Part II of CUMIRP is structured so that a single
company can support research with a faculty member (or team of faculty)
and a post-doctoral employee or graduate student. CUMIRP Part II can be
viewed by industrial sponsors as the University extension of their
research and development program, as sponsors and University
researchers collaboratively design the program to meet the Sponsor's
unique needs. Sponsors of Part II research pay the associated costs of
the project and have a first option to obtain an exclusive license to
any resulting University patent. Part II members are invited to attend
CUMIRP and MRSEC lectures, meetings and symposiums, and memberships can
accommodate visiting industrial researchers. CUMIRP Part II is the
preferred format for Sponsors to achieve directed results, while
allowing them the option to join a Part I Cluster at a 40% reduction in
dues.
