NSF I-Corps Hub (Track 2): Great Plains Region

NSF I-Corps 中心（轨道 2）：大平原地区

• 批准号: 2229452
• 负责人: Alan Kallmeyer
• 金额: $ 1400万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2229452&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Corps; Hub; Track; Great

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps Hubs: Great Plains Region project is the development of a regional network of university-based inventors and entrepreneurs within the framework of rural America to accelerate the translation of federally funded research into technology solutions that benefit society, enhance commercialization, and create economic growth. The Great Plains Region presents an opportunity to utilize I-Corps best practices to jumpstart the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by implementing structured and formal systems among the geographically dispersed Hub institutions to increase the flow of information and opportunities. Deep technology researchers from across Hub member institutions will be recruited to explore commercial opportunities based on their scientific discoveries and identify potential pathways to market. The Hub will initially go through a readiness phase to acquire the knowledge to succeed operationally in providing regional I-Corps training to Hub members and others in the Great Plains community. In addition, a foundation will be laid to connect teams and projects to the people, organizations, and resources needed to complete the development and scale the impact of the discoveries. The Hub also will prioritize broadening participation including partnering with Tribal Colleges and Universities. Underrepresented groups and underserved minorities, including Native Americans, will be recruited and offered enriching programming for professional development and community building. This I-Corps Hubs project is based on the development of a curriculum that integrates scientific inquiry and industrial discovery in an inclusive, data-driven culture powered by rigor, relevance, and evidence. This Hub project will prepare and build a culture and infrastructure for this curriculum that has most often been implemented in urban tech ecosystems. Implementation of I-Corps in the Great Plains will seek to identify specific factors that make I-Corps training in the region unique, which may lead to beneficial and generalizable insights that could benefit the almost 20% of US citizens that live in rural settings, most of which are agriculturally based. Fostering innovation in the agricultural and agriculture technology sectors within the Great Plains Region may become even more important as global events threaten the food supply. Anticipated outcomes of I-Corps training include the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in the scientists and engineers who participate, leading them to better focus their research directions using economic drivers. The initial eight partner universities who together form this I-Corps Hub, will increase regional connections and the sharing of challenges and success stories, as well as regional development and economic impact.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.

该I-Corps枢纽的更广泛的影响/商业潜力：大平原地区项目是在美国农村框架内建立一个基于大学的发明家和企业家的区域网络，以加速将联邦资助的研究研究转化为有益于社会，增强商业化并创造经济增长的技术解决方案。大平原地区为利用I-Corps的最佳实践提供了机会，通过在地理分散的枢纽机构中实施结构化和正式系统来增加该地区的企业生态系统，以增加信息和机会的流动。来自枢纽成员机构的深度技术研究人员将根据其科学发现并确定潜在的市场途径来探索商业机会。该枢纽最初将经历准备阶段，以获取知识，以在运营上成功地为枢纽成员和大平原社区中的其他人提供区域I-Corps培训。此外，将奠定基础，将团队和项目与完成开发和扩展发现的影响所需的人员，组织和资源联系起来。该枢纽还将优先考虑扩大参与，包括与部落学院和大学合作。代表人数不足的团体和服务不足的少数民族（包括美洲原住民）将被招募并提供丰富的专业发展和社区建设节目。这个I-Corps Hubs项目基于开发课程的开发，该课程将科学探究和工业发现整合到包容性的，数据驱动的文化中，该文化由严格，相关性和证据提供支持。该集线器项目将为该课程准备并建立一种文化和基础设施，该课程最常在城市技术生态系统中实施。在大平原上实施I-Corps将寻求确定使该地区I-Corps培训的特定因素与众不同，这可能会导致受益和可推广的见解，这些见解可能使近20％的美国公民受益于农村环境，其中大多数是基于农业的。随着全球事件威胁着粮食供应，促进大平原地区农业和农业技术部门的创新可能变得更加重要。 I-Corps培训的预期结果包括发展参与的科学家和工程师的企业家心态，使他们更好地利用经济驱动力来更好地关注研究方向。共同组成这个I-Corps枢纽的最初八个合作伙伴大学将提高区域联系，挑战和成功案例的分享以及区域发展和经济影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的审查标准通过评估来通过评估来获得支持的。