Jonathan Gortat

Jonathan Gortat, Project Manager, Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC). Gortat is responsible for all aspects of technology transfer including invention evaluation, patent prosecution and strategy, negotiation of agreement and commercialization strategery of invention disclosures. Gortat also is coordinator of Purdue Research Foundation's Emerging Innovations Fund. He has more than five years experience working in industrial pharmacy research and project management. He has been a small business consultant for several companies and non-profit organizations in the areas of market positioning, pricing analysis, exit financing and corporate strategy. He holds an MBA from the Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University and a baccalaureate of science degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society.

• What is one invention that you just couldn't live without? The Internet.
• Which of your many talents would you perform in a talent show? Dancing.
• If you were granted an interview with Albert Einstein, what would be your first question for him? Relativity speaking, who does your hair? In all seriousness, I would ask what is his favorite invention.
• If you were selected to be a contestant on a game show that requires you to taste cuisines from around the world and name the cuisine's native country, how would you prepare for it? R-O-L-A-I-D-S. Actually, I have tried cuisine from six contintents already without the use of Rolaids, so I don't know what else I would do to prep. As it turns out there is not much cuisine native to Antarctica, so it's not likely I'll try food from there anytime soon. Top foreign cuisines I've had so far include Polish, Korean, Indian, Mexican and Moroccan. It is too tough to pick a favorite, and I have yet to go somewhere and not find a food I truly enjoy. But I will never eat sea cucumber again ...