strategic partnerships lee cheatham september 10, 2015
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Strategic PartnershipsLee Cheatham
September 10, 2015
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Brookhaven Lab at a Glance…Established as a National Laboratory in 1947
Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) managesthe Laboratory under contract with the U.S. DOE
BSA is Stony Brook University and Battelle Memorial Institute• And core universities: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Columbia, Cornell
3,000 employees• 500 Grad/Undergrad Student employees; 35,000 student visitors per year
$700M annual budget
5,320 acres with 310 buildings
Major user facility for university and industry researchers• Over 4,000 users per year
Performs fundamental research to innovation, development & commercialization• Energy, nuclear and high energy physics, environmental science, bioscience, and national security
BSA was selected to manage BNL for the next 5 years (with extensions up to 20)
Overview
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Research Leadership
5 National Medals of Science
1 National Medal of Technology
5 Fermi Awards
11 EO Lawrence Awards
2 Wolf Prizes
20 National Academy Members
Leadership
1957 1976 1980 1988 2002 2003 2009
2009 National Medal of Technology
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Brookhaven National LaboratoryResearch Facilities
June 2013
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Commercializing Brookhaven Technology
Anti-reflective coatings for glass, silicon and plastics
Electric Grid Protection provides sub-cycle time response
Sky imaging predict short-term cloud cover for solar generation sites
Technology Transfer
Startup CompaniesSynchroPET, Inc. Green Sulfcrete, LLC
Promising TechnologiesRenewable oilseed crops provide
reliable source of fatty acid for plastics, paints and lubricants
Water shield for surfaces enhances repellency on glass, silicon, plastic
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Commercializing Electric Grid Technology
Northeast Solar Energy Research Center (NSERC)• Test/evaluation facility enables development and integration of
reliable/resilient solar, storage and grid technologies in the NE• Partner with NYSSGC, utilities, and industry
- Integrate PV and energy storage (plus load management) into electrical distribution system
- Design/control micro-grid architectures- Test smart-grid technologies, e.g. inverters, sensors, control systems- Modeling
• $1M NYS ESDC funding for NSERC build-out
Use BNL micro-grid as a distribution lab (AEGIS)• Partner with NYSSGC/SBU• NY State support for grid projects
Accelerate commercialization• Partner with Columbia, Stony Brook, and Cornell
on Proof-of-Concept center – NYSERDA $5M
Energy R&D
First Experiments• NYSERDA-funded study of smart-
grid inverters ($2 M proposed)• Collaboration with EPRI, NYS
Utilities• Engineering Studies - FY14 • First Field Tests at BNL - FY15
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Discovery Park: Brookhaven’s Front Door to Collaboration
Campus Strategy
Laboratory User & Partner Services
Student Education & Public Access
Technology Services
Facility users amenitiesConference/food servicesAdministrative space
Student experience/educationScience Center & Museum
Spin-out company spaceUser experiment prep/analysisEnergy devices testbed
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Office of Strategic Partnerships
Launched January, 2015 with new M&O contract
Purpose is to expand engagement
Research development Technology commercialization Economic development
