Description of the Regional Materials and Manufacturing Network; it's goals and outreach. Presented at the 2015 RM2N Symposium.

1. What is the Regional Materials
and Manufacturing Network
(RM2N)?
Prof. Tom Kuech
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Eau Claire, WI
September 21, 2015
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2. • Increase collaboration
among regional academic institutions
• Support regional industry
easy access to materials resources
engaging industry to support those resources
• Equipment access
provide increased equipment access
distributed equipment network
• Establish a unified network
for teaming on grants
developing state support
• Promote Wisconsin and the region
as a leader in materials
A network to drive materials science and development in Wisconsin
and beyond
The RM2N is a collaborative network of UW-system schools and
industrial partners to

3. • UW system
13 four-year, 13 two-year,
and UW-extension
180k students
$6b budget, with extensive
materials centered programs and research
• Industry
Dozens of innovative companies developing
next-generation materials technologies
• Materials Infrastructure
Hundreds of millions of dollars of materials
infrastructure in academia and industry
A Regional Materials Network helps us more fully realize our potential.

4. • Goal
Help participants learn about
each other’s resources and needs.
Formulate a roadmap for establishing
the Regional Materials Network.
• Attendees
57 registered attendees from a range of UW system schools
(e.g., UW-Madison, UW-Stout, UW-Platteville, UW-Milwaukee)
companies and institutions (e.g., the USDA Forest Products Laboratory).
• Recommendations
Portal to available resources
Practical mechanism for sharing equipment resources using remote access
UW-Madison, December 9th, 2013.

5. Increase collaboration
State-wide Events:
Provide venues across the state for collaborations within a showcase for
students, campuses and industry

6. AND … Upcoming RM2N Events
Education-Outreach Workshop
Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, 9:00 am-3:00 pm • UW-Madison
Workshop goals:
1) Share knowledge of existing education/outreach efforts of RM2N members and partners
2) Discuss potential benefits of an education/outreach network that links RM2N institutions and
partners
3) Explore possible structures and goals of an RM2N educational outreach network
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Find out more at wiscmat.org or by visiting the RM2N or MRSEC tables today.

7. Increase collaboration
Web Portal
User-friendly, easy-to-navigate
web portal for sharing ideas
data and tools among
materials researchers
and industry.
wiscmat.org
Find out more at wiscmat.org or
by visiting the RM2N table for a test drive!

8. Web Portal
equipment
search
wiscmat.org
Increase Access

9. Web Portal
expertise
search
wiscmat.org
Increase Access

10. LinkedIn Group
• Member-only group
• Communicate to
materials stakeholders
across the RM2N
network
• Post talks, workshops,
funding opportunities,
jobs, internship
opportunities,
important events, …
If you are not in the LinkedIn Group – please join!
Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu

11. Remote Access and
Networked Data
Cloud delivery of data and data
analysis applications for key
materials characterization
equipment
Lead: Paul Voyles
(voyles@engr.wisc.edu)

12. Remote Access and
Networked Data
Cloud delivery of data and data
analysis applications for key
materials characterization
equipment
Lead: Paul Voyles
(voyles@engr.wisc.edu)

13. RM2N Industrial Affiliates
A federated industrial consortium to
benefit WI and preserve and
promote unique expertise on each
campus
• Share best practices
• Promote collective resources
• Collaborate on larger/higher
impact events
Lead: Jon McCarthy
(jjmccarthy@wisc.edu)

14. RM2N Industrial Affiliates
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Connecting academia, business, and government in order
to:
• Create a network of Industrial Outreach
Organizations/local Consortia at Wisconsin-based
System Universities, Colleges and Technical Colleges
• Drive academic-industry interactions, e.g., internships,
research support, and technology transfer
• Provide workforce for local industry, job opportunities
for students

15. RM2N and RM2N Industrial Affiliates
Cooperative Efforts
• Making WI academic resources more accessible to industry
– Web portal for expertise, equipment, contacts
– Greater access to whole system through local contacts
• Hosting meetings with both WI schools and industry
– Developing industry funded research
– Enhancing technology transfer
– Creating opportunities for student recruiting at internship and employee level
• Supporting discussion and communication between WI schools about best
practices and opportunities with respect to industry relations.
• Providing and integrated academic-industry network
– Enable communication for developing large initiatives, e.g., to state and
federal government
– Provide a forum for initiating complex and novel collaborations through
workshops, email lists, etc.
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If you are not an affiliate member – please join!
Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu

16. An initial group of has been meeting regularly to help develop the RM2N
Susann Ely
(UW-Madison)
Dane Morgan
(UW-Madison)
New Enthusiast
(Cool Place)
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Jon McCarthy
(UW-Madison)
Tom Kuech
(UW-Madison)
Marlann Patterson
(UW-Stout)
Palash Banerjee
(UW-Stevens Point)
Nidal Abu-Zahra
(UW-Milwaukee)
Doug Dunham
(UW-Eau Claire)
Gokul Gopalakrishnan
(UW-Plateville)
Seth King
(UW-La Cross)
If you are not an RM2N member – please join!
Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu

17. Thank You for Your Attention
Questions? Please contact us
Doug Dunham: dunhamdj@uwec.edu (715) 836-5312
Seth King: king.seth@uwlax.edu (608) 785-8671
Jon McCarthy: jjmccarthy@wisc.edu (608) 890-3134
Dane Morgan: ddmorgan@wisc.edu, (608) 265-5879
Tom Kuech: tfkuech@wisc.edu, (608) 263-2922
Nidal Abu-Zahra: nidal@uwm.edu, (414) 229-2668
Gokul Gopalakrishnan: gopalakrishg@uwplatt.edu, (608) 342-7339
Marlann Patterson: pattersonm@uwstout.edu
Palash Banerjee: palash.banerjee@uwsp.edu
To join the RM2N, Industrial Affiliates, or LinkedIn Group
Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu