NSF I-Corps Hub (Track 2): Great Plains Region

NSF I-Corps 中心（轨道 2）：大平原地区

• 批准号: 2229452
• 负责人: Alan Kallmeyer
• 金额: $ 1400万
• 依托单位: North Dakota State University Fargo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-01-01 至 2027-12-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2229452&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NSF; Corps; Hub; Track; Great

The broader impact/commercial potential of this I-Corps Hubs: Great Plains Region project is the development of a regional network of university-based inventors and entrepreneurs within the framework of rural America to accelerate the translation of federally funded research into technology solutions that benefit society, enhance commercialization, and create economic growth. The Great Plains Region presents an opportunity to utilize I-Corps best practices to jumpstart the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by implementing structured and formal systems among the geographically dispersed Hub institutions to increase the flow of information and opportunities. Deep technology researchers from across Hub member institutions will be recruited to explore commercial opportunities based on their scientific discoveries and identify potential pathways to market. The Hub will initially go through a readiness phase to acquire the knowledge to succeed operationally in providing regional I-Corps training to Hub members and others in the Great Plains community. In addition, a foundation will be laid to connect teams and projects to the people, organizations, and resources needed to complete the development and scale the impact of the discoveries. The Hub also will prioritize broadening participation including partnering with Tribal Colleges and Universities. Underrepresented groups and underserved minorities, including Native Americans, will be recruited and offered enriching programming for professional development and community building. This I-Corps Hubs project is based on the development of a curriculum that integrates scientific inquiry and industrial discovery in an inclusive, data-driven culture powered by rigor, relevance, and evidence. This Hub project will prepare and build a culture and infrastructure for this curriculum that has most often been implemented in urban tech ecosystems. Implementation of I-Corps in the Great Plains will seek to identify specific factors that make I-Corps training in the region unique, which may lead to beneficial and generalizable insights that could benefit the almost 20% of US citizens that live in rural settings, most of which are agriculturally based. Fostering innovation in the agricultural and agriculture technology sectors within the Great Plains Region may become even more important as global events threaten the food supply. Anticipated outcomes of I-Corps training include the development of an entrepreneurial mindset in the scientists and engineers who participate, leading them to better focus their research directions using economic drivers. The initial eight partner universities who together form this I-Corps Hub, will increase regional connections and the sharing of challenges and success stories, as well as regional development and economic impact.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.

I-Corps Hubs：大平原地区项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是在美国农村框架内开发一个由大学发明家和企业家组成的区域网络，以加速将联邦资助的研究转化为受益的技术解决方案大平原地区提供了一个利用 I-Corps 最佳实践的机会，通过在地理上分散的中心机构之间实施结构化和正式的系统来启动该地区的创业生态系统，以增加信息和机会的流动。 。深的该中心将招募来自各中心成员机构的技术研究人员，根据他们的科学发现探索商业机会，并确定潜在的市场途径。该中心将首先经历一个准备阶段，以获取成功地为地区性 I-Corps 提供培训的知识。此外，还将奠定基础，将团队和项目与完成开发和扩大发现的影响所需的人员、组织和资源联系起来。参与，包括与部落学院合作和大学将招募包括美洲原住民在内的代表性不足的群体和服务不足的少数群体，并为其提供丰富的专业发展和社区建设项目，该项目的基础是开发将科学探究和工业发现融为一体的课程。 ，以严谨性、相关性和证据为动力的数据驱动文化。该中心项目将为该课程准备和建立一种文化和基础设施，该课程通常在大平原的城市技术生态系统中实施。识别I-Corps 培训在该地区具有独特性，这可能会带来有益且可推广的见解，使生活在农村地区的近 20% 的美国公民受益，其中大多数以农业为基础，促进农业和农业领域的创新。随着全球事件威胁粮食供应，大平原地区的农业技术部门可能变得更加重要，I-Corps 培训的预期成果包括培养参与的科学家和工程师的创业思维，使他们更好地集中研究。使用经济驱动因素的方向。八所合作​​大学共同组成了这个 I-Corps 中心，将加强区域联系并分享挑战和成功故事，以及区域发展和经济影响。该奖项是 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。