NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region

NSF I-Corps 中心：五大湖地区

• 批准号: 2048612
• 负责人: Steven Ceccio
• 金额: $ 1500万
• 依托单位: Regents of the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2026-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2048612&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Corps; Hub; Great; Lakes

The broader impact of this I-Corps Hubs project is the development of a regional network and programming that accelerates the translation of federally-funded research into products/services that benefit society and create economic growth. This I-Corps Hub will address the challenge of low entrepreneurial ecosystem density in the Great Lakes Region by implementing more structure and formal systems amongst the geographically dispersed Hub institutions to replicate the rapid flow of information and opportunities that exists in higher density entrepreneurial ecosystems. Deep technology researchers from across Hub member institutions will be recruited to explore commercial opportunities for their scientific discoveries and identify potential pathways to market. The Hub will connect these projects to the people, organizations, and resources needed to complete the development and scale the impact of the discoveries. Beyond the direct economic and commercial impacts, the I-Corps Hub will strive to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in the scientists and engineers who participate. As these researchers pursue careers in academia, startups, industry, or government, they will use this mindset to maximize the impact of their contributions in basic research, as well as in the development of new industries and government policies.This I-Corps Hubs project is based on the development of a deeper and more data-driven understanding of the inputs, environment, and outcomes associated with innovations coming from federally-funded research. Specifically, the goal is to address the relationships between the characteristics of academic researchers (e.g., demographics, prior experience, I-Corps experience) and entrepreneurial outcomes; the elements of the programming that lead to positive experiences and outcomes; the factors that impact the engagement and success of underrepresented populations; and the institutional outcomes resulting from the development of an I-Corps ecosystem. This assessment of impact at an individual and institutional level may contribute to the successful scaling of I-Corps as authorized through the 2017 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act and ensure that there is a clear and inclusive path for more diverse groups of faculty, students, and staff. The Hub plan is to create and share innovative curricula, regionally and nationally, to motivate, enable and support researchers throughout the “discovery to impact” journey. The Hub will become an exemplar for translating the Great Lakes region’s $12.3B in research spending into deep technology ventures, thereby increasing investment capital into the region, providing employment opportunities for STEM graduates, and attracting experienced entrepreneurs to grow these new ventures.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

这个i-Corps中心项目的更广泛的影响是发展一个区域网络和规划，加速将联邦资助的研究转化为造福社会和创造经济增长的产品/服务。这个i-Corps中心将通过在地理上分散的中心机构之间实施更多的结构和正式的系统，以复制密度更高的创业生态系统中存在的快速信息流和机会，来应对大湖区创业生态系统密度低的挑战。将招募来自Hub成员机构的深度技术研究人员，为他们的科学发现探索商业机会，并确定进入市场的潜在途径。该中心将把这些项目与完成开发和扩大发现影响所需的人员、组织和资源联系起来。除了直接的经济和商业影响，i-Corps Hub将努力培养参与其中的科学家和工程师的创业心态。当这些研究人员在学术界、初创企业、行业或政府追求职业生涯时，他们将使用这种心态来最大限度地发挥他们在基础研究以及新行业和政府政策发展中的贡献的影响。这个i-Corps Hubs项目基于对联邦资助研究的创新的投入、环境和结果的更深层次和更多数据驱动的理解。具体地说，目标是解决学术研究人员的特点(例如，人口统计、以前的经验、i-Corps经验)与创业成果之间的关系；导致积极经验和成果的方案编制要素；影响代表性不足人群的参与和成功的因素；以及i-Corps生态系统发展所产生的体制成果。这种对个人和机构层面的影响评估可能有助于根据2017年《美国创新和竞争力法案》授权的i-Corps的成功扩展，并确保为更多样化的教职员工群体提供一条明确和包容的道路。中心的计划是在区域和国家范围内创建和分享创新课程，以激励、支持和支持研究人员在整个“发现-影响”的旅程中。该中心将成为将大湖区123亿美元的研究支出转化为深度技术风险投资的典范，从而增加对该地区的投资资本，为STEM毕业生提供就业机会，并吸引有经验的企业家发展这些新企业。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Biasness, Inclusivity, and Team Dynamics in Entrepreneurship Education Training

创业教育培训中偏见、包容性和团队动力认知的探索性研究

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: ASEE annual conference exposition
• 作者: Bradley, J.

Catalyzing U.S. Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Approaching the Evaluation of the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps Program

促进美国创新和创业：国家科学基金会 I-Corps 计划的评估

• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: ASEE annual conference exposition
• 作者: Epstein, A.;Duval-Couetil, N.;& Huang-Saad, A.
• 通讯作者: & Huang-Saad, A.