{"id":164959,"date":"2022-09-13T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=164959"},"modified":"2022-09-12T15:13:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T01:13:46","slug":"nsf-icorps-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/13\/nsf-icorps-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"$1M<\/abbr> award transforms world-class research into public-impact solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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A $1 million award from the National Science Foundation will help the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> convert its world-class research into solutions with public impact.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> has been selected as part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF<\/abbr>) Innovation Corps (I-Corps<\/abbr>) Hub<\/a>, joining seven other universities—Arizona State University (lead); University of Arizona; Northern Arizona University; University of California, San Diego; Boise State University; University of Idaho; and University of Nevada, Las Vegas—to form the Desert and Pacific region NSF<\/abbr> I-Corps<\/abbr> Hub<\/a>, one of five newly-funded hubs.<\/p>\n

“Becoming an NSF<\/abbr> I-Corps<\/abbr> Hub creates a major opportunity for UH<\/abbr> and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to elevate, grow and diversify the state\u2019s innovation ecosystem and economy,” said Vassilis L<\/abbr>. Syrmos<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> vice president for research and innovation. “This partnership is perfectly aligned with our strategic initiative to drive economic diversification and development across the state through research, innovation, entrepreneurship and technology.”<\/p>\n

The purpose of NSF<\/abbr> I-Corps<\/abbr> Hubs is to accelerate the translation of discoveries into new solutions that will benefit society. Each hub is responsible for supporting academic researchers in science and engineering by:<\/p>\n