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=== What are the 5 top Universities in this field? === | |||
==== Correlate them with their main outputs (Data. Narratives. Tools) ==== | |||
==== Understand and identify cases where these universities are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons based approach. Are they adopting OA policies, for instance? Are they adopting Social Responsible License approaches? ==== | |||
==== Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping device (the quadrants) ==== | |||
==== Identify what universities are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field (Use the questionnaire to guide your research when appropriate - Carol will select specific relevant questions) ==== | |||
== Background for Questions: == | == Background for Questions: == |
Revision as of 22:39, 19 March 2009
Answer the questions:
What are the 5 top Universities in this field?
Correlate them with their main outputs (Data. Narratives. Tools)
Understand and identify cases where these universities are “experimenting” or “adopting” commons based approach. Are they adopting OA policies, for instance? Are they adopting Social Responsible License approaches?
Identify these cases and treat them as entities that will also be placed in our mapping device (the quadrants)
Identify what universities are the “Microsofts” of the field and what companies are the “IBMs” of the field (Use the questionnaire to guide your research when appropriate - Carol will select specific relevant questions)
Background for Questions:
University Trends
Big Oil putting more money into alternative energy programs
"cash-strapped universities are finding themselves more and more dependent on oil dollars for funding"
http://www.enn.com/top_stories/spotlight/39338
Leading Solar Power Universities
University of Michiganâ Center for Sustainable Systems at the School of Natural Resources and Environment
- Home page: http://css.snre.umich.edu/
- Renewable Energy: http://css.snre.umich.edu/main.php?dataTable=projects&format=formats_proj.htm&sortField=unsorted&sortOrder=ASC&selectType=contains&selectOperator=&pr_project_id=&pr_research_sector_sub=&pr_research_sector=ENERGY&pr_keyword=*&pr_project_title=&pr_research_team=*&pr_project_sponsor=*&rangeStart=1&max=10¤tAction=find&firstTime=
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT Energy Initiative
- "The MIT Energy Initiative pairs the Institute's world-class research teams with key players across the innovation spectrum to help accomplish two important goals: improving today's energy systems and creating tomorrow's global energy marketplace."
- Home Page: http://web.mit.edu/mitei/index.html
- Many important discoveries in the field of solar photovoltaic electricity production.
Colorado State University, Solar Energy Applications Laboratory
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Solar Energy Laboratory
- "The University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering's Solar Energy Lab (SEL) is the oldest of its kind in the world."
- http://sel.me.wisc.edu/
Leading Wind Power Universities
University of North Dakota: Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
- "EERC is a research, development, demonstration, and commercialization facility"
- "EERC receives no state-appropriated funding, and the majority of EERC contracts are with nonfederal entities."
- http://www.undeerc.org/
- http://www.undeerc.org/wind/
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: The Renewable Energy Research Laboratory (RERL)
Texas Tech University, Wind Science and Engineering Research Center
Leading Tidal Power Universities
Oregon State University, The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
- "The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) is a DOE-funded partnership between Oregon State University and the University of Washington.
- U.S. Department of Energy Announcement: http://www.energy.gov/news/6554.htm
- http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2008/Sep08/waves.html
University of Washington, The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center
University of Hawaii, National Renewable Marine Energy Center
- Press Release: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhmnews2?20080924115400
University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Alaska Hydrokinetic Energy Research Center