Annual Report- Part III - Florida Energy Systems Consortium

Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control (CCBC)Web Site Link: http://research.fit.edu/ccbc/Director: Geoffrey W.J. Swain, Ph.D., Professor, Oceanography and Ocean EngineeringContact InformationEmail: swain@fit.edu Phone: (321)674-7129DescriptionThe mission of the center is to understand the processes of biofouling and corrosion, and to develop andapply innovative solutions for control and prevention. Its objectives are to advance the state-of-the-art incorrosion and biofouling control; to establish mutually beneficial collaborative relationships with local,national and international university, government and industrial partners; and to provide graduate andundergraduate students a world-class research and educational experience that prepares them for bothacademic and industrial professional opportunities. Current research activities include testing andevaluation of antifouling systems; investigation of hydrodynamic performance of ship hull coatings; thedevelopment of autonomous underwater hull cleaning systems; investigating the mechanisms of adhesionand release of fouling to novel biocide-free coating systems; and monitoring the performance of antifoulingcoatings through dry dock inspections.Fee ScheduleFacility use is negotiated on a per-proposal basis.Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for Commercial Space TransportationDirector: Samuel T. Durrance, Ph.D. Professor, Physics and Space Sciences, and Daniel R. Kirk, Ph.D.,Associate Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Co-DirectorsContact InformationEmail: sdurranc@fit.edu Phone: (321)674-7313DescriptionThe center is a partnership of academia, government and private industry addressing the current and futurechallenges for commercial space transportation. The center encompasses four primary research areas: (1)space traffic management and operations; (2) space transportation operations, technologies and payloads;(3) human spaceflight; and (4) space transportation industry promotion.Fee ScheduleFacility use is negotiated on a per-proposal basis.Center for Entrepreneurship and New Business Development (CENBD)Director: S. Ann Becker, Ph.D., Dean, Nathan M. Bisk College of BusinessContact InformationEmail: abecker@fit.edu Phone: (321)674-7327DescriptionThe Center for Entrepreneurship and New Business Development integrates entrepreneurial education,training and research in pursuit of enterprise creation, sustainability and growth. The center fosterspartnerships among students, faculty, community members and entrepreneurs. These partnerships support216