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Mary-Ellen Fortini, Chris Kitts, and Eric Tillman in a photo collage for an award announcement

Mary-Ellen Fortini, Chris Kitts, and Eric Tillman in a photo collage for an award announcement

Chris Kitts with Mechanical Engineering, Eric Tillman with Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Mary-Ellen Fortini with the Sponsored Projects Department have received a $399,965 award from the National Science Foundation.

Chris Kitts with Mechanical Engineering, Eric Tillman with Chemistry & Biochemistry, and Mary-Ellen Fortini with the Sponsored Projects Department have received a $399,965 award from the National Science Foundation to support their project "EPIIC: Building Institutional Capacity for External Partnerships."

Chris Kitts with Mechanical Engineering (pictured right), Eric Tillman with Chemistry & Biochemistry (pictured left), and Mary-Ellen Fortini with the Sponsored Projects Department (pictured in the center) have received a $399,965 award from the National Science Foundation to support their project "EPIIC: Building Institutional Capacity for External Partnerships."

NSF EPIIC program helps non-R1 institutions expand capacity to build external partnerships that support technology education and research with the local innovation ecosystem. The project has 3 university partners as an EPIIC cohort. Work will focus on 3 objectives to include improving processes, partner management, and professional development activities.