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April 2023


Agnoli Featured Keynote at International Forum

Jeff Agnoli of the OIEx team was the feature keynote speaker at the International Forum on Expert Finders System held April 5-6, 2023 in Coral Gables Miami, FL.  His presentation entitled: “Building an Ecosystem of Innovation In Ohio and Beyond" has been archived.

March 2023


[OIEx|OhioX] Intel and Higher Education in Southeast Ohio. 

Industry-University partnerships represent a continuum of activities which drive economic growth, build capacity for local businesses, and expand career opportunities for students and working professionals. Intel’s expansion in Ohio will attract additional semiconductor companies, supply chain partners, and advance the state’s manufacturing community. This new partnership also provides transformational workforce development efforts for education, training, and research across the higher education and industry ecosystem. This virtual panel discussion showcased education, research, and economic development initiatives in the Southeast Region of Ohio.

Panelists include:

  • Intel Labs
    • Sowmya Venkataramani, University Program Director
    • Melinda S. Murdock, University Relations Manager
  • Ohio University Grant Recipients | Semiconductor Education and Research Program
    • Avinash Karanth, Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Joseph K. Jachinowski Professor
    • Eric Stinaff, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  • OhioSE Economic Development | JobsOhio Regional Partner
    • Taylor Stepp, Director of Projects
  • Ohio University
    • Stacy Strauss, Director, Innovation Center
    • Scott Miller, Associate Dean for Industry Partnerships, Russ College of Engineering and Technology

February 2023


[OIEx|OhioX] Intel + Higher Education in Southwest Ohio. 

Industry-University partnerships represent a continuum of activities which drive economic growth, create innovative opportunities for our researchers, and expand career opportunities for our students. Intel’s pending expansion in Ohio will attract additional semiconductor companies and advance the state’s manufacturing community. This new partnership also provides transformational workforce development efforts for education, training, and research across the higher education community.

The second in a series of virtual presentations sponsored by OIEx and co-hosted by OhioX  featured awardees from the Southwest region of the State and their partners of the Intel Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio.  

Panel members include: 

  • Intel Labs 
    • Sowmya Venkataramani, University Program Director 
    • Melinda S. Murdock, University Relations Manager
  • University of Cincinnati 
    • Rashmi Jha, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Microelectronics and Integrated-Computing-Systems with Nanoelectronic Devices (MIND). 
    • Jennifer Krivickas, Associate VP Programs & Initiatives
      • Digital Futures is a 180,000 sq ft interdisciplinary research building in the Cincinnati Innovation District. Capabilities include advanced technologies, core facilities and a variety of collaborative research spaces for faculty, students and staff to work on creative, use-inspired and applied research with governmental, corporate and community partners.

December 2022


[OIEx|OhioX] Intel + Higher Education in Northeast Ohio. 

Intel’s expansion into Ohio has been called a once-in-a generation opportunity for the state’s manufacturing community. This new industrial partnership also provides transformational workforce development efforts for education, training, and research across the higher education community.

The first in a series of virtual presentations sponsored by OIEx and co-hosted by OhioX  featured awardees from the Northeast region of the State and their partners of the Intel Semiconductor Education and Research Program for Ohio.  

Feature panelist include:

  • Intel Labs 
    • Sowmya Venkataramani, University Program Director 
  • Kent State University and Lake Erie College
    • Peggy Shadduck, Vice President, Regional Campuses & Dean, College of Applied and Technical Studies at Kent State University
    • Johnathan Tedesco, Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Lake Erie College
  • Lorain Community College (LCC), Stark State College, and Case Western Reserve University
    • Kelly Zelesnik, Dean, Engineering Technologies at LLC
    • Terri Sandu, Director, Talent and Business Innovation at LLC
    • Richard Hartmann, Professor, Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technology, Stark State College
    • Chris Zorman, Associate Dean for Research, Case School of Engineering at CWRU
       

November 2021


Ohio Third Frontier Research Incentive Funding Investment in OIEx

From ideation to introduction, the OIEx portal has grown in functionality, searchable assets, and partner universities now counting seven in number. The increasing visibility of OIEx as a statewide resource prompts several important considerations as it moves beyond design and development into the refinement and maturing phase of its lifecycle. Submitted by Tim Cain (Ohio University) and Kathryn Kelley (Ohio State University), a proposal entitled: "Sustainable Stewardship of the Ohio Innovation Exchange: Building Connections and Capacity Across the Ecosystem." secured funding for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.  Focusing attention and activities on advancing OIEx and its evolving network as a scalable, valuable and sustainable component of the broader, thriving ecosystem of innovation in the State of Ohio., the proposal details tactical approaches to be pursued that will: [AIM I] introduce efficiencies to improve data quality and richness; [AIM II] bolster promotional efforts that accelerate awareness and adoption; and [AIM III] integrate sustainability practices. Sustainable stewardship of the Ohio Innovation Exchange is vital as this maturing platform strives to accelerate access to needed information, building connections across sectors, and creating capacity while leveraging an ecosystem of knowledge innovation, translation and application for the State of Ohio.