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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

Authors

Anthony Boccanfuso

Programs Awareness • Student Org Grants • Technology Funding • Career Fairs • Internships/ Licensing • Philanthropic • Interviews Co-op • Curriculum Support • Consortia Support • Capstone

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

Authors

Joan Cleveland

, stimulateinnovation, and attract outstanding researchers to naval-relevantresearch projects• The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) involves teams of researchers investigating high priority topics and opportunities that intersect more than one traditional technical discipline. Goal: publish FOA in Mar; white papers due Jun; proposals due Oct.• The Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) supports university research infrastructure essential to high-quality naval-relevant research. Goal: publish FOA in Mar; proposals due in Jul.• The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers (PECASE) recognizes and honors extraordinary achievements of young professionals at the outset of

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

Authors

Kenneth Brezinsky; Vahid Motevalli

STEM Initiatives 7 Chicago Conference Summary Findingsa) Helping faculty to be successful, i.e. getting more funding and nationalrecognition 1) Appropriate startup for new faculty and its management. 2) Assist faculty to find collaborators.b) Assist junior faculty, through mentoring, particularly for highlyprestigious and competitive grants.c) Providing faculty the necessary infrastructure for developingproposals for large funding amountsd) Increasing research productivity, enhancing the impact of the research 1) Faculty who are no longer research active. 2) “Launch Committees” – early career management for 1st year, external advice. 3) “Lift Committees” for existing faculty Chicago Conference Summary Findingse) Cultivating

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Tilbury Tornow Kurose

More than 100AP in Engineering Engineering Deans have signed on • Prepare students for four‐year undergraduate engineering programs and two‐year Career and Technical “It is clearly a good idea if for no other Education (CTE) programs reason than to give engineering a place • Promote inclusion, help level the among other serious academic subjects ‘playing field,’ and increase diversity at the secondary school level that is not • Respond to support from deans, at the technician standard… It positions teachers, and students engineering to be fundamental to all

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2018 Engineering Research Council (ERC)

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Andrew Singer

inception • Past visits included: Yelp, Andreessen Horowitz, • Students who attended Malwarebytes, Affirm, Bloom Energy, Giant Pixel previous workshops are now Corporation, Bit Torrent, Tiny Prints, Twitter, hosting current students at Palantir, Founders Fund, Tesla companies in Silicon Valley• January 7-13, 2018 as alumni• Learn more at tec.illinois.edu/programs/silicon-valley • Unique engagement opportunity for alumniThis workshop impacts students when making their final career choicesCozad• Founded in 2000• Collaboration with Entrepreneurship at Illinois• Mentoring from alumni &