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Physical Assets Funding/Financing: SPTC Experience
ByMusharraf Zaman
Director, Southern Plains Transportation CenterThe University of Oklahoma, Norman
2014 CUTC Summer MeetingLincoln, Nebraska
June 2-5, 2014
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Consortium Members
1. The University of Oklahoma (Lead) 2. Oklahoma State University (Member) 3. Langston University (Member: HBCU) 4. University of Arkansas (Member) 5. Louisiana Tech University (Member) 6. University of New Mexico (Member: HSI) 7. University of Texas at El Paso (Member: HSI) 8. Texas Tech University (Member)Theme: Climate-Adaptive Transportation and Freight Infrastructure
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Physical Assets
Major existing facilitiesOklahoma MesonetWest Texas MesonetNational Weather CenterSevere Storm LaboratoryRadar Innovation Laboratory
ChallengesUpgradeMaintenance
Guiding philosophyList of major facilitiesSharing to gain
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Physical Asset Challenges
Procuring New AssetFaculty start-upCluster hire (university strategic plan)Sponsored Research Incentive (SRI)NSF – Major Research Instrumentation
DOT SupportNot allowing equipment maintenance
Lab SpaceNew spaceRenovation of existing space
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Physical Assets Challenges: International Collaboration
SPTC International CollaboratorsIIT-Bombay, IndiaShandong University, China
Sharing to gainCollaboration regionallyCollaboration nationallyCollaboration internationally
Encouraging/promoting collaborationRewarding collaboration