Community Engagement Programs

The University of Nevada, Reno-DRI Technology Transfer Office (TTO) has instituted several new programs to engage the community in an effort to enhance technology transfer, economic development, and the relationship between the institutions and the local business community.

Industry/Faculty Partnering Clinic
Faculty Partners | Clinic Syllabus
Technology transfer can be greatly enhanced if faculty are working to solve problems that are relevant to businesses. Traditionally, however, faculty can have little contact with industry and the challenges they face.  The faculty/industry partnering clinic seeks to initiate a dialogue between faculty and relevant industries. Under the guidance of a volunteer community mentor, an intern, who may be a student in the faculty member's lab, and the faculty member identify industrially-relevant areas of expertise and develop a short presentation geared toward industry. Relevant companies are identified, for instance through the mentor's network, and engaged.

Industry on Campus
As a further effort to educate faculty as to industry needs, and to help industry indentify suitable institutional faculty to partner with, periodic meetings are held between a business and relevant institutional faculty.  At the meeting, typically over breakfast or lunch, selected faculty and industry representatives share brief overviews of their technology interests with time for group discussion.

Community Support Network
The TTO appreciates the collective expertise of our local community. Harnessing that expertise can greatly help us in assessing new technologies and identifying potential licensees and collaborators. The TTO is looking to build a network of community members willing to periodically review brief technology summaries and provide very brief feedback on the value proposition of the technology or whether the member has any contacts who might have interest in moving the technology to the market place.

Join Us!
We welcome any assistance you can provide. Please sign yourself or your company up for any of the above programs by clicking the button to the right.

We look forward to working with you!