CTR 2025 Badge Workshop on
Intellectual Property and Value Creation in
Translational Research
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Brief description: The workshop focused on translating academic research into practical applications through translational research and innovation partnerships. As part of a reverse pitch session to educate NJIT students and faculty, several startup companies presented their technologies and funding needs across various sectors, including bio-based materials, augmented reality, and environmental solutions. Participants engaged in a simulation exercise to evaluate and invest in these companies. The discussion concluded with an extensive examination of intellectual property protection strategies, emphasizing the importance of early invention disclosures, clear agreements, and cultural shifts toward innovation in academic research.
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CTR Workshop on
Translational Research and Technology Innovations for PFAS Decontaminations
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From left: Senator Paul Sarlo, Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, Attendees at the Atrium Campus Center at NJIT
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Senator Paul Sarlo delivered a passionate and pragmatic message rooted in his unique background as both an alumnus of NJIT and a seasoned engineer. He praised NJIT for preparing graduates who not only understand technical challenges but also possess the soft skills needed to engage with clients, regulators, and the public.
Assemblywoman Lisa Swain brought both urgency and empathy to her remarks, framing PFAS as not just an environmental issue but a deeply personal and public health crisis.
With more than a hundred attendees at the NJIT Atrium, from Environmental engineers and Translational researchers, together we are committed to solving real-world challenges through translational research.
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URI Undergraduate Summer Research and Innovation Symposium
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URI programs provide students opportunities to learn necessary and important skills to research and innovate to take a leadership role in society. These programs are designed to help students develop vision and strategic planning skills to address current and forthcoming global challenges. As STEM initiative is now appropriately complemented with arts (called STEAM) to effectively develop an engaging perspective in design and also understanding the socio-economic impact, the URI programs are interdisciplinary and available to students from all majors, encouraging them to network and learn skills to understand diversity and teamwork through peer interactions. URI programs also allow students to understand current and future needs and challenges of high societal impact to find solutions to address them with new products, designs or services in the global market.
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ARTISAN students Konstantina Alamani and Sudiksha Sahu
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Konstantina Alamani just finished her first year at NJIT. She is a member of the Albert Dorman Honors College and is majoring in biology with a concentration in cell biology. Konstantina is interested in translational research because it enables us to apply scientific discoveries directly to impact the lives of others and benefit society. Watch Video. More information on ART programs and success stories on the NSF ART Network Portal.
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Sudiksha Sahu, an NSF ART (Accelerating Research Translation) program student ambassador and fourth-year architecture student with a minor in business at NJIT, discusses her research and innovation experience - Watch video. More information on ART programs and success stories on the NSF ART Network Portal.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025, marked a significant milestone with the CTR-URI Innovation Day. This day was dedicated to showcasing the work-in-progress by undergraduate students on their URI Student Seed Grant projects. The event also featured a showcase with e-Poster presentations by the awardees of the 2024 Collaborative Early Research Translation (CERT) Seed Grants, highlighting their innovative projects funded by the Center for Translational Research, supported by the Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program of the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) directorate of the U.S. National Science Foundation. The day concluded with the combined meeting of the URI, TITA and CTR advisory boards.
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CTR Welcomes Carol Walczyk as New Board Member
Nicholas DeNichilo, President & Chief Executive Officer (Retired), Mott MacDonald and Vice Co-Chair, NJIT Board of Trustees, introduced Carol Walczyk, Senior Vice President, Business Support & Performance - Municipal Water at Veolia as a new CTR Advisory Board member at the March 6th board meeting and Innovation Day event. Carol Walczyk has extensive experience in the water industry and her global connections and served as the Co-Chair of the CTR Workshop on Translational Research and Technology Innovations for PFAS Decontaminations held on April 24, 2025 at NJIT.
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CTR Research
Partnership
The NJIT Center for Translational Research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Phase Change Solutions, Inc. have launched a collaborative research project focused on developing innovative bio-based phase change materials (BioPCMs) enhanced with carbon-based nanomaterials. Through partnership between NJIT and Phase Change Solutions, Inc., this project aims to create advanced materials with enhanced thermal properties for a wide range of applications. This initial work will involve a comprehensive analysis of existing phase change materials and the establishment of a theoretical framework for the new BioPCMs. This collaboration marks a significant step towards developing sustainable and high-performance materials for future technologies that have a high potential impact for societal benefits and economic growth.
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NSF ART (Accelerating Research Translation) Program and ART Network Portal
The NJIT Center for Translational Research launched the ART Network Portal website, ARTPORTAL.US, which will serve as a platform and resource for all awardees funded by the ART program. This portal will allow them to share information about their translational research projects, including STRPs, and foster more substantial collaborative synergies and innovation partnerships. The goal is to advance the translation of technologies into use-inspired applications that have a societal impact, contributing to the creation of a national ART network ecosystem. Join the ART Network Portal.
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This newsletter is a produced by the NJIT Center for Translational Research, who welcome your comments and suggestions.
Contact us:
Atam Dhawan
Senior Vice Provost for Research, Executive Director, Center for Translational Research
https://research.njit.edu/ctr/contact-us
Our mailing address is:
New Jersey Institute of Technology
323 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102-1824
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NJIT Center for Translational Research is partially funded by the U.S. National Foundation Accelerating Research Translation (ART) Award # 2331429.
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