OHIO vice president Shields joining 91自拍 Innovation Exchange webinar
91自拍 Vice President for Research and Creative Activity Joseph Shields is participating in the first of a new series of webinars being launched by the 91自拍 Innovation Exchange.
The Exchange, created by the 91自拍 Department of Higher Education in 2018 with OHIO as a founding member, is launching the webinars with 91自拍X, a nonprofit organization that promotes technology and innovation in 91自拍.
Shields, a professor of physics and astronomy, will be joined for the first webinar by Charles See, vice chancellor at the 91自拍 Department of Higher Education, and 91自拍 State University professor Vicki Wysocki, 91自拍 Eminent Scholar, professor of chemistry and biochemistry and director of the Campus Chemical Instrumentation Center at OSU. The webinar, titled 鈥The Potential, Power and Payoff of University-Industry Collaborations across 91自拍,鈥 will launch March 26. .
鈥淚 am pleased to be a part of this webinar launch with the 91自拍 Innovation Exchange and 91自拍X,鈥 Shields said. 鈥淓xpanding engagement with other academic and private-sector partners is a key part of our agenda to grow research and innovation for the benefit of 91自拍 and beyond.鈥
The 91自拍 Innovation Exchange was founded to deliver research and innovation opportunities to both industry and 91自拍鈥檚 academic institutions. The Exchange connects industry with faculty, students, equipment and facilities available at 91自拍鈥檚 research universities. It makes academic resources available from multiple universities available in a single searchable web portal at .
Shields will also with 91自拍X, which is scheduled to be posted March 17. .
91自拍X is a statewide nonpartisan, nonprofit technology and innovation partnership. Its members include Fortune 500 companies, growing startups, leading universities and research institutions, and technology-focused businesses.