David Barbe

David Barbe received his PhD in electrical engineering from John Hopkins University and worked in industry and government for 20 years, He was awarded the rank of Fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) in 1978 for his pioneering work on charge coupled device imagers, now used in digital cameras, camcorders, fax machines and numerous defense and medical applications. Dr. Barbe came to the University of Maryland in 1985. Since 2000, he has concentrated on technology entrepreneurship and innovation. Awards include: Stanford University’s Price Institute Innovative Entrepreneurship Educators Award in 2002, the American Society of Engineering Education Outstanding Entrepreneurship Educators Award in 2003, the Olympus Lifetime of Education Innovation Award in 2008, one of The Daily Record’s Innovator of the Year Awards in 2011, and a White House Champion of Change Award in 2011. In addition to his technical accomplishments, his recent work is in educating the next generation of entrepreneurs, starting tech companies from University research and helping Maryland companies create new and improved products and services.

Publications

Competitive Strategies for Academic Entrepreneurship: Commercialization of Research-Based Products
Competitive Strategies for Academic Entrepreneurship: Commercialization of Research-Based Products
Anna Szopa, Waldemar Karwowski, David Barbe. © 2015. 317 pages.
In recent years, the pace of technological growth—from the very first stages of research and development to full-scale industrial implementation—has quickened at an exponential...
Entrepreneurship Education at Mtech, University of Maryland
Entrepreneurship Education at Mtech, University of Maryland
James V. Green, David F. Barbe. © 2015. 25 pages.
As universities recognize that an entrepreneurial education is an enabler, entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as higher education's ally. Today, more than 5,000...
A Lab-to-Market Ecosystem in an Academic Environment
A Lab-to-Market Ecosystem in an Academic Environment
Craig W. Dye, David F. Barbe. © 2015. 20 pages.
This chapter will examine the challenges and opportunities confronted in the commercialization of research-based technologies in a university setting. Particular focus will be...
Entrepreneurship Education at Mtech, University of Maryland
Entrepreneurship Education at Mtech, University of Maryland
James V. Green, David F. Barbe. © 2013. 25 pages.
As universities recognize that an entrepreneurial education is an enabler, entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as higher education’s ally. Today, more than 5,000...