Montclair State Member of Newly Launched State Research Portal
New scientific database spurs academic and industry collaboration in New Jersey
Posted in: Research, University
Montclair State University is among six leading New Jersey universities contributing to Research with NJ, a scientific research database. The portal, which was created to support the continued development of New Jersey’s innovation economy, was formally launched by Governor Phil Murphy on August 15.
Research with NJ is designed to foster collaboration between business, industry and prestigious New Jersey research institutions by providing free access to institutional research assets in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, disciplines.
“As a state designated public research university and among the national research doctoral universities recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, research is absolutely critical to our mission,” says Montclair State University President Susan A. Cole. “Through Research with NJ, the University will be able to share more fully our exceptional research assets and expertise with potential industry and government partners in the search for solutions to today’s most pressing societal and scientific issues and in applications of new knowledge.”
The Research with NJ portal will showcase thousands of profiles of faculty from Montclair State University, the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Rowan University, Rutgers University and Stevens Institute of Technology. Each profile contains abstracts of published research, as well as media citations.
Global information and analytics company Elsevier created the Research with NJ database, which will integrate the existing databases of participating universities.
Montclair State University Vice Provost for Research and Graduate School Dean Scott Herness is a member of the Research with NJ Advisory Board, which provides oversight, guidance and insights for maintaining the portal’s success.
“Research with NJ reflects the state, national and international impact of Montclair State’s outstanding research efforts,” he says. “For New Jersey entrepreneurs and industry innovators, it is a streamlined, efficient way to connect with the cutting-edge institutional research breakthroughs that lead to the creation of new products – and bolster the state’s reputation as a national leader in innovation.”