Engage 2021 - Imagination for Collaboration: Partnering with Academia

Princeton is exploring different ways to collaborate with many different kinds of external partners. In this session, led by Anthony Boccanfuso of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP), four pairs of partners presented on their unique collaboration, how it came about, how it is currently going, and how it has advanced research and innovation.

Mike Wiley and Tony Williams discussed health research through NJ Health Foundation Grants. Jonathan Becker and Jeremy Adelman discussed open societies and the teaching and research of history through the Global History Lab and the Open Society University Network (OSUN). Hwajung Kang and Andrew Houck discussed quantum science education through IBM’s QURIP program for undergraduates. Sharad Malik and Jason Fung discussed security & privacy education through the Princeton-Intel REU. Finally, all participants joined together for a group Q&A.

This session was part of Engage 2021, Princeton University's 2nd annual innovation and entrepreneurship conference. The conference was live streamed December 1-2, 2021. Engage brings together researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, industry, government and stakeholders from throughout the innovation ecosystem to catalyze the transformation of research into innovations that impact the world. Engage 2021 was hosted by Princeton Innovation and organized by the Office of Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations. https://bit.ly/PrincetonEngage2021PlaylistSummary

Princeton Innovation is the University’s campus-wide initiative to extend the benefits of Princeton discoveries into the world to create solutions for humanity. Princeton Innovation emerges from the University’s commitment to service, research and education.

Session Date and Time: Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 12:15 PM-1:00 PM ET

Speakers: Jeremy Adelman - Henry Charles Lea Professor of History; Cotsen Faculty Fellow, Princeton University

Jonathan Becker - Vice Chancellor, Open Society University Network

Anthony Boccanfuso - President and Chief Executive Officer, University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP)

Jason Fung - Director, Offensive Security Research & Academic Research Engagement, Intel Corporation

Andrew Houck - Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

Hwajung Kang - Education Delivery Program Manager, IBM

Sharad Malik - George Van Ness Lothrop Professor in Engineering; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University

Mike Wiley - Vice President, Foundation Venture Capital Group LLC

Tony Williams - New Ventures Associate, Office of Technology Licensing, Princeton University

This session was organized by the Office of Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations.