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OCAST board awards $1.35 million to seven Applied Research projects
December 6, 2012
Seven Applied Research applicants this week were awarded $1,353,669 by the governing board of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). The award winners were chosen from a field of 39.

OCAST chooses Salmon, Lamirand to lead board
December 5, 2012
Dr. Terry Salmon of Oklahoma City Tuesday was re-elected chair of the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development (OSTRaD) Board. The OSTRaD Board governs the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). Salmon is completing his first year as board chair. He is founder of Computer System Designers LLC and is author of several books related to marketing in the software industry.

OCAST, Anglin PR, S Design honored at PRSA UpperCase ceremony
October 24, 2012
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology October 18 was recognized at the 35th Annual Public Relations Society of America – Oklahoma City UpperCase Awards ceremony at Cole’s Garden, Oklahoma City.

OCAST awards $745,000 to three winning applicants in Nanotechnology Application Projects
July 19, 2012
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) has named three successful applicants in the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project (ONAP). The winning firms will receive $745,000 collectively for research that will be completed within three years.

Tulsa universities and businesses receive all of OCAST intern funding in most recent cycle
June 28, 2012
Applicants from around the state competed in the process and the most qualified were selected by an out-of-state review panel of experts in the fields of science and engineering.

OCAST awards $1.6 million to seven Applied Research projects
June 21, 2012
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) today announced awards totaling $1,633,663 to support research efforts to strengthen the infrastructure of Oklahoma’s technology economy. The funds are administered by OCAST through the Oklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS) program and represent a long-term effort by the state of Oklahoma to encourage technology-based economic development.

Senate confirms three gubernatorial appointments to OCAST governing board
Friday, June 1, 2012
Three nominations by Governor Mary Fallin for the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development Board (OSTRaD) have been confirmed by the state senate. One of the confirmations is a new member of the board and two are reappointments. The three will join the 21-member governing board for OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

OCAST awards $4 million for health research
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, has awarded nearly $4 million dollars for 30 health research projects that will take up to three years to complete. The Oklahoma Health Research program was the first program implemented by the state’s science agency when it was created 26 years ago as Oklahoma began a long-term economic diversification effort. The agency currently administers 11 programs that offer funding or support in areas ranging from health research to plant sciences.

Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Ardmore firms win seven OCAST Intern Partnerships
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Seven applicants, including four private firms and two projects from the University of Tulsa, have been approved for funding under the OCAST Intern Partnerships program. The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) awarded the winning applicants a total of $191,900.

Seven applicants qualify for awards in OCAST Plant Science Research program
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Seven researchers, representing the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma, proved successful in their quests for funding from the OCAST Plant Science Research program. The projects collectively were awarded $655,509 for up to two years of research.

OCAST funds three Intern Partnerships
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Professors from the University of Tulsa and Oklahoma City Community College and the founder of the Oklahoma Life Science Fund will oversee student interns in projects funded by OCAST in the agency’s Intern Partnerships program. The projects received recent approval by the OCAST governing board. OCAST is the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

OCAST governing board elects Dr. Terry Salmon as chair
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Dr. Terry Salmon of Oklahoma City is the new chair of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) governing board. The business leader is founder of Computer System Designers LLC and is author of several books related to marketing in the software industry.

OCAST appoints associate director in Tulsa
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
To increase their outreach and the research capacity of companies in Tulsa and northeast Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology has named Cornell L. Cross II associate director of OCAST programs in the agency’s Tulsa office.

OCAST approves Intern Partnerships in Tulsa, Stillwater and Norman
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Three private firms and the University of Tulsa have been approved for funding totaling $207,276 under the OCAST Intern Partnership program. OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, is Oklahoma’s technology-based economic development agency.

OCAST awards nearly $2.2 million for 12 Applied Research projects
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Board members who oversee the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) awarded nearly $ 2.2 million to 12 research applicants November 15. The awards are the first in the Oklahoma Applied Research program for FY 2012. All research projects will be completed within three years.

OCAST board approves seven Applied Research projects for $1.6 million
Friday, July 1, 2011
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) has awarded $1.6 million to seven research applicants who are required to match the funding. The research and development projects will be completed within the next three years.

Three approved for OCAST Intern Partnerships program
Monday, June 27, 2011
Three R&D Intern Partnerships have been approved by the governing board of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) for funding totaling $149,989.

OCAST board approves 30 health projects for more than $4 million
Wednesday, May 19, 2011
Thirty Oklahoma health research projects were chosen by a peer review team from a total of 168 applicants and have been approved for funding by the OCAST governing board. Total investment through OCAST on behalf of the state of Oklahoma is $4,005,219.

Three Oklahoma firms win approval under OCAST Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Three firms with successful applications for the OCAST Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project (ONAP) have been approved for $720,000 in funding for the next two years. Two of the firms represent accelerated research projects and one represents a proof-of-concept project. All will be completed within two years.

Nine applicants compete in field of 30 to win nearly $1 million in OCAST Plant Science awards
Monday, March 7, 2011
Nine applicants for the OCAST Oklahoma Plant Science research program have been approved for funding totaling $955,039 for the next two years. OCAST is the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

OCAST restores second applied research, intern partnership competitions for 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
OCAST’s governing board of directors has approved restoration of second applied research and student intern partnership competitions, both of which were cancelled in 2010 due to budget constraints. Approximately $2 million for research from the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) will be made available to Oklahoma researchers who are successful in the highly competitive programs.

Health, Nanotechnology workshops prepare OCAST applicants to compete for research funding
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
OCAST, the state’s technology-based economic development agency, has scheduled six workshops, three each for the Oklahoma Health Research program and the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Applications Project. The free workshops are designed to help potential applicants who wish to compete for funding under the OCAST programs.

OCAST Intern Partnerships program adds five to growing list of student-private sector cooperation
Friday, December 3, 2010
Five R&D Intern Partnerships were funded this week for $236,070 by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).

OCAST board approves 13 Applied Research projects for $1.9 million over three years
Thursday, December 2, 2010
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) this week awarded $1.9 million to 13 research applicants who are required to match the funding dollar for dollar. The research and development projects will be completed within the next three years.

OCAST workshops target plant science research
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
OCAST workshops, training opportunities available to Oklahomans who choose to apply for the Oklahoma Plant Science Research program, are scheduled in three cities beginning August 30.

OCAST schedules student intern workshops
Monday, August 9, 2010
Workshops designed to help Oklahomans apply for OCAST’s R&D Intern Partnerships are scheduled August 17-19 at a location near you.

OCAST names five nanotechnology application award winners
Monday, June 28, 2010
Five nanotechnology application award winners have been approved for funding under the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) Nanotechnology Applications Project (ONAP). Winners will be awarded more than $1.4 million for the next three years.

OCAST board approves 32 health projects, one new scientist award for more than $4 million
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Thirty-two Oklahoma health research projects were chosen by a peer review team from a total of 148 applicants and have been approved for funding by the OCAST governing board. The top-ranked research applications represent a three year investment by OCAST in excess of $4 million. OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, is Oklahoma’s technology-based economic development agency.

OCAST cancels next Applied Research and Student Intern competitions
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The state’s budget crisis and financial shortfall are causing the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology to cancel two competitions for 2010. The cancelled offerings are for the Oklahoma Applied Research Support and R&D (Research and Development) Intern Partnerships.

OCAST plant science program funds six projects
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Six basic plant science proposals were awarded a total of $538,641 Tuesday by the governing board of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).

OCAST funds six R&D Intern Partnerships
Thursday, December 10, 2009
OCAST’s governing board has approved six R&D faculty and student intern partnerships totaling $295,752 for the next two years. The program pays half of the student’s salary for interning with a private company with oversight provided by university faculty. Each internship requires a background in a technology driven field.

Governor appoints Lamirand to OCAST governing board
Friday, December 4, 2009
Governor Brad Henry has appointed W. Hershel Lamirand III, president and chief executive officer of the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, to serve on the Oklahoma Science and Technology and Research and Development Board. The board is the governing body for the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST).

OCAST Board approves 10 Applied Research projects totaling $1.8 million
Friday, November 20, 2009
OCAST board members have approved $1.8 million for the Oklahoma Applied Research Support program to fund 10 projects chosen on the basis of quality science and expectations for commercialization. They also were advised that OCAST is expecting to eliminate the $1.9 million spring competition for the applied research program as a budget-cutting measure.

Tulsans prove to be competitive for OCAST research funds
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Tulsa small businesses and researchers are increasingly more competitive resulting in more than $3 million being placed in the Tulsa area the last 18 months through OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology.

New Online Searches Provide Useful Tools for the Science & Technology Industries
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) recently launched a new Web site, Service Provider Network and Online Intern Database available at http://ocast.ok.gov. The site features audio broadcasts, online registration for workshops, service providers, solicitation listings and internship opportunities in technology. Other resources for researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs also are available.

OCAST schedules small business workshops at OU
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
OCAST is issuing a reminder there is still time to register for the SBIR/STTR Phase I Boot Camp and the Cost Accounting Workshop scheduled July 28 and 29 at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center, 101 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman.

OCAST names four nanotechnology application award winners
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Four Oklahoma research projects that will apply nanotechnology to business models have been approved for funding by the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. The award winners competed in the program’s third round of nanotechnology application awards totaling nearly $1.2 million over the next three years.

OCAST board approves 23 health projects for more than $3 million
Tuesday, May 7, 2009
Twenty-three Oklahoma health research projects were chosen by a peer review team from a total of 152 applicants and have been approved for funding by the OCAST governing board. The top-ranked research applications represent a three year investment by OCAST in excess of $3 million. OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, is Oklahoma’s technology-based economic development agency.

OCAST approves 10 projects totaling $1.7 million
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Ten peer-reviewed applied research projects are in various stages of start-up after receiving approval for funding by the governing board of OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. A one-to-one match is required for the Oklahoma Applied Research Support awards which total $1,734,687 for the next three years.

OCAST funds three R&D Intern Partnerships
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Professors from the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma State University and the OSU-University Multispectral Laboratory will oversee student interns in projects funded Tuesday by OCAST in the agency’s R&D Intern Partnerships program.

OCAST funds seven research projects through Oklahoma Plant Science program
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Tuesday awarded more than one-half million dollars to seven individual research projects – the third round of plant science applications to receive funding under the Oklahoma Plant Science Research (OPSR) program signed into law in 2007.

OCAST board approves $2 million in applied research funds for 10 projects
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Ten of 33 applications have been approved for more than $2 million in OCAST funding from the Oklahoma Applied Research Support (OARS) program. The research will be conducted for the next three years. Eight other projects were favorably qualified by the peer review process but were victims of budget limits.

OCAST board funds six R&D Intern Partnerships
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Six new R&D Intern Partnership awards have been approved for funding by the governing board of OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Each R&D Intern Partnership will operate two years in collaboration with universities and private-sector companies in Tulsa, Claremore and Stillwater.

OCAST, Air Logistics Center sign memorandum
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
A cooperative agreement between the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and OCAST was signed today as part of a concerted effort to support research and development needs at Tinker Air Force Base with Oklahoma-grown research capability.

OCAST board approves $42 million budget request
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
OCAST’s governing board Tuesday approved a $42 million budget request the science agency will present to state lawmakers in the upcoming 2009 session. The request of some $19 million over the current budget reflects two new programs and increases in traditional programs to fund pent-up research demand that attracts private and federal dollars.

OCAST board approves 30 health research projects for nearly $4.2 million
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Thirty Oklahoma health research projects were chosen by a peer review team from a total of 135 applicants and have been approved for funding by the OCAST governing board. The top-ranked research applications represent a one year investment by OCAST in excess of $1.4 million with a three year total of more than $4.2 million. OCAST, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, is Oklahoma’s technology-based economic development agency.

Last Modified on 12/06/2012