{"449671":{"#nid":"449671","#data":{"type":"news","title":"RBI member companies seek more interaction with faculty, students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn a recent survey of its member companies, the Renewable Bioproducts Institute found an elevated interest in being even more connected to current research areas advancements in key areas across Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERBI Executive Director Norman Marsolan released the executive summary of the survey, conducted in July and August. Seventeen key RBI member company representatives were interviewed or submitted comments.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis survey has given us a number of ideas on how we can better connect with our member companies, find additional ways to communicate our research developments and allow industry leaders even more insider access to our faculty and students,\u201d Marsolan said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on the feedback, Marsolan announced RBI would implement several measures:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEstablish a members\u2019 council to provide perspectives on research opportunities and strategies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERedesign the process for company input into the selection of endowment-funded graduate research projects.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EArrange briefings for members on research progress.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExpand opportunities to interact with students and advisors.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDevelop member-specific communications.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn additional issue raised by those surveyed related to intellectual property and NDA procedures. \u0026nbsp;Marsolan said this was being addressed at the \u201chighest levels of Georgia Tech,\u201d where a working group has been formed to explore ways to streamline the process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarsolan said he valued the opportunity to hear from members and use their feedback to enhance the experience with faculty and students. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe appreciate their engagement and their desire to help us become an even better partner and better investment,\u201d he said. \u201cWe believe these initial steps will further solidify the long-lasting engagement between industry and RBI.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.rbi.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/Member_Value_Survey_2015_Summary.pdf\u0022\u003EAccess the Executive Summary\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Communication on latest research developments top priority"}],"uid":"28159","created_gmt":"2015-09-18 14:00:32","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:33","author":"Kelly Smith","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"451791":{"id":"451791","type":"image","title":"RBI Member Survey","body":null,"created":"1449256280","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:20","changed":"1475895194","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:14","alt":"RBI Member Survey","file":{"fid":"203347","name":"thinkstockphotos-484703478.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2411849,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thinkstockphotos-484703478_0.jpg?itok=cQk-3MBY"}}},"media_ids":["451791"],"groups":[{"id":"372221","name":"Renewable Bioproducts Institute (RBI)"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[{"id":"141961","name":"member survey"},{"id":"53291","name":"Norman Marsolan"},{"id":"93811","name":"RBI"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39491","name":"Renewable Bioproducts"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENorman Marsolan, RBI Exective Director\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["norman.marsolan@rbi.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}