The micromodel of technology transfer in the PAVA RR & D Center provides a conceptual foundation of the process at the Center level. Elements in this model show

• the fact that the mission of the Center, influenced by social and economic factors, should inspire the initiation and conduct of specific research and development projects in the Center
  
  
• the twin avenues of opportunity - scientific inquiry and applied engineering - and the general outcomes of those efforts
  
  
• the description of four "stages" of research and development that characterize the activities in the Center
  
  
• the intermediate and ultimate consumers of the Center's products, processes, and findings.

In interpreting this model, it is important to note that Stage 1, which involves research to answer theoretical questions, may or may not lead directly to development activities aimed at specific applications.

Similarly, the typical "flow" of product development proceeds over three stages of preliminary investigation, prototype development, and field evaluation. However, specific projects may begin or end at different points along that three-stage continuum.

Investigator

Transfer Officer

Center Director