Startup 101: How to Turn Your Research into a Commercial Venture
August 11, 2026 | Noon - 1 pm CT | UAH campus
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Free to attend - Registration Required | Box Lunch Provided
The Startup 101: How to Turn Your Research into a Commercial Venture Lunch & Learn complements the Quantum Science Colloquium by providing start-ups and researchers with a practical, insider’s view of how breakthrough science becomes a viable commercial venture. Dr. Noel Goddard, CEO of Qunnect, will share lessons from her journey across academia, investing, and deep‑tech entrepreneurship, highlighting how scientists can navigate early‑stage commercialization, secure funding, and build companies that translate quantum innovation into real‑world impact.
Hosted by UAH Office of Professional and Continuing Education (OPCE) and Southeastern Quantum Collaborative (SQC).
Lunch & Learn
Dr. Noel Goddard
CEO | Qunnect
Dr. Noel Goddard is the CEO of Qunnect, a company pioneering hardware to transform the existing telecom infrastructure into quantum networks for advanced security and distributed computing applications. Prior to this role, she was an investor with the Accelerate NY Seed Fund, where she built a successful portfolio of deep technology and life science companies. Before joining the startup community, Noel was a professor of physics at Hunter College, CUNY and a Junior Fellow of Harvard University
Venue + Location
Lunch & Learn
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)
Student Services Building (SSB) - Room 313
1201 John Wright Dr.
Huntsville, AL 35899
Parking
Intermodal Facility (IMF), Lot W20, Lot K1,.
Questions?
Please email opce@uah.edu for additional information.