The Discovery Park (DP) Faculty Research Fellows Initiative seeks to engage the campus in the core missions of the DP centers. A major goal of the program is to establish collaborative networks between Discovery Park and the academic units to create new opportunities to enable faculty to significantly advance Purdue research and technology through innovative ideas and novel approaches. The program focuses on faculty (tenure-track/tenured and clinical) at all academic ranks on the West Lafayette campus who wish to create new collaborations, which they envision will benefit from the interactive environment, facilities and personnel available in Discovery Park. The program is viewed as a benefit to both Discovery Park and the academic units. Fellows are chosen on a competitive basis following nomination by both their department/unit head/chair with approval of the college dean and the appropriate Discovery Park Center Director(s). Appointment to the Fellows program is for one calendar year. Departments/units receive $25,000 for each Fellow as compensation for the partial release from academic responsibilities of faculty serving as Discovery Park Research Fellows. Up to $10,000 in “credit” may be available to each Fellow for use in Discovery Park core research facilities or to employ services provided by Discovery Park staff during their appointment. The appointment period will begin July 1, 2014.