ART: Re-engineering Technology Transfer at the University of Wyoming

怀俄明州是一个农村州，人口密度每平方英里不到6人。其经济严重依赖于采掘业、农业和旅游业。怀俄明州大学（UW）是该州唯一的大学和学术研究机构，2022年的研究支出为1.39亿美元。但是，从各个方面来看，与同行大学相比，研究成果的翻译都滞后了。由于华盛顿大学是该州唯一的学术研究企业，通过该奖项创建怀俄明州翻译研究加速器（WTRA）代表了联邦投资影响整个州的独特机会。它将把传统的研究和商业化转变为以使用为导向的研究和开发的整体加速器。该项目将为服务不足的人口以及行业和社区合作伙伴带来好处。预期成果包括增加产业合作和创业，实现国家经济的多元化，以及为研究生和博士后学生进入产业做好更充分的准备。该ART项目将促进整个大学的变革，以促进和加快研究驱动的创新步伐。这项工作得到了最高领导层的支持：华盛顿大学的校长和研究副总裁担任共同主要研究人员。该项目利用NSF I-Corps™模型，扩展其原则，重新设计现有的研究和商业化企业。将进行体验式培训，重点是研究生和博士后研究人员。种子转化研究项目将被选中，以帮助多样化和发展怀俄明州经济。WTRA将开发一种市场驱动的方法，取代传统的“市场推动”模式。基础研究仍将蓬勃发展，但要着眼于学术出版物之外的社会效益。该项目由技术、创新和伙伴关系（TIP）理事会、激励竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）、EDU理事会的ADVANCE计划、BIO和ENG理事会共同资助。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Wyoming is a rural state with population density of less than 6 per square mile. Its economy is heavily dependent on extractives, agriculture, and tourism. The University of Wyoming (UW) – the sole university and academic research institution in the state – has $139 million in research expenditures in 2022. But, by all markers, translation of research lags in comparison with peer universities. Because UW is the State’s only academic research enterprise, the creation of the Wyoming Translation Research Accelerator (WTRA) through this award represents a unique opportunity for federal investment to impact an entire state. It will transform traditional research and commercialization into a holistic accelerator of use-inspired research and development. The project will deliver benefits to under-served populations, as well as industry and community partners. Expected outcomes include an increase in industry collaborations and startups, diversification of the State’s economy, and greater preparedness of graduate students and post-doctoral students to enter industry.This ART project will catalyze University-wide change to foster and speed up the pace of research-enabled innovation. The effort is supported at the highest levels of leadership: UW’s President and VP for Research serve as co-principal investigators. This project leverages the NSF I-Corps™ Model, expanding on its principles to re-engineer the existing research and commercialization enterprise. Experiential training will be conducted, with an emphasis on graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. Seed translational research projects will be selected to help diversify and grow the Wyoming economy. WTRA will develop a market-driven approach that supplants the traditional “market push” model. Basic research will still flourish, but with an eye to societal benefits beyond scholarly publications. This project is jointly funded by the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate, the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the ADVANCE program in the EDU Directorate, BIO, and ENG Directorates.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.