"The Laboratory's Technology Transfer Division (TT) is pleased to be a co-developer of this program," said Donna Smith, TT division leader. "The work from UNM student teams on the commercialization of technology from the Laboratory will augment the data we can already offer the private sector on the value of our technologies. Through its technology licensing programs TT division is dedicated to help create jobs and new businesses in New Mexico and the country."
The program will allow student teams to choose a licensable technology from the Laboratory and propose a project for furthering its commercialization, such as a marketing plan, under the supervision of a UNM professor and with TT division approval. UNM will receive a stipend from the Laboratory to cover the costs of the student assistantships. Supervision of the program at UNM will be handled by CEI, directed by Andres C. Salazar, Professor and Public Service Company of New Mexico Chair in Microsystems, Commercialization and Technology.
"We are happy that Los Alamos has decided to participate in this technology commercialization program with UNM," said Anderson Schools of Management Dean and Professor Charles Crespy. "It provides a challenging way for ASM students to assist in the transfer of world-class licensable technologies from the Laboratory."
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.