Dr. Glangchai serves as a technical advisor for HULSEYIP where she lends her expertise to our firm in a variety of technology areas including: mechanical and biomedical engineering; materials science engineering, biomaterials, and polymer science; medical devices and medical imaging; drug delivery and biotechnology; nanoscience and nanotechnology; manufacturing, and semiconductor devices and processes. She has significant experience in commercialization of early stage technologies, particularly in identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and potential markets. As an inventor and founder of NANOTaxi, Dr. Glangchai took her dissertation work from the lab to the marketplace by developing a business plan, performing market analysis, facilitating research funding and industrial manufacturing partners, and aiding in the preparation of a utility patent for her work in nanoimprint lithography for drug delivery applications.
Luz Cristal, a native Austinite, pursued her engineering studies at the University of Texas at Austin where she received her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, her Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering, and her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Glangchai was an NSF-IGERT Fellow and pursued a multidisciplinary education. She received a certificate in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and a certificate in Cellular and Molecular Imaging for Diagnostics and Therapeutics. She has particular skills in material property analysis, polymer conjugation, hydrogel networks, drug delivery device characterization, imaging/characterization techniques, and nanofabrication and semiconductor equipment/techniques.
In addition to her entrepreneurial work with NANOTaxi, Dr. Glangchai has worked with Austin area companies, IBM and 3M, where she was involved in strategic planning and product development engineering. Currently, she continues her work as a Research Engineer for UT and also serves as the Director of UT’s Idea to Product Program where she strives to promote innovation, creativity, leadership and entrepreneurship within the UT community. She is also a published author with peer-reviewed papers covering topics on nanoimprint lithography, drug delivery, and technology innovation.
TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCIES
Biochemistry & Biopolymers
Biotechnology
Biomedical Engineering
Medical Devices
Biomechanical Engineering
Nanomechanical Engineering
Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Materials Science Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Molecular Biology
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Semiconductor Processing & Devices
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Austin Texchange
Association for Women in Technology
American Society for Engineering Education
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Biomedical Engineering Society
Controlled release Society
Tau Beta Pi
Theta Tau
DISSERTATION
Nanoimprint Lithography Based Fabrication of Size and Shape-Specific, Enzymatically-Triggered Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications (Advisors: Dr. Krish Roy and Dr. Li Shi)
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS & TEACHINGS
“Nanoimprint Lithography Based Fabrication of Shape-specific, Enzymatically-Triggered Smart Nanoparticles”, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas; February 2008)
“Seeding and Harvesting the Innovation Gap: Linking Technology to Social and Market Needs. J Engineering Education”, The University of Texas at Austin (Austin, Texas; Accepted 2008)
Methods for fabricating nano and microparticles for drug delivery, US Appl. 20070031505
Organizer, Product Realization and Technology Commercialization Seminar Series at The University of Texas at Austin
Teaching Assistant, New Venture Creation and Intro to Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The University of Texas at Austin (Director, Idea to Product Program); (Research Engineer/Scientist Associate IV); (Post-Doctoral Fellow, Technology Commercialization); (NSF-IGERT Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant)
NANOTaxi (Inventor and Founder)
3M (Product Development Engineer)
IBM (Strategic Planning Intern)
LANGUAGES
Proficient in Spanish |
