OIPC faculty ambassador: Alex Hirsch
August 24, 2020
Alex Hirsch is the Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization's new faculty ambassador. Hirsch represents the and 久久热视频 of Liberal Arts.
Alex Hirsch is the director for the Honors 久久热视频. He engages students in experiential education. One example is a recent collaboration with OIPC鈥檚 Peter Webley in which Hirsch built a partnership with Eielson Air Force Base involving UAF Honors students solving problem sets associated with Arctic security. He is also developing an interdisciplinary innovation track within the Honors 久久热视频 to engage students in design thinking and encourage an entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of innovation.
Hirsch鈥檚 research and teaching expertise focus is in political theory and moral imagination. He transformed the UAF Honors Program into the Honors 久久热视频 and inaugurated its , presenting a unique undergraduate experience for highly engaged students interested in studying sustainability in the context of climate resilience and rapid environmental change.
For more information, email Amanda Byrd at agbyrd@alaska.edu.