--- title: OEIP Stories | Alumni description: Alumni | UD's Office of Economic Innovations & Partnerships moves innovative ideas to the world while enriching the student, researcher, and community experience. --- ![ud-branded-email-header](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/ud-branded-email-header.png "ud-branded-email-header") --- --- ![oeip-secondary](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/logos%20and%20lockups/oeip-secondary.jpg "oeip-secondary") Open main menu Close main menu Select Category Alumni Spin In Technology Transfer ## [![Receive OEIP's News in Your Inbox](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/22523019/c043860b-a7f7-4960-881f-907f92d61156.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/22523019/c043860b-a7f7-4960-881f-907f92d61156) Posts about: ## Alumni ![](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/Vanessa-%20The%20New%20Jersey%20Wind%20Port%20f780049e71db2cdc79e37421046e6e114cfb5d810edcdd623fdc2c42d56254f3.jpg) [Spin In,](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/spin-in) [Alumni,](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/alumni) [Technology Transfer](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/technology-transfer) ### [Spin In ® Helps Define a Solution Pathway to a Given Mandate](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/spin-in-helps-define-a-solution-pathway-to-a-given-mandate) May 26, 2023 3:42:48 PM *This article is a part of the series “Where are they now?” This article begins with a government mandate for wind energy, a necessary contribution to achieving net zero carbon emissions.  The entrepreneurial approach puts a spin on “how” we get there. Nonetheless, the interdisciplinary team defined parameters for laying the groundwork along the east coast of the U.S.*    In September of 1962, [President Kennedy set a goal for the United States to put a man on the moon](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/60-years-ago-president-kennedy-proposes-moon-landing-goal-in-speech-to-congress), not because it was easy but because it was hard. In a turbulent time, it was for the nation, and he needed to move the country forward. The results were scientific advances reaching beyond NASA while also achieving and uniting the nation under the goal. President Kennedy’s words are especially significant even today.    A new goal set by President Biden is to achieve his goal to reach 100% carbon-free emissions by 2035; President[Biden set a goal of harvesting 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-actions-to-expand-u-s-offshore-wind-energy/#:~:text=The%20President%20set%20a%20bold,and%20down%20the%20supply%20chain.) from the east coast waters of the U.S. by 2030. It would bring energy independence, scientific advances, reduced CO2 emissions, and thousands of jobs throughout the new industry’s supply chain. [OEIP Staff](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/author/oeip-staff) [Read More](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/spin-in-helps-define-a-solution-pathway-to-a-given-mandate) ![Spin In team mTrigger photo in 2015](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/1.jpg) [Spin In,](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/spin-in) [Alumni](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/alumni) ### [Six Students; Two Founders Equals a New Company](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/six-students-two-founders-equals-a-new-company) Jan 20, 2023 2:16:00 PM Creating a company started with an innovative idea and an interdisciplinary Spin In® student product development team   ![Vanessa Spence](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/8c3e0d188175c23e374f354f06954798) [Vanessa Spence](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/author/vanessa-spence) [Read More](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/six-students-two-founders-equals-a-new-company) ![Massaquoi and Sury in Horn](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/jamesandsury.jpg) [Spin In,](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/spin-in) [Alumni](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/alumni) ### [From Start to Finish; Exploring OEIP’s Spin In® Experience, Part Two](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/from-start-to-finish-exploring-oeips-spin-in-experience-1) Jan 9, 2023 12:15:00 PM *Spin In® offered two learning experiences for James Massaquoi and Suryansh Gupta, first as part of a student development team in* [*part one of the story*](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/from-start-to-finish-exploring-oeips-spin-in-experience) *and now in part two as Entrepreneurs in Spin In’s first student-led start-up to enter the program.* *This article is a part of the series “Where are they now?” This article is part two following James Massaquoi’s and Sury Gupta’s story as student entrepreneurs leading a student development team in launching their startup. Every Spin In experience brings with it unexpected outcomes. * ![Vanessa Spence](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/8c3e0d188175c23e374f354f06954798) [Vanessa Spence](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/author/vanessa-spence) [Read More](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/from-start-to-finish-exploring-oeips-spin-in-experience-1) ![](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/JamesMassaquoi.jpg) [Spin In,](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/spin-in) [Alumni](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/tag/alumni) ### [From Start to Finish; Exploring OEIP’s Spin In® Experience, Part One](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/from-start-to-finish-exploring-oeips-spin-in-experience) Nov 22, 2022 4:37:00 PM *Spin In® offers two views for Massaquoi and Gupta first as part of a student development team and then as Entrepreneurs in Spin In’s first student-led start-up to enter the program.* *This article is a part of the series “Where are they now?” This article is part one following James Massaquoi’s story and looks at how Spin In provides enduring outcomes for students. A follow-up article will serve as part two of this story, where Massaquoi and Sury Gupta student co-founders, enter Spin In with a new entrepreneur perspective.*   ![Vanessa Spence](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/8c3e0d188175c23e374f354f06954798) [Vanessa Spence](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/author/vanessa-spence) [Read More](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/en/oeip-stories/from-start-to-finish-exploring-oeips-spin-in-experience) ![ud-branded-email-footer](https://oeip-stories.udel.edu/hubfs/ud-branded-email-footer.png "ud-branded-email-footer") ## OFFICE OF ECONOMIC INNOVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS **FinTech Innovation Hub** 591 Collaboration Way, Ste. 204 Newark, DE 19713 [302-831-7140](tel:3028317140) [oeip-info@udel.edu](mailto:oeip-info@udel.edu) [www.udel.edu/oeip](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/oeip/) **Connect** [Technology Transfer](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/oeip/tech-transfer/) [DE Small Business Development Center](https://delawaresbdc.org/) [DE APEX Accelerator Center](https://www.delawareapex.org/) [Spin In®](https://www.udel.edu/research-innovation/oeip/spin-in/) © 2026 Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships   This message has been approved by Julius N. 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