The IC² Institute invites scholars from around the globe to research and write in-residence for one year. The Visiting Scholars program was formalized in 1992 through the University of Texas at Austin's International Office and since then has welcomed visitors from U.S., Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America.

Over the years IC² Institute has welcomed over 100 Visiting Scholars/Researchers from 16 countries including a range of academic disciplines and professional occupations. Common topics of study include regional economic development; incubator management; technology transfer and commercialization; technology marketing; technology-, civic- and social-entrepreneurship; and E-Learning. Travel and living expenses are not provided by the IC² Institute.

One visiting scholars program in 2000 to 2001 focused on science and technology commercialization, including internships in either the IC² Institute's masters program or the Austin Technology Incubator. Launched by training and workshop grants from the Eurasia Foundation and Los Alamos National Labs, this program included nine scholars and managers from Russia. Their training led to the establishment of a masters program in technology commercialization that is currently being offered by the Academy of National Economy, Moscow.

Another program brings top level managers from the Korea Electrical Power Corporation (KEPCO) to reside in Austin and study the evolution of the energy industry for six months. Similarly, for several years, Korea Telecom has sponsored visiting scholar stays for select leaders within their company ranks. This research has spanned a wide range of topics related to the Telecommunications industry including wireless and rural networks.

For additional information about IC² Institutes Visiting Scholars program, please email:
Dr. Bruce Kellison, bkellison@ic2.utexas.edu, Associate Director

Recent visiting scholars and researchers include:

June 2009 - May 2010
Sara Hsu is a Visiting Scholar at the IC² Institute, as well as a researcher member of the University of Texas Inequality Project. Dr. Hsu has a BA from Wellesley College and a PhD from the University of Utah. Her areas of interest include development and poverty reduction, China's economy, and international trade.

April 2009 - May 2010
Hidemichi Fujii, Ph.D., is a Japanese postdoctoral researcher sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). He received his Ph.D. and Masters degrees from the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation at Hiroshima University.  His B.A. in Mathematics is also from Hiroshima University in Japan.

Dr. Fujii's research area is the relationship between environmental management and economic performance, especially industrial sectors in Japan, U.S., Europe and China. He is also interested in corporate environmental strategy and pollution prevention.

July 2008 - December 2008
John Motloch, Ph.D., ASLA, AIA LEED Accredited Professional is Professor and Past Chair of Landscape Architecture, and Director of the Land Design Institute at Ball State University. He holds professional licenses in architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design. Dr. Motloch directs the Sustainability For The Americas program at Ball State including its two FIPSE-funded consortia: The US-Brazil Sustainability Consortium and the North American Sustainability, Housing and Community Consortium. He is also a Research Fellow at the Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems in Austin, Texas. Dr. Motloch is a member of the newly-formed Indiana BioTown Task Force that is planning the conversion of Reynolds, Indiana into the nation’s first town to be powered by 100% biorenewable energy.

While at the IC² Institute he focused on eco‐economic development in Texas, IT business infrastructure to help Texas fully implement the eco‐economic shift, and a proposed Eco‐economic Innovation Center. He co-authored a Texas Business Review article entitled “Eco‐economics in Texas: Competitive Advantage for the Next Industry Revolution” [PDF].

Visiting scholar report

January 2008 - January 2009
Sang-Woo Kim, Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the Business Administration Department at Andong National University in Seoul, Korea. He received his MBA in business administration from Seoul National University, and his B.A. in business administration from Yeoungman University in Korea.

Dr. Kim studied the field of brand equity and place marketing, including country image in the global arena, with researchers at the IC² Institute.

January 2008 - April 2008
Ralf Schmelter joined the IC² Institute as a visiting scholar in January 2008. He worked on a project titled WNGC Technology Commercialization within the Austin Technology Incubator and conducted research on corporate entrepreneurship.

Mr. Schmelter received his master of science degree in business administration from WHU - the Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany. He is currently working on his Ph.D. thesis at RWTH Aachen University in Germany where he is a research assistant for Professor Brettel at the Center for Entrepreneurship.

Visiting scholar report

December 2007 - February 2008
Rajiv K Mishra, Ph.D. is a power sector professional in India.  He has 22 years of managerial and technical hands-on experience in the field of power, telecom and related IT applications in India.  He is currently employed with the Indian Central Transmission Unitility as deputy general manager.

An electrical engineer from NIT, Durgapur, Dr. Mishra has studied power systems at NTNU, Norway and holds his doctorate in business administration from AMU, India.  He has authored four bestseller books published by Rupa & Co and has seven published papers in Indian and international journals. His work at the Institute contributed to his paper "Looming Crisis of Indian Power Sector" [408 KB PDF].

Eungkyu Kim, Ph.D.
Hanbat National University, Republic of Korea