USCRF Board of Directors Meeting
February 2004
Fuel Cells (USC)
•Establish
a Center of Economic Excellence (CoEE) for Fuel Cells and an Endowed Professorship for
Sensors.
•Sensors
are ubiquitous in the present economy and the development of new sensors for fuel
cells, medical devices, and automobiles is a growth industry.
•Produce
near-term opportunities for growth because sensors are typically manufactured by small
businesses and the intellectual property is created by small teams.
•Lleverage
the opportunities created by the new NSF Industry/ University Cooperative Research Center
for Fuel Cells.