Chris Holman welcomes back Jeff Smith, Director of Research Parks at the Michigan State University Research Foundation.

Watch Jeff and Chris as they discuss the MSU Research Foundation's efforts leading the Materials Advancement and Research Solutions (MARS) Tech Hubs project in the YouTube video shared below:

Chris and Jeff cover several topics:

Welcome back Jeff, tell us about your role as Director? 

You're involved with the MARS Tech Hub project, let by the MSU Research Foundation, tell us about that? 

What makes East Lansing a good candidate as an (EDA) Tech Hub for advanced materials science? 

Will the FRIB come into play for some projects?

What has it mean to have so many quality Letters of Consortium and Non-Consortium Commitment?

Is this project a done deal or are you still competing against other regions?

What else should we know about MARS?

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