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Faculty Workshop Series

The Division of Research and Innovation in partnership with the Herff College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences is excited to announce the Faculty Workshop series. This free professional development series is designed to help faculty and doctoral students answer frequently asked questions, provide professional development around critical skills, and create opportunities for networking and interdisciplinary collaboration across campus. Check out the calendar below and feel free to contact research@memphis.edu with specific questions about the series. A light lunch will be provided.

For more information, please contact Cody Behles (cbehles@memphis.edu), Assistant Director of Research and Innovation at the FedEx Institute of Technology. 

Upcoming Workshops

FACULTY PERSPECTIVE: NAVIGATING SBIR AND STTR

FEB. 21 I 3:30-5:30 PM I UMRF RESEARCH PARK | REGISTER HERE
Join faculty who have lived through the SBIR process and learn from their wisdom. Event in partnership with entrepreneurship community.

NAVIGATING THE DoD

FEB. 28 I 12:30-1:30 PM I FIT FISHBOWL (203/205) | REGISTER HERE
Join a panel of researchers from the UofM who have worked with the Department of Defense to gain insight into how to develop research relationships with the agency.

POSTDOC INTRODUCTIONS AND NETWORKING

MARCH 19 I NOON-1:30 PM I FIT FISHBOWL (203/205) | REGISTER HERE
Meet the PostDocs Fellows who have joined the University of Memphis over the last year.

COMMUNITY OF RESEARCH SCHOLARS LIGHTNING TALKS

MARCH 27 I 3:30-4:30 PM I FIT ROOM 226 | REGISTER HERE
Join the Community of Research Scholars to learn about their research at the forefront of interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Memphis.

TECH TRANSFER OVERVIEW

APRIL 24 I 12:30-1:30 PM I FIT ROOM 225 | REGISTER HERE
Join Tech Transfer Director Dr. Hai Trieu to learn about the role of the tech transfer office in growing commercialization and intellectual property protection.

Previous Workshops

NAVIGATING GRANT FORWARD (NOVEMBER 2019)
FINDING FUNDING: NSF (NOVEMBER 2019)
LAB RESOURCES & LIGHTNING TALK (DECEMBER 2019)
FINDING FUNDING: NIH (JANUARY 24, 2020)
FINDING FUNDING: ARTS & HUMANITIES (FEBRUARY 7 2020)