{"id":439,"date":"2026-05-21T16:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T16:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/?post_type=person&#038;p=439"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T17:00:55","slug":"raju-nagaiah-ph-d","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/person\/raju-nagaiah-ph-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Raju Nagaiah, Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/Raju-Featured-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8722697885724271;width:274px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"py-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Assistant Director, Technology Licensing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"mailto:Raju@ucf.edu\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn mb-2 btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tEmail\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"tel:(407)882-0593\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn mb-2 btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tPhone\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Raju is an Assistant Director in the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). He works closely with faculty and researchers to evaluate inventions, develop intellectual property protection strategies, and advance licensing and commercialization of physical sciences technologies. His work emphasizes supporting inventor engagement, guiding faculty-led<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">startup formation, and advising on pathways for translating research into real-world impact. Raju is supported by Sandra Jaggernauth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Raju has extensive experience supporting licensing transactions and collaborating with faculty startups, including advising on early-stage federal funding opportunities such as SBIR and STTR programs. Through his licensing and commercialization efforts, he has contributed to multiple faculty-founded startups and has indirectly helped generate millions of dollars in competitive research funding tied to licensed university technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Prior to joining the Office of Technology Transfer, Raju served as a Market Research Analyst at the UCF Venture Lab, where he conducted technology due diligence, assessed technical and market competitiveness, and supported commercialization planning for university innovations and early-stage technology companies in the Central Florida region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Raju holds two master\u2019s degrees, one in Mechanical Engineering and one in Industrial Engineering, and earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assistant Director, Technology Licensing Raju is an Assistant Director in the Office of Technology Transfer (OTT). 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