Scott A. Bass, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Research

Dr. Bass is the newly appointed Dean of the Graduate School, Vice Provost for Research, and Distinguished Professor of Sociology. He comes to UMBC from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, where he served as founding director of the Gerontology Institute and Professor in the College of Public and Community Service. While at UMASS, Dr. Bass established the nation's second doctoral program in Gerontology and served as a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. He currently serves as co-editor of the Journal of Aging and Social Policy. Dr. Bass holds a B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Psychology, all from the University of Michigan.

David R. Gleason, Esq.
Technology Administrator

David joined OTD in 1992 after serving as corporate counsel for a federal contract services firm. He graduated from Virginia Military Institute and Southwestern University School of Law. He is responsible for managing the Office of Technology Development; negotiating license agreements, product development agreements, material transfer agreements, and confidentiality agreements; reviewing conflict of interest cases; overseeing protection of intellectual property; and chairing the patent advisory council.

Wendy C. Martin, MBA
Marketing Coordinator

Wendy received her Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from UMBC and her MBA from Loyola College. She worked in the medical research field at UMAB for seven years before joining UMBC's Office of Technology Development in 1995. Her responsibilities include working with the faculty to evaluate technologies suitable for marketplace promotion and legal protection; identifying potential commercialization opportunities for the technologies disclosed to OTD; and cultivating relationships between researchers and the business community.

Shu-Chu Chang, M.S.
Information Management Assistant

Shu-Chu is responsible for the design and maintenance of the OTD database system utilizing MS-ACCESS. He provides training and technical support for end-users in utilizing the system. He is the creator and monitor of the OTD homepage. He is a graduate student in the Information Systems Department at UMBC. Click here to view RESUME.

Amy Gethmann
Clerical Assistant

Amy is a sophomore geography major at UMBC. She is responsible for entering information into the OTD database; maintaining office file records; and printing OTD brochures and the IPO booklet used for distribution. She plans on continuing her eduction in the environmental studies area.