University-industry partnerships: Gearing up to solve the energy challenge

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Susan B. Butts, sbbutts@dow.com, Dow Chemical Company, 1776 Eye Street, Washington, DC 20006
Solving significant real world technology challenges requires engagement of all sectors of the research and development enterprise: industry, universities, and national laboratories. However, significant barriers to collaboration stand in the way. What are these barriers and how can they be overcome? The need to solve the world's energy and climate challenges provides a strong motivation to look for new ways to collaborate. Several approaches will be described including the new organization focused on developing innovative tools to foster research collaborations, The University-Industry Demonstration Partnership.