Intellectual Property Office
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: 1 Cyclotron Road – M/S 56A0120, Berkeley, CA 94720
Technology / Partnership inquiries: 510-486-4306 or ipo@lbl.gov
General information: 510-486-6462
Staff
LEADERSHIP
Elsie Quaite-Randall, Chief Technology Transfer Officer • 510-486-7234 • equaiterandall@lbl.gov
Robin Johnston, Deputy Chief Technology Transfer Officer • 510-486-5947 • RJohnston@lbl.gov
Leadership Staff Bios
LICENSING TEAM
Sebastian Ainslie, Principal Commercialization & Licensing Associate (Computing Sciences) • 510-486-7219 • SAinslie@lbl.gov
Virginia de la Puente, Principal Licensing Associate (Biosciences) • 510-495-2920 • VTdelaPuente@lbl.gov
Catherine Koh, Senior Licensing Associate (Energy Technologies) • 510-486-5997 • CSKoh@lbl.gov
Licensing Staff Bios
PARTNERSHIP TEAM
Contracts Officer Assignments by Area and Contract Type
Jean Haemmerle (formerly Jean Choung), Associate Contracts Specialist (Gifts) • 510-486-5512 • JChoung@lbl.gov
Suzanne Iwatate, Principal Contracts Officer • 510-486-4319 • STIwatate@lbl.gov
Karen Omoto, Contracts Officer (User Agreements) • 510-495-2022 • KLOmoto@lbl.gov
Betsy Quayle, Principal Contracts Officer • 510-486-7391 • BEQuayle@lbl.gov
Marie Rossi, Principal Contracts Officer • 510-486-7598 • marierossi@lbl.gov
Joanna Santoro, Principal Contracts Officer • 510-486-6824 • JLSantoro@lbl.gov
Partnerships Staff Bios
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION TEAM
Sebastian Ainslie, Principal Commercialization & Licensing Associate (Computing Sciences) • 415-424-4741 • SAinslie@lbl.gov
Peter Bluford, Technology Commercialization Associate (Biosciences, except JBEI, and some Earth / Environmental Sciences) • 510-486-7954 • PBluford@lbl.gov
Russell Carrington, Technology Commercialization Associate (Earth / Environmental / Energy / Physical Sciences, except batteries • 510-486-6439 • KRCarrington@lbl.gov
Shanshan Li, Technology Commercialization Associate (Energy Technologies and all battery technologies) • 510-486-5366 • shanshanli@lbl.gov
Peter Matlock, JBEI Director of Commercialization • 510-486-5803 • PYMatlock@lbl.gov
Technology Commercialization Staff Bios
PATENTING TEAM
Robin Chiang, Patent Counsel (Biosciences, ALS) • 510-486-4534 • RCChiang@lbl.gov
Stuart Chinn, Patent Counsel (Chemical Sciences, Materials Sciences, Molecular Foundry, Climate and Ecosystems Sciences; Energy Technologies – Energy Storage / Demand Response; Energy Analysis; ATAP; Engineering) • 510-486-4672 • SBChinn@lbl.gov
Stephen Glade, Patent Counsel (Biosciences – MBIB only; Energy Sciences – ALS, Materials, Molecular Foundry; Energy Geosciences; Energy Technologies – Building Technologies/Urban Systems, Cyclotron Road; Nuclear Sciences; Physics) • 510-486-6503 • SCGlade@lbl.gov
Mark Menge, Patent Administrative Assistant (Earth / Environmental / Energy / Physical Sciences, Computing Sciences) • 510-486-7058 • MDMenge@lbl.gov
Sherie Reineman, Patent Administrative Assistant (Biosciences, Energy Technologies) • 510-486-5894 • SKReineman@lbl.gov
Michelle Chew Wong, Liaison to General Counsel • 510-495-2456 • MCWong@lbl.gov
Patenting Staff Bios
OPERATIONS TEAM
Heidi Clark, Office Manager • 510-486-6462 • HClark@lbl.gov
Amanda Espiritu, Administrative Assistant • 510-486-4658 • AEspiritu@lbl.gov
Julie Hart, Contract Analyst • 510-495-2908 • JMHart@lbl.gov
Jean Haemmerle (formerly Jean Choung), Associate Contracts Specialist (new disclosures) • 510-486-5512 • JChoung@lbl.gov
Hayden Hsu, Principal Accountant • 510-486-4705 • HHsu@lbl.gov
Marc Nagata, Business Systems Analyst • 510-486-5776 • MNagata@lbl.gov
Shirounda Smith, Accountant • 510-495-2963 • SRSmith@lbl.gov
Suzanne Storar, Communications and Outreach • 510-486-4306 • STStorar@lbl.gov
Sheriden Vince, Administrative Assistant • 510-486-7639 • SVince@lbl.gov
Operations Staff Bios
