Strategic Plan FY06 - FY09
Strategic Plan Contents
II. Program Activities
C. Education
E. Diversity
Appendix A. Baseline Measures for UTCM
II. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
F. Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer Goal:
Availability of research results to potential users in a form that can be directly implemented, utilized, or otherwise applied.
F.1. Baseline Measures
See Appendix A for Technology Transfer Baseline Measures
F.2. Technology Transfer Program Outcome
By the end of the grant period, UTCM research and education programs will have delivered timely information to the people who can use it. This may be in the form of a paper published in a refereed journal, presentation at or sponsorship of a conference, development of a workshop, course, or seminar, or acquisition of patents. Also, newsletters, the website and press releases will have been used to keep interested parties up to date on the programs of the center. Innovative T2 activities will be encouraged and supported by UTCM.
F.3. Planned Activities
The planned T2 programs of the UTCM include activities required by the terms of the UTC grant and activities specific to our center.
During the grant period, UTCM will perform the following required T2 activities:
- An initial and continuing activity for the UTCM will be the development and continuous upkeep of a website. The website will contain, as a minimum, the reporting requirements specified by RITA. Other information may include announcements of scholarships and fellowships that are available or of award notices, announcements for meetings, links to helpful information, calls for problem statements and procurement information, and other articles of interest pertaining to UTCM programs.
- UTCM personnel and researchers will provide technical and educational expertise on mobility issues for USDOT, TxDOT, and other state and local officials and agencies upon request. Because UTCM will seek to be the "go-to" agency for mobility issues, we anticipate increased requests for information and assistance. UTCM will welcome and encourage such requests.
- UTCM personnel and researchers will participate in UTC meetings, and will be available to USDOT for assistance in planning these meetings if desired.
Other T2 activities planned for UTCM may include the following:
- T2 activities will be outlined by PIs as part of their research and education proposals. Projects will not be considered complete until T2 activities are substantially complete.
- Using the communications personnel at TTI, an initial effort of the UTCM will be the development of a logo and a visual theme for the center to create a strong identity and to "brand" the center.
- UTCM will seek opportunities to sponsor or co-sponsor seminars, conferences, symposia, or courses at the local, state, and national level that pertain to mobility issues. The culmination of the grant will be a National Mobility Conference to showcase the state of the art in transportation mobility and to provide an opportunity for interaction in the transportation community.
- At least twice a year, UTCM will issue a newsletter about activities taking place at the center. The newsletter will contain, at a minimum, one example each of research, education, and T2 activities that demonstrate the value of the UTC grant. All newsletters will be posted to the UTCM website for the duration of the grant, and will be in a format suitable for printing. The newsletter may also be distributed in hard copy, electronically, or both, to interested parties.
- Press releases on newsworthy UTCM activities will be utilized to keep the community and interested parties up to date on center programs.
- As described previously, UTCM will sponsor a Transportation Mobility Colloquium on a regular basis that will bring both the academic and professional transportation communities together for a presentation on a selected topic. This will provide an opportunity for technology transfer between departments, colleges and programs with an interest in transportation and may also result in opportunities for collaboration.
Working with The Center for Professional Development (CPD), UTCM will seek opportunities to collaborate on T2 activities. These may include webinars on congestion and mobility topics of UTCM, and short courses for working transportation professionals.
F.4. Performance Indicators
One of the anticipated synergies of the UTCM and SWUTC is the benefit of SWUTC’s experience in collecting and documenting the information needed for performance indicators. This relationship will be utilized to the fullest in meeting the report requirements for UTCM’s grant.
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