David O. Kazmer, P.E., Ph.D.
Specializing in integrated polymer product and process design (IPPPD)

Kazmer Staff

Current Staff

Notes to Prospective Graduate Research Assistants

I hope you've found this site to be informative regarding our research activities. I'm bringing on one student focused on process simulation & machine design in Fall, 2009.

In our group, we don't just use simulations, molding machines, and other tools... we develop them. As such, there is an advanced level of capability required and I necessarily must be careful in considering with whom and what I work. I prefer to work with doctoral students but will work with masters students who intend to stay with me through their doctoral studies. The reason is simple: it takes a while to acquire the needed set of engineering knowledge, research knowledge, and communicate skills.

Given recent strategic changes at UML, I will not generally work with terminal Masters students.

A Note on Intellectual Property and Royalty Sharing

From time to time, intellectual property is developed via funded research and royalties are generated. It should be mentioned that such licensing of research results is not really all that common, but it is nice to address it up front. The University policy is that 30% of the royalty is returned to the principal investigator. As the PI, I have historically returned 30% of this amount to those researchers who provided an invention under funded research.