Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Greg Cirincione

. Single Investigator IndustryLow Program The 1990s Army Faced Some Daunting Challenges ... The Army was embarking on a modernization effort that sought to transform to a more mobile and agile force And it was becoming increasingly dependent on commercial information technologies  Communications  Networks  Microelectronics  Software But, the Army had unique requirements that were not met by merely adopting commercial technologies And the pace of technological change was accelerating and the information age/internet era was exploding

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Greg Cirincione

. Single Investigator IndustryLow Program The 1990s Army Faced Some Daunting Challenges ... The Army was embarking on a modernization effort that sought to transform to a more mobile and agile force And it was becoming increasingly dependent on commercial information technologies  Communications  Networks  Microelectronics  Software But, the Army had unique requirements that were not met by merely adopting commercial technologies And the pace of technological change was accelerating and the information age/internet era was exploding

Collection

2010 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

Knowledge Knowledge BaseDirectorate for Engineering 5 Innovation Through Translational ResearchDirectorate for Engineering 6 Translational Research Is interdisciplinary by nature Involves a team Relies on partnerships Results in clear benefit to societyDirectorate for Engineering 7 NSF

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Lester Gerhardt

RESEARCH AND RANKINGS  ASEE Engineering Research Council Conference  March 15, 2010  Dr. Lester A. Gerhardt  Professor, Electrical, Computer, and Systems  Engineering  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute  and  Chair, ERC Data Standardization Committee The ERC Data Standization  Committee Lester Gerhardt (Chair) – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Romayne Botti – Carnegie Mellon University Carl Anderson – Michigan Tech University Christopher Bowman – University of Colorado, Boulder William Dunne – University of Tennessee Michael Isaacson – University of California, Santa Cruz Heidi R. Ries – Air Force Institute of  Technology Ralph Zee

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Michael Carron

organizations •• Much more complex than single institution proposals •• Take more time (often when it is not available) •• Established relationships (formal or informal) help ••  Builds trust ••  Eases funding mechanism decisions •• There is a reason for “overhead” •• Need to strike a balance between necessary overhead and realistic expectations. ?northern gulf institute  NGI Multi NGI Multi ­­ institutional Regional Collaborations

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2010 ERC

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

:  –  Increase the engagement of faculty and students across  all disciplines in the innovation and entrepreneurship  process;  –  Increase the impact of the most promising university  innovations through commercialization, industry alliances,  and start­up formulation; and  –  Develop a regional community that supports the  “innovation ecosystem” around the university. National Nanotechnology  Initiative •  Nanomaterials and nanodevices  – Computing  – Communications  – Sensing  – Energy (for example, solar) •  Nanosystems  Uptake of C70 •  Nanomanufacturing  nanoparticles and their  aggregation within a rice

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

Thomas W Peterson

:  –  Increase the engagement of faculty and students across  all disciplines in the innovation and entrepreneurship  process;  –  Increase the impact of the most promising university  innovations through commercialization, industry alliances,  and start­up formulation; and  –  Develop a regional community that supports the  “innovation ecosystem” around the university. National Nanotechnology  Initiative •  Nanomaterials and nanodevices  – Computing  – Communications  – Sensing  – Energy (for example, solar) •  Nanosystems  Uptake of C70 •  Nanomanufacturing  nanoparticles and their  aggregation within a rice

Collection

2010 ERC

Authors

John J McGrath

Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental,and Transport Systems (CBET) Division National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering John J. McGrath Division Director ASEE ERC March 16, 2010 CBET Serves a Diverse Community Awards  Math/  Aero  Bio  Ag  Phys  Med  BME  ME  21% ChE