About the Office of Commercialization and Industry Collaboration Staff
Mission: To commercialize university intellectual property and catalyze collaboration between university, industry and government for societal benefit while generating income to support research and education.
Meet Our Team
▼ Hunter Adams, JD
Hunter Adams is the Acting Director of OCIC. Hunter is a patent attorney with local
intellectual property firm AdamsIP, specializing in intellectual property strategy
and commercial development. Hunter serves as an advisory board member of the University
of South Alabama's Melton Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and he is an
Expert in Residence for the Innovation Portal incubator in Mobile, AL.
▼ Christopher Koczor, PhD, MBA
Christopher Koczor is the Associate Director of OCIC. Christopher has extensive experience
in intellectual property development, management, and commercialization. Christopher
provides contract review services, including MTAs, NDAs, and intellectual property
rights in sponsored research agreements. He holds degrees in Chemical Engineering
(BS) and Basic Medical Sciences (PhD).
▼ Morgan Umstead
Morgan Umstead is an Intellectual Property Assistant with OCIC. Morgan studied English
at the University of South Alabama, where she also acted as an intern and grant proposal
editor with the Office of Research & Economic Development. She served as an intern
preparing marketing materials and commercialization plans with OCIC before joining
the team full time.
▼ Michael Chambers, JD, PhD
Dr. Michael Chambers serves as Chief Economic Development Officer of the University
of South Alabama and Associate Vice President of Research & Economic Development.
He has experience in business development and commercialization, having served as
an entrepreneur, Chairman of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce in 2014, board member
of Innovate Alabama, and principal investigator of USA's NSF-funded I-Corps entrepreneurship
program.