The Advantages of Joining EMARC

EMARC provides the mechanisms for technology transfer for its members by offering Annual Symposia, a Visiting Scholar Program, an Industrial Co-op Program, and access to Missouri University of Science and Technology analytical services. These privileges are designed to increase the level of interactions between Missouri University of Science and Technology Faculty and industrial sponsors. In addition, EMARC projects are cost-shared, making more funds available for research.

Reasons why a company should join EMARC include the following:

• Research projects of interest to the company
  
• Access to technologies and services residing in EMARC and at Missouri S&T
  
• Opportunity for company personnel to spend time at Missouri S&T to conduct research
  
• Opportunity to evaluate students as potential employees

 

Membership Types

Project without Membership Fee

Allows cost sharing from EMARC and the Missouri University of Science and Technology without the benefits of a full-membership or an associate membership

Full Membership

• Industries can place their personnel at Missouri S&T for up to two man-weeks free of charge
  
• Faculty from EMARC agree to spend at least two days per year at the Industrial site
  
• $2,000 worth of access to the analytical equipment at Missouri S&T

 

Associate Membership

• Industries can place their personnel at Missouri S&T for up to one man-week free of charge
  
• Faculty from EMARC agree to spend at least one day per year at the Industrial site
  
• $1,000 worth of access to the analytical equipment at Missouri S&T

Both the full membership and the associate membership have the privilege of participating in all of the technology transfer activities described as the center's projects, attending, free of charge, our Center-sponsored Symposia including the annual report and Symposia Proceedings.

 

Establishing a Research Program

A research program may be initiated by a corporate sponsor or by Missouri University of Science and Technology academic faculty and staff. The research program is executed following contract negotiations and the establishment of a mutually agreeable research plan.

Research Plan, Contract Negotiations and Execution

Preliminary discussions are normally held between the Faculty Investigator and the sponsor prior to any final contract submission. Discussions may include the reporting of results, costs and billings, publicity, publications, and intellectual properties. Exclusive licensing is typically discussed during these preliminary negotiations in preparation for the University of Missouri Patents and Licensing Office. When formal negotiations are completed the project is established through the department of Externally Sponsored Programs

Publications

The University's policy is to undertake those projects whose results are freely publishable. All precautions are taken to insure compliance with any obligation of confidentiality pertaining to proprietary information. This protection can be accomplished generally without harm to the university's publication rights.

Patents

The University of Missouri recognizes the importance of the rights to inventions. The following is a profile of ownership rights:

• Inventions made solely by employees of the sponsor belong to the sponsor
  
• All inventions, improvements and discoveries conceived and made by University employees belong to the University
  
• Inventions and discoveries made jointly by employees of the University and the Sponsor belong jointly to the parties
  
• In the case where the University does own rights, the option of exclusive or nonexclusive licensing by the sponsor is available