Dr. J. Paul Robinson, the SVM Professor of Cytomics in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Basic Medical Sciences, is one of six Purdue University researchers receiving a total of nearly $209,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to help their labs commercialize their innovations. The fund is a development program established to support projects that advance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property.
Dr. Robinson holds a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. He is receiving Trask funding for a handheld device for real-time detection of pathogens, toxins, and contaminating chemicals for biodefense and food analysis.
6 Purdue innovators advance their technologies through Trask funding
Six Purdue University researchers have received a total of $208,628 from the Trask Innovation Fund. The fund makes awards twice a year to aid faculty and staff with their patented innovations that are being commercialized through the Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology Commercialization, which is housed in the Convergence Center in Discovery Park District. (Image provided)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Six Purdue University researchers have received a total of $208,628 from the Trask Innovation Fund to help their labs commercialize their innovations.
The fund is a development program established to support projects that advance the commercial value of Purdue intellectual property. The fund makes awards twice a year to aid faculty and staff with their patented innovations that are being commercialized through the Purdue Research FoundationOffice of Technology Commercialization.
ACI Virtual Concrete Convention to Be Held March 28-April 1, 2021
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Concrete Institute announces that the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be held March 28-April 1, 2021. Originally scheduled as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD, USA, this 100% virtual event will provide ease for participation from anywhere around the world while prioritizing attendee safety.
"The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention held last October provided a record-breaking number of attendees the opportunity to participate in our programming," stated Ronald G. Burg, PE, Executive Vice President, American Concrete Institute. "For this coming March, we've assembled a lineup featuring hundreds of the industry's brightest speakers sharing industry-leading information on a diverse offering of concrete materials, design, construction, and repair topics. Registered attendees to the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be presented with 5 days packed full of live presentations, expert discussions, committee meetings, virtual networking opportunities, and more."
It's No April Fools - ACI Announces Dates for the Spring Convention
The 2021 ACI Concrete Convention this spring is now virtual. The ACI Virtual Concrete Convention is planned for March 28 to April 1, 2021
January 7, 2021
The American Concrete Institute announces that the ACI Virtual Concrete Convention will be held March 28-April 1, 2021. Originally scheduled as an in-person event in Baltimore, MD, USA, this 100% virtual event will provide ease for participation from anywhere around the world while prioritizing attendee safety.
This follows with the Institute's earlier news this week on ACI Member benefits, providing free access to all ACI University live webinars, free access to 260+ on-demand courses, and unlimited access to the Institute’s practices (including all ACI guides and reports) and symposium volumes.