Division of Graduate Studies and Research

1. Division of Graduate Studies and Research Report for Academic Year 2009-2010 May 14, 2010

2. GOAL Develop into a regional research center of excellence in the development of emerging technologies, applied industry-oriented R & D, and health sciences and inter-disciplinary research

3. Strategy 1: Strengthen resources and infrastructure to support and facilitate research

4. NEW Graduate Scholarship Program • Students applying to the MBA Program, Global Development and Peace Program, or any program in our School of Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering) are eligible for this award. • All applicants will automatically be considered for a scholarship when they send in the University of Bridgeport application and all admissions materials.  No additional form is needed. • Students who wish to be considered for a scholarship must submit a GRE or GMAT score. • There are three award amounts: $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 per year.  This award is based on the student’s academic achievement and test scores. • The scholarship will be for the international student’s first year of study. • All graduate students with a scholarship must take 9 credits per semester.

5. Memoranda of Agreement • Centro Universitário Senac, Brazil Centro • 4 Chinese institutions • University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy • In discussion with universities in India, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, China, and Brazil

6. Graduate Assistantships General Statistics What They Do • 2009-2010 • 161 GA’s for Fall 2009 • 154 GA’s for Spring 2010 • Fiscal Year Budgets • $1,377,070 for 2009-2010 • $1,042,530 for 2008-2009 • Faculty assistants • Teaching assistants • Research assistants • Specialized office support • Vital contributors to UB departments, academic and other

7. Colleges and Universities Rate Agreement The rates have been successfully negotiated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the first time UB has established this agreement with the federal government since the late 1980s.

8. Colleges and Universities Rate Agreement • 7/1/2009 – 6/30/2013 • Indirect rate of 49.4% for on-campus location • Fringe benefits rate of 25.5% for full-time employees

10. GSR Faculty Councils

11. Engineering Alumni Solicitation Together we can continue the legacy

13. Strategy 2: Strengthen collaborations with industry within the areas of sponsored projects EE students tour UI Singer Substation with Professors Hmurcik, Zhang, and Toporovsky

14. “New businesses will benefit from a full range of resources provided by the University and CI,” the Governor said. “That includes access to mentors, UB research facilities and faculty, student interns and pro bono or discounted business advice from partner sponsors. The IncUBator will be a one-stop answer shop for entrepreneurs. Governor Rell’s April 27, 2010 Press Release M. Jodi Rell Governor

16. CTech IncUBator Objectives • Nurture and facilitate growth of new businesses and jobs in high technology and technology ventures • Foster and stimulate economic development and job creation in Greater Bridgeport, Fairfield County, and the State of Connecticut • Support and enable the growth and commercialization of UB’s applied research and intellectual property initiatives • Build synergy and collaboration among industry, education, and government sectors • Leverage educational, faculty, student interns and faculty resources for career and economic development

17. UB Industry Advisory Boards (IABs)

18. Some IAB Members

19. UB Student Internships & Co-ops

20. UB has a long history of collaboration with industry through sponsored research, as advisors to academic programs, and through UB's student co-ops, internships and work study experiences.

21. Industry Cooperative Education and Internships Program Guidelines UPDATED • Upon graduation, all International Students are eligible to obtain work experience in the U.S. for 12 to 29 months • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) designated degree program graduates can obtain work experience for up to 29 months in the U.S.

22. Strategy 3: Strengthen faculty training programs to increase the participation of faculty in sponsored research projects

23. U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) Used Equipment Program

24. Some of the ERLE Equipment at UB Nanomaterials & Nanobiomaterials Engineering Laboratory Renewable Energy Research Laboratory Transmission Electron Microscope Zeiss Microscope Electrophoresis & Pump Microplate Dispenser Gas Chromatograph Microwave Muffle Combined original acquisition cost of $143,198 Gas Spectrometer Microanalyzer System Microscope Combined original acquisition cost of $700,000

25. $2.4 million Hybrid Projectile Project String Dummy projectile with wireless camera Results of the dummy projectile with wireless camera in part led to the award of $2.4 to a consortium led by UB and the University of Hartford for the next phase of research.

26. Current Sponsored Research Grants

27. Current Sponsored Research Grants

28. UB Student Grants • The Connecticut Space Grant Consortium has awarded the following grants to UB students: • $5,000 UTC Summer Internship Grant to work at a ten week summer internship with Otis Elevator Company in the electrical and software standards group • $4,500 to build a lunar excavator that will be entered into the NASA Lunabiotics Mining Competition at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the end of May 2010

29. A model of a lunar excavator designed by a team of UB engineering students. It will be built with funding from a Connecticut Space Grant College Consortium grant, and entered in NASA’s Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at the end of May.

30. $8.1 million in License and Software Contributions

31. Other Sponsored Research Development • Nine research grant applications are pending, for a total of $1,426,440 • Seven research grant applications are under development, to be submitted by the end of the summer

33. Faculty Scholarly Works • More than 400 articles will be available to UB students through the new UB portal • Eight journal articles published to date for 2010 • 42 journal articles published in 2009 • 87 conference papers published by UB faculty in 2009

34. Academic Program Development • The new M.S. in Biomedical Engineering program already has an enrollment of more than 40 students • Newly developed courses: • Introduction to Nanotechnology • Fundamental Analysis of Nanomaterials • Nanofabrication with Soft Materials • Polymer Nanocomposites • Biomedical Materials and Engineering • Tissue Engineering • Fuel Cells • Sustainable Energy • Sustainable Energy Laboratory