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

怀俄明州是一个农村州，人口密度不到每平方英里6人。其经济严重依赖采掘业、农业和旅游业。怀俄明大学（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，从各方面来看，研究成果的翻译都落后于同行大学。由于UW是该州唯一的学术研究企业，因此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用途为灵感的研究和开发的整体加速器。该项目将惠及服务不足的人群以及行业和社区合作伙伴。预期的结果包括行业合作和初创企业的增加，国家经济的多样化，以及研究生和博士后学生进入行业的更大准备。这个艺术项目将促进整个大学的变革，以促进和加快研究创新的步伐。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联合首席研究员。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。开展体验式培训，重点培养研究生和博士后研究人员。将选择种子转化研究项目，以帮助怀俄明州经济多样化和增长。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、促进竞争研究的既定计划（EPSCoR）、教育理事会、生物和工程理事会的ADVANCE计划共同资助。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，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.