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3 New Directions in University Interactions with Industry and National Laboratories
3 New Directions in University Interactions with Industry and National Laboratories
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AN INDUSTRY VIEW OF UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS From his perspective of having spent time in academia and industry, and being a product of an ERC, David Parekh thinks of the relationship between industry and academia in terms of a threedimensional space, with one axis representing how faculty organize themselves -- from individuals to clusters across universities; the second axis representing industry, again ranging from the research an individual company engages in to consortium-based research; and the third axis representing funding sources, ranging from government to industry and combinations of the two. Things work well in each of the quadrants of that three-dimensional space, he said, although how the arrangements are structured will vary.
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PHILANTHROPY'S ROLE IN FOSTERING HIGH-IMPACT COLLABORATIONS In his presentation, Thomas Siebel discussed three examples of multidisciplinary collaborative efforts that he thought could provide some useful insights when considering the future of NSF's ERCs. The first example was the Siebel Scholars, which since 2000 has provided a $35,000 award to the top graduate students selected by the deans from 25 graduate schools at 12 U.S.
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Discussions am D mong the scho olars also led to the foundi of the Sieb Energy In ing bel nstitute, an international consortium of universi m ities focused on advancing data analytic research fo energy syst o g cs or tems, including the smart grid and the oil and gas indus stry, in an ope collaborat en, tive and publi available icly e manner. One goal of th institute, with initial fun O his w nding of $10 million, is to use machine learning to dramatica increase the safety and reliability of the power ge ally d f eneration grid while lower d ring costs and d reducing its environme i ental impact.
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One challenge has been that institute researchers consider themselves to be affiliated with the research institute rather than PNNL, which leaves the broader research community wondering what PNNL brings to the table. "We need to figure out ways where the organizations involved in these research centers, including PNNL, all get credit for the work being done." Sullivan also noted the perverse situation regarding PNNL and the other five national laboratories that Battelle operates for DOE that makes it difficult for her to spend time at one of these other national laboratories.
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He observed that the rest of the world is trying to copy the United States with regard to establishing technology transfer offices; although he also noted that some of these countries are getting ahead of themselves because they are not yet generating a body of intellectual property that needs protecting and licensing. Andreas Cangellaris asked Siebel to comment on the role that philanthropic organizations can play in energizing innovation as entrepreneurs try to find ways in which their interests can capitalize on the academic ecosystem and federal funding agencies.
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