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IAB/Faculty Session

IAB/Faculty Session. Richard Wirz Jason Speyer IAB Meeting January 23, 2014. Topics. MAE/Industry Collaboration Student and Dept Support Ranking Curricula Etc. MAE/Industry Collaboration Overview. We would like to improve MAE’s joint research programs with industry

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IAB/Faculty Session

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  1. IAB/Faculty Session Richard Wirz Jason Speyer IAB Meeting January 23, 2014

  2. Topics • MAE/Industry Collaboration • Student and Dept Support • Ranking • Curricula • Etc.

  3. MAE/Industry CollaborationOverview • We would like to improve MAE’s joint research programs with industry • Actionable plans to move forward • IAB Members: Identify Executive-Level contacts that can help make this happen • All: Identify past (or present) successful & relevant examples of University/Industry collaboration and emulate • MAE/UCLA: Access internal knowledge (ITA, OIP, etc.) and act on above information and advice, follow through • ? • Considerations/Challenges • IP, ITAR, Project/Student life cycles • ?

  4. MAE/Industry CollaborationComments from previous meetings • Joint proposals • Letters of support • IP and ITAR restrictions • need to work through UCLA ITA (see backup slide) • MAE needs to: • More effectively market its research strengths • More effectively announce research achievements • Industry conferences • E.g., Lockheed Martin Fellows Conference

  5. MAE/Industry CollaborationOther thoughts • Benefits to Industry • Recruitment • IP development and advancement • Research • Benefits to MAE • Student and faculty support • Meaningful, impactful, “industry-motivated” research • Industry co-advisors

  6. Student & Dept Support • MAE would like to use Industry-Sponsored to support exception students, researchers, and the dept/faculty • Graduates & Undergraduates • Fellowships, scholarships, internships • Need to ensure connection to industry sponsor • Post doctoral researches, research scientists • Relatively flexible and faster turnaround • Untapped resource for collaboration? • Department/Faculty • Contributions • Endowed chairs • Research Initiatives • Proposal collaboration, support, in-kind

  7. Department Ranking • MAE is top 20, but should be top 10 • How do we address aspects of MAE that will lead to this rise? • MAE needs to: • Grow • Especially in Aerospace • Endowed chairs help considerably • Advertise/market its achievements • Communicate strategically and deliberately with people that influence rankings (e.g., chairs of other departments)

  8. Curricula • Comments from previous meetings • Fundamental courses are appropriate • Software tools • Statistics and probability • System Engineering • Technical writing • Too many adjunct in aerospace

  9. Action Items • IAB Members: Identify Executive-Level contacts that can help make this happen • All: Identify past (or present) successful & relevant examples of University/Industry collaboration and emulate • MAE/UCLA: Access internal knowledge (ITA, OIP, etc.) and act on above information and advice, follow through • ?

  10. Backup Slides

  11. Institute of Technology Advancement (ITA) • ITA Supports Three Types of Research Activities: • Transitional Research • Transitional research focuses on demonstrating technical feasibility of technologies and reducing risk in the transition from the laboratory to market. Transitional research can be funded by either government or industry. • Developmental Research • Developmental research focuses on innovative ideas for new applications and emerging markets. Ultimately, developmental research could result in a spin-off company funded by leveraging various sources such as SBIR/STTR grants, development contracts, debt financing, and venture capital. • Near-Term R&D Support to Industry • ITA can also facilitate near-term research and development projects that support industry needs by leveraging its flexible infrastructure to enable access to university expertise. ITA can enable industry research support through service agreements.

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