VIMS-Industry Partnership
With the support and assistance of the Commonwealth Secretary of Commerce and Trade, William and Mary established the VIMS-Industry Partnership Committee in December 2003 to advise the Director of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) on the development of long-term partnerships with industry and steps to improve collaborative research and technology transfer. In 2010 the Committee includes some 20 VIMS participants, 10 representatives from the main William and Mary campus, some 30 industry participants from over 20 companies, the Gloucester County Director of Economic Development, and representatives from the Hampton Roads Research Partnership, NASA and the Office of Naval Research.
The partnership has focused on marine sensors (particularly anti-body based chemical sensors), the deployment of observation platforms in the Chesapeake Bay, autonomous underwater vehicles, modeling and simulation of storm surges, and the Chesapeake Bay algae project (ChAP) which is researching the growth of algae on substrates in marine environments and conversion into fuels. The partners have collaborated in SBIRS, federal contracts, and numerous grants from state and federal agencies. Some partners have made gifts of equipment to VIMS to advance research. Partners in the ChAP project have received $1 million in research funding from Statoil, Norway's leading energy company.
During quarterly meetings, partners brief each other on their major research interests. Partners then pursue collaborative discussions in smaller groups focused on specific proposals. Notes and most presentations from the quarterly meetings are provided below. If you are interested in attending future meetings, please contact [[llsled,Leonard Sledge]].
VIMS Industry Partnership Meeting Notes
Next Meeting - Friday, October 12, 2012 at 10:00AM (Room A/B, Waterman's Hall)
Meeting Notes - Friday, May 25, 2012
Meeting Notes - Friday, February 17, 2012
| Paul Panetta: | Acoustic Measurements of Oil Droplet Size and Sediment Characterization |
| Vic Chatigny: | Wave Energy for Powering Science |
| Todd Nelson: | Worms, Waves and Water Quality (Part 1) Worms, Waves and Water Quality (Part 2) |
| Harry Wang: | The Large Domain and High Resolution Storm Surge / Inundation Simulation in the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts |
Meeting Notes - Friday, October 7, 2011
Meeting Notes - Friday, May 20, 2011
| Mark Patterson: | New Initiatives of the Autonomous Systems Lab |
| Susan Patterson: | Threats Posed by Autonomous Systems to Ports and Harbors |
| Dave Marsell: | Measurement Specialties |
| Waldy Wisniewski: | Microbotics - Company Introduction |
Meeting Notes - Friday, February 18, 20111
| Harry Wang: | Storm Surge and Inundation Modeling for Nor'easter Event in the Chesapeake Bay and Super Regional Test Bed |
| Ben Francisco: |
EM Solutions |
| Bill Bean: | James City County Business and Technology Incubator |
| Troy Hartley: | Virginia Sea Grant Program Request for Proposals |
| Dave Garver: | Synovision Systems |
Meeting Notes - Friday, October 29, 2010
| Ron Monark: |
Mason School of Business Entrepreneurship Center |
| Steve Kaattari: |
Immunosensors - New Applications, Technologies, and Future Collaborations |
| Gene Tracey: |
Chesapeake Algae Project (ChAP) Update |
| Joe Rose: | Coastal Precast Systems |
| Part 1 | |
| Part 2 | |
| Part 3 | |
| Mark Shmorhun: | Applied Process Technology International, LLC |
Meeting Notes - Friday, July 23, 2010
| Tom Harris: |
Algal Toxins of the Chesapeake Bay |
| David Spencer: | Mapping Coastal Dead Zones Through Collaborative Remote Sensing and In Situ Observations |
| Tucker Pierce: |
Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System |
Meeting Notes - Friday, May 21, 2010
| Gene Tracy: |
Chesapeake Algae Project: Update and Site Selection Issues |
| Bill Bean: |
James City County Business and Technology Incubator |
Meeting Notes - Friday, February 12, 2010
| Lee Beach: | Hampton Roads' Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy |
| Troy Hartley: |
Virginia Sea Grant Seed Research Awards |
| Mark Patterson: | Robotics Workshop Update |
Meeting Notes - Friday, October 30, 2009
| Dennis Manos: | An Integrated Research Program for Algal Energy and Environmental Remediation |
| Mitch Thompson: |
Measurement Specialties |
| Part 1 | |
| Part 2 | |
| Part 3 | |
| Harry Wang: |
WeatherFlow History and Evolution |
| David Forrest: | A Realtime Forecasting System for the Chesapeake |
| Bay Tributaries: Interoperability and Metadata for Automation |
Meeting Notes - Friday, July 24, 2009
| Mike Unger: |
Antibody-based Chemical Sensor Development at VIMS: Basic and Applied Research |
Meeting Notes - Friday, May 22, 2009
| Neil Rondorf: | Offshore Wind: Virginia's Largest Cost-Effective, Commercially Available, Renewable Energy Resource |
| Elizabeth Canuel and Emmett Duffy: |
An Integrated Research Program for Algal Energy and Environmental Remediation at VIMS/W&M |
| Part 1 | |
| Part 2 | |
| Part 3 |
Meeting Notes - February 13, 2009
| Susan Patterson: | C.A.V.I.A.R. Update |
Meeting Notes - December 12, 2008
| Chris Machut: | Netarus, LLC Presentation on SCInterface |
Meeting Notes - October 17, 2008
| Bill Bean and Lyle Varnell: | SBIR Funding Opportunities |
| Joe Heyman: | Luna Innovations, Partnership Opportunities with VIMS |
| Ben Francisco: | Werner Anderson Defining Modeling and Simulation |
Meeting Notes - August 1, 2008
| Mike Unger: | Elizabeth River and Hess Oil Project |
| Rick Lally: | Oceana Sensors Update |
| Susan Patterson: | C.A.V.I.A.R. - Robot Ventures |
| Carl Friedrichs: | Update on CHSD Observing System Efforts |
| Dave Marsell: | Pressure Systems |
Meeting Notes - February 29, 2008
| John Wells: | 2008 VIMS General Assembly Update |
| John Wells: | 2008-10 VIMS Budget Request Background |
| John Wells: | VIMS Concrete Pier Amendment |
Meeting Notes - December 14, 2007
| John van Rosendale: | HPC Infrastructure Improvements |
| John van Rosendale: | Modeling and Simulation at William and Mary |
Meeting Notes - October 5, 2007
| Iris Anderson Presentation: | Chesapeake Bay Initiative Update |
| Mike Unger Presentation: | Antibody-Based Chemical Sensor Development at VIMS |
| John Boone Presentation: | Jamestown Flood Management Project |
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