Plant Tour - UCONN's Innovation Partnership Building
Date and Time
Thursday May 9, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Location
UCONN Innovation Partnership Building
159 Discovery Drive
Storrs, CT
Fees/Admission
$25 Per Member
$50 Per Non-Member
Space is limited! Register early!
Registration includes a light dinner.
Description
UConn’s Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) serves as a bridge between industry and UConn’s research capabilities, providing businesses with access to UConn’s incredibly knowledgeable faculty and extensive facilities. The IPB houses 19 centers that focus on four main pillars: Sustainability, Materials, Systems & Manufacturing, and Cybersecurity. Each center within the Innovation Partnership Building is led by a faculty director. These directors actively seek to engage with local industry to drive forward innovation and technology.
During the tour, visitors will have the opportunity to explore one of the best materials characterization labs on the east coast. They will also discover labs that focus on supporting small businesses with prototyping, modeling, and simulation.
Michael DiDonato is the Business Development Manager of UConn’s Innovation Partnership Building. Mike works to connect Connecticut businesses with the impressive research capabilities and high-tech equipment at UConn Tech Park. UConn’s Tech Park focuses on the fields of Energy/Sustainability, Defense/Materials, and Cybersecurity. Startups with a focus in these areas of interest play a special role at the tech park.
Dr. Emmanouil Anagnostou is the Interim Executive Director of the UConn Tech Park. Dr. Anagnostou holds Ph.D. and MSc degrees in Hydrometeorology from the University of Iowa and a diploma in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens.
His research expertise is on remote sensing applications in water resources with focus on hydro-meteorological extremes and the synthesis of sociological and engineering methods to create people-centered solutions to the nexus problem of water, food and energy insecurities and risks. His research uses a systems-based approach that integrates earth observations, models and analytical methods across climate, hydrology, the environment and recently social sciences to reduce climate risks and promote sustainability of water and energy resources.