HPMI: High-Performance Materials Institute CEAM: Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials

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HPMI High-Performance Materials InstituteCEAM
Center of Excellence in Advanced Materials
Ben Wang on Behalf of HPMI CEAM Students, Staff
and Faculty March 25th, 2009
Transforming science and engineering into Florida
products and jobs
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Composites are a 110B industry that keeps
growing

• Super-strong plastics of fiber-reinforced
  polymers
• Lightweight (at least 35 weight reduction ?
  better fuel economy, less dependence on foreign
  energy sources)
• Driver and passenger protection and safety
• Durability and low life cycle cost

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Florida is in a leadership position in key
composite market sectors
Boat building
No. 1 in nation, 18.4B, 100,000 jobs
Aerospace
3rd in nation, 23,000 jobs
Defense
Market Research
Products and Jobs
All top five U.S. defense contractors in FL
Space
Cornerstone of space industry, 4.5B
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A commercialization gap
Innovation leading to products and jobs
Traditional University Role
Innovations to products and jobs
Mass production market
THE TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION PROCESS
Later phases of commercialization
New knowledge creation
Techno-market opportunity creation
Specific product/ process plan
Commercial demonstration/ initial operations