Elicia Maine is the W.J. VanDusen Professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the Beedie School of Business, and Associate Vice President, Knowledge Mobilization & Innovation at Simon Fraser University. Her research interests are in science innovation, science entrepreneurship, and the translation of inventions from university research labs. She founded the Mitacs i2I Innovation Skill Training program, a program developing entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skills in PhD scientists and engineers across Canada.
Professor Maine was awarded the 2017 TD/Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award, and honoured at the 2021 BC Cleantech Awards as the Top Cleantech Educator. She serves on the Boards of Directors of Innovate BC, the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator, the Composites Knowledge Network, and Circle Innovation, and is actively involved in innovation initiatives and in mentoring scientist-entrepreneurs. Maine is a scientist-advisor for the CDL-Climate stream, leading interdisciplinary research in climate innovation and in biomedical innovation, and serves on the Scientific Advisory Committee of 4POINTO, the Mitacs Research Council, and the External Advisory Council for Innovation & Entrepreneurship of Princeton University.
An interdisciplinary scholar and engaged educator, Maine holds a PhD in Technology Management & Materials Engineering from the University of Cambridge, Master’s degrees in Technology & Policy and Materials Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a BSc in Materials Engineering from Queen's University. Professor Maine has published her innovation management research in Research Policy, R&D Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, Technovation, Nature Nanotechnology and Nature Materials.
