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NASA Glenn’s Role and Recent Successesin Supporting Partnerships

Leading To Regional Economic Development

Robert J. Shaw, PhDDirector, Ventures and PartnershipsOffice of Center DirectorNASA’s Glenn Research CenterCleveland, Ohio

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Our Vision and Mission• NASA Vision: To reach for new heights and reveal the unknown,

so that what we do and learn will benefit all humankind

• NASA Mission: Drive advances in science, technology, and exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation,economic vitality, and stewardship of the Earth

Glenn’s Mission: We drive Research, Technology, and Systems to advance Aviation, enable Exploration of the Universe, and Improve Life

on Earth

Who is NASA Glenn?

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Mission Successes

AgencyCapabilities-People-Facilities-Technologies

Closing the Taxpayer Investment Loop

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Mission Successes

AgencyCapabilities-People-Facilities-Technologies

Closing the Taxpayer Investment Loop

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Mission Successes

Societal/Economic

Impact

AgencyCapabilities-People-Facilities-Technologies

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Outreach to the Midwestern Community

These events allowed us to begin to connect with the region!

“Be an integral part of the Ohio community and the Nation”

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NASA Technology Impact on Automotive SectorFuel Economy

• High MPG methodology uses predictive driving techniques based on road grades

• NASA developed topology mapping software for low altitude mountainous terrain flights

• Utilized NASA mapping software with unique Lotus algorithms to directly or indirectly control vehicle speed to maximize MPG based on road conditions (patent applied for)

• Chevy Cruze Eco manual rated at 42 MPG hwy averaged 64 MPG for 9,500 miles

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NASA’s Key Products & Service Offerings to Non NASA Community

Subject Matter Expert (SME) Services

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Services

IntellectualProperty

Facilities Test (FT) Services

Going from technology pushers to problem solvers!

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Presidential Memorandum – Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research In Support of High-Growth Businesses

Presidential Direction

Sec. 4. Facilitate Commercialization through Local and Regional Partnerships. (a) Federal laboratories [should] collaborate with external partners to share the expertise of Federal laboratories with businesses and to participate in regional technology innovation clusters that are in place across the country. (b) Agencies [should] locate applied research and business support programs to further technology transfer and commercialization. (c) Federal laboratories and other research facilities [should] engage in public-private partnerships in those technical areas of importance to the agency's mission with external partners to strengthen the commercialization activities in their local region.

Our early efforts were aligned with the Presidential directive!

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A Sustainability Modelfor Regional Economic Development

Macro View

Introduction PhaseNASA Area

Value Proposition

of NASA Involvement

in Regional Economic

Development IdentifiedOpportunity/Value Demonstration Phase

Value Proposition

of NASA capabilities

to impact Regional

Economic Development

Demonstrated

Our business model is a very simple one…it’s not rocket science!

Sustainability Phase

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Mason and Ohio manufacturers celebrate NASA’s partnership with industry in building the innovation economy

NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck announced 9 winners

Selected by City, County, and MAGNET.

NASA GRC gave 400hrs City & County gave $450K

Ohio manufacturers received NASA assistance, city & county loans

BioIn Vision Zuga Medical, Inc.

Mega Joule Morrison Products, Inc.

Pile Dynamics, Inc. Gotta Groove Records, Inc.

Vadxx Energy Sensor Development Corporation

Mason and Paul Bartolotta converse about the Manufacturing Innovation Project

Adopt a City Economic Impact* Jul 2012-Jun 2013

Number of Jobs Created 15

Number of Jobs Retained 2

Number of Units Sold 110,000

Revenue Generated $465,000

Private Dollars invested in Projects $472,000

Cost Savings Realized as a Result of Projects $175,000

*Metrics collected by MAGNET using MEP approach

Success of Cleveland Adopt a City I

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“NASA developed analytical models…”

“All of that will be extremely valuable to VADXX…our commercialization efforts with our Rockwell-VADXX engineering design team”

Job Creation from Adopt a City I

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NASA Capabilities Impact Energy Sector

The combined heat and power system (TAPSTM) design is based upon stirling energy conversion technologies developed for NASA space exploration mission requirements.

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NASA Capabilities Impact Homeland Security Sector

NASA and LITO have signed a formal agreement to partner on demonstrating system at GRC

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If PBS can find success with the “Antiques Road Show,” then what about a NASA Road Show?

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Youngstown Road Show Success Stories

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We Are Working with Business Incubators/Accelerators in the Region

MAGNET Proto Tech Pitch ContestShaker Heights Launch House

Youngstown Business Incubator

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We Are Formalizing a Partnership with America Makes (NAMII)

GRC’s Materials Technologies Test Facilities and Techniques Subject Matter Expertise

Can help America Makes achieve their organizational objectives

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GRC Is Actively Reaching Out to Midwestern Regions

Detroit

Youngstown

Dayton/Cincinnati

The “Mini Midwest”

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We are using our membership in TechBelt to accelerate elements the outreach process

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Mission Successes

Societal/Economic

Impact

AgencyCapabilities-People-Facilities-Technologies

We are on our way to closing the Taxpayer Investment Loop!

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Closing Thoughts

• NASA Glenn is most pleased to be a member of Techbelt!

• This opportunity afforded to us gives us a chance to reach out to organizations aligned with our regional economic development strategy.

• It is our desire to explore playing an appropriate ongoing role in the evolving regional economic development ecosystems of the Midwest.

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Back up Slides

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What can NASA do to help my company?

I don’t know what capabilities NASA has relevant to my needs?

I have heard it is too hard to work with NASA?

“NASA made a positive impact on my business through our interaction/collaboration.”

“We need to keep this interaction going in our region.”

Changing the Voice of The Customer

“NASA was easy to work with and added value.”

“We need to keep investment in NASA R&D. ”

Where we started Where we are

I didn’t know we had a NASA center in Cleveland.

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Regional Economic Development Outcomes and Metrics

Metrics

OutcomesInputs

Metrics

Business

Process

Model

Outcomes

1. Commercial sector products created/enhance with traceability to NASA capabilities

2. Jobs created/retained which can be traced to successful outcomes of NASA projects

3. Documented/independently validated impact on critical sectors of U. S. economy

4. Increased public support for investment in NASA research and development projects for space, science,

and aeronautics.

1. R&D projects identified/formalized which involve NASA capabilities and non NASA investment

2. Alignment of R&D projects with critical sectors of U.S. economy

3. Level of non NASA investments in R&D projects

4. Stakeholder/partner critical assessments of value proposition of NASA R&D projects to follow on creation of

economic development by private sector

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We are getting national attention for our efforts!

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