2021

The 2021 Innovation Report highlights the impact of our innovation community on the University of Utah and greater Utah communities. This report is presented by Partners for Innovation, Ventures, Outreach & Technology (PIVOT) Center.

The Vice President for Research Office has collected a list of extramural funding opportunities as part of our on-going commitment to support equitable, diverse, and inclusive research on our campus and in our broader communities.

PIVOT Center works with companies to thoroughly understand their R&D goals and match them to research goals of the appropriate faculty members at the University of Utah. PIVOT’s Corporate Engagement team works across all schools and units to facilitate partnerships and offer expertise on identifying opportunities that include grant funding, sponsored research and creating strategic corporate partnerships. PIVOT also provides guidance to faculty for successful stewardship.

On December 1, 2021, President Taylor Randall has named Dr. Erin Rothwell as the interim vice president for research (VPR) of the University of Utah. Dr. Rothwell will fill the interim VPR vacated from Dr. Andy Weyrich who is departing the U to serve as president of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. Dr. Rothwell will assume position on January 3, 2022.

The Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) program provides sustained support for materials research and education of the highest quality while addressing fundamental problems in science and engineering. Each MRSEC addresses research of a scope and complexity requiring the scale, synergy, and multi-disciplinarity provided by a campus-based research center. The MRSECs support materials research infrastructure in the United States, promote active collaboration between universities and other sectors, including industry and international organizations, and contribute to the development of a national network of university-based centers in materials research, education, and facilities. A MRSEC may be located at a single institution, or may involve multiple institutions in partnership, and is composed of two to three Interdisciplinary Research Groups, IRGs, each addressing a fundamental materials science topic aligned with the Division of Materials Research, DMR.