Think Tanks
Overview
USF Think Tanks
Global Challenges. Transformative Discoveries. Bold Solutions.
Supported by the USF Research Development Institute (RDI), Think Tanks are an organic, faculty-driven effort to bring together dynamic, interdisciplinary teams capable of generating transformative discoveries and bold solutions for the world's most pressing challenges. These challenges have forever shaped the communities and environments in which we live, while offering opportunities to build more resilient, sustainable, and adaptable ecosystems that are ready to accelerate innovation and the translation of research into products and processes that impact communities.
Think Tanks serve as catalysts for faculty collaboration and innovation, mobilizing interdisciplinary teams and accelerating their pathway to breakthrough discoveries.
 Converge |
 Collaborate |
 Discover |
 Catalyze |
 Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discuss promising and emerging areas of high impact, interdisciplinary research | Stimulate nimble research collaboratives responsive to evolving technologies and changing environments | Generate new research pathways and solutions to pressing regional and global challenges | Amplify research competitiveness, capacity, and impact | Accelerate research to impact continuum through sustainable public 鈥� private partnerships |
How Does the RDI Support Think Tanks?
The RDI supports USF鈥檚 growing number of Think Tanks through initial 鈥渓aunch鈥� sessions, hosted lightning talks, and roundtable workshops, as well as by assisting Think Tank facilitators with the organization and promotion of events and activities.
The RDI also connects Think Tank members and teams with competitive funding opportunities, proposal development and granting writing support, and strategic intelligence to elevate the success of submitted grant proposals.
The RDI aims to equip teams with the resources and connections to pursue large-scale, center-level funding and works closely within USF鈥檚 robust innovation ecosystem鈥攊ncluding 51在线 High Tech Corridor, Technology Transfer Office, USF CONNECT, USF I-Corps, and Tampa Bay Regional Consortium鈥攖o accelerate the translation of research to industry and communities for sustainable growth and impact.