North Dakota Science and Technology Partnerships: A Proposal to the EPSCoR ESG Program

该项目将实施一项全面计划，以加强技术在北达科他州经济及其教育系统中的作用。该计划将鼓励和帮助研究生创办公司。他们新的小企业和现有的企业将与大学研究社区捆绑在一起。他们将被告知联邦技术发展计划，如小企业创新研究(SBIR)和小企业技术转移(STTR)计划，并协助提交申请。工程学和自然科学之间将在研究和教学层面上建立牢固和有意义的联系。要实现的项目目标包括：(1)北达科他州公司向联邦SBIR和STTR计划提交的更多申请；(2)实施理科硕士学位，使学生掌握在较小公司有效所需的一系列技能；(3)加强北达科他州州立大学现有教员的研究计划；(4)开发一个本科短期课程，以刺激创业活动。这些活动旨在提供在北达科他州发展高科技基地所需的人才库，进而为在北达科他州州立大学接受教育的本州学生提供当地就业机会。

This project will implement a comprehensive plan to enhance the role of technology in North Dakota's economy and its educational system. The plan will encourage and assist graduate students in starting up companies. Their new small businesses and existing ones will be tied into the university research community. They will be informed of the federal technology development programs such as the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and assisted in submitting applications. Strong and meaningful links will be forged between engineering and the natural sciences at both the research and pedagogical levels. Project objectives to be accomplished include: (1) increased submissions by North Dakota companies to federal SBIR and STTR programs; (2) implementation of a Master of Science in Technology degree that will equip students with a range of skills needed to be effective in a smaller company; (3) strengthening the research programs of existing faculty at North Dakota State University, and (4) development of an undergraduate short course to stimulate entrepreneurial activity. These activities are intended to provide the talent pool necessary to develop a high technology base in North Dakota and in turn provide local employment opportunities for in-state students educated at the North Dakota State University.