Large-Scale Research and Infrastructure

1. Large-Scale Researchand Infrastructure Mark Lundstrom, Marietta Harrison Eli Asem, Jeff Gunsher, Christian Hans, Monika Ivantysynova, Phil Low, and Alan Rebar March 3, 2008

2. to raise Purdue’s reputation, impact & prestige to the level of the very best universities worldwide… to advance knowledge & develop technologies that address the grand challenges of society to drive the economy of Indiana and the world What are we after? Large Scale Research Why? Grand challenges such as human health, energy, environment and climate require large scale interdisciplinary research

3. strategies Invest in people Invest in infrastructure Define and support strategic initiatives Develop large-scale partnerships Lead with Discovery Park Be guided by rigorous, external reviews

4. Invest in critically needed shared research facilities – start with instrumentation for the life sciences & animal housing Campus-wide plan for computing & cyber infrastructure Invest in human infrastructure (professional staff,… Re-engineer research business operation Provide more cost sharing funds & simplify cost-sharing process research infrastructure

5. strategic initiatives Couple engineering, physical sciences and the life sciences • Define a “Purdue approach” to grand challenges such as human health / energy / environment / climate • Support high-profile faculty teams in important, emerging areas such as cyberinfrastructure, homeland security, space exploration, etc. • Develop synergies with the liberal arts, business, education, and other units to add special capabilities to large-scale science and engineering initiatives

6. large-scale partnerships with industry and governments, domestic & foreign Examples $ 250M initiative of Swiss based pharma giant Novartis for worldwide drug discovery center @ MIT Clemson University’s International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) – 250 acre techno park financed by BMW, Michelin, Timken and South Carolina

7. Discovery Park - venue for Large Scale Research (LSR) @ Purdue to acquire & operate large programs Use Discovery Park - to re-engineer research business operation @ Purdue Make Discovery Park - an internationally recognized research institute - a model worldwide for a new paradigm in LSR

8. resources • Reallocation existing resourcesReturn university funds to support research infrastructure based on overhead generated • Develop public/private partnerships to support research; Identify opportunities for out-sourcing • Development - emphasizing graduate student support, research infrastructure, and faculty chairs • Large-scale partnerships with industry and governments

9. Research expenditures: -measured against the next level universities College rankings:-rankings in key programs should increase substantially Faculty recognition: -NAE and NAS membership should increase substantially Regular, external assessment assessment Large-scale initiatives:-new faculty-initiated, center-scale projects-strategic partnerships involving Purdue, industry, and governments

10. Comments or Questions? • Promote excellence, leadership, and impact • Field-defining research • Develop large-scale partnerships • Become a model for ‘discovery-to-delivery’