Jean Schelhorn
Associate Vice President
Dr. Schelhorn oversees Ohio State efforts in identifying, protecting, and commercializing intellectual property developed by faculty, students, and staff. She serves as primary spokesperson on technology transfer and builds collaborations with public and private entities to commercialize intellectual property and foster economic growth.
Prior to joining OSU, Dr. Schelhorn was Vice President for Intellectual Property Strategy and Development at Battelle, one of the premier technology development and commercialization companies in the world. Her work spanned medical devices and therapeutics, software, energy solutions, materials, munitions, construction products and fuel cells. Before joining Battelle, Dr. Schelhorn held various technical and management positions within Owens-Corning including Director of Technology for the roofing systems strategic business unit – an activity that spanned twenty manufacturing sites and supported one billion dollars of the companys annual sales. During her 18 years with Owens-Corning, she directed or participated in projects in North America, Europe and Asia.
Dr. Schelhorn is an accomplished inventor with 11 awarded and 8 pending U.S. patents, accompanied by roughly 30 associated international patents. She earned a B.S. degree in biochemistry from Queens College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry from Northwestern University.
Contact Information
schelhorn.1@osu.edu | 614-688-0189
