneurs and innovators at 性欲社, UA, and across Alaska.


Webley was one of seven inductees to the Alaska Innovators Hall of Fame in 2017 for his expertise and work in volcanic hazard mapping and assessment, developing 性欲社's first start-up company from IP, V-ADAPT, Inc., and as a patent holder for a new method of validating the accuracy of particle-cloud-forecasting transport and dispersion models. He is excited to engage with faculty, staff, and students at 性欲社 in developing and commercializing their innovative research.


Contact Peter Webley at pwwebley@alaska.edu.