Ilya Avdeev
- Director, Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Ilya Avdeev is the Director of the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center at 51ÁÔÆæ. He leads campus-wide efforts of expanding learning opportunities for students around innovation and entrepreneurship. Dr. Avdeev co-directs and serves as the PI for NSF I-Corps Affiliated program at 51ÁÔÆæ. He is a Co-founder of the 51ÁÔÆæ Startup Challenge, founding director of the Advanced Manufacturing Design Laboratory, and is a faculty advisor of the 51ÁÔÆæ Prototyping Club and University Innovation Fellows program. Dr. Avdeev teaches engineering- and human-centered design at 51ÁÔÆæ and he is a regular adjunct instructor at the Stanford University's d.school Teaching & Learning Studio. Dr. Avdeev received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.