Company Profile: StormCenter Communications
“Our mandate is to increase the environmental IQ of America,” says Dave Jones, CEO of StormCenter Communications, a new resident of the Incubator and Accelerator. StormCenter is currently engaged in research projects with NASA and NOAA to improve the communication of weather and climate change data in order to enhance preparation for and responses to major storms. The company is developing the Envirocast® Vision™ Touchtable (EVTT), a potential visualization and collaboration tool for the National Weather Service and FEMA that will enable scientists to share information on storm data and make decisions on where to position response crews before storms hit. StormCenter is developing the EVTT as a prototype decision support tool for The Gulf of Mexico Alliance (governors of all Gulf Coast states) and is working with the state of Texas as a model for how the rest of the Gulf Coast States can be more prepared for weather and climate change impacts to the region.
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Space Available at bwtech@UMBC
bwtech@UMBC has the following space available for leasing at both its Research Park and Incubator and Accelerator. Please spread the word among your associates and friends.
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bwtech@UMBC Welcomes New Companies
This summer and fall have been a busy time for bwtech@UMBC. Both our Research Park and Incubator and Accelerator welcomed new companies, along with two specialty incubators. We are excited about our new tenants and their growth potential, and wish them much success in the years ahead.
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New Tenants at 5520
bwtech@UMBC welcomes the following tenants to the Research Park’s 5520 building: Subway Café, Maryland Business Roundtable for Education and The Research Group. They will join current tenant RMF Engineering in early 2010.
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UMBC President Recognized Among Nation's Best
Time Magazine has named UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski one of the country's Ten
Best College Presidents. Along with President Hrabowski, the list includes presidents from Ohio State University, New York University, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, Arizona State University, Tulane University, Middlebury College, Miami Dade College, University of Texas at Brownsville and University of California - Oakland.
"This recognition reflects the campus's success and the high quality of the academic experience here," said President Hrabowski "It's an honor for each of us to be a member of the UMBC community."
In the Time article, President Hrabowski states, "We're working to build a university that has first-rate research across all disciplines."
Announcements
- Plant Sensory Systems has been awarded two SBIR Phase II awards: one from the National Science Foundation to develop a technology that reduces the amount of nitrogen fertilizer and water that a plant requires in order to produce normal yields; and one from the Department of Energy to develop a technology that increases seed oil in oilseed plants. Congratulations to Plant Sensory Systems’ owners, Frank and Kathy Turano, on their company’s latest milestones!
- UMBC has been awarded a grant by the Maryland Higher Education Commission to support BRAC-related education and training. The award will enable UMBC Training Centers to establish The Center for Cybersecurity Training and to develop and expand programs that support the cyber mission of the region’s government agencies and contractor community. The Center will develop15 noncredit courses that address critical cybersecurity workforce needs. It is anticipated that between 75 and 150 students will participate in the initial offerings of these courses, with the Center eventually training an additional 720 students annually. The project will help UMBC develop a regional workforce with the qualifications and skills to support local cybersecurity needs as well as the significant national cybersecurity initiatives within our state.
Additional information on UMBC Training Centers' cyber training initiatives can be found at http://www.umbc.edu/trainctr/certificate.html
Information on UMBC's other BRAC initiatives can be found at http://www.umbc.edu/brac/
- bwtech@UMBC is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us!
Upcoming Events at bwtech and UMBC
Visionaries in IT
February 24, 2010
Hooman Radfar, CEO and Co-founder,
Clearspring Technologies
7:30 - 9 a.m.
The Westin Baltimore Washington Airport
For more information or to register, visit http://www.umbc.edu/visionaries/.
A Look Ahead XIII
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Dr. Kristi Anseth, HHMI Investigator and Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biological
Engineering at the University of Colorado
Dr. David Stump, Executive Vice President for Research & Development at Human Genome Sciences
3:30 - 7 p.m.
UMBC Engineering Building
For more information, or to register, visit http://www.umbc.edu/lookahead.
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