"Our Company
Viziv Technologies is the culmination of over four decades of
research in the field of Electromagnetic Surface Waves.
We have
assembled an experienced team from academia, industry, and
government to take this revolutionary science from laboratory to
industry.
These men and women
have joined together under one calling:
"POWER THE PLANET AND BRING LIGHT TO THE WORLD"...
Viziv's mission is the commercialization of the Zenneck surface
wave in all of its various product applications.
From
communications to energy to sensing, Viziv's technological
advances are opening doors to a new era in science and
engineering.
We have assembled a world-class team, leveraging a
series of valuable strategic partnerships to develop this
exciting scientific breakthrough into commercial reality.
THE BOTTOM LINE…
Viziv Technologies represents the innovative spirit at its best.
Our technology will produce jobs, economic growth, and
scientific expansion for decades to come; a true force for good
in the world.
We are inspired by the potential for our work and
the work of our partners to vastly improve living conditions
around the globe."
"Michael W. Miller
Brigadier General (Retired), USAF
CEO and President,
Viziv Technologies, LLC
General Miller is the CEO and President of Viziv Technologies,
LLC. Viziv Technologies is the owner of multiple patents related
to a scientific breakthrough in energy transfer, communications,
and transportation.
General Miller earned a Ph.D. in Management
from Walden University (2011), a Masters in Strategic Studies
from the Air University, an MBA from the University of North
Dakota and a Bachelors in Political Science from the University
of New Orleans.
Miller also attended the 2010 CAPSTONE
General/Flag Officer Course, National Defense University, Fort
McNair, Washington, DC and is a 2003 Fellow, Seminar XXI,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
General Miller retired from the Air Force after 28 years of
military service.
The first 6 years of his career he was an
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch Officer and spent the
remaining 22 years in the healthcare administration arena.
He
directed strategic planning for a global organization of 40,000
personnel with an annual budget of almost $6 billion.
General
Miller was an Air Force Corporate Board Member where he helped
develop funding strategies for AF mission and personnel
capabilities to meet war fighting requirements and developed
recommendations for the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff
for the $150 billion annual budget.
His career culminated as the
Assistant Surgeon General, Strategic Medical Plans, Programs and
Budget and Chief, Medical Service Corps.
He is an inventor,
experienced conference speaker, educator and problem-solver."
Waxahachie,
Texas-based Viziv Technologies, LLC,
joins five
other ventures conducting research
in the
Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative.
WACO, Texas
Viziv Technologies,
and Baylor University announce a new research partnership
aimed at commercializing an entirely new means of delivering
electrical energy wirelessly over long distances.
Over four decades in
development, Viziv's systems use a phenomenon known as a Zenneck
surface wave to propagate electromagnetic waves along the
interface of earth and air.
Viziv's ultimate goal
is to provide the capability to safely, economically and
efficiently deliver electrical power virtually anywhere in the
world through the use of surface wave technologies.
Parallel research
efforts at Viziv include the use of surface waves for - more -
communication, radio navigation, and sensing. Research within
the Baylor collaborative will inform each of these applications
as commercial development continues.
The partnership is the first university collaboration for Viziv,
an angel-funded startup company with approximately 30 full-time
employees spread among its Waxahachie, Milford and BRIC
locations.
The company foresees
doubling its workforce over the next year.
"History is
replete with examples of the power of people and
organizations coming together to do what would be impossible
individually," said Viziv CEO and President, Brigadier
General (retired) Michael W. Miller.
"Viziv
Technologies' young history is a great example of just that
- strategic alliances determined to 'Power the Planet and
Bring Light to the World.'
Our collaboration
with Baylor University represents the first formal academic
alliance for Viziv, and we are excited to officially begin
what we expect to be a long and fruitful journey together."
Viziv is leasing
3,055-square-feet in the Baylor Research and Innovation
Collaborative, a 330,000-square-feet facility providing
companies with access to the intersection of the BRIC's five
foundational pillars:
-
fundamental
and applied research
-
industry
collaboration
-
business
acceleration and incubation
-
workforce
development
-
STEM
educational outreach and research
"As an electrical
and computer engineering professor at Baylor, my colleagues
and I were among the first to move our research into the
BRIC in 2013," said Viziv Chief Technology Officer, Randall
Jean, Ph.D.
"It is a
world-class facility with an ever-expanding scope and depth
of research capabilities.
Within the ECE
department, the programs in electromagnetics and power
systems are among the strongest, making collaboration with
Viziv Technologies a perfect fit for addressing a host of
exciting challenges."
The Viziv technology
promises to make energy distribution safer and more reliable.
A Zenneck surface
wave is unaffected by lightning, geomagnetic disturbances, solar
flares or electromagnetic pulses such as those generated by a
nuclear blast such that only sending and receiving units will
require protection.
And unlike the
electrical distribution systems that depend on a gridwork that
is vulnerable to physical attack, and to cascading failures
during peak power usage, wireless electrical delivery is
designed to be virtually impervious to these threats.
Plus, the field
intensities generated are expected to be less than one percent
of the current ANSI standards for safety in RF.
"Viziv fits the
paradigm for BRIC collaboration about as well as any I can
think of," said Dr. Truell Hyde, Baylor Vice Provost for
Research.
"Currently about
17 percent of the world's population have no access to
electrical power, and for many more people, availability is
spotty and unreliable.
This technology
has the potential to raise the standard of living for people
around the world - who wouldn't want to be a part of
something like that?"
ABOUT BAYLOR
UNIVERSITY
Baylor University is a private christian University and a
nationally ranked research institution.
The University
provides a vibrant campus community for more than 17,000
students by blending interdisciplinary research with an
international reputation for educational excellence and a
faculty commitment to teaching and scholarship.
Chartered in 1845 by
the Republic of Texas through the efforts of Baptist pioneers,
Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas.
Located in Waco,
Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80
countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12
nationally recognized academic divisions.
ABOUT VIZIV
TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Viziv Technologies is the culmination of over four decades of
research in the field of Electromagnetic Surface Waves.
They have assembled
an experienced team from academia, industry, and government to
take this revolutionary science from laboratory to industry.
These men and women
have joined together under one calling…
POWER THE PLANET
AND BRING LIGHT TO THE WORLD
Viziv's mission is
the commercialization of the Zenneck surface wave in all of its
various product applications.
From communications
to energy to sensing, Viziv's technological advances are opening
doors to a new era in science and engineering.
ABOUT THE
OFFICE OF THE VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) assists
faculty members from all academic units in identifying,
obtaining and managing the funding needed to support their
research and scholarship.
Internal 'seed'
funding, matching grant proposal funding, searchable online
funding databases, grant writing seminars, proposal support and
travel awards to national funding agencies are only a portion of
what is provided by the various units comprising the OVPR.
Additionally, the
Vice Provost for Research oversees the ethical conduct of
research and assists researchers in maintaining compliance with
applicable policies, laws, and regulations as well as providing
support in establishing interdisciplinary / international
collaborations and industry partnerships.
The OVPR acts as Baylor's representative in pursuing
partnerships and collaborative agreements with entities outside
the university.
The office negotiates
sponsored research agreements with industry on behalf of faculty
and pursues research, technology transfer, and the
commercialization of technology.
The OVPR welcomes the
opportunity to discuss collaborative research and scholarship
pursuits that can advance the academic mission of Baylor
University to achieve R1/T1 status.
The OVPR also manages and operates the Baylor Research and
Innovation Collaborative (BRIC), a three-story,
330,000-square-foot facility focused on
interdisciplinary/international research, industry/university
collaborations, business
incubation/acceleration/commercialization, advanced workforce
training, and STEM educational research and outreach.
For more information, please visit:
www.baylor.edu/research or
www.baylor.edu/bric
