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labWyoming Technology Transfer

The Wyoming Research Products Center (RPC) was formally launched on October 1, 1999 as a collaborative effort between the University of Wyoming Research Office and the Wyoming Business Council. The RPC is the technology transfer office for the University of Wyoming.

The RPC also has an outreach mission to assist any Wyoming entrepreneur or inventor across the state. We will work closely and supportively with Wyoming citizens and companies to help them identify, protect and commercialize their intellectual property.

Our Goals

  • Support Wyoming individuals and organizations in technology transfer - the protection, marketing, and ultimate transfer of their intellectual property to industry.
  • Develop a greater outside awareness of the University's research and development programs, along with the opportunities that the state of Wyoming offers to industry.
  • Support the creation of new technology startup ventures within Wyoming.
  • Encourage partnerships between University faculty and Wyoming business.

Success Stories

April 22, 2009 -- Little critters in the darkness of coal seams helped lead a University of Wyoming researcher to find a way to trace coal-bed methane (CBM) water and could help energy companies be more efficient and reduce impact footprints.

The research analyzes the ratio of carbon 13 to carbon 12 isotopes to identify CBM water.    (Read more)
 

Pictured Above: UW researcher Shikha Sharma, Associate Director UW Stable Isotope Facility.  A patent on the Dr. Sharma's process is pending

Other News:

The Arch Coal Foundation today announced a $1.5 million gift to the University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) Clean Coal Technology Center. "This gift from Arch Coal will help move the University of Wyoming along on its path to becoming a leader in advanced coal technology development," says Gov. Dave Freudenthal. (Read UW News Story)

UW Pharmacy Scientists receive more than $1 million in grants for research into the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. (Read UW News Story)

Patrick Johnson received $485,000 grant to exlore biomass conversion to ethanol (Read more)

Zhien Wang receives CAREER Award by NSF. (Read More)

Nanotechnology could revolutionize natural gas industry.  (Read more)

UW Research Examines Aftereffects of Heart Attacks in Mice (Read more)

Two UW Departments in the top 10 in Research Productivity (read more)