Transcript Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC)

HPMI: High-Performance Materials Institute
CEAM: Center of Excellence in Advanced
Materials
Ben Wang
on Behalf of HPMI & CEAM Students, Staff and Faculty
March 25th, 2009
Transforming science and engineering into Florida products and jobs
Composites are a $110B industry that
keeps growing…
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Super-strong plastics of fiber-reinforced polymers
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Lightweight (at least 35% weight reduction  better fuel economy,
less dependence on foreign energy sources)
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Driver and passenger protection and safety
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Durability and low life cycle cost
Florida is in a leadership position in
key composite market sectors
Market Research
3rd in nation, 23,000 jobs
Aerospace
All top five U.S. defense contractors in FL
Cornerstone of space industry, $4.5B
Defense
Space
Products and Jobs
Boat
building
No. 1 in nation, $18.4B, 100,000 jobs
A commercialization gap
CEAM: Center of Excellence in
Advanced Materials
Innovation leading to products and jobs
Traditional
University
Role
New
knowledge
creation
Innovations to
products and jobs
Technomarket
opportunity
creation
Specific
product/
process
plan
Mass
production
market
Commercial
demonstration/
initial
operations
Later phases of
commercialization
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION PROCESS