Middle Tennessee State University

1. Middle Tennessee Technology Corridor Welcome to Middle Tennessee State University

2. Program Outline • Middle TN Corridor in Context • MTSU’s Role • Research (RC) • Education Programs (TC) • Workforce and Economic Development (TC) • Science and Technology Infrastructure (AF) • Innovations at MTSU - • Charles Perry, Bill Robertson, Anthony Newsome • Tour of Flight Simulators or MTSU Interdisciplinary, Microanalysis and Imaging Center

3. Research Overview Robert F. Carlton Interim Vice Provost for Research Dean, Graduate Studies

4. MIMIC (core facility) $800,000 Instrumentation (PhD) $500,000 Intellectual Infrastructure $500,000 Research and scholarship (seed funds) $500,000 Undergraduate Research $300,000 Other research projects $100,000 $2.7M MTSU Research Investments* * FY 2006 and 2007

5. External Funding

6. New Science Bldg Planning/Infrastructure Renovate WP/D Renovate KOM 133,000 ft2 ($110 M) $15 M 70,000 ft2 33,000 ft2 State Capital Expendituresfor Research Infrastructure 5 - 10 yrs

7. Considerations for MTTC • How can MTSU participate? • What are the roles of the players? • What are potential impediments? • What can we do now to increase probability of success?

8. The Players • Academia • Knowledge creation & transfer • Business & Manufacturing • Products, innovation & profit • Citizens • Quality of life • Government • Economic development

9. The Concerns • Academia • Isolation from other sectors • Business & Manufacturing • Competition & workforce quality • Citizens • Salaries • Government • Quality of jobs • Sustainability

10. Create knowledge Use interdisciplinary teams Develop projects with R & D partners The Solutions • Mentor students • Experiential courses • Educate Workforce • Continuing education

11. Solutions for Other Players • Business & Manufacturing SBIR development, outsourcing of research • Citizens Increase % degreed • Government Pilot STEM growth models Support innovation

12. Education and Workforce Tom Cheatham Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences

13. Education and Workforce Tom Cheatham Dean, College of Basic and Applied Sciences

14. Undergraduate Education • ~21,000 undergraduates • 60 degree programs through 35 departments Niche Areas in Science/Technology • Undergraduate research/EXL • NSF and MTSU funding • Engineering vehicle projects • Aerospace/Agriculture/Horse Science/Nursing

15. Undergraduate Education Niche Areas in Science/Technology (continued) • Biotechnology • Concrete industry management (CIM) • Actuarial science • Professional Pilot and Air Traffic Controllers • Nursing (BSN, RN->BSN, fast LPN->BSN (new)) • Under development: BS in Forensic Science

16. Graduate Programs • ~2,200 students (low) • 54 degree programs • 4 PhD programs (Human Perf, Engl, Econ, Public Hist) Niche Programs in Science/Technology • MS-PS (BioTech, BioStat, HealthCareInfo, Proposed: Forensic Science) • RODP Masters of Science in Nursing • AERO science; Horse Science (proposed) • Science PhDs in planning

17. Interdisciplinary Science PhDs • Computational Science (Positioned between theory and experimentation with a focus on the solution of complex problems using numerical solution, computational modeling, and computer simulation.) • Integrative Life Sciences (Study of the living world as a whole through synthesis of sub disciplines of biology in specialized areas such as biosciences, biochemistry, biotechnology, and bioinformatics to solve complex problems in science, medicine, nutrition, agriculture, energy, engineering and the environment.) • Math and Science Education (Mastery of a specific field in mathematics or science as well as the educational research methodologies associated with the teaching and learning of mathematics and the sciences. Areas include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Curriculum Development.)

18. MTSU Infrastructure for Science, Technology, and Commercialization Andrienne C. Friedli Assistant to the Vice Provost for Research

19. Science and Technology Infrastructure Physical • Biol/Chem Building & renovations • Nursing Building addition, Core Microscopy Facility • CIM Building Administrative College of Basic and Applied Sciences (Graduate College) • Degrees and Programs • Personnel Office of Research • Sponsored Programs, Compliance, Intellectual Property

20. Biology/Chemistry Building • All of Biology and Chemistry activities and personnel • 133,000 ft2 $110 M • Science architects • Finished in 2011

21. MIMIC • Microscopy and microanalysis labs (2500 ft2 ) with Scanning Electron (SEM) and Transmission Electron (TEM) Microscopes, ICP-MS operational since summer • Advisory board with reps from • 6 departments: Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Eng Tech, Sociology/ Anthropology, Physics • Half-time technician 8 Internal (faculty) users and 4 external customers • Academic/business model www.mtsu.edu/ ~mimic

22. Discovery Leads to Innovation • Intellectual Property / TechnologyTransferare emerging interests at MTSU • Faculty champions • Policy / procedure • Intellectual Property Advisory Committee • IP at various stages of development Newsome - marketing stage Robertson - device in development stage Perry - ideas in refinement stage

23. Business Infrastructure • Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) Penn / Arik • Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) Geho • Community & University Partnerships Office Owens • Smart Park preliminary feasibility study Geho • Entrepreneurship-Science Alliance

24. Economic Development • MTSU economic impact on the region is $1 billion* • BERC identifies trends Healthcare-related jobs in Nashville area • >1 in 5 ($18.3 billion economic impact) • By 2012, 6 of 10 fastest growing occupations will be in healthcare • Nashville ranked 1st among 13 regions * Dean Burton in Tennessee’s Business, 2006