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October 2015
E-Newsletter
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The CMI Industrial Advisory Board (IAB), which serves as both program ambassadors and advisors, held its inaugural meeting on Sept. 16, 2015. The IAB will meet twice yearly to help shape the Center's research directions based on industry needs and aid in the development of strategic approaches to state and federal funding opportunities and designations.
The newly impaneled IAB members, who will serve initial three-year terms, are exemplary leaders representing a cross-section of admired companies in the fields of advanced manufacturing and materials science.
Please join us in welcoming the members of the new CMI Industrial Advisory Board:
- Prasad Apte, PhD, director of technology, Harper International Corporation
- Christopher Conrardy, chief technology officer and vice president for innovation, EWI
- Matt Creedon, PhD, technical development manager, Saint-Gobain
- Alan Duckham, PhD, process engineering manager, Materion Corporation
- Jennifer Haggerty, PhD, government programs manager and research engineer, Sentient Science Corporation
- Jonathan Lane, PhD, senior development professional, Praxair, Inc.
- Steve Levesque, operations manager, Buffalo Manufacturing Works
- Fred Mertz, president, S. Howes, Inc.
- Alan Rae, PhD, executive director, Alfred Technology Resources, Inc.
- Ashish Shah, PhD, director materials and process technologies, Greatbatch, Inc.
- Michael Shen, PhD, director of innovation, New Era Cap
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Innovation Lecture Series: 
"Investing in Your Startup - From Business Plan to Market"
When: October 15, 2015 | 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: 701 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203
Featuring: Kevin Centofanti, CFA, Senior Managing Director at Brooks, Houghton & Company Inc.
> What every startup needs to know about moving a business forward
> Includes an overview of case studies from the biotech and biomanufacturing industries
Space is limited. Register today for this free event!
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Krishna Rajan, PhD | Founding Chair,
Department of Materials Design and Innovation
Prof. Krishna Rajan, renowned and internationally recognized materials scientist and expert on materials informatics has been named founding Department Chair and Erich Bloch Endowed Chair of UB's Department of Materials Design and Innovation (MDI).
Rajan joins us from Iowa State's Institute for Combinatorial Discovery, where he served as the Wilkinson Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and his ScD in Materials Science from MIT with a minor in Science and Technology Policy. His postdoctoral appointments were at MIT and Cambridge University, followed by a staff scientist position at the National Research Council of Canada.
As chair of MDI, Rajan will help train future materials scientists and engineers, with an emphasis on the use of advanced computational tools, in conjunction with bench science, to reduce the cost and time required to discover and commercialize new materials that are critical to the economic security of the region, nation and world.
Learn how Dr. Rajan will support the acceleration of discovery in science and engineering
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Computational Data Science &
Engineering (CDSE)
Lead by Dr. Abani Patra, the CDSE program involves five UB schools and offers a new interdisciplinary graduate degree and certificate program. The curricula will feature collaborative research opportunities along with a comprehensive program to train scientists and engineers to lead in the analysis of big data.
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Research & Education in eNergy, Environment & Water (RENEW)
UB RENEW Institute, led by Dr. Amit Goyal, is university-wide and interdisciplinary, focusing on complex energy and environmental issues, as well as the social and economic ramifications to help develop and coordinate innovative research, education and outreach programs.
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Successful Collaborations:
Sentient Science
Sentient Science, headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., is the le
ading provider of prognostic technology and services.
Since 2001, Sentient has developed multi-physics
models that predict mechanical failures. This research led to a series of commercial tools and services, marketed under their DigitalClone brand, that help manufacturers and operators of rotating equipment predict and extend the life and performance of their components. Sentient relocated its headquarters from Idaho to Buffalo in late 2012 after business groups and elected officials connected Sentient with University at Buffalo's world-class resources. To support rapid business growth and market demand, Sentient Science has partnered with The UB's Center of Computational Research (CCR), which provides access to 8,000 processor, cloud oriented infrastructure currently serving some of the world's largest companies.
Hear more about Sentient's collaboration with UB.
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AURP International Conference 2015 | October 1, 2015 How Collaboration Among the State, Academia & Industry Create Technology Solutions & Drive an Innovation Economy
CMI Executive Director, Dr. Mark Swihart and Buffalo Manufacturing Works (BMW) President, Michael Ulbrich are taking part in this year's AURP's C3 - Connect, Collaborate, Create - International Conference, hosted by the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. Swihart and Ulbrich will provide attendees an overview on how UB, EWI and BMW are leveraging cutting edge materials science, big data analytics and advanced manufacturing expertise to drive critical R&D activities that directly impact private sector growth and how you can be a part of it.
Find out how
AURP is creating communities of innovation
here
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Beakers 'n Beer
October 15, 2015
Coco Bar and Bistro
888 Main St. Buffalo, NY
Come meet and network with Campus employees, business professionals and community leaders. Registration is required.
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Panasci Technology Entrepreneurship Competition Information Sessions
Attend an information session to learn about the Panasci Competition, offering its first place team $52,000 in cash and prizes to start a business. Other student entrepreneurship opportunities also available.
Upcoming sessions:
October 1 - 5 p.m. in Capen 107 (North Campus)
October 13 - 5 p.m. in Capen 107 (North Campus)
October 28 - 5 p.m. in Abbott B5 (South Campus)
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Want to grow your business? The CMI can help.
Whether you're in the start-up phase, or a successful firm continuing to work on breakthrough discoveries and innovations, the CMI provides resources that can help you bring your industry-changing ideas to market.
Visit CMI's website
to learn more, or contact Business Development Executive, Christopher Janson at 716.888.4795 or
[email protected]
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"It's exciting. Every day I have the opportunity to connect companies with UB's vast R&D assets and cultivate relationships between industry and the material scientists who are making the next great breakthroughs in technology."
~ Christopher Janson, CMI Business Development Executive
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