SERIES DESCRIPTION:

As federal and state investments in research and development grow, universities have sought to bolster the funding they receive from these sources. Increasingly, companies are looking to exploit these opportunities and are turning to universities as logical partners in pursuit of funding. In order to increase the awareness of these programs, the UIDP and NCET2 will hold a series of regularly scheduled webinars that highlight specific agencies and their programs that support university-industry collaborations.

THIS MONTH:

The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers opportunities for cost-shared funding to assist U.S. businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the U.S. through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need. Congress has appropriated $69.9 million for TIP for FY 2010, a portion of which will support new awards that have the potential to create transformational results and contribute to the U.S. science and technology knowledge base. Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. NIST employs about 2,900 scientists, engineers, technicians, and support and administrative personnel.

Topics Covered and What Webinar Attendees Can Expect to Gain from Participation:

TIP offers opportunities for businesses, universities, national laboratories and other organizations to conduct innovative, high-risk research in areas of critical national need. TIP identifies areas of critical national need that have the potential to be addressed through high-risk, innovative research that is not currently being addressed; these critical national need areas form the scope of competitive funding opportunities. TIP can award funds to single small or medium sized companies for up to 3 years, or to joint ventures for up to 5 years. Universities may lead or participate in a joint venture, or they may be a contractor or informal partner on any TIP project.

During this webinar, Dr. Wisniewski will discuss recent and prospective TIP opportunities that facilitate university-industry research collaborations to conduct high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need. She will explain the features of TIP and describe opportunities to participate in the TIP process of determining critical national need topics that may form the scope of future TIP competitions.


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COST: Free, but registration required.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?: This series is online. You need a computer with web access for the visual/audio. Q&A is conducted by a chat box to the speakers.

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN THE WEBINAR?: These webinars are open to anyone interested in how universities and industry can seek funding for their collective efforts . This can include university chief research officers, directors of economic development, corporate business development directors and academic liaisons, university professors and corporate researchers.

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Dr. Lorel Wisniewski
(Deputy Director, TIP Program, NIST)

Bio

Dr. Lorel Wisniewski currently serves as Deputy Director of TIP. She was Deputy Director of the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) at NIST from 2005 through 2007, and first joined ATP as Supervisory Economist in its Economic Assessment Office in December 2003. Before joining NIST, Dr. Wisniewski was Principal with an economic consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and previously worked as an economist in the electric power and telecommunications industries. She earned her Ph.D. in economics at American University in 1999.