Preliminary Program subject to change
TD003 Successful Collaborations between Government, Academia and Industry
OverviewThis session will focus on collaborations between government, academia and industry. More specifically, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities will be discussed, along with other collaborative government funding opportunities. Regional and National speakers will discuss program guidelines, funding, and specific opportunities that exist for faculty, small business owners, and students. Current grantees with collaborative awards from industry and academia are also invited to present.
Primary SponsorTopical D: Developing Value Through Synergistic Collaboration (TD)
Co-Sponsor(s)Management Division (05), Process Development Division (12), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)

Chair

Rosemarie D. Wesson
Program Manager
Smal Business Innovation Research, SBIR/STTR
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230
Phone Number: 703 292 7070
Fax Number: 703 292 9057
Email: rwesson@nsf.gov

CoChair

Eldon R. Larsen
Professor of Engineering
Engineering
Marshall University Graduate College
100 Angus E. Peyton Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
Phone Number: 304-746-2047
Fax Number: 304-746-2063
Email: Larsene@marshall.edu
From Academic Soot Research to Commercial Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Henning Richter1, Jack B. Howard1 and John B. Vander Sande2, (1)Nano-C, Inc., 33 Soutwest Park, Westwood, MA 02090, (2)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bldg. 16-541, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Big Company + Small Company Are Good Company: Examples from the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program
Tyler B. Thompson, External Technology, Dow Chemical Company, Building 1776, Midland, MI 48674
Small Business/University Collaboration on a National Science Foundation Sttr Program on PEM Fuel Cell Manufacturing
Maria Inman1, Branko Popov2, Chung-Chiun Liu3, Holly Garich1 and E. Jennings Taylor1, (1)Faraday Technology, Inc., 315 Huls Drive, Clayton, OH 45315, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, 2C19 Swearingen Engineering Center, Columbia, SC 29208, (3)Department of Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106
Collaboration between Academia and Industry through the Sbir/Sttr Programs-an Academic Faculty Member's Perspective
C. C. Liu, Case Western Reserve University, Bingham Building, 10900 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106 and Maria Inman, Faraday Technology, Inc., 315 Huls Drive, Clayton, OH 45315
Acoustic Nanocavitation
Sameer I. Madanshetty, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Kansas State University, 322 Rathbone Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506
The Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies: a Powerful Alliance between Academia, Industry, and the Army
David H. Gay, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080

Topical D - Developing Value through Synergistic Collaboration