Dr. Angus Kingon is jointly a Professor within the Department of Materials, Science and Engineering, and in the Department of Business Management at North Carolina State University (NCSU). Prior to his appointment at NCSU, he was Program Manager and Specialist Scientist at the National Institute for Materials Research, Pretoria, South Africa. Angus Kingon and Stephen Markham delivered an intensive 5 day program at DCU Ryan Academy on Technology Commercialisation.