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Michael F Trentacoste

Federal Highway Administration Research, Development & Technology Presentation toThe American Society for Engineering Education Engineering Research Conference March 4, 2013 Michael F. Trentacoste, PE Associate Administrator for Research, Development & Technology Outline Context Research and Development  Infrastructure  Operations  Safety  Exploratory Advanced Research Technology and Innovation Deployment Training and Education Related Research Programs Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

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Theresa Maldonado

Education isVERY SMALL (< 1%), and it is made only throughENG/EEC. "The Federal Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Portfolio," National Science and Technology Council, 2011. 4However on the Demand Side: What are our globalgrand challenges? We cannot do innovation withoutengineering. http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/ 5 5 The Demand Side: What does industry want from B.S., M.S. and PhD Engineers? Specialist “T-shaped” Time Time

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George Hazelrigg

Director• Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) – Deputy Director for Technology• University of Florida – Eckis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Dean, College of Engineering• University of Michigan – Claude E. Shannon Professor of Engineering Science – Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3NSF is creating a New Strategic Plan• Strategic planning cycle – Plan for 5 years – Revise in 3 years• Community input in spring 20134Engineering Strategic Goals• Lead in frontier engineering research• Cultivate an innovation ecosystem• Develop the next-generation engineer• Strive for organizational excellence5NSF Principles for Budget Planning

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2013 ERC

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Lynn Preston

National Science FoundationDivision of Engineering Education and Centers Engineering Research Centers Program Lynn Preston Leader of the ERC Program lpreston@nsf.gov www.erc-assoc.edu Engineering Research Centers Platforms for Innovation in Partnership with IndustryERC Program Goals• Create an interdisciplinary academic culture joining research, education, engineering practice to stimulate innovation• Build partnerships with industry to strengthen the innovative capacity of the U.S. in a global context• Produce creative and innovative engineering graduates, capable of leading teams to advance technology in a globally competitive world

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Sohi Rastegar

and education in the rapidly evolving fields of bioengineering and environmental engineering and in areas that involve the transformation and/or transport of matter and energy by chemical, thermal, or mechanical means These investments contribute to advances that are important for the environment, energy, information technologies, health- related products, and other areas that impact our daily lives.Current & Future Areas of Focus• Sustainability • Water, Energy, Climate, Environment Nexus • Sustainable, Advanced Manufacturing: Chemistry, Engineering and Materials • Critical Elements and Materials • Advances in engineering to stimulate the bio-economy • Environmental Health & Safety of Nanotechnology (nanoEHS

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Chris Crumbly

F-1 engine gas generator hot fire test at Marshall Space Flight Center, Jan 2013 – technology development for an optional Qualification Motor 1 casting at ATK Advanced Booster concept Oct 2012 System Requirements Review/System Definition Review Completedwww.nasa.gov/sls 7 Building on the U.S. Infrastructure INITIAL CAPABILITY, 2017–21

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Peder Maarbjerg

ARPA-E: Changing What’s Possible 2013 ASEE Engineering Research Council (ERC) Annual Conference Peder MaarbjergMarch 4, 2013Evolution of ARPA-E 1ARPA-E Mission 2Creating New Learning Curves 3What Makes an ARPA-E Project? IMPACT ‣ High impact on ARPA-E mission areas ‣ Credible path to market ‣ Large commercial application TRANSFORM ‣ Challenges what is possible ‣ Disrupts existing learning curves ‣ Leaps beyond today’s technologies BRIDGE ‣ Translates science into breakthrough technology ‣ Not researched or funded elsewhere ‣ Catalyzes new interest and investment TEAM

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2013 ERC

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Peder Maarbjerg

ARPA-E: Changing What’s Possible 2013 ASEE Engineering Research Council (ERC) Annual Conference Peder MaarbjergMarch 4, 2013Evolution of ARPA-E 1ARPA-E Mission 2Creating New Learning Curves 3What Makes an ARPA-E Project? IMPACT ‣ High impact on ARPA-E mission areas ‣ Credible path to market ‣ Large commercial application TRANSFORM ‣ Challenges what is possible ‣ Disrupts existing learning curves ‣ Leaps beyond today’s technologies BRIDGE ‣ Translates science into breakthrough technology ‣ Not researched or funded elsewhere ‣ Catalyzes new interest and investment TEAM

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2013 ERC

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Jason Boehm

Programs – Accelerating the adoptionand deployment of advanced technology solutions • The Information Technology Laboratory and the Engineering Laboratory share responsibility for NIST’s technology mission space • Core functions • IT measurement, accreditation, and testing • Mathematical and statistical analysis • Modeling and Simulation • Cybersecurity standards • Cloud computing • Identity management Rathe • Advanced manufacturing technologies and processes • Building technologies NIST • Fire research • Smart grid and energy technologiesExample-- National Cybersecurity Programs• National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE

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2013 ERC

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Steven McKnight

Kevin Webster Candace Owens Jasmine SpencerCMMI Research Clusters Nano FibersAdvanced Manufacturing• Research leading to transformative advances in manufacturing and building technologies, with emphases on efficiency, economy, and sustainability PI: Starly (Oklahoma)• Supporting programs Plasmonic Nanolithography – Manufacturing Machines and Equipment – Manufacturing Enterprise Systems – Materials Processing and Engineering – Nanomanufacturing

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2013 ERC

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Rosemarie D Wesson

) FY• Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructures (RESIN) 2008• Biosensing and Bioactuation (BSBA)• Hydrocarbons from Biomass (HyBi) FY 2009• Renewable Energy Storage (RESTOR)• Science in Energy and Environmental Design (SEED) FY 2010• Engineering New Technologies Based on Multicellular and Inter-kingdom Signaling (MIKS) FY 2011• Mind, Machines, and Motor Control (M3C)• Flexible Bioelectronics Systems (BioFlex)• Origami Design (ODISSEI) FY 2012 FY 2013• Photosynthetic Biorefineries (PSBR) Sustaining EFRI Topics Post-EFRI

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Van Stephen Blackwood

Air Force Research Laboratory AFOSR Overview 4 March 2013 Dr. Van Blackwood Air Force Office of Scientific Research Air Force Research Laboratory Integrity  Service  ExcellenceDISTRIBUTION A: Public Release 1 Why AF Invests in Basic ResearchDSB Task Force Report on Basic Research• Probes today’s technology limits and ultimately leads to future

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Mary Galvin

Nanotubes (Northwestern) Highly complex 3-D nano-objects by DNA origami (Arizona State) Experimental Investigation of Plasticity at Nanoscale (Cal Tech) Self-assembly on elastic surfaces (Columbia) 9DMR Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers