Partnering with Federal Labs

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1 Partnering with Federal Labs for SBIR Support and Development Terry Maynard Office of Technology Transfer (630)

2 Topics Fit and Federal Labs Argonne Quick Facts Science and Engineering Programs Unique, World Class User Facilities Argonne Technology Initiatives Partner with Argonne... or the Federal Lab with the best Fit 2

3 Fit and National Labs FIT??? Scientists Who are the Lab experts in your technical area? Are they a fit for what you want to do technically, etc.? Technology User Facilities Which programs does the Lab have in your technology area of interest or need? Is there IP for license? What are the terms? Which Lab user facilities can you use to advance your product/business? How do you access them? 3

4 Quick Facts Founded 1943; National Laboratory 1946 Managed by UChicago Argonne, LLC for DOE About 2,900 employees; 5,000+ outside users Budget approimately $475M 1,500-acre campus 25 mi southwest of Chicago Broad R&D portfolio Government and Industry research sponsors 4

5 Basic & Applied Science and Engineering Programs in: Materials and chemical sciences and engineering High energy, nuclear, and atomic physics Multidisciplinary nanoscience and nanotechnology Structural biology, functional genomics, and bioinformatics Environmental science, technology, and assessment Check this Web Page for a Complete Listing of Divisions Transportation technology Computer science and applied mathematics Computational science Design, development, and evaluation of advanced nuclear energy systems and proliferation-resistant nuclear fuel-cycle technologies 5

6 User Facility: Advanced Photon Source US s most brilliant hard x-ray beams Materials science, chemistry, biology, protein crystallography, earth and environmental science, physics More than 3,000 users each year Innovative X-ray instrumentation and operating modes In-situ conditions for experiments 6

7 User Facility: Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS) Pulsed thermal and cold neutron beams Materials science, chemistry, biology, physics, geology, nuclear science, engineering sciences 13 instruments 250+ users/visitors per year Complementary to hard x-rays at APS Instrumentation and user-community development for Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) being built at Oak Ridge 7

8 User Facility: Center for Nanoscale Materials Lithography Self-Assembly Nanomagnetism Nano- Photonics Bio-Inorganic Interface Characterization Computation: Virtual Fab Lab Nanocrystalline Diamond Complex Oxides One of DOE s five new Nanoscale Science Research Centers State-of-the-art facilities and instrumentation; Exploiting X-Ray Brightness of Advanced Photon Source and Neutrons of Intense Pulsed Neutron Source Non-Proprietary and Proprietary Research 8

9 5,000+ Faculty, Student and Industrial Users and Collaborators Nationwide 2 Number of Users 100 or more 31 to to 30 9

10 Major Initiatives at Argonne Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (see Center for Nanoscale Materials) Bioscience Advanced Computing Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Hydrogen Research and Development Homeland Security 10

11 Bioscience Foci: structural biology, functional genomics, bioinformatics Major facilities: Structural Biology Center at APS Structure determination Midwest Center for Structural Genomics High-throughput analyses APS, IPNS, Neutrons and x-rays Technical capabilities Computing Simulations and modeling Nanotechnology Self-assembly, Robotics High-throughput New directions: bioinformatics and functional genomics 11

12 Advanced Computing National Programs: Grid Computing: Globus, GridFTP Scalable numerical tools: PETSc Parallel computing: MPI, MPICH, Jumpshot Advanced visualization: mmural, AccessGrid Advanced Computing Initiative Data-intensive science/advanced Grid technologies Bioinformatics, APS CATs, RIA/LHC, Complex systems science Whole-cell modeling Virtual Fab Lab/nanoscience: self-assembly Petaflop computing TeraGrid facility (NSF)/DOE Computing Initiative 12

13 Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle Demonstrate closed nuclear fuel cycle that consumes potential weapons material and simplifies nuclear waste storage requirements Treat spent nuclear fuel on a pilot-plant scale to extract remaining 98% of available energy Separate short-lived fission products from spent fuel for geological repository Recycle U, Pu, and minor actinides and consume in reactor fuel Address key concerns of the public Ensure that the disposition and management of spent fuel and nuclear waste is safe and environmentally acceptable Keep nuclear materials from diversion to weapons or terrorist use Provide energy that is safe, greenhouse-gas-free, and economically competitive International partnership involving governments, industry, labs, and universities is forming now 13

14 Hydrogen Research and Development Research Programs: Fuel Cells Sensors Storage Economic Modeling Membrane Separation Catalysis Materials Characterization 14

15 Homeland Security Expertise, knowledge, technologies, and specialized research facilities developed over decades for other purposes Nuclear Chemical and biological Systems-level risk analyses Emergency preparedness and response DETECT COMMUNICATE REACT RESPOND MITIGATE PREVENT NEUTRALIZE 15

16 Exploit Argonne's Capabilities Argonne welcomes collaborations, please see the Argonne home page, to determine fit Find an Argonne program and/or researcher ANL website search or contact Office of Tech Transfer: Determine if Argonne can do the work You and the Argonne scientist decide on work plan and budget Execute a sponsored or collaborative research agreement Thank you for Considering Argonne 16