The Innovation and Technology Commercialization concentration starts in the Fall semester of the first year with seminars and site visits designed to introduce students to Purdue's vibrant technology commercialization ecosystem. Students will also learn about the potential career paths and necessary skills for graduate students interested in joining either established technology-based companies or tech startups. Once students are familiar with the activities and resources on campus, the Spring semester will provide a wide range of opportunities to engage in projects with science and engineering faculty and graduate researchers, tech startups in our entrepreneurship center, business development managers in the office of technology commercialization, or even Purdue's NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. Purdue, along with the Universities of Michigan and Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been designated as a national I-Corps Node supporting the national program and the regional innovation ecosystem of over 25 universities in the Midwest.