Workshops

National Workshop Series: Role of Industry-University Partnership in Doctoral Education
Dates: June 25-25, 2021

Thursday, June 24

11:00 a.m. ET – 11:10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
11:10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

NSF Perspective on Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education – Part 1

Fleming Crim
Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Adding a Diversity Lens for Improved Doctoral Education

Brennon Marcano, CEO, National GEM Consortium
12:15 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. Break Out Group Discussions – Essential Skills
12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break Out Group Discussions – Challenges to Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Break
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  Report Backs – Moderated Discussion – Challenges to Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wrap-up

Friday, June 25

11:00 a.m. ET – 11:10 a.m. Welcome Back
11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.

NSF Perspective on Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education – Part 2

Nimmi Kannankutty, Senior Advisor, Office of the Director, National Science Foundation
11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Implementation Models for Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education — Germany

Gerhard Schembecker, Professor, TU Dortmund; President & Treasurer, UA Ruhr New York

Christian Schröder, Professor and Vice President – Research, Development, Transfer, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences; Director, Bielefeld Institute of Applied Materials Research
12:10 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.

Implementation Model for Industry-University Partnership for Doctoral Education – Pasteur Partners PhD Program

PIs of NSF IGE Grant, ‘Partnership with Researchers in Industry for Doctoral Education’
Himanshu Jain, Professor, Lehigh University
Anand Jagota, Professor, Lehigh University
Volkmar Dierolf, Professor, Lehigh University
12:25 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. Break
12:55 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Break Out Group Discussions – New Models for Doctoral Education
1:25 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.  Break Out Group Discussions – Taking Action: Industry-University Partnership for Improved Doctoral Education
2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Report Backs – Moderated Discussion – Taking Action: Industry-University Partnership for Improved Doctoral Education
2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Wrap-up Discussion

National Workshop Series Virtual Event
Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2021

1:00 p.m. ET – 1:10 p.m.

Welcome

John Simon
President, Lehigh University
1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.

STEM Graduate Education for the 21st Century

Layne Scherer
Senior Program Officer and Study Director, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
1:40 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Recruiting, Hiring, and Professional Development of STEM PhDs

Moderator
Nathan Urban, Provost, Lehigh University
Panelists
Briana Konnick, President, Graduate Career Consortium
Dan Meyers, Talent Acquisition Partner, Siemens US
Luciana Xavier, Assistant Director for Workforce Development, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2:20 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Small to Large Group Break-Out Discussions
3:20 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wrap-Up and Concluding Remarks

National Workshop Series Virtual Kickoff Event
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2020

11:00 a.m. ET – 11:15 a.m.

Welcome

John Simon
President, Lehigh University
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Industry Perspective on Challenges in STEM Graduate Education

Gary Calabrese
Senior Vice President and Director, Corning Global Research
11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

University Perspective on Challenges in STEM Graduate Education

Julia Kent
Vice President, Best Practices and Strategic Initiatives, Council of Graduate Schools
12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Introduction to Afternoon Session and Break
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Collective Perspective on Challenges in STEM Graduate Education – Moderated Breakout Group Discussions

Al Romig
Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Closing Remarks

Foundational Meeting for formulating the P3 Consortium
Date: November 9, 2020 (via zoom)

2:00 p.m. ET
 Opening Remarks
Envisioning the Consortium; Nathan Urban, Provost, Lehigh University
2:15 p.m. Introduction: Lehigh University’s P3 as a model program around which to build the consortium.
Himanshu Jain, PI, NSF-IGE-PRIDE, and Director, Institute for Functional Materials and Devices, Lehigh University
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Discussion Forum 1: The Consortium Hub – potential benefits to members

Introductory Comments by a University Partner (Rainier Martini, Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Stevens Institute of Technology; 5-7 minutes), Moderator: Anand Jagota (Lehigh University)

The hub as a central point for communications to and from university and industry members through designated representatives from each institution – needs some administrative structure?

● Provide a template for the P3 type program for items common to all institutions
● Provide a template or guidance for issues related to Industry partnerships, like
Intellectual Property issues, student sponsorships, co-advising, residency
● Provide access to common graduate courses on essential skills/competencies through
cross-registration between member institutions
● Enhance diversity recruitment of P3 fellows – through centralized recruitment
● Develop a financial model (discussed in Forum 2)
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.

Discussion Forum 2: Financial Model for the consortium and its role in fundraising for the program

Introductory comments by a University Partner (Stanley Dunn, Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate Education, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; 5-7 minutes); Moderator: Volkmar Dierolf (Lehigh University)

● Support for each institution’s P3 programs from Industry, Federal agencies, internal
support from partner institutions.
● Role of consortium as an advocacy group to seek funding from Federal agencies, for this
educational model, at a national scale
3:45 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. Wrap up; Himanshu Jain, PI, NSF-IGE-PRIDE, and Director, Institute for Functional Materials and Devices, Lehigh University
3:50 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Next steps – timelines, commitments; Nathan Urban, Provost, Lehigh University