Advanced Materials Network
The AM Network brings together companies
using coatings, adhesives and other polymer
substances.
Members include paper and plastics companies, with
areas
of common interest including manufacturing,
environmental
and technology commercialization issues.
More info about AM Network
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Volume 1, Issue 4
ILED manages campus-wide relationships with a set of
companies that have research interests across colleges
and schools. In keeping with our mission, we "broaden
and deepen relationships" with those companies to
keep them active and productive.
We also come in contact with many more companies
that are interested in our campus. As such, if you are
planning an event to showcase your research and you
want industry exposure and participation, ILED can
help. Given sufficient lead time, ILED can augment your
guest lists and promote your event. By working
together, we can do more for the University.
Please forward this email to other people - on and off
campus - who share an interest in UMass Amherst
industry interaction.
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| Free IBM Software and More for Faculty and Researchers | | | IBM has made available to UMass its IBM Scholars
Program which provides, at no cost, software like
DB2,
Websphere, and Lotus Domino, and add-ons for AIX,
Java,
and Cluster/Scalable Parallel systems for
use in the classroom and lab. Other benefits of the
program include the most comprehensive set of e-
business software available, discounts on servers,
educational materials and resources, certification
curriculum and special offers, technical support,
newsletter and newsgroup, and Ph.D. fellowships for
your top students.
UMass has a healthy partnership with IBM. Learn more
about it, how you can become part of the partnership
plan, and the IBM Scholars Program.
Get more from the IBM Partnership | | |
| Industry Advisors Influence University in Large Numbers | | | ILED has recently conducted an inventory of industry
advisory boards on campus. With still a few
councils remaining to be counted, more than 340
industry executives representing more than 240
companies and
14 states are actively engaged in our colleges and
schools! This is an impressive showing of industry's
positive impact on our University.
Get a copy of the list | | |
| "Nanotechnology 101" for the masses | | | Professor Tom Russell, Director of the Keck
Nanostructures Laborator and Director of the Materials
Research
Science and Engineering Center on Polymers, will be
offering a short course on nanotechnology at the next
Advanced Materials network meeting on June 14 at The
Log Cabin, Holyoke, MA. (See sidebar.) He'll also talk
of the work
currently going on at UMass in nanotechnology, the
potential
for application of the research and the facilities
available at
UMass.
This kind of exposure for UMass technology in the
region encourages industry/university collaboration.
Register for the event: 6/14, 8-10am | | |
| Technology in the Biosciences: A Conference | | | With the goal of increasing the visibility of technologies
contributing to the bioscience revolution and enhancing
commercialization opportunities, the Regional
Technology Alliance and Mass Ventures Corp are
planning a conference to lure bioscience researchers,
industry executives, and venture capitalists to the
Knowledge Corridor this fall. A subset of topics being
considered includes Medical Imaging/Diagnostic
Technologies, Information Technologies, Public Health
and Security, Polymers/Plastics + Nanotechnology, and
Stem Cell/Cloning.
Contact Conference Organizer | | |
| Pfinding Pfizer | | | The University has enjoyed a long relationship with
Pfizer Corp receiving both gifts and grants to support
our research, faculty, and students in several colleges.
Their R&D organization, Pfizer Global R&D, is a $4.7B
company with headquarters in nearby New London, CT
and another facility in Groton, CT. ILED is working to
expand the partnership by meeting with key executives
and engaging the company in regional bioscience
endeavors.
Get to know Pfizer | | |
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