Technology Transfer

NSWC Crane’s patent portfolio is a part of Crane’s Technology Transfer (T2) program. T2 seeks to license and collaborate with local individuals, companies and academic institutions for the purpose of transferring government protected innovations for commercialization, ultimately spurring economic development and transfer back into the federal government.

Latest NSWC Crane T2 News

More than 50 NSWC Crane inventors recognized for novel technology
November 13, 2018 — NSWC Crane inventors were recognized for their innovations during the fifth annual Invention and Technology Showcase on Nov. 13. The showcase featured the intellectual property (IP) and innovations of more than 50 NSWC Crane scientists and engineers... MORE

Dr. Kyle Crompton and Noah Roberts (not pictured) were named NSWC Crane Technology Transfer (T2) and Patent Contributors of the Year for their T2 program efforts. Dr. Crompton produced critical results by using tools available at the T2 office to partner with academia and industry. Roberts was recognized for using patents to make swift enhancements, modifications, and repairs to immediate problems in the field.

USI, NSWC Crane sign agreement to conduct research on chemical reactions
October 23, 2018 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the University of Southern Indiana (USI) are strengthening their research and development (R&D) partnership through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). NSWC Crane and USI will use the CRADA to study chemical reactions. A formal CRADA signing ceremony took place October 22 at Crane... MORE

USI President Dr. Ronald Rochon and NSWC Crane Commanding Officer CAPT Mark Oesterreich signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) in a ceremony on October 22, 2018 hosted at NSWC Crane. The CRADA between NSWC Crane and USI allows both entities to leverage each other’s subject matter experts, laboratory space, and high-tech equipment.

NSWC Crane Division, Ivy Tech Awarded 2018 FLC Midwest Regional Award for STEM, T2 Efforts
September 25, 2018 — NSWC Crane and Ivy Tech Community College were awarded the State and Local Economic Development Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) for their partnership on a STEM summer camp. For the past two years, NSWC Crane and The Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington have collaborated on the camp, which targeted young people with entrepreneurial dreams from grade 7 to 10... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and Ivy Tech Community College were awarded the State and Local Economic Development Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC) for their partnership on a STEM summer camp. For the past two years, NSWC Crane and The Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington have collaborated on the camp, which targeted young people with entrepreneurial dreams from grade 7 to 10.

NSWC Crane and Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research Advance Partnership to Advance Trusted Artificial Intelligence and Software Assurance
September 18, 2018 — NSWC Crane and Indiana University’s Center for Applied Cybersecurity Research (CACR) have re-signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) on Sept. 13 in a signing event held at Indiana University (IU). The goal is to strive for state of the art technology advancements and grow the collaboration to improve capabilities in the areas of software assurance and trusted artificial intelligence. This CRADA is a follow-on collaboration between NSWC Crane and CACR, which was originally executed two years ago... MORE

Indiana University's CACR Director Mr. Von Welch and NSWC Crane Technical Director Dr. Brett Seidle re-signed a CRADA agreement on Sept. 13, 2018. The goal is to grow the collaboration between IU and NSWC Crane to improve capabilities in the areas of software assurance and trusted artificial intelligence.

Use of CRADA with Indiana University Expands Research on Interconversion of Molecular Conformer Switches
July 16, 2018 — Utilizing a limited purpose CRADA, Dr. Jonathan Dilger, NSWC Crane's Director of Research, collaborated with Indiana University to expand on the basic research to understand the barriers for interconversion of molecular conformer switches for future sensor applications. These gas-phase techniques can also carefully measure the energetic threshold for decomposition of any molecular ion, including those used as energetic materials... MORE

150209-N-JW847-002 - Dr. Jonathan Dilger, winner of the 2016 Dr. Bernard E. Douda Young Scientist Award