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456 Mechanical Engineering Building
1513 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706-1572 Tel: 608/263-7456
Fax: 608/265-9094
E-mail: chpra@engr.wisc.edu
OVERVIEW
This consortium conducts interdisciplinary research (both basic and applied) on human performance and decision-making processes in complex, advanced-technology systems. The goal is to identify the factors causing degradation in human performance, to develop ways to prevent or mitigate such degradation, to identify the chains of events that can lead to accidents, and then to develop interventions to break those chains. Consortium members are encouraged to propose topics for research projects, and to offer their facilities as sites for field research. The consortium also organizes an annual workshop that focuses on the latest research.
ADVANTAGES TO MEMBER COMPANIES
- Identification of an area or areas of common interest, and the faculty members who specialize in these areas.
- Early access to information generated by center research, thereby short-circuiting the usual one- to two-year delay before publication in the open literature.
- Opportunity to meet and work with university faculty and students with technical interests in the same areas.
- Opportunity to lend an applied perspective to ongoing research at the university.
- Research dollar leverage, when the industrial support serves as seed money or matching funds for federal or other extramural research grants.
- Opportunity to support cross-disciplinary research relevant to a particular industry for a relatively small investment.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
To ensure a close working relationship between the Center and individual member companies in the consortium, the following activities and privileges form the basis of consortium membership.
- Ability to Influence the Program's Focus Each member's contribution will be used for general support of one or more research areas within the Center. Full membership entitles the member company to a seat on the center's External Advisory Board, which provides input on the research directions.
- Annual On-campus Presentation Each full member company will be invited to send up to four participants to the Center's annual workshop at no charge; affiliate member companies can send one participant. The workshop is designed to introduce companies to center-sponsored research and researchers, as well as participants from other industries with similar research interests.
- Visit to Member Company A faculty member affiliated with the Center will be available to visit each member company at least once a year, deliver a seminar concerning center-sponsored research, and participate in discussions with relevant company personnel. If desired, selected students can also participate in this trip.
- Broader Opportunities for Information Exchange Member company personnel will be invited to attend scientific and technological meetings at the university in areas of mutual interest. Such meetings can range from informal days on campus to major international workshops and symposia.
- Early Access to Research Results Member companies will have access to pre-publication copies of papers that have been accepted for publication in the open literature in areas of mutual interest.
- Discounted Literature Search Capabilities Wisconsin TechSearch, an information search service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is available to perform literature searches for member and affiliate companies. The first such search initiated by each company will be provided at a discounted rate.
- Special Needs Companies may have special needs that the university can fulfill, such as information at lectures on new technologies, access to special equipment or services, and access to unique research environments. In some cases, arrangements can be made to fulfill such needs at no cost for consortium members.
INDUSTRIAL SPONSORS
- Amoco Corporation
- ComEd-Byron Nuclear Power Station
- Constellation-Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant
- Duke Power-Catawba Nuclear Power Station
- Exxon Corporation
- Honeywell Technology Center
- Lockheed Martin-Government Electronic Systems
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