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October 16, 2003WPI Services for Corporations1
The University of Science and Technology. And Life.
William W. Durgin (508) 831-5065Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and [email protected] President for Research
Campus Resources for R&D
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WPI ResourcesWPI Resources
Faculty Experts Bright Students Great Laboratories Intellectual Property
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WPI NeedsWPI Needs
Corporate Experts & Expertise “Real World” Problems Equipment Access to Specialized Resources Financial Support
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WPI Offers World-Class ResearchWPI Offers World-Class Research
Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics
Aerospace Engineering Analog Integrated Circuit
Design Artificial
Intelligence/Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Bioengineering Bioinformatics Biomaterials Biomechanics Bioprocessing Biotechnology Catalysis
Civil Infrastructure Composite Materials Computational Modeling Computer-Aided
Manufacturing Cryptography Data & Knowledge Base
Systems Data Mining and
Visualization Drug Design and Synthesis E-Commerce Enterprise Resource Planning Environmental Engineering
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WPI Offers World-Class ResearchWPI Offers World-Class Research
Fire Protection Engineering Fuel Cells Gas and Plasma Dynamics Highway Safety Holography Industrial Math & Statistics Information and Network
Security Inorganic Membranes Machine Vision Manufacturing Medical Imaging Medical Sensors Metal Processing
Networking and Distributed Computing
Nanotechnology Photonics Satellite
Navigation/Geolocation Software Engineering Spacecraft and Electric
Propulsion Surface Metrology System Dynamics Tissue Engineering Ultrasound Propagation Wireless Networks
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InstitutesInstitutes
Metal Processing Institute– Advanced Casting Research Center– Center for Heat Treating Excellence– Powder Metallurgy Research Center
WPI Bioengineering Institute– Center for Bioprocessing and Tissue
Engineering– Center for Comparative NeuroImaging– Center for Untethered Healthcare– Center for Molecular Engineering
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Research CentersResearch Centers Assistive Technology Resource Center Center for Firesafety Studies Center for Holographic Studies and Laser Micro-mechaTronics Center for Industrial Mathematics and Statistics Center for Inorganic Membrane Studies Center for Nuclear Technology and Society at WPI Center for Research in Electronic Commerce Technology Center for Research in Exploratory Data and Information
Analysis Center for Sensory and Physiologic Signal Processing Center for Wireless Information Network Studies Convergent Technologies Center Fuel Cell Center Haas Technical Center for Computer-controlled Machining Manufacturing Assistance Center The New England Center for Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design
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Collaborative for Entrepreneurship and InnovationCollaborative for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Venture Forum– Monthly Forum– Radio Program– Business Plan Writing Workshops– Business Plan Contest– Special Events
Coalition for Venture Support– Capital – Land and Buildings– Management– Technical Assistance
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Sponsored ResearchSponsored Research
Graduate Students/Post Doc’s Fraction of faculty member’s effort Laboratories, computers, shops, etc. Proposal/scope of work Usually contract, but other vehicles too
Budget includes indirect costs
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Technology LicensingTechnology Licensing
Federal Support for Research – Bayh-Dole Amendment
Corporate Supported Research– Non-exclusive license– Negotiation of exclusive license
Further Development/Research
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Corporate Graduate FellowshipsCorporate Graduate Fellowships
Participate in ongoing research program Collaborate with a faculty member Year by year fellowship for graduate student Invitation to serve on committee No scope of work, no deliverables Educational support, no indirect costs
included Cost effective way to establish a research
relationship Costs approximately $32,000 per year
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Graduate InternshipsGraduate Internships
Short-term work assignment at company
Integral part of educational plan/credit bearing
Typically summer and a semester Compensated at a rate appropriate to employment at that level
Special considerations for international students
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ProjectsProjects
Corporate Sponsored Projects Graduate Qualifying Projects Work with faculty members to develop scope
One year lead time
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Other Corporate Partnership OpportunitiesOther Corporate Partnership Opportunities
Research Advancement Gifts Laboratory Access
– Bioprocess Technology Laboratory– Fire Science Laboratory– NMR Facility
Beta Testing Site Sabbaticals/IPA’s Consultants
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Thank you for being here!Thank you for being here!
WPI looks forward to working with you and your company to develop a multifaceted, mutually beneficial relationship.
Please contact WPI Corporate Relations for more information on anything mentioned in this presentation.