Membership Structure and Operations
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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