Angad Verma (MSL ’18) came to the MSL program after studying mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech; looking to leverage his engineering background, Angad sought interdisciplinary skills that would give him career flexibility and make him an asset in any industry. The MSL program allowed him to marry his STEM background with business and legal courses […]
Engineering
MSL Student Perspectives: Shunran Shi (MSL ’16)
Already a successful engineer, Shunran Shi (MSL ’16) knew that he wanted to utilize his technical background, but also to take on a professional role that would allow him to interact in a more meaningful way with business and legal issues. In the MSL program, Shunran developed business and leadership skills that helped him land […]
MSL Student Perspectives: Laurelle Banta (MSL ’17)
After studying engineering at Northwestern University, Laurelle Banta (MSL ’17) wanted to learn more about intellectual property and how to protect the ideas she was coming up with in the lab. She didn’t know she was also about to become an entrepreneur. As an MSL student, Laurelle took the NUvention Energy course, met a team […]
WE18 Recap!
I’m off to Cleveland tomorrow to represent the MSL at the 2018 SHPE National Convention…but first, here’s a recap of my experience at another engineering conference earlier this season: SWE’s annual conference!
Career Highlight: Patent Practitioners
When I talk to people about the MSL program and mention how our robust curriculum in intellectual property can prepare them for careers at the intersection of law, business, and technology they often say something like this: “Oh yeah, like patent attorneys?” This is my opening. I get to tell them that there are actually […]