Our Team
Gregory Carman
ICIC Director, Distinguished Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Professor Carman, UCLA faculty since 1991, holds the Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Chair. His impactful career includes chairing ASME’s Adaptive Structures and Material Systems (2000-2002) and editing prestigious journals. Recognized with the Northrop Grumman Young Faculty Award (1995), ASME Fellowship (2003), and the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Prize (2004). Honored by SPIE in 2015 and Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE Magnetic Society in 2016. He holds directorship roles for the Institute for Commercialization and Industry Collaboration, the TANMS Engineering Research Center, and the Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology (CASIT).
Schaffer Grimm
Director of Industry Relations
Schaffer Grimm, ICIC Director of Industry Relations, leads collaboration between industry and academia. Formerly with the ITA, he co-founded Craytex LLC, specializing in carbon nanotube composites. His role at Northrop Grumman involved managing operations for the Microelectronics Products and Services organization. With an MBA and MS in Electrical Engineering, Grimm’s multidimensional expertise contributes significantly to the I-Corp program.
Tsai-Tsai O-Lee
Administrative Director
Tsai-Tsai O-Lee, a seasoned UCLA professional with 23+ years of experience in managing large-scale state- and federal-funded multi-disciplinary centers. She excels in organizational leadership and management of financial oversight, contracts and grants, and program logistics. She is an UCLA alum with a B.S. in General Biology.