National Science Foundation
Industry/University
Cooperative Research Centers
Discovery and Innovation for Today and Tomorrow
I/UCRC: Mission and Vision
Mission:
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To contribute to the nation’s research infrastructure base by
developing long-term partnerships among industry, academe and
government
To leverage NSF funds with industry to support graduate students
performing industrially relevant research
Vision:
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To expand the innovation capacity of our nation’s competitive
workforce through partnerships between industries and universities
I/UCRCs enable discovery and
innovation through collaboration
Center catalyzed by a small
investment from NSF.
Government
NSF
I/UCRCs work like a research
“franchise” with operational
guidelines and evaluation tools
University
Members
NSF takes a supportive role
throughout the life of the center.
I/UCRC
Discovery &
Innovation
Industry
Members
An I/UCRC is primarily funded
by industry members,
What does an I/UCRC offer?
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Industry networking
Industry driven R&D projects
Innovation
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Processes
Potential use in new products
Access to intellectual property that occurs during
membership
Prepublication technical papers
Access to world class facilities and researchers
Access to students
Typical I/UCRC Operating Model
Company A1
Company B1
IAB Member
IAB Member
Company B2
Company A2
IAB Member
Faculty
Students
Members
Projects
University A
NSF Evaluator
Industrial Advisory
Board
Companies
Organizations
Other Government Agencies
Reviews
Ongoing research
activites
International
research sites
Recommends
New projects
Changes in by-laws
IAB Member
Faculty
Students
Members
Projects
University B
Multiple companies provide interaction
capabilities
Companies enable the likelihood of a
given project by placing all their “votes”
on that one project
I/UCRC tools help
guide industrial
relevant research
Centers provide industry with
the right information to guide
project selection including:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT NAME:
_________________
PROPOSAL: __________
PROJECT MANAGER: _________________
PROGRAM NAME:
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NEW ________
PROGRAM MANAGER ___________________
CONT._______
DESCRIPTION:
EXPERIMENTAL PLAN:
RELATED WORK ELSEWHERE:
HOW OURS IS DIFFERENT:
RELATED WORK WITHIN THE CENTER:
MILESTONES:
DELIVERABLES:
BUDGET:
• Project description
• Research analysis
• Project duration
• Project cost
• Deliverables
POTENTIAL MEMBER COMPANY BENEFITS:
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers
as of July 2008
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Advanced Forestry
Ceramic and Composite Materials
Computational Materials Design
Dielectrics
Friction STIR Processing
Fuel Cells
Laser and Plasma for Adv. Mfg.
Logistics and Distribution
Membranes
Minimally Invasive Diagnostics
Precision Forming
Repair of Building and Bridges
Sensors and Actuators
Smart Vehicles
Water Quality
Silicon Solar
Particulate and Surfactants
Health Organization Transformation
Sustainable Iron & Steel
Small Satellite Technology
Bioenergy
CISE Multi-University Centers
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Cyber Protection
e-Design
Experimental Computer Systems
Identification
Intelligent Maintenance
Reconfigurable Computers
Search & Rescue Robots
Wireless Internet
Telecommunications
Autonomic Computing
Single University Centers
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Advanced Vehicle Electronics
Bio-catalysis and Bio-processing of
Macromolecules
Biomolecular Interaction
Electronic Micro-Cooling
Child Injury Studies
Precision Metrology
Advanced Knowledge Enablement (CISE)
CISE supports research in all areas of
computer and information science
and engineering
Center members are in good company
3M Corporation
Air Products &
Chemicals, Inc.
Alcoa Inc.
Allegheny Power
Amana Refrigeration
AMD
American Concrete
Institute
American Electric
Power
Amway Corporation
Analog Devices
Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality
Armstrong World
Industries
AT&T
Bayer Corporation
Bell South
Boeing
Bose Corporation
BP
Bristol-Myers Squibb
British Telecom
California Department
of General Services
Canon Information
Systems
Carrier Corporation
Caterpillar, Inc
Certain Teed
Corporation
Champion
International
Chevron PTC
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Coca-Cola
Consolidated Edison
Corning Cable, Inc
Critchfield Mechanical
Cummins Engine
Daimler Chrysler Corp.
DePuy, Inc
Dow Chemical
Dow Corning
Du Pont
Eastman Kodak Co.
Electric Power
Research Institute
Eli Lilly & Co.
Estee Lauder
Companies
Exxon Mobile Chemical
Company
Exempla Healthcare
Fisher Price/Mattel
Florida Power & Light
Frigidaire Company
General Dynamics
General Electric
Company
General Motors
Gerber Products Co.
Gillette Company
Gintic
Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company
Guardian Industries
Hewlet-Packard
Honda
Honeywell, Inc.
IBM Corporation
Intel Corporation
Intellisense
Corporation
International Concrete
Repair Institute
International Facility
Management Assn
International Paper Co
John Deere
Johnson Controls Inc.
Kraft Foods
Lennox International
Libbey Glass Company
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Lucent Technologies
Manhattan Associates
Master Builders, Inc
MEMS Technology Inc.
Merck & Co.
Microsoft
Missouri Department
of Transportation
MITRE Corporation
Mitsubishi
Monsanto
Motorola, Inc.
NAPP Systems
National
Semiconductor
NEC USA, Inc.
Nokia Corporation
Nortel, Inc.
Northrup Grumman
Owens Corning
Panasonic
Technologies
Payless Shoesource
Peak Communications
Peerless of America
Pfizer
Pharmacia & Upjohn
Phillip Morris Company
Phillips Petroleum
Pratt & Whitney
Progress Group
Qualcomm, Inc
Raytheon/Texas
Reynolds Metal
Rockwell International
Rolls Royce/Allison
Samsung
Seagate Technologies
Sharp HealthCare
Siemens
Westinghouse Power
Corporation
Sperry Rail Service
Sprint Corp
Sun Chemicals
TDK Corporation
Tecumesh Products
Company
Tektronix
Tennessee Valley
Authority
Teradyne
Texas Instruments
Thermo King
Corporation
Toshiba Corp.
Turtle Wax Company
Tyco Electronics
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation
U.S. DARPA
U.S. Dept. of
Agriculture
U.S. Dept. of Energy
U.S. Dept. State
U.S. Federal Aviation
Administration
U.S. General Services
Administration
U.S. Jet Propulsion Lab
U.S. Los Alamos
National Laboratory
NASA
U.S. National Security
Agency
U.S. Naval Surface
Warfare Center
U.S. Navy
U.S. Oak Ridge
National Laboratory
U.S. Sandia National
Laboratories
U.S. Veterans
Administration
Union Carbide
Corporation
United Parcel Service
United Technologies
US Borax Company
Verizon Wireless
Westinghouse Corp.
Westvaco
Weyerhaeuser
Company
Whirlpool Corporation
Xerox Corporation
If they can, you can too!
Memberships and Agreements
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Membership fee structure
Patent rights held by university, with royalty free, non-exclusive
rights to center members
Companies wishing to exercise rights to a royalty-free license
pay for the costs of patent application
If only one company seeks a license, that COMPANY may
obtain an exclusive fee-bearing license
Publication delay policy
Industrial Advisory Board – one representative from each
company per membership. Two membership limit per company
* 10% overhead limit – ensures that member money goes primarily to fund research
Other Funding Opportunities for I/UCRCs
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TIE Projects – Between I/UCRC Centers
Fundamental Research Supplement
Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (REU)
Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
Federal Government Interagency Exchange of Funds
Other NSF Programs that Co-fund Centers
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CBET; CMMI; ECCS; CISE; and GEO
International Collaboration/Projects
Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships
I/UCRC Benefits
University
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Industry
Stable funding source for research
Exposes the academic community to
industrial problems
Establishes a meaningful research
focus – industrially relevant
Provides support for research and
students
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Allows industries to interact with precompetitive research
An avenue to investigate a topic
which may otherwise not be done
Allows industries to utilize the
resources of a university
An excellent recruiting tool for
building the future of the company
Royalty-free non-exclusive rights to IP
Minimal overhead on membership
funds (more effective than contracts)
Increased interaction capabilities
(networking) among various
members.
Win - Win
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Project Interaction Between University &
Industry
University
provides project overviews
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Scope of work
Project deliverables
Milestones
Budget
Industry provides Level of Interest/Feedback Evaluation (LIFE)
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Evaluation to guide university on industrial relevance
Recommends project selection
Guides the direction of center projects
LIFE Form for Project Feedback
The LIFE process ensures quality
and stimulates continued interest
in the program.
LIFE Forms are distributed and
collected after each technical
presentation during the semi
annual meetings.
Level Of Interest Feedback Evaluation (LIFE)
To facilitate scientific and technical interaction between
Center Faculty and Industrial Member Representative, each
company represented is requested to rank their company’s
level of interest and the research relevancy of each
presentation. Please mark an X below to reflect the opinion
of your company.
Level of Interest:
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Very Interested
Interested
Interested with Change
Not Interested
Abstain
Comments: _________________________________________________
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Comments, questions, and concerns from the transcribed LIFE forms are discussed
during the IAB meeting prior to making project funding recommendations.
The IAB might want to consider:
• What makes the project so “hot” or “transformational”?
• How can we improve this project?
• Real-time project revisions are encouraged if needed.
National Science Foundation I/UCRC Contacts
Listed alphabetically by last name
Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta, I/UCRC Program Director - rdasgupt@nsf.gov
Glenn Larsen, IIP Program Director – glarsen@nsf.gov
Gregory Misiorek, Program Assistant, gmisiore@nsf.gov
Rita Rodriguez, CISE Liaison – rrodrigu@nsf.gov
Alex Schwarzkopf, Consultant - aschwarz@nsf.gov
Donald Senich, Senior Advisor, IIP - dsenich@nsf.gov
for more information:
and:
http://www.nsf.gov
http://www.nsf.gov/eng//iip/iucrc
Program phone:
(703) 292-8383
Note: The best way to contact us is via e-mail. Many are on the road frequently
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Typical Center Organization Chart
Universities:
NSF
Administrative site (lead)
& Research partners (sites)
International
sites
Dean’s
Office
Center
Evaluator
Academic
Policy
Committee
Project Team
• Faculty
• Students
• Ind.
Advisors
Center Director
&
Site-directors
Project Team
• Faculty
• Students
• Ind.
Advisors
Industry Advisory
Board (IAB)
Project Team
• Faculty
• Students
• Ind.
Advisors
Companies
Organizations
Other Gov Agencies