Elizabeth R. Betsy Cantwell has been appointed as senior vice president for research and innovation for UA.<\/p>\n
Cantwell will lead the UA Office of Research, Development and Innovation, which includes the Corporate Engagement Program, Tech Launch Arizona and the UA research parks.<\/p>\n
She will be responsible for expanding the universitys capacity for knowledge creation and discovery; integrating efforts by faculty, students, staff and executive leaders to move inventions and technologies to the marketplace; increasing the UAs connectivity with external collaborators; spearheading industry and public partnerships; and increasing total research funding.<\/p>\n
She joins the UA after serving as the CEO of Arizona State University Research Enterprise.<\/p>\n
Cantwell moved to higher education after working for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, where she was director for economic development and currently serves as a guest scientist.<\/p>\n
Cantwell earned a masters in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania after earning a doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley, in mechanical engineering and a bachelor of arts in human behavior from the University of Chicago.<\/p>\n
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