Case Study

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

• Case Study
• Mustang Marine KTP
• Dr Rajesh S. Ransing
• Lead Academic Supervisor

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Academic Perspective

• Share experience on
• Project idea to proposal
• Application process
• Working with Associate
• KTP Vs Research

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Project idea to proposal
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Project idea to proposal

• Unstructured initial thoughts
• Academic Vs Routine work
• Business/commercial need
• Increase in profits and growth

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Project idea to proposal

• Structured thoughts
• Academic challenges
• Golden thread to link business/commercial
  needs with academic challenges and profit and
  growth
• Two/Three year detailed work plan

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Application Process

• Every detail counts
• Every word is taken seriously

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Application Process

• BUT
• The process is fair
• They want to fund industry driven projects that
  satisfy KTP spirit.

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Working with Associate
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KTP Vs Research

• KTP helps research
• Business/commercial insight
• MPhil/PhD student
• Student projects, papers(?), travel

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Conclusion

• Good industrial project, associate and
  academic.
• 2-3 year KTP is fun.
• Its a good part of research projects portfolio.