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Aug. 21 Workshop to Help Tech Companies with Federal Grants
Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology is teaming with the Technology Commercialization Center and NASA to advise regional technology companies on how best to apply for grants from the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Programs. The all-day event will be hosted by the National Institute of Aerospace in Hampton on Friday, August 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A primary agenda focus will be on ways to make SBIR/STTR proposals compelling and competitive. For more information, go here and to register, click here.
Robotic Boats to Compete in Virginia Beach
College students from the United States and Canada will vie for $20,000 in prizes June 18 – 21 at the Founder’s Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach during the second annual International Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition. The small lake on the Founder’s Inn property will be turned into the site of a simulated shipwreck of a passenger-filled ferryboat awaiting rescue. Student-built robotic craft will be challenged to navigate a treacherous series of reefs to dock with the sinking ferry to save passengers and fend off attacking pirates. For more on the competition, including a schedule and links to team websites, go here.
Unmanned Systems Focus of June 26 Sensors Forum
A half-day forum will zero in on state-of-the-art sensors for robotics and unmanned systems. The event will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26 at the Virginia Modeling & Simulation Center on 1030 University Blvd. in Suffolk. Keynote presenters and academic and government panelists will discuss current and future sensor-system technology requirements. Early registration pricing is $45, with a reduced admission rate of $25 for student, academic and government attendees. To register go here.
NASA and NIA Announce Moon Design Team Competitors
Fifteen teams have made it to the finals of a competition co-sponsored by NASA and the National Institute of Aerospace. The contest challenged university students to consider conditions astronauts will face returning to the moon, then design projects that could become part of real lunar exploration. The winners will compete against one another at the 2009 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage Forum in Cocoa Beach, Fla. on June 1-4. Learn more here.
Meeting to Discuss How to Protect and Leverage Intellectual Property
The second in a series of six events intended to educate area entrepreneurs will take place on Thursday, May 15 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the Founders Inn at 5641 Indian River Road in Virginia Beach. Intellectual property protection is the focus of the gathering. Topics will include business and legal strategies to maximize value, patent prosecution and litigation, and proactive risk-management solutions. Reservations are $15 per person, payable in advance. For more information and to register, click here.
"Scratch Day" Organizers Hope to Spur Creativity and Collaboration
Scratch, a new programming language that makes it easy to create interactive stories, animations, games, music and art, is coming to Hampton Roads. Teachers and students age 10 and older are invited to celebrate "Scatch Day" at Norfolk State University on Saturday, May 16. The six-hour event is free but requires registration. To learn more about Scratch, go here. To register for NSU’s Scratch Day, go here.
Tech Nite 2009
Hampton Roads' annual recognition of regional technology accomplishment, Tech Nite, will take place the evening of May 7 from 5:30 to 9:30 at the Westin Hotel in the Virginia Beach Town Center. Awardees will include area companies, individuals, entrepreneurs and the notable innovations of the past year. Registration deadline is Monday, May 4. For more info go here.
Entrepreneurs, Meet "Angel" Investors
On April 29, entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to make their funding case to a panel of "angel" investors at a "Live Fire!" event hosted by the College of William & Mary. The gathering is one of three across the state where companies submit business plans in advance to qualify for a face-to-face presentation to garner startup financial support. Admission is $20 for most attendees, with a special student fee of $10. "Live Fire!" will run from 1:30 to 4:30 pm at William & Mary’s Alumni House at One Alumni Drive. For more information and to register, click here.
Three-Day Event to Highlight Federal-Sector Opportunities
Norfolk State University will host the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Conference April 26-28 at the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center. The three-day event will bring together more than 400 representatives from the HBCU community and the business, industry, federal and private sectors. Attendees will be able to interact with federal agency representatives and learn about proposal development, grants and contracts, fellowships, internships and other initiatives of interest. To learn more go here and here. To register, click here.
Interdisciplinary Sciences the Theme of Hampton University Symposium
Hampton University's School of Science is hosting the 14th Annual Student Research Day Symposium on April 10, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the HU Student Center Ballroom. This year's theme will be "Enhancing Life through Interdisciplinary Sciences." The symposium will emphasize the need to increase the number of minorities involved in scientific endeavor and will focus on HU undergraduate and graduate-student studies. High school and elementary school students will be able to review a variety of HU projects and explore educational and research opportunities. Additional information can be found here.
Technology’s Impact on Black Families Explored in Upcoming Conference
Technology’s impact on the black family will be the focus of an event hosted by Hampton University's School of Engineering and Technology. The 31st Annual Conference on the Black Family will be held on the HU campus on March 18-20, with sessions exploring a variety of topics. Among the areas discussed will be relationships, patterns of worship, transportation systems, and the “built” environment. Additional information can be found here.
Tomorrow’s Building Blocks: Biologically Inspired Materials?
Join Virginia Tech’s Dr. Donald J. Leo on March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Virginia Air & Space Center in Hampton to learn how Nature is becoming the template for a host of emerging materials that could prove superior to their engineered counterparts. Such "biomimetics" may soon change the way airplanes are made and medical devices are manufactured. As part of the Sigma Series of public lectures jointly sponsored by NASA Langley Research Center and the Air & Space Center, Dr. Leo's presentation is free and open to the public. For more information call 757.727.0900 or visit here.
Attend the Bioscience Sensors Conference on Feb. 17
The Research Partnership is joining the Hampton Roads Technology Council to co-sponsor "Sensors in BioScience – from Research to Products," a half-day gathering that will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Virginia Modeling & Simulation Center on 1030 University Blvd. in Suffolk. The event will highlight research currently underway and will feature opportunities for collaborative funding of several advanced development projects. To register and for more information, go here.
First Bioscience Steering Committee Meeting of 2009
Calendar year 2009’s first meeting of the Bioscience Cluster Steering Committee occurred on February 3rd in space provided by the City of Norfolk’s Economic Development Department. Cluster leader Bill Wasilenko of Eastern Virginia Medical School chaired the gathering. Among the agenda items discussed were research and development efforts at LifeNet Health, an updated status of Hampton University’s Proton Beam Therapy Facility and a detailed description of the wet-lab space available at ODU’s Innovation Park. To learn more, go here.
Tired Iron: The Monitoring of Structural Health
Buildings buckle. Bridges collapse. Airplane wings crack. Ships break in two.
All are examples of “tired iron,” the result of accumulated stresses and strains that can cause seemingly solid structures and components to suddenly fail.
How can available technology be enlisted to detect and prevent such disasters from occurring? What about new equipment? Can emerging technologies diagnose corrosion and structural fatigue? What kind of sensors and sensor systems are needed?
That’s what attendees will discover during the forum “Tired Iron: the Monitoring of Structural Health.” The event will be held on May 22 at the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) in Hampton, Virginia. Featured speakers include representatives from NASA, Northrop Grumman, Luna Innovations and the College of William & Mary who will discuss advances in materials-fatigue analysis and mitigation.
Also scheduled is an NIA update on current activities and a brief presentation from local firm Applied EM Inc.
What: Tired Iron: The Monitoring of Structural Health
Where: National Institute of Aerospace
100 Exploration Way
Hampton, VA 23666
757.325.6700
When: May 22, 2008
Time: 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Wireless Technologies
On March 12, the National Center for Applied Sensor Science and Technology and the Center for Gaming and Simulation, both at Norfolk State University, joined with the Hampton Roads Research Partnership to conduct a workshop on wireless technologies for professionals from both academia and industry.
The workshop provided a whole-day refresher session to help attendees orient research and development to match market needs and future trends. Participants were briefed about emerging technologies, innovations and potential breakthroughs.
Two afternoon hands-on sessions afforded participants practical experience in wireless security and radio-frequency identification, or RFID. Keynote speakers addressed the impact of wireless advancements on current industrial standards.
To learn more about NSU’s Center for Gaming and Simulation, click here and navigate to page 7 once the PDF file opens:
Corporate Connections Event
Helping individual proprietors and small-to-medium businesses identify the path to technology success will be the focus of an April 9 business roundtable. more
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