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Future Directions for Research

Future Directions for Research. Steve Lommel Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Research Retreat 2/23/06. University-Wide. Trends based on 05-06 Projections: Proposal count up 16.2% in 05-06 Proposal count up 14.4% over 5-yr avg. Proposed $ up 6.7% in 05-06

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Future Directions for Research

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  1. Future Directions for Research Steve Lommel Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Research Retreat 2/23/06

  2. University-Wide • Trends based on 05-06 Projections: • Proposal count up 16.2% in 05-06 • Proposal count up 14.4% over 5-yr avg. • Proposed $ up 6.7% in 05-06 • Proposed $ down 3.8% from 5-yr avg. • Awards down 2.4% in 05-06 • Awards up 7.1% over 5-yr avg.

  3. Federal/Non-Federal Support

  4. Increased Federal Support in 04-05

  5. Growing Teaching Loads Tenured & tenure-track faculty levels stable: 1996 = 1484 2005 = 1473

  6. Grant Getting Faculty* Total tenured & tenure-track faculty = 1,473 *based on funds received.

  7. Proposal Development Unit • Created June 2004 • Mission: To increase research funding through support for faculty producing proposals for graduate fellowships and multidisciplinary research.

  8. 05-06 Proposals Submitted • 7 full proposals (~$21M) • Awaiting 6 decisions (~$18M) • 1 preproposal and 4 full proposals (~$25) in progress.

  9. PDU Successes ($9.7M) • $3.3M: NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (Shafer) • $600K: NIH Bridges to the Doctorate (Larick) • $5M: Golden LEAF Foundation: Institute for Maintenance Science and Technology (Strenkowski) • $400K: NIH Obesity Prevention (Moore) • $300K: NSF Ethics in Science & Engineering (Comstock) • $100K: Progress Energy:UNC Portal (Lea)

  10. Major NSF Solicitations in 06-07 • STC: Science and Technology Centers ($25M) • ERC: Engineering Research Centers ($25M) • MRSEC: Materials Science and Engineering Centers ($9M) • NSEC: Nanotechnology Science and Engineering Centers ($20M) • SLC: Science of Learning Centers ($20M) • EFP: Emerging Frontiers Program ($20M)

  11. Tough Odds • High risk/high reward when seeking awards over $3M. • Programs making awards over $15M typically make only 1-2 awards nationally/year.

  12. What is Research Development? • Identify University strengths and seek to fortify them. • Leverage strengths across the campus to position NC State for large-scale funding for centers, institutes, and multidisciplinary programs. • Identify large federal and industry funding opportunities that play to NC State strengths. • Assist in facilitation of planning and development of proposals.

  13. New Initiatives • Institute for Nanoscience, Engineering and Technology • Neutron Sciences Program • Center for Systems Biology • Center for Energy Science and Technology • Others in development.

  14. Institute for Nanoscience, Engineering & Technology • Intent:Research, education, training, and industry integration as a base for nano-technology R&D and commercialization. • Key foci: • Textiles • Medical devices and drug delivery • Nano analytical instrumentation • Energy conversion • Other technology areas germane to economic development.

  15. Institute for Nanoscience, Engineering & Technology Centers within the Institute • Physical and Biological Nanosystems Integration • Nanomaterials for New Generations of Textiles • Integrated Nanoelectronics and Photonics • Nanotechnologies for Energy Conversion • Nano-to-macro Modeling and Design • Nanoscale Engineering and Manufacturing

  16. Institute for Nanoscience, Engineering & Technology • Facilities: • 110,000 useable ft2.of wet and dry labs, office and conference space. • $35M of new, shared equipment • Unique, flexible nanomanufacturing research capability • Prototyping capability to accelerate tech transfer • New Endowed Chairs: 6 • Faculty Positions: 6

  17. Center for Energy Science & Technology • Intent: Leadership in research, education, and outreach for new and emerging alternative energy technologies and industries. • Key foci: • Materials and devices for energy technology (e.g., solar energy conversion, thermal energy conversion, and fuel cell materials and devices) • Chemical processes and environmental impact (e.g., clean fuels, CO2 reaction and conversion, biomass technologies, hydrogen generation, nanotechnologies, health and global climate impacts)

  18. Center for Energy Science & Technology Grand Challenges to be Addressed • New technologies for efficient and clean use of traditional energy sources. • The search for alternative environmentally safe and renewable energy sources. • A systematic understanding of the interplay between energy technologies and their environmental impact.

  19. Center for Energy Science & Technology • Facilities: • 20,000 ft2. of labs and clean rooms • $4M in equipment • New Faculty Positions:4

  20. Neutron Sciences Program • Intent: Establish a world-class research and teaching program focused on neutron sciences. • Key foci: • Nuclear and particle physics • Fundamental symmetries • Astrophysics and cosmology • Fundamental constants, gravitation and quantum mechanics • Origins of matter/antimatter and Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

  21. Neutron Sciences Program • Unique positioning: • $1.4B Spallation Neutron Source soon at ORNL • NC State engineers and physicists: strongest ultracold neutron research group in the world. • NC State’s science, engineering and technology strengths in materials sciences, magnetic materials, amorphous materials, polymers and complex fluids, physics, structural chemistry and biology. • NC State’s PULSTAR reactor—largest university-based reactor in Southeast.

  22. Neutron Sciences Program • Benefits: • New biotechnology and pharmaceutical products • Next generation workforce for nuclear industry • Start-up companies • Commercialization through existing major companies

  23. Neutron Sciences Program • Facilities: • PULSTAR beamport area space expansion ($1M) • PULSTAR power upgrade ($2M) • Eventual space in a new Physical Sciences Research Building • New Faculty Positions: 7

  24. Center for Systems Biology • Intent: • Serve as a focal point for integrated life systems research in NC • Offer new Systems Biology teaching programs for 21st century • Systems Biology Defined: • Study of all elements in a biological system and their relationships to one another. • Science of measuring and integrating genetic, genomic, biochemical, cellular and physiological to create a global network for predictively modeling biological events.

  25. Center for Systems Biology • Why Systems Biology? • Genetic, biochemical and metabolic dosorders in humans, animals and plants result from complex molecular interactions. • Diseases cannot be explained by an alteration in a single gene, protein or metabolite. • Systems biology integrates all biological and physiological measurements in healthy vs diseased states. • Allows more efficient and effective design of therapeutics

  26. Center for Systems Biology • NC State Strengths: • Broad expertise in human, animal and crop/plant disease. • Well respected veterinary school • Noted leaders in virology, structural biology, infectious disease, neurodegenerative disease, cancer, plant pathology, horticulture, and aquatics. • Highly respected bioinformatics, biomathematics, statistics and biomedical engineering programs • 30 researchers in proteomics and metabolomics.

  27. Center for Systems Biology • Facilities: • 20,000 sq. ft. of office and lab space • Limited animal facilities • $15M in shared equipment and lab infrastructure • New Faculty Positions: 5 • New Staff and Technician Positions: 17

  28. Bush Budget 2007 Request • American Competitiveness Initiative High Priority Areas: • Applied Energy Research (nuclear, hydrogen, oil alternatives) • Physical Sciences Research (neutron sciences, advanced materials, advanced computing) • Biodefense • K-12 Science and Math Education

  29. Bush Budget 2007 Request • Biggest Winners:NSF, DOE, DED, USDA, DARPA, DHS biodefense • Biggest Losers: NIH, EPA, NOAA, NIST, NASA, DOD basic research

  30. 2007 U. S. Budget Request Highlights (in $ Millions)

  31. 2007 U. S. Budget Highlights(in $ Millions)

  32. 2007 U. S. Budget Highlights(in $ Millions)

  33. NSF Budget Changes • Biological Sciences +$31M • Computer & Info Science & Engineering +$30M • Engineering +$48M • Geosciences +$42M • Math & Physical Sciences +$65M • Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences +$14M • Cyberinfrastructure +$55M • International Science & Engineering +$6M • Polar Programs +$49M • Integrative Activities -$6M • Education & Human Resources +$20M

  34. Conclusions • We’re doing well, but we need to do better to reach the goal of increasing funding by 10% per year. • We need to encourage and support more faculty in seeking and getting large grants. • There are some very strong ideas for capitalizing on NC State strengths to take advantage of large-scale funding opportunities. • There is some hope that federal funding will increase sharply in some of NC State’s strongest areas.

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