US Coast Guard RDC New London, CT FLC NE Regional Fall Meeting Sep May Robert M. Braun, Northeast Region Coordinator Day 2 - Welcome

The FLC Northeast Region consists of all the New England states, New York, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, with approximately 35 member R&D laboratories. These laboratories represent a variety of agencies (i.e., Departments of Commerce, Energy, Defense, Transportation, etc.). The mission of the FLC is to add value to the federal agencies, laboratories, and their partners to accomplish the rapid integration of research and development resources within the mainstream of the U.S. economy

Day 1USCG RDT&E New London, CTDay 1 WednesdaySeptember 10, :00 –9:00 AMBreakfast On Your Own/Sign in 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome to FLC Northeast Regional Fall Meeting, Introduction of new RC. Robert Braun - U. S. Army ARDEC (PICA) Michael Larkin - Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) 9:15 - 9:30FLC National Status UpdateGary Jones - FLC 9:30 – 10:00 Overview of US Coast Guard R&D Center New London, CT Bert Macesker - USCG R&D 10: :15Break 10: :30 FLC - NE National and Regional Awards Program. Results from Last year and plans for this year Michael Larkin - NUWC 10: :30 Fraunhofer intro & interests in collaboration with Federal labs for energy technology. Dr. Prabhakar Singh - Fraunhofer Center for Innovation at UCONN 11:30 - Noon Interests in Federal laboratory energy R&D collaboration and licensing Alexandra Adler - New England Clean Energy Council Johanna Wolfson ‐ Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems Noon-1:00 PM Lunch / NetworkingLunch 1:00 - 1:30 The University’s view of technology transfer with Federal labs Judith Sheft - NJIT 1:30 – 2:00 A small business view of working with Federal Labs via CRADA vs. Contract Dr. Lenore Rasmussen - RasLabs, Inc. 2:00 – 2:30 Commercialization Efforts at the AFRL Information Directorate Franklin Hoke - AFRL 2:30 – 3:00New Technology & T2 developments at BNLMike Furey - Brookhaven National Lab 3:00 – 3:30Break 3:30 – 5:00Tour of USCG RDT&E New London, CTAll 6:30 PMDinner - Coast Guard Academy O'Club featuring a presentation of the Arctic Shield 2014 trip. All - Please be sure to bring $35 cash for dinner expenses. Day 2USCG RDT&E New London, CTDay 2 ThursdaySeptember 11, :00 – 9:00Breakfast On Your Own / Sign in 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome to Day 2 of FLC Northeast Regional Fall Meeting. Robert Braun - PICA 9:15 – 10:00 The US ecosystem for manufacturing innovation and how Federal labs might play a greater role Sujai Shivakumar - National Research Council 10: :15Break 10:15 – 11:00 Topics from the annual Navy ORTA/Legal meeting Dr. Theresa Baus – NUWC & roundtable 11: :30 Transition of the FLC NE to new leadership and redefinition of the FLC NE goals and mission Robert Braun - Army PICA Michael Larkin - NUWC 11:30 - NoonOpen Forum {Town Hall)All Revision 5/17/ May 20153

20 August Benefits to Industry 1.Better serve government customers. 2.Leverage R&D costs → $B R&D/Ȼ license cost 3.Make use of government facilities (e.g., for product testing) 4.Make use of the expertise of federal scientists and engineers in nearly every discipline 5.Exclusive licenses to government technology may provide a business the needed edge 6.Reduce product development costs, development cycle and time to market. Benefits to Academia and Nonprofits 1.Researchers participate in proposals and joint ventures for R&D grants. 2.Close contact with leading technologists in both government and industry. 3.Provide students with valuable experience and contacts when entering the job market. 4.Leverage R&D Resources

20 August Benefits for State and Local Economic Development 1.Economic development agency efforts benefit by partnering with Federal labs. 2.From education to health to crimefighting and many others, may result in job creation, better products, improved quality of life, and a more positive future for citizens. Benefits to the Government 1.Mission-oriented R&D, leverages dollars when academic or industrial researchers provide needed expertise on collaborative efforts 2.When technology moves out of the laboratories and is put to new uses, the return on R&D investment is improved 3.Speeds the movement of technology to the field 4.Revenue resulting from royalty payments to the Federal laboratory and researchers 5.Strengthens the economy – new products, services

No Longer pursuing STEM as a dedicated activity STEM responsibility has been consolidated in the NSF Harder to justify as being part of the core FLC mission Need to devote available resources to reaching out Economic development authorities Underserved labs Change in Direction 20 August New Outreach Initiatives Fraunhofer Center for Innovation at UCONN US Coast Guard Research & Development Center New York Technology Council New England Clean Energy Council National Research Council

Girl Scout STEM Fair at Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Fourth and fifth graders try their hands at a cryogenics experiment The WAGS (We Are Girl Scouts) Robotics team from the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District in New Jersey shows off their robot 20 August Some 240 Girl Scouts got plenty of hands-on activities and encouragement through this STEM Fair.

20 August FLC in the Advanced Manufacturing Portal Paul Zieleinski will investigate placing the FLC link in the AMP portal. The responsible group is in his organization

Bob Braun Off to retirement- destination TBD 20 August Mike Larkin As of New Years, the new FLC NE Regional Coordinator FLC NE - Change in Leadership