Partnership for Broadband Wireless Innovations, Development and Commercialization

0332490约翰森该奖项授予维拉诺瓦大学，以支持下文所述的活动36个月。合作伙伴包括维拉诺瓦大学(牵头机构)、威德纳大学、本·富兰克林基金、空军研究实验室、海军水面作战中心、巴克斯县社区学院、蒙哥马利县社区学院、北宾夕法尼亚高中、闪耀系统公司、英国宇航系统公司、波音公司、叉指通信公司、库利克&索法工业公司、朗讯技术公司、摩托罗拉公司、拉扬特公司和VerdaSee解决方案公司。该合作伙伴关系的主要目标是促进将知识转化为创新，创造新的财富，并加强宽带无线技术领域的区域经济。合作伙伴的活动包括无线科学和技术的研究和开发、教育多样化(包括大学、社区学院、高中和面向工业合作伙伴的工程学推广)，以及开发的技术的商业化。该合作关系通过研究创造宽带无线通信领域的新知识，向产业合作伙伴传递知识，教育精通技术的劳动力，并建立支持创新的创业基础设施。潜在的经济影响这一努力将增加合作伙伴在宽带无线技术领域的竞争力，产生新的就业机会，并产生一支懂技术的劳动力来填补这些职位。该活动的智力价值在于，通过对智能天线、低轮廓天线和宽带无线技术的热管理的基础研究，以及开发该行业的创新模式，促进知识的进步。活动的更广泛影响包括教育多样性、教育对行业的拓展、和区域经济发展，以确保经济和社会福祉的长期可持续性。

0332490JohnsonThis award is to Villanova University to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF-03521).PartnersThe partners include Villanova University (Lead Institution), Widener University, Ben Franklin Fund, Air Force Research Laboratory, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Bucks County Community College, Montgomery County Community College, North Penn High School, Ablaze Systems, BAE Systems, Boeing Company, InterDigital Communications Corporation, Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Rajant Corporation, and VerdaSee Solutions.The primary objective of this partnership is to facilitate the transformation of knowledge into innovations that will create new wealth and strengthen the regional economy in the area of broadband wireless technology. The activities of the partners include research and development in wireless science and technology, educational diversification (including university, community college, high school, and outreach in engineering to industrial partners), and commercialization of the technologies developed. The partnership creates new knowledge in the area of broadband wireless communications via research, transfers knowledge to industrial partners, educates the technologically-literate workforce, and establishes the entrepreneurial infrastructure to sustain innovations.Potential Economic ImpactThe effort will increase the competitiveness of the partners in broadband wireless technology resulting in new jobs and will produce a technologically literate workforce to fill those jobs.The intellectual merit of the activity lies in advances in knowledge through fundamental research on smart antennas, low-profile antennas, and thermal management for broadband wireless technology and in development of a model for innovation in this industry.The broader impacts of the activity include educational diversity, educational outreach to industry, and regional economic development to ensure long-term sustainability of economic and societal well-being.