Economic
Impacts Likely
With Partnership
Ames Research
Center Director Dr. Henry McDonald and San José State University
(SJSU) President Dr. Robert Caret recently signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) to establish a partnership that officials believe
will have a major impact on the economic and social development
of Silicon Valley.
Ames and SJSU
are working together to plan future research and development (R&D),
technology commercialization and education partnerships at Ames
Research Center’s NASA Research Park, according to the terms
of the agreement.
"Our goal
is to develop a world-class, shared-use R&D campus by partnering
with industry, academia and nonprofits in the NASA Research Park,"
McDonald said. "I am delighted to form this partnership with
San José State University to conduct joint research in cutting-edge
technologies and to develop new ideas to improve the region’s
education infrastructure," he said.
"Partnerships
between business, government and education are going to be absolutely
crucial to our future," Caret said. "This partnership
is an example of where we are headed in the next century,"
he said.
"We are
planning MOUs with the University of California at Santa Cruz, Stanford
University and Foothill-DeAnza Community College for R&D collaborations
and educational programs at the NASA Research Park," said Ames
Chief of Development and Communication Michael Marlaire. "San
José State University is an outstanding partner
in the areas of education and workforce development, technology
commercialization, disaster assistance and information technology
research," he said.
"The partners
will work with local colleges, such as Foothill-DeAnza and the National
Hispanic University, to develop the workforce of tomorrow with an
emphasis on underrepresented minority groups," said Dr. Nabil
Ibrahim, San José State University Associate Vice President.
"We will provide hands-on world-class education and training
with some of the valley’s pre-eminent high technology companies
at the NASA Research Park," he said.
Collaborations
will include the development of K-12 science, math, engineering
and technology programs; development of a teacher institute; and
graduate, credential and extended education programs. The agreement
envisions developing information technology for disaster research
and application, including satellite remote sensing, signal processing
and instrumentation. The two organizations will also collaborate
in research involving human factors and information science.
Ames Research
Center is NASA’s leader in information technology, astrobiology
and aerospace operations systems. San José State University
is among the state’s top 10 organizations receiving monetary
awards from NASA.
For more information,
visit http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx
or contact Michael Mewhinney at Ames Research Center, phone: 650/604-3937
or 650/604-9000,
e-mail mewhinney@mail.arc.nasa.gov
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