Illinois Institute of Technology hires Robert Anderson as Director of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property
Illinois Institute of Technology has appointed Robert F. Anderson as Director of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property. In his position as Director, Mr. Anderson leads the IIT patent committee, aids faculty in making invention disclosures, in filing patents, and plays a role in the Trustee Committee on Invention Commercialization.
Mr. Anderson comes to IIT after 38 years of experience at UOP LLC, a technology and licensing company for oil refineries and petrochemical companies. During his years with UOP, he worked in a number of positions related to business and engineering, a combination fostered by his degree earned at IIT and his master's degree in management earned from Northwestern University in 1984. Bob's responsibilities at UOP included leadership positions in R&D, manufacturing, licensing, and general management. He most recently served as Vice President of Marketing, a position that he held from 1996 through 2000.
Mr. Anderson has had a long relationship with Illinois Institute of Technology. Since graduating from IIT in 1962 with a B.S. in chemical engineering, he has been a generous donor of both time and of funds to IIT, adding significant endowment to the Arastoopour Excellence in Teaching Fund and the Chemical Engineering Graduate Scholarship Fund.
For the last eight years, he has been active on the Chemical and Environmental Engineering Advisory Board and currently serves at its Chair. He is a member of IIT's President's Council and has been awarded both the IIT Distinguished Alumnus Award (1997) and the Alumni Award of Merit (1999).
About Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, is a private, technology-focused, research university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law. One of 16 institutions that comprise the Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU), Illinois Tech offers exceptional preparation for professions that require technological sophistication, an innovative mindset, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
