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Earth-Abundant Materials Board of Directors, Joint Center for Deployment and Research in
Exercises the powers of the Joint Center for Deployment and Research in Earth-Abundant Materials (JCDREAM).
Works with the clean technology and transportation industry associations and firms of all sizes to identify the research areas that will benefit the intermediate and long-term economic vitality of Washington's clean technology and transportation industries; Identifies entrepreneurial researchers to join or lead research teams and the steps the UW and WSU will take to recruit and retain such researchers; Assists firms to integrate existing technologies into their operations and aligns the activities of JCDREAM with those of impact Washington to enhance services available to clean technology and transportation firms; Develops internships, on-the-job training, research, and other opportunities and ensure that all students enrolled in programs for clean technology and earth-abundant research and deployment-related curriculum have direct experience with the industry; Assists researchers and firms in safeguarding intellectual property while advancing industry innovation; Develops and strengthens university-industry relationships through promotion of faculty collaboration with industry and sponsor at least one annual symposium focusing on clean energy earth-abundant research and deployment in the state of Washington; Encourages a full range of projects from small research projects that meet the specific needs of a smaller company to large scale, multi-partner projects; Develops non-state support of the center's research activities through leveraging dollars from federal and private for-profit and nonprofit sources; Establishes mechanisms for soliciting and evaluating proposals and for making awards and reporting on technological progress, financial leverage, and other measures of impact; Allocates appropriated seed funds for at least one of four specified areas; Reports biennially to the legislature and the governor about the impact of the center's work on the state's economy and the development of next generation clean energy and transportation technologies in Washington using earth-abundant materials, including performance metrics results, projections of future impact, indicators of its current impact, and ideas for enhancing benefits to the state.
Works with the clean technology and transportation industry associations and firms of all sizes to identify the research areas that will benefit the intermediate and long-term economic vitality of Washington's clean technology and transportation industries; Identifies entrepreneurial researchers to join or lead research teams and the steps the UW and WSU will take to recruit and retain such researchers; Assists firms to integrate existing technologies into their operations and aligns the activities of JCDREAM with those of impact Washington to enhance services available to clean technology and transportation firms; Develops internships, on-the-job training, research, and other opportunities and ensure that all students enrolled in programs for clean technology and earth-abundant research and deployment-related curriculum have direct experience with the industry; Assists researchers and firms in safeguarding intellectual property while advancing industry innovation; Develops and strengthens university-industry relationships through promotion of faculty collaboration with industry and sponsor at least one annual symposium focusing on clean energy earth-abundant research and deployment in the state of Washington; Encourages a full range of projects from small research projects that meet the specific needs of a smaller company to large scale, multi-partner projects; Develops non-state support of the center's research activities through leveraging dollars from federal and private for-profit and nonprofit sources; Establishes mechanisms for soliciting and evaluating proposals and for making awards and reporting on technological progress, financial leverage, and other measures of impact; Allocates appropriated seed funds for at least one of four specified areas; Reports biennially to the legislature and the governor about the impact of the center's work on the state's economy and the development of next generation clean energy and transportation technologies in Washington using earth-abundant materials, including performance metrics results, projections of future impact, indicators of its current impact, and ideas for enhancing benefits to the state.
| Board Website | https://jcdream.org/ |
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| Policy Area | Climate and Energy |
| Governor Appointments | 11 |
| Total Board Positions | 11 |
| Statutory Authority | RCW 28B.156.030 |
| Public Disclosure Required? | No |
| Senate Confirmation Required? | No |
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Member Requirements: The board consists of ten voting members and a non-voting chair. Of the ten voting members, one member must be the dean of Washington State University, one member must be the dean of the University of Washington, one member must represent Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, one member must represent an energy institute at a regional university, one member must represent the community colleges engaged in training of the next generation workforce in the relevant areas, one member must represent large industry companies, one member must represent medium industry companies, one member must represent small industry companies, one member must have professional experience in the fields of national security and energy policy, and one member shall have professional experience in innovation and development of policy to address environmental challenges. The chair shall be a general public member.