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The University of Science and Technology. And Life.

William W. Durgin (508) 831-5065Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and wwdurgin@wpi.eduVice 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.