What Participation in CARD Means to Your Organization
MAXIMUM ROI
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- 90% of center budget invested in center research activities with only 10% applied to indirect costs
- Nonexclusive intellectual property ownership—access to all research funded by members
- Industry-driven and company-specific R&D projects prioritized by members
- Applied and fundamental research for optimal results
- Cultivation of new talent and future employees for industry partners
Direct transfer of results to industry
RESOURCES
- Only center of its kind in the U.S.
- Interdisciplinary research teams
- Access to faculty and graduate/undergraduate students involved in center
- State-of-the-art facilities at WPI and Illinois
- Pre-publication technical papers
- Workshops designed for industry members
COLLABORATION
- Semiannual Industry Advisory Board (IAB) member meetings
- Open forum and distribution of information to all members
- Interaction with key players in U.S. manufacturing industry
- Opportunities to collaborate on research with other I/UCRCs
- Personal relationships between industry and university faculty