Presentation of Prof. Dane Morgan at the Regional Materials and Manufacturing Network (RM2N) Spring 2016 Symposium.

1. What is the Regional Materials
and Manufacturing Network
(RM2N)?
Prof. Dane Morgan
Department of Materials Sciences
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Milwaukee, WI
May 2, 2016
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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
• Wisconsin is the #2 state in the US for manufactured goods!
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
Increase Access: Portal to available resources
Share Resources: Mechanisms for sharing equipment resources using remote access
• Build Community: Establish and grow networked community to support collaboration
UW-Madison, December 9th, 2013.

6. 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 visit with one of the RM2N campus members

7. Web Portal
equipment
search
wiscmat.org

8. Equipment search Expertise search
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10. 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)

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)

13. State-wide Events:
Provide venues across the state for collaborations with a showcase for
students, campuses and industry

14. 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

15. Lead: Jon McCarthy
(jjmccarthy@wisc.edu)
RM2N Industrial Affiliates: A federated
industrial consortium to benefit WI and
preserve and promote unique expertise on
each campus
Connecting academia, business, and
government in order to:
• Drive academic-industry interactions, e.g.,
internships, research support, and
technology transfer
• Provide workforce for local industry, job
opportunities for students
• Promote collaborative opportunities, e.g.,
collective resources, meetings, proposals

16. Five Focus Groups were held with Industry across the state
to better define industry needs:
Focus Group Participation:
• 31 Companies
• 18 RM2N University Faculty and Staff
members
• Two centers, One Institute in the UW
system.
• Over 150 ideas were generated:
• Listing to industry needs,
• Suggesting New Services to offer
• How to market RM2N

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
Ben Church: church@uwm.edu (414) 229-2825
Jennifer Mihalick: mihalick@uwosh.edu (920) 424-7095
Gokul Gopalakrishnan: gopalakrishg@uwplatt.edu (608) 342-7339
Marlann Patterson: pattersonm@uwstout.edu
Palash Banerjee: palash.banerjee@uwsp.edu (715) 346-4187
Anna Courtier: courtiea@uww.edu (262) 472-7161
To join the RM2N, Industrial Affiliates, or LinkedIn Group
Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu

18. An initial group of has been meeting regularly to help develop the RM2N
Susann Ely
(UW-Madison
sely@wisc.edu
(608) 890-3134
Dane Morgan
(UW-Madison)
ddmorgan@wisc.edu
(608) 265-5879
Jon McCarthy
(UW-Madison)
jjmccarthy@wisc.edu
(608) 890-3134
Tom Kuech
(UW-Madison)
tfkuech@wisc.edu
(608) 263-2922
Marlann Patterson
(UW-Stout)
pattersonm@uwstout.edu
(715) 232-2626
Palash Banerjee
(UW-Stevens Point)
palash.banerjee@uwsp.edu
(715) 346-4187
Doug Dunham
(UW-Eau Claire)
dunhamdj@uwec.edu
(715) 836-5312
Gokul
Gopalakrishnan
(UW-Platteville)
gopalakrishg@uwplatt.edu
(608) 342-7339
Seth King
(UW-La Crosse)
king.seth@uwlax.edu
(608) 785-8671
If you are not an RM2N member – please join! Email Susann Ely sely@wisc.edu
Jennifer
Mihalick
(UW-Oshkosh)
mihalick@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-7095
Anne Courtier
(UW-Whitewater)
courtiera@uww.edu
(262) 472-7161
Ben Church
(UW-Milwaukee)
church@uwm.edu
(414) 229-2825

19. Backup

20. 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