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Membership Structure and Operations

Industry Advisory Board (IAB)

• Base membership provides one seat on the IAB
• Recommends research initiatives
• Evaluates research projects and votes on them for funding
• Advises on short-and-long-term needs of industry members
• Collaborates during in-person Center meetings twice per year

Project Proposals

• 1-year research proposals, with an option to extend through IAB vote
• IAB recommends research priorities for each member company
• Proposals submitted by faculty; evaluated and voted upon by IAB

Research Phase

• Ongoing collaboration between interested industry members and researchers
• Mid-term updates on all proposals via interactive poster sessions
• Final research reports published and presented to IAB