Integrated Sensing in Extreme Integrated Sensing in Extreme Environments (ISEE)Environments (ISEE)

A Proposal to NSF for an Engineering Research Center A Proposal to NSF for an Engineering Research Center

Principal InvestigatorAl Gasiewski

University of Colorado, BoulderAl.Gasiewski@colorado.edu

303-492-1630January 11, 2010

Who are we?Who are we? Team of 30 faculty

Eight Universities University of Colorado U. Alaska Fairbanks North Carolina A&T State U. of Miami Purdue Karlsruhe U. Politècnica de

Catalunya Uppsala University

Many disciplines Atmospheric Science Fire Science Polar Science Communications Vehicle Design and

Control Modeling and Computing Sensors

K-12 outreach

Industry Partners

Ambitious!

What are we trying to do?What are we trying to do?

Develop a winning proposal to the NSF to start a new center that will transform how we sense in extreme environments

The center will create a nexus of university, academic institution, government, and industry partners who can bring ideas out of the lab and into practice

5 – 10 year plan starting March 2011

What is the Research?What is the Research?

Focus is on sensors, and putting sensors where needed, and communicating sensor data to who needs it.

Wildfire Hurricane Arctic

ISEE

5 Pillars of ISEE/Industry relations

WorkforceDevelopment

Access to uniquely trained students

Entrepreneurial focus

K-12 pipeline

WorkforceDevelopment

Access to uniquely trained students

Entrepreneurial focus

K-12 pipeline

IntellectualProperty

Access to center IP

Shared licensing on center projects

Exclusive licensing on directed projects

IntellectualProperty

Access to center IP

Shared licensing on center projects

Exclusive licensing on directed projects

SkunkWorks

Low-risk technology shake out

Low-cost student engineering

ISEE validation of industry technology

SkunkWorks

Low-risk technology shake out

Low-cost student engineering

ISEE validation of industry technology

TechRecon

Peer Networking

Access to strategic technology targets

Early technology identification

TechRecon

Peer Networking

Access to strategic technology targets

Early technology identification

Unique Capabilities

Piggyback on ISEE deployments

Directed testing

Directed research

FAA/FCC expertise

Unique Capabilities

Piggyback on ISEE deployments

Directed testing

Directed research

FAA/FCC expertise

Industry

Industry investment leveraged 100-1

Unique Capabilities

ISEE is a wide and deep pool of talent to study arctic, hurricanes, and fire. We will establish unique research, testing, and operational facilities.

Sponsors can pool resources with ISEE yearly deployments into these extreme environments

Sponsor can fund directed testing and research.

ISEE can provide FAA and FCC regulatory interface

ISEE can partner on SBIR, STTR, and other proposals

Workforce Development

ISEE will fund 40+ graduate and undergraduate students per year.

ISEE will train graduate and undergraduate students who understand science, systems, and engineering.

ISEE students will gain an entrepreneurial and global perspective on technology development and its science applications.

ISEE will also develop the K-12 pipeline into science and engineering.

Tech Recon

ISEE will foster cross-fertilization between many different industry, scientific, and government players through regular meetings and workshops.

ISEE members will get regular updates on industry developments, upcoming players, and major initiatives

ISEE will regularly report on under the radar technologies that will be the disruptive technologies of tomorrow

Skunk Works

ISEE research activities are designed to eliminate technology and regulatory uncertainties in extreme sensing.

ISEE provides low-cost and low-risk environment to test ideas with big rewards

Through ISEE deployments and testing facilities, industry can validate its technology through a neutral, trusted and respected party.

Intellectual Property

ISEE over time will develop a large and wide-ranging IP portfolio in sensors, platforms, communications, and control

For general center activities, Full and Associate members can choose to get a royalty-free non-exclusive license.

For directed research: sponsor can get exclusive royalty-bearing sector-specific license.

Leveraged Investment

National Science Foundation, State, and industry funding will make ISEE a $4.0M - $5.0M per year activity.

Industry sponsors can contribute 1% to the activity but garner all of the benefits.

This is an exceptional investment

Sponsorship

Full ($50k) – All benefits of Associate + Can suggest project for one student One-on-one technology briefings

Associate ($20k) – All benefits of Entrepreneur + Access to center joint IP Membership on ISEE Industry advisory board

Entrepreneur ($5k) – less than 100 employees Access to center networking events Can compete for ISEE internal seed grants Can partner on external SBIR and larger grants Consulting clinics to provide technical/legal/business advice Can fund directed research/testing/deployments

What do we need?What do we need?

Letter of support Due February 1

Actively involved partners!