Brief Bio:  (September 2008)  Scott D. Williams, Ph.D., is a Professor of Management in the Raj Soin College of Business (RSCOB) and the Executive Director of the Center for Innovation Management at Wright State University (WSU).  He has received awards in teaching, research and service, including the "Award for Teaching Excellence" from the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, the RSCOB "Outstanding Management Teacher" award, the "Award for Excellence: Outstanding Paper" from the European Journal of Innovation Management, and the RSCOB "Outstanding Service Award."  Williams was Senior Strategy Consultant for Mound Advanced Technology Center, and Strategy and Business Development Consultant for the National Composite Center.  He has conducted research on competitive dynamics, business ethics, management development, creativity training, outdoor experiential training, and training evaluation.  His research appears in journals such as Competitiveness Review, Journal of Strategic Marketing, Journal of Management Development, Personnel Review, Creativity and Innovation Management, Human Resource Management Review, and Industrial and Commercial Training.  Williams earned his bachelor's and MBA degrees from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, where he was named the "Outstanding MBA Student" in 1993.  He earned his doctorate in management from Texas A&M University.  He was also a recipient of the "40 Under 40 Award" from Dayton Business Journal.

With the support of Dean Berkwood Farmer and Provosts David Hopkins (2006) and Steven Angle (2007), Scott Williams launched WSU's Center for Innovation Management in September 2006.  CIM is an applied research lab that provides business research, analysis and planning assistance to businesses and inventors in the Dayton Region. Some of the services CIM has delivered include the following:

• market and competitive analyses

• commercialization strategies

• go-to-market strategies

• financial projections

• economic impact forecasts

• business plans

The following are some of the technologies/new products researched:

• Artificial joint replacements

• Semantic electronic medical records
• Cell growth inhibitors
• Osteoporosis screening tools
• Alternative energies
• Carbon nanomaterials
• Decision support software
• E-commerce software
• Hosted ERP systems
• Order management software
• Safety management software
• Internet meta-search
• Online social networking
• Environmentally-friendly landscaping equipment
• An ergonomic handcart
• Metal alloys
• Polymer composites