PFI: Manufacturing Innovation and Revitalization Partnerships: Universities, Manufacturers, Government and K-12 Teachers (MIRP)

PFI：制造业创新与振兴合作伙伴关系：大学、制造商、政府和 K-12 教师 (MIRP)

• 批准号: 0917808
• 负责人: Daniel Tilley
• 金额: $ 60万
• 依托单位: Oklahoma State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-03-01 至 2014-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0917808&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PFI; Manufacturing; Innovation; Revitalization; Partnerships

This Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) project--a Type III (A: C) partnership between Oklahoma State University (OSU), an NSF PFI graduate (0332723), and Cameron University (Lawton, OK), an institution new to the PFI Program (defined as one that has never been a PFI grantee)--builds upon the previous PFI award which enabled the creation of the New Product Development Center (NPDC) at OSU. This proposal provides a multidisciplinary approach to the integration of three education programs with the aim of building innovation activities in small- and medium-sized U.S. manufacturing firms (SMMs). These three programs are 1) the Manufacturers Innovation Leadership Program (MILP), designed for manufacturers who have leadership potential within SMMs; 2) the Presidential Innovation and Creativity Scholars (PICS), which will create multidisciplinary teams of senior college students and faculty, who will produce and process innovation projects with small manufacturers participating in MILP; and 3) the Innovation Program for Teachers (IPT) which provides K-12 teachers an opportunity to take an internet-delivered class on manufacturing innovation. MILP will embrace a combination of experiential, problem-based, and research-based learning. Project participants will study innovation successes, learn about innovation processes, perform research to evaluate alternative solutions to problems, and be mentored by, and interact with, leaders in innovation from SMMs as well as by university faculty.The future global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing depends on the innovation capacity of SMMs. Societal and economic impacts include job creation and retention, wealth creation, student education, minority manufacturing capabilities, and K-12 education for innovation. By targeting manufacturing capability in the state, the project will have a direct impact on the diverse, lower income populations of Oklahoma. Moreover, an explicit effort is made to include underrepresented groups, including military veterans, in the state of Oklahoma in all facets of this project.Partners at the inception of the project are Academic Institutions: Oklahoma State University (OSU) (lead institution) and Cameron University; Private Sector Organizations: Charles Machine Works, Lucas Metal Works, Oklahoma Manufacturing Alliance, and Stolhand Heating and Air Conditioning; and State and Local Governments: Oklahoma EPSCoR and Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology (Oklahoma City).

这个创新合作伙伴关系（PFI）项目--俄克拉荷马州州立大学（OSU）、NSF PFI毕业生（0332723）和卡梅隆大学（俄克拉荷马州劳顿）、PFI计划的新机构（定义为从未获得过PFI资助的机构）之间的III型（A：C）合作伙伴关系--建立在以前的PFI奖的基础上，该奖项使OSU能够创建新产品开发中心（NPDC）。 该提案提供了一个多学科的方法来整合三个教育项目，旨在建立在中小型美国制造企业（SMM）的创新活动。这三个项目是：1）制造商创新领导力项目（MILP），为在SMM中具有领导潜力的制造商设计; 2）总统创新和创造力学者（PICS），将创建由高年级大学生和教师组成的多学科团队，他们将与参与MILP的小制造商一起制作和处理创新项目; 3）教师创新计划（IPT），为K-12教师提供一个机会，参加关于制造业创新的互联网课程。MILP将采用体验式、基于问题的学习和基于研究的学习相结合的方式。项目参与者将学习创新的成功经验，了解创新过程，进行研究以评估问题的替代解决方案，并接受来自SMM以及大学教师的创新领导者的指导和互动。美国制造业未来的全球竞争力取决于SMM的创新能力。 社会和经济影响包括创造和保留就业机会，创造财富，学生教育，少数民族制造能力和K-12创新教育。通过瞄准该州的制造能力，该项目将对俄克拉荷马州多样化的低收入人口产生直接影响。 此外，明确的努力，包括代表性不足的群体，包括退伍军人，在俄克拉荷马州克拉何俄克拉荷马州州在这个项目的各个方面。私营部门组织：查尔斯机械厂、卢卡斯金属厂、俄克拉荷马州制造业联盟和斯托汉德供暖和空调公司;以及州和地方政府：俄克拉荷马州EPSCoR和俄克拉荷马州科技促进中心（俄克拉荷马州市）。