Changes

As-is professors have been doing a great job of going out and interfacing with industry companies to form collaborations.  One example is how the Solid State Laser Development group within the department of Physics collaborates with Brimrose Corporation, the Army Research Office and Baitaille for basic research within laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and optical refrigeration of rare-earth doped solids.  Collaborations like these bring in the necessary funding to support both undergraduate and Ph. D. candidates while also paying for infrastructure such as PC's for the physics labs and such.  These initiatives are created by individual professors.  With a tech transfer office in place, we'd be able to accomplish more.