TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TEMPLATE
RESEARCH FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN PENNSYLVANIA (RAMP)
FISCAL YEAR 2012-2013
ICES, Carnegie Mellon University
ATLSS, Lehigh University
INSTRUCTIONS: Please use this form to submit your RAMP proposal. Fill-in complete answers for all
questions. Submit complete proposals along with your completed RAMP budget form (see below) and PA
Industry Partner support letter on company letterhead no later than September 10, 2012.
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Project Title:
2.
University Research Team: (Projects should involve collaboration of 2 or more faculty, and
multiple students). List PI and Co-PI’s (name, affiliation and email address) and all students
(name, degree program, anticipated completion date, curriculum/department)
RAMP University Lead: CMU ☐ or Lehigh ☐
PI:
Co-PI(s):
Graduate Students:
Undergraduate Students:
3.
Non-University Project Participants: (Projects should include Pennsylvania companies
and/or government agencies). List name and complete address including nine digit zip
code of company or agency.
Industry partner has the following operation:
Manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania
Manufacturing facility located outside Pennsylvania (non-manufacturing
operations located within Pennsylvania)
No operations (manufacturing or other) within Pennsylvania
Please explain above industry partner operation if needed (for example, if multiple boxes checked
due to two different PA industry partners participating in project:
Industry Partners –
(provide and distinguish address for both manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations in PA
for each partner company)
Government Partner –
University Partner –
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** Note that “support letters” are required to be attached to this proposal from all participating PA
companies. Participating companies that do not provide a support letter will not be counted as
participatory during the proposal selection process. The support letter should address the impact
of the RAMP project on their operation and the significance of the technology/process being
proposed and should outline the financial contribution (cash or in-kind and respective quantity
and description of each applicable type of financial contribution being proposed). Note that
sections from support letters may be included in RAMP Program reports provided to the
program’s funding agency in order to emphasize the impact of the program on PA manufacturing
companies.
4.
Contact Information for Non RAMP Lead University Project Participants (from #3 above):
(Note this individual may be contact by Program Administration to discuss merits of
program within the company)
(Name of contact / title / organization / phone / email)
Industry –
Government –
Non RAMP Lead University -
5.
Executive Summary (Abstract) of Project:
(limit of 300 words; executive Summary will be used for public dissemination if project is awarded)
6.
Description of the Project: (limited to 2 pages)(attach figures/tables to separate page)
7.
Please categorize the manufacturing technology most impacted by this project:
☐Advancing Sensing, Measurement, and Process Control
☐Advanced Materials Design, Synthesis, and Processing
☐Visualization, Informatics, and Digital Manufacturing Technologies
☐Sustainable Manufacturing
☐Nanomanufacturing
☐Flexible Electronics Manufacturing
☐Biomanufacturing and Bioinformatics
☐Additive Manufacturing
☐Advanced Manufacturing and Testing Equipment
☐Industrial Robotics
☐Advanced Forming and Joining Technologies
8.
Anticipated Results and Strategy for Follow-on Funding of the Project:
9.
Relationship to RAMP Goals and Potential Impacts on PA Industry:
10.
Budget:
Use separate RAMP FY 2012-2013 Cost Proposal Form to submit this information. Note that
PA industry support letter quantifying leverage funding (cash or in-kind) and description is
required in support of industry leverage funding.
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