Research and Public Service: Leveraging Resources Through Partnerships Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr. Associate Vice Presi

1. Research and Public Service: Leveraging Resources Through Partnerships • Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr. • Associate Vice President • Academic Affairs

2. Mission • Research and Public Service provides research and public service opportunities for faculty, students and staff members; supports the economic advancement of the state and region; and enhances the overall student learning experience through providing innovative learning experiences.

3. Overview Research and Public Service • Facilitates new interdisciplinary funding initiatives for teaching, research, and service . • Catalyst for developing new opportunities and strategic alliances. • Fosters relationships and partnerships with industry and government. • Assists companies in identifying and accessing JMU faculty and student expertise and research initiatives. • Leverages resources of the university through obtaining external funding for innovative programs.

4. Current Offices • Sponsored Programs • Economic Development and Partnership Programs • Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance • Shenandoah Valley Technology Council • Valley of Virginia Partnership for Education • Shenandoah Valley Partnership • Virginia's A.L. Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership (VPMEP)

5. Our Unique Approach • Innovative Undergraduate and Graduate Program Array • Specialized Niche Research Programs • Core of Undergraduate Research Excellence • Strategic Alliances with University and Business Partners • Interdisciplinary Programmatic Approach

6. Building Strategic Alliances

7. Tremendous Growth • Sponsored program funding has increased nearly 600% since 1995’s $3 million,surpassing the $21 million dollar mark in FY 04 • JMU more than doubled R&D funding, jumping from the rank of 403 to 352 in total expenditures, as ranked by NSF (2002) • 331 proposals submitted with 240 awards received in FY 2004 • 74% success rate over last 5 years, 2,306 proposals were submitted with 1,703 receiving funding

8. 10 Year Growth in Sponsored ProgramsSponsored program funding has increased nearly 600% since 1995 Dollars awarded during previous six fiscal years During FY 2004, surpassed $21 million dollars

9. FY 2004 Funding Agencies

10. Diversity of Activities in FY 2004

11. Strategic Successes • 1996 – Mine Action Information Center • 1997 – Named one of seven Centers of Academic Excellence for Information Security Education by the National Security Agency • 1998 – Virginia Manufacturing Innovation Center • 1999 – Invited to join informal Association of Research Officers • 2000/2001 – Virginia Center for Health Outreach (First Special Appropriation) • 2001 – Commonwealth Technology Research Fund • 2002 – Critical Infrastructure Protection Project (initial special appropriation funding) • 2002 – Appointed by Governor Warner as Co-Chair of Virginia Research and Technology Advisory Commission • 2002 – President Rose named by President Bush to National Infrastructure Advisory Council • 2003/2004 – Governor’s Research Review and Subsequent Funding

12. JMU Congressional Funding SuccessFiscal Years 2001-2004

13. External Funding by College

14. External Funding Successes College of Arts and Letters: $523,430 Archeology • Promoting a learning culture based on practical experience

15. External Funding Successes College of Business: $903,786 • Loan Assistance • Market Planning • Financial Analysis • Technological Assistance • Feasibility Studies • Business Planning • International Trade • Strategic Management • Leading by instilling best business practices in the community

16. External Funding Successes College of Education $2,664,363 • Implementation of innovative academic programs and mentor relationships

17. External Funding Successes • College of Integrated Science • and Technology: $10,236,207 Dedication to public service and community outreach academic programs

18. External Funding Successes Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said of MAIC at JMU, “James Madison University Mine Action Information Center has grown into far more than a clearinghouse of knowledge. It is expanding the boundaries of knowledge about a host of mine-related topics.” Providing international humanitarian relief and community-building opportunities to students and faculty

19. External Funding Successes Institute for Infrastructure and Information Assurance

20. Notional Output Network Security Risk Assessment Model • Accommodates multiple infrastructure types • Accommodates multiple ‘insult’ types (cyber, Murphy, natural disaster, bomb, WMD) • Possesses ability to model evolution of effects in time including cascading effects, repair,reconstitution • Facilitates evaluation of risk in terms ofprobability of outage, down time and associated costs • Enables comparisons of the effectivenessof alternative countermeasures • Produces readily usable output: simple, understandable

21. External Funding Successes • College of Science and Mathematics: $2,363,840 Providing hands-on undergraduate research opportunities

22. External Funding • Providing state-of-the-art technology and laboratory improvement

23. Research Areas: Nanotechnology Life Sciences Homeland Security Defense Biotechnology Bioinformatics Information Technology JMU Programs: Materials Science Communication Sciences and Disorders Information and Infrastructure Assurance Health and Human Services Transportation Energy Alternatives Science/Math/Technology Education The Future JMU’s Research Capabilities Connect Well to Virginia’s Research Agenda and Emerging Industries

24. An Ideal Location

25. Emerging Research Issues • Research and Strategic Alliance Development • Intellectual Property Management • Technology Transfer • Responsible Conduct of Research • Biological Safety • Chemical Safety • Radiological Safety • Animal Care and Use Procedures and Facilities • Human Subjects in Research

26. Contact Information • Research and Public Service • Dr. John B. Noftsinger, Jr. • Associate Vice President • ISAT/CS Bldg. 366 • MSC 4107 • (540) 568-2700 • noftsijb@jmu.edu