Julienne Krennrich

Director, Innovation Partnerships Program

Phone: 515-294-1202
Email: jmkrenn@ameslab.gov
Office: 307 TASF
Websites:
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Credentials

Education

  • MBA Iowa State University, 2009, Finance
  • PhD Iowa State University, 2002, Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
  • BS Chm Creighton University, 1995, Chemistry, cum laude
    Clare Booth Luce Fellow, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Pi Sigma, Pi Mu Epsilon

Professional Appointments

  • Innovation Partnerships Program Director, Ames Laboratory Jun 2018 – present
  • Assistant Director, Engineering Research Institute, Iowa State University, Feb 2011 – May 2018
  • Technology Commercialization Associate, Institute for Physical Research & Technology, Iowa State University, Jan 2009 – Jan 2011
  • Postdoc, Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Apr 2004 – Sep 2006
  • Postdoc, Condensed Matter Physics Program, Ames Laboratory, Dec 2003 – Mar 2004

Honors & Awards

  • 2013 Professional and Scientific Staff CYtation Award
  • Named 2007-2008 MBA First Year Student of the Year
  • Selected member of the 2008 Iowa State University Big XII MBA Case Competition Team
  • Selected to attend the Boulder Summer School for Condensed Matter and Materials Physics; Topic: Frontiers of magnetism: Theory, experiment, and applications

Areas of Expertise

  • As leader of the Innovation Partnerships Program (IPP) at Ames Laboratory, Dr. Julienne Krennrich is responsible for the Laboratory’s industry outreach and partnership activity, including contract negotiation and execution. As part of this role, she stewards the Industry Partner Program for the Critical Materials Institute and chairs its Commercial Council. Krennrich is a member of the National Laboratory Technology Transfer Council and an active participant in the Technology Transfer Working Group, which collaborates closely with the DOE Office of Technology Transitions. Additionally, she works collaboratively with the Iowa State University Research Foundation to develop commercialization strategies for Laboratory intellectual property. Other IPP responsibilities include overseeing proposal submission processes for the Laboratory and delivering scientific and technical information reporting to the DOE. Within the last year, Krennrich has led a cross-Laboratory team to develop and implement a new, internal proposal development, review, approval and submission process, including developing new tools to simplify and streamline approvals.
  • As the former Assistant Director of the Engineering Research Institute at ISU, Dr. Krennrich worked closely with the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering to develop, manage and promote the College's Research Development Programs and coordinate and develop interdisciplinary teams of faculty working in strategic research areas. In addition, she served as Co-Site Director for PEGASAS, an FAA Research Center of Excellence led by Purdue University and provided program management services to the College of Engineering’s Wind Energy Initiative. In the latter role, she worked with faculty, federal and industry partners to further the commercialization of ISU’s Hexcrete technology for tall wind turbine towers through the formation of an Industry Consortium. She also co-advised ISU’s first ever DOE Collegiate Wind Competition Team (2018). Other responsibilities included providing project management support to selected complex federal awards and assisting in standing up a new, centrally managed, proposal pre-award service unit for the College.
  • Dr. Krennrich earned a PhD in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics and an MBA. She has experience cultivating research relationships with industry, including forming and managing industry consortia. She is interested in tech-based economic development and startups.

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