Dr. Volker Sick, has been named Faculty Director at the Center for Entrepreneurship at University of Michigan in addition to his current role as the Director of the Global CO2 Initiative!
This story, courtesy of Hailey McCormick, CFE Marketing and Communications Specialist, first appeared as a Staff Spotlight on the CFE Blog.
The fun begins with putting together the teams and then seeing them come together, finding a focus, appreciating their own shortcomings and building on the complementary skills that others bring. …Innovation for Impact benefits from teams that might be academically as diverse as to include a freshman and a PhD student and any level in between. The learnings that come from such a combination go way beyond the subject matter and have always fascinated me in their success.”
The Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) is thrilled to announce that we have added a new member to the team – well, sort of. Dr. Volker Sick may be new to the role of Faculty Director at the CFE, but he’s been heavily involved with our students and faculty for years.
Dr. Sick heads the Innovation for Impact: Climate Change program, which pairs student teams with emergent companies making a significant impact on the carbon balance of the planet. This year’s cohort includes projects with companies such as Blue Planet, Carbonbuilt, Compact Membrane Systems, and Skynano Technologies.
We sat down with Volker to get to know him a little better and introduce him to our students and communities. Read on to learn more about Volker’s career, his connection to entrepreneurship, and more!
