设计, 优化, 评价, 和 Redesign (DOER) Center was founded in 2006 to draw upon the diverse knowledge of the 工程学院 to benefit local industry 和 to foster engagement in the community.  DOER中心 matches industry partners with expert faculty 和 students in short- to medium-term contracts in the furtherance of the 工程学院’s 教育的使命. 

DOER中心 serves as an industry consulting service for the 工程学院 at GVSU.  It is distinct from the 工程学院’s 合作项目, which places undergraduate engineering students in companies, 和 the 高级项目, which engages 3 to 6 engineering seniors in a two-semester industry-sponsored capstone project.  This service provides an avenue to directly engage expert faculty 和 students in projects of varying length, 时间表, 预算, 和努力程度. 

Some of the services the 实干家中心 can provide are:

• Design consultation services
• 过程控制
• 实验设计
• Failure Mode Effect Analysis
• 建议 Preparation 和 Review
• Short-Courses for 行业 合作伙伴.

DOER中心 matches clients with a team of faculty 和 students who apply their knowledge to solve advanced industrial problems.  Students involved in the DOER center gain experience in product development 和 applied research while clients enjoy top-quality, highly supervised support at a negotiated low university rate.  In addition to helping prepare the next generation of 工程师 by providing real-world learning experiences, your business will enjoy valuable 和 tangible benefits, 包括:

• An academic partner who can help you seek government funding for innovative projects. (接触实干家 to see if your project qualifies for state matching funds).
• The ability to flex uncommon skills in 和 out of projects.
• Retention of all 知识产权 affiliated with the project.

Sponsored Project 建议 Form

1. 接触实干家:  Please fill out a Sponsored Project 建议 Form from above. Include a very brief (non-proprietary) description of your problem or the skills 和 equipment you will require. Please include the legal name 和 address that would be entering into a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
2. Confidentiality Agreement:  DOER中心 will contact you shortly 和 supply an NDA which binds all GVSU employees to confidentiality.
3. 讨论项目:  DOER中心 will contact you to discuss the project scope, 时间轴, 努力程度, 以及个人偏好.
4. Meeting with Expert 教师: DOER中心 will arrange a meeting with the faculty 和 project leaders who would be contracted to work on the project.  The meeting will be used detail the statement-of-work.
5. 建议: The project leaders will present a proposal 和 contract letter after it receives GVSU approval (usually two or three days).
6. 你的批准: The project will begin when you approve it.  It will then proceed in billable milestones.

Every DOER team is led by one of our credentialed 和 experienced 教员 who take the time to underst和 your company 和 its needs.  They will take the time to plan 和 execute the best possible solutions to your needs. 

By collaborating with GVSU, you gain the additional resources of nearly 85,000 square feet of project space in the 约翰·C. 肯尼迪大厅 of 工程 和 弗雷德·米. Keller 工程 Laboratories, with state-of-the-art labs including a machine shop with CNC mills 和 lathes, 焊接能力, 快速原型, 电子原型, a 半导体洁净室. 

Advanced Medical Device Institute: applied Medical Device Institute (aMDI) serves the med device community as a means to cross the ‘development valley-of-death’, by providing access to researchers, 工程师, 医学专家, business 和 entrepreneurial expertise within an integrated process that includes technical, 知识产权, business review 和 mentoring. 

EMC中心: GVSU's EMC中心 provides pre-compliance testing, design reviews for schematic 和 PCB layout, electronic diagnostic support, 和 EMC test plan development.  It is located at 609 Watson Street in 大急流城, just west of GVSU's 肯尼迪大厅 of 工程.  This 4,000 square-foot facility includes a seminar room 和 the EMC pre-compliance lab.

SCIP: Small Company Innovation Program (SCIP) is funded by the 密歇根 Economic Development Corporation 和 accelerates collaboration between 密歇根 companies with less than 500 employees 和 the 15 public universities include GVSU.  Companies can access university resources including faculty expertise, 实验室设备, 测试设施, 原型设计服务, 和 more to further technology commercialization efforts.  Qualified projects receive up to $40,000 in matching funds 和 university indirect charges are waived. 

卡尔·布拉科拉博士.D.

DOER中心主任
Assistant Professor, Electrical 工程

办公室地址: 255 肯尼迪大厅 of 工程
电话: (616) 331-6824
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