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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

August  26, 2009 -- As the top coal-producing state in a nation motivated to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, Wyoming faces an ultimatum of sorts: Clean your coal -- or else.

That's why it's impossible to overstate the importance of the Clean Coal Task Force (CCTF), whose job is to first identify and then fund research projects that could lead to the development of technologies to reduce the environmental impact of coal-based electric generation. (read more)

Other News:

A University of Wyoming School of Energy Research associate director has taken on a leadership role in a national organization that promotes energy research, education and communication. .(read UW News Story)

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 UW News Story)

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)