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Partnerships for Innovation Workshop
March 30 – April 1, 2008


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Posters Sessions

PFI Graduates Session PFI Active Awardees Session

Sunday, 30 March, 6 - 8 PM
Fitzgerald Ballroom

Monday, 31 March, 5 - 7 PM
Hemingway Salon

Posters Presented at the Workshop

The following is a comprehensive list of the posters that were prepared for the workshop. Most of these were exhibited at the workshop; a few were not available at the time but are provided here. In addition, a few posters were at the workshop but were not preserved or are not in a distributable form. Posters are listed below by state and their status at the time of the workshop (i.e., A=Active; G=Graduate); their availability is indicated.

If you wish to view any of these posters, please contact Elsa.

Alabama
Auburn University
Initiating and Sustaining Industrial Renaissance through Innovative Partnerships (ISIRP) (A)

Tuskegee University
A Partnership for Innovations in Nanocomposites Technology (G)

Alaska
University of Alaska/ Anchorage
TALPA: Technology Applications and Learning toward Professional Achievement Part 1 (G)

University of Alaska/ Anchorage
TALPA: Technology Applications and Learning for Professional Achievement Part 2 (G)

Arizona
Arizona State University
Gallium Nitride Quantum-Dot Light-Emitting Diodes (A)

Arkansas
University of Arkansas

Building a Pathway Connecting Innovation to Commercialization(A)

California
City College of San Francisco
On-Ramp to Biotech (G)

Keck Graduate Institute
Partnerships for Innovative Bioscience Entrepreneurs (G)

Loma Linda University
Inter-University Technology Bundling Project (A)
Barry Taylor (PI)

University of California /Oakland (transferred from U. of Washington)
Innovations in Internationalization: Building Multi-sector partnerships for Research, Education and Economic Development (A)

University of Southern California
National Technology Transfer and Commercialization Network – TTCN (G)

Colorado
Colorado State University
An Integrative Workforce Training and Retraining Program for the Computer and Semiconductor Industry in the Rocky Mountain Region (A)
Tom Chen (PI)
Kate McDonnell
John Wuu

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
I SEE: Innovation through Synergistic Educational Engagement (A)

Florida
Florida A&M University
The TechLink Partnership Network (A)

University of North Florida
Florida’s First Coast Manufacturing Innovation Partnership (A)

University of Florida
Center for Innovative Brain Machine Interfaces (A)

University of Florida
Florida Center for Environmental Solutions (formerly: Florida Interdisciplinary Center for Environmentally Sound Solutions) (G)

University of Florida
Florida Partnership for Industrial Biotechnology Career Development and Training (A)

Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology InfinitEnergy: A Coastal Georgia Partnership for Innovation (G)

Georgia Institute of Technology
Center for Innovative Biomaterial Education and Research (A)

Idaho
University of Idaho [poster no longer available]
Farm and Ornamental Fish (G)

Illinois
Bradley University
Peoria NEXT: Creating and Sustaining Research, Innovation, and Commercialization in Central Illinois (G)

Northwestern University
The Women's Entrepreneurial Life Science Initiative (G)

Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Innovations in Aquaculture Feeds (G)

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Studies to Develop a Biosensor for Controlled Antibiotic Use During Ethanol Production from Corn (A)

Indiana
Indiana University/ Purdue
Partnerships for Innovation: A Center of Excellence in Regenerative Biology (G)

Purdue University
ToolingNET: A Partnership for Enhancing the Tooling Industry in Indiana through the use of Information Technology in the Advanced Manufacturing Sector (G)

Purdue University
Partnerships for Innovation in Laser-based Manufacturing (A)

Iowa
Eastern Iowa Community College
Building the “Last Mile” of the Research Enterprise Infrastructure (G)
[Poster was displayed at the workshop but is not available electronically.]

Kansas
Kansas State University
Partnership to Accelerate Commercialization of Kansas Bioscience Products and Technologies (A)

University of Kansas
Life Sciences Workforce Development: Partnerships for Innovation Laboratory (A)

Wichita State University
Innovation in Aircraft Manufacturing through System-wide Virtual Reality Models and Curriculum Integration (G)

Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Partnering for Innovative Commercialization of Technology: The University of Kentucky Natural Products Alliance (G)

University of Louisville
A New Paradigm for Entrepreneurial Discovery and Business Development (A))

Louisiana

Louisiana State University in Shreveport (transferred from Northwestern State University, Louisiana)
North Louisiana Partnership for Innovation: Creating Infrastructure for Technology Growth (G)

Louisiana Tech University [combined poster for two PFI projects]
1. Innovative Ventures for Emerging Technologies in Rural North Louisiana (G)
2. Venture Enhancement Teams (VETS) for Commercialization of Intellectual Property (A)

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Louisiana TIES: Louisiana Technology Incubator for Entrepreneurial Success (A)

University of New Orleans
Center for Innovation for the Southeast Louisiana and Gulf Coast Region (A)

Maine
University of Maine
Creating New Economic Opportunities in Downeast Coastal Maine Education and Research Capacity: Developing the Infrastructure for Innovation (G)

Maryland
Howard Community College Technology Assessment Program (A)

Montgomery College
Montgomery Bioscience Park (A)

Morgan State University [poster combined two projects]
Maryland Technology Partnership for Innovation (G)

University of Maryland/ Baltimore
County
ACTiVATE Program (A)

Massachusetts
Babson College
Symposium for Engineering Entrepreneurship Educators (G)

Tufts University
Virtual Markets in the Wireless Communication & Computation Grid (G)

Tufts University
Whatever Happened to Long Term Bridge Design? (A)

University of Massachusetts
Dartmouth
An Industry-State-University Partnership for Southeast Massachusetts Economic Development through Innovation in Technologies (A)

University of Massachusetts/ Dartmouth
Development of Fiber-based Technology for Creating New Opportunities in Economically Depressed Northeastern US (A)

Michigan
Michigan Technological University Implementing a Knowledge Management Infrastructure (G)

Michigan Technological University Creating an Entrepreneurial Culture in a Rural Setting (A)

Minnesota
Pine Technical College
Stimulating the Visual Appearance and Physical Application of Automotive Surface Finishes (A)

University of Minnesota/ Duluth
Great Lakes Wood Manufacturing Partnership (G)

Mississippi
University of Southern Mississippi Sparking Innovation and Participation in High Throughput Screening (G)

Missouri
University of Missouri – Columbia Alliance for Collaborative Research in Alternative Fuel Technology (G)

University of Missouri – Columbia
The Development of an Innovation Information Infrastructure (G)

Washington University [poster not available]
Innovation Acceleration Partnerships (A)

Montana
Montana State University
Montana Business Foundry: Tech Ventures for a Rural State (G)

Montana Tech
Rocky Mountain Agile Virtual Enterprises (RAVE): RAVE Technical Development Center (G)

Nebraska
Creighton University
An Interdisciplinary Education-Based University Partnership to Support Biomedical Technology Commercialization in Nebraska (A)

New Jersey
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Creating Value from Agricultural Materials for the Biomedical Market (A)

Rutgers University
Partnership to Maximize Port Industry Performance (A)

Steven Institute of Technology
Stevens E2-Lab for Innovation Transfer (A)

New Mexico
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Chihuahua Partnership for Innovation (A)

University of New Mexico
Digital Pueblo Project (G)

New York
Cornell University
Finger Lakes New Knowledge Fusion: Unique Collaboration for Economic Impact (A)

CUNY City University of New York
Software Partnerships in NYC: Identifying and Developing New Ideas (G)

Marist College
An Educational Environment with Virtual Laboratories for Data Center Professionals (A)

New York Polytechnic University
Scanning Bodegas (G)

Rochester Institute of Technology [poster no longer available]
Upstate Alliance for Innovation (G)

SUNY at Stony Brook [poster not available]
Consortium for Security and Medical Sensor Systems (G)

North Carolina
North Carolina A&T State University Low Cost RTM Based Carbon/Carbon Composites for Automotive to Space Applications (G)

North Carolina State University Predictive Tools for Sustainable Solid Waste Management Using Bioreactor Landfills (A)

North Carolina State University
National Partnership for Managing Upstream Innovation: The Case of Nanoscience and Technology (A)

University of North Carolina
North Carolina Technology Development Initiative: A Novel Approach to Assess, Disseminate, and Test a University/Venture Capital/Incubator Partnership Model (G)

Wake Forest University
Virtual Markets in the Wireless Communication Grid (A)

North Dakota
Sinte Gleska University
NativeView: A Geospatial Curriculum for Native Nation Building (G)

Ohio
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Creates Companies (A)

University of Toledo
Northwest Ohio Partnership on Alternative Energy Systems (G)

Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
A Center for Product and Process Development and Commercialization for Small U.S. Manufacturers (A)

University of Central Oklahoma [poster no longer available]
Institute for Emerging Technologies: Strategic Technology Education for Non-tech Majors (G)

University of Oklahoma
Advancing Biotechnology and Climatology (ABC): Educating for Economic Growth in Oklahoma (A)

Oregon
University of Oregon
PFI: Oregon Technology Entrepreneurship Consortium (A)

Pennsylvania
Drexel University
Greater Philadelphia Bioinformatics Alliance (G)

Immaculata University
Transforming the Tri-State Philadelphia Region: A Partnership for Innovation in Science and Technology Education (A)

Lehigh University
Development, Technology Transfer, and Commercialization of the Automated Transport and Retrieval System (ATRS) (A)

Pennsylvania State University
Leveraging Advanced Research University Knowledge for Innovation in Legacy Industrial Area Region: Pennsylvania’s I-99 Corridor (A)

Pennsylvania State University
Promoting Education and Research in Nanofabrication Applications to Biology and Medicine (G)

Philadelphia University [poster no longer available]
Bridging the Technology Gap: A Culture-based odel for Economic Development in Rural Alaska (G)

University of Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley Community College and High School Outreach Network (G)

Villanova University
Partnership for Broadband Wireless Innovations, Development, and Commercialization (A)

Puerto Rico
Universidad del Turabo
Hispanic Entrepreneurial Program for Innovation (A)

Universidad Metropolitano
Eco-enterprise Partnerships for Innovation in Puerto Rico (A)

University of Puerto Rico
Partnership for Innovation to Enhance Puerto Rico’s Economic Development (G)

South Carolina
Clemson University
Partnership for Innovation in Biomaterials (A)

Clemson University
Partnership for Innovation: Economic Excellence in Photonic Materials (G)

University of South Carolina at Columbia
Polymer Nanocomposites Manufacturing Partnership (A)

South Dakota
Sinte Gleska University [no poster available]
NativeView: A Geospatial Curriculum for Native Nation Building (G)

South Dakota State University [poster no longer available]
Great Plains Rapid Prototyping consortium

University of South Dakota
Statewide Partnership to Support Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South Dakota (G)

Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University
Biotechnology Resource Group: A Framework for Innovative Partnerships (G)

Middle Tennessee State University
Concrete Industry Management: Accelerated Program Expansion (APEX) (A)

University of Tennessee/ Knoxville
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Product Development and Commercialization (A)
Rapinder Sawhney (PI)

Texas
Rice University
Building Communities and Sharing Knowledge in Engineering Education: A University/Industry Partnership (A)

San Jacinto College District
The Bay Area Houston Partnership for Innovation in Biotechnology and Life Sciences (A)

Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Alliance for Innovative Nursing Education (G)

University of Texas at Austin
Integrated Technology Innovation and Commercialization from Universities: A Sustainable University Approach (A)

University of Texas-Pan American [poster not available]
Rapid Product Development in International Production (G)

Virginia
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eastern Virginia Biotechnology Training Partnership (G)

George Mason University
Virginia Partnership for Nanotechnology Education and Workforce Development (A)

University of Virginia
Creating a Sustainable Network for Bioengineering Innovation and Translational Research (A)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (transferred from Louisiana State Agricultural and Mechanical College)
Development and Implementation of Digital Specimen and Digital Tester Technique for Infrastructure Materials (A)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Partnerships for Water Purification (A)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [combined poster]
1. Advanced Materials for PEM-based Fuel Cell Systems (G)
2.
Bridging the Gap Between New Materials Fuel Cell Devices and Products: An Alliance of Virginia Universities, Battelle, VA Center for Innovative Tech, Industry Partners, and LANL (G)

West Virginia
West Virginia University
Advanced Polymer Materials for Construction and Aquaculture Marketing Development (G)

Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin/ Milwaukee
Collaborative Intelligent Health Information Systems Initiative (A)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Partnership for Innovation in Wisconsin’s Packaging and Printing Industry Cluster (A)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Innovation Networks for Collaborative Product Development in the Wisconsin Plastics Industry Cluster (G)

   

Contacts:
Frank Calzonetti (Workshop Chair, Vice President for Research Development, University of Toledo): Phone 419.383.6964; e-mail-- frank.calzonetti@utoledo.edu
Elsa Nadler (Workshop Coordinator, Director of Grants Development, University of Toledo): Phone 419.383.6967; e-mail-- elsa.nadler@utoledo.edu
Deba Dutta (Program Chair, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan): Phone 734.936.3567; e-mail -- debadutta@comcast.net
Sara (Sally) Nerlove (PFI Program Director, National Science Foundation): Phone 703.292.7077; e-mail -- snerlove@nsf.gov