Industry/University Collaboration Sessions

Special Technical Session: Industry/University Collaboration
This session focuses on efforts to catalyze industry/university (I/U) collaboration in the area of membrane science and technology. Papers are invited that deal with but are not restricted to block-funded programs by NSF, DOE, EPA, NIST, and other granting agencies to support cooperative I/U research. Papers that describe special collaborative I/U efforts that address specific membrane-related technological challenges such as water treatment and reclamation, drug delivery, and biomedical device development are strongly encouraged. The content of these papers can include both a discussion of paradigms for effective I/U collaboration as well as research results from collaborative I/U programs. Papers are also invited from both the academic and industry sectors that discuss the problems and challenges related to achieving effective I/U interaction. This session also hopes to receive papers that discuss how I/U collaboration can impact the educational content of both our graduate and undergraduate programs as well as the quality of our research. Effective collaboration via initiatives such as the NSF Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) program is also of interest to this session.

Special Poster Session: Industry/University Collaboration
Contributions for this poster session should provide an overview of ongoing industry/university (I/U) collaboration in the area of membrane science and technology. Descriptions of I/U collaboration efforts ranging from block-funded programs by granting agencies to smaller scale research and educational interactions are welcome. The objective of this session is to make students, faculty and industrial colleagues aware of these I/U activities and acquaint the membrane community regarding the opportunities for such interactions.