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2012 ERC

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Ali Khademhosseini

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2012 ERC

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Steven McKnight; George Hazelrigg

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2012 ERC

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Daniel Schmoldt

Engineering Solutions forAgriculture Daniel L. Schmoldt National Program Leader National Institute of Food & Agriculture U.S. Agriculture2.2 million “farms”55% of farms lessthan 100 acres, and55% of farms areoperated by retireesor persons withprimary occupationselsewhere~90-10 ruleNet exporterAccounts for 1% ofGDP (12% for food &fiber system)Food SystemFundingUSDA AgenciesUSDA Budget USDA Budget Authority 180 160 $155 $143 $147 140 $130 $24 $25 $24 120 $27 $ Billions 100

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2012 ERC

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Theresa Maldonado

in research and •Faculty role models and mentors increased. training activities. Life of the Year 1-4 after Year 5-10 after Year 6-10 after the award the award the award award Short- Short-term Long

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2012 ERC

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Sohi Rastegar

Design For the Integration of Self-Assembling Systems for Engineering Innovation (ODISSEI); Photosynthesis Biorefineries (PSBR) FY 2012 Topics Competition in progress(1) Flexible Bioelectronics Systems(BioFlex)(2) Origami Design For The Integration Of Self-assembling Systems for Engineering Innovation (ODISSEI)(3) Photosynthesis Biorefineries (PSBR)~ 200 preliminary proposals received~ 70 full proposals invited~ 14 awards are expected by Fall 2012 FY 2013 Topics• Topics will be announced by mid-April (April 12, 2012) at ENG Advisory Committee meeting and on NSF web- site• www.nsf.gov/eng/efri FY 2014 Topic Selection• Topic selection frequency is now every- other-year (changed from annual

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2012 ERC

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John P Holdren

Highlights in the 2013 Budget Promoting Clean American Energy Energy •$2.3 billion for DOE EERE to: move towardAdvance Critical Energy 1 million advanced technology vehicles on theResearch Efficiency and road; increase the energy productivity of Renewable American industries; and develop new Energy materials for energy efficiency. •$350 million to DOE for support of ARPA-E transformational clean energy and natural gas research. Hydraulic

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2012 ERC

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Kam Ng

Office of Naval Research Basic Research ProgramONR Discovery & Invention 5 Mar 12 Dr. Kam NgDeputy Director of Research (ONR 03R) kam.ng1@navy.mil 703-696-0812 Discovery & Invention Portfolio Undiscovered & Emerging Technologies BROAD 1-25 Years Disruptive

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2012 ERC

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Harriet Kung

: Materials Long-term: realization in reusable and broadly- Testfabrication disseminated software Collection of validated experimental and modeling http://materialsproject.org/ data for broader community use End Use: Software on-line for general community use 23 BES Research FAQs• All research funded at laboratories and universities, including facilities construction and operations, is awarded through a peer-reviewed, merit-based process.• About 1/3 of DOE Office of Science research

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2012 ERC

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Matt Hourihan

gainer (+11%, to $639 million). 30 Agency will seek an 8% increase in new grants Reduced grant duration 15 1% cut to continuing grants 0 No more inflation 1979 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 adjustments

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2012 ERC

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Van Stephen Blackwood

Air Force Research Laboratory AFOSR Overview 5 March 2012 Dr. Van Blackwood Air Force Office of Scientific Research Air Force Research LaboratoryIntegrity  Service  Excellence 1 Happy 6 0 th Birthday AFOSR 1951 - 2011AFOSR Spring Review March 5-9, 2012Arlington VAViewing:http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spring-review-2012http://onlinemediaevent.com/afosrspringreview/Archive:https

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2012 ERC

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Reginald Brothers

2012 ASEE Engineering Research Council (ERC) Annual Conference 21 February 2012 Dr. Reginald Brothers Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for ResearchEmerging Technologies Symposium02/21/2012 Page-1 Key Elements of Defense Strategic Guidance • The military will be smaller and leaner, but it will be agile, flexible, ready and technologically

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2012 ERC

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Thomas W Peterson

and Development (NITRD) strategic plan11Education and Workforce $1 M for E2• The directorate emphasizes support for – Expeditions in Education (E2) – CAREER awards – Activities that promote the entry and retention of veterans and other non-traditional students in engineering programs $53 M for CAREER12NSF Investments in WorkforcePrimary focus: Enhancements to Flow (all levels)• K12 Pre-college programs – EHR, EEC, RET• Recruitment of undergraduate Engineers – GI Bill, PEEC• Encouragement to pursue Graduate degrees – REU• Support during graduate studies – GRF, IGERT

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2012 ERC

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Thomas L Doligalski

) thermite B 10 1 0.1 0.01 0.001 0 20 40 60 80 100 SiO2 content (weight %) Former Army PECASE recipient

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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France A Cordova, National Science Foundation

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Christine Cassel, National Quality Forum

manufacturing, aviation, and other industries. •  These tools have been used to good effect in health care, but too rarely and not spread widely. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyOverarching Goals: Potential actionsfor the Federal Government 1.  Accelerate alignment of payment systems with desired outcomes: better care at lower cost 2.  Increase access to relevant health data and analytics 3.  Provide technical assistance in systems engineering approaches 4.  Involve communities in improving health care delivery 5.  Share lessons learned from successful improvement efforts 6.  Train health professionals in new skills and approaches President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyGoal 1: Accelerate

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Matt Hourihan, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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William B Bonvillian, MIT, Washington Office

3 Points:1)  ManufacturingisnotAgriculture2)  OurManufacturingFirmsareIncreasingly:“HomeAlone”3)  Small,mid-sized,andstart-upfirms–mostofU.S. manufacturing-can’tgetfinancingto “Scale-Up” innovaPveproducPon4)  StronginnovaPoncapabilitymeansstrongproducPon capability •  Emergingadvancedtechnologyfields5)ManufacturingispartoftheinnovaPonsystem6)WorkforceTraining/EducaPon–theissues7)WhatGermanycanteachus:strongecosystem8)Jobs–HowmanufacturingsectoraffectsU.S. servicessector 4PointOne:ManufacturingisnotAgriculture •  ForalongPmewethoughtmanufacturingwasagriculture. •  In1900halfofpopulaPonfarming

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Joseph Helble

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2015 Public Policy Colloquium

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Mike Molnar, NIST

120 118 116 1 Gray bars indicate14 recessions 012 010 01965 - Jan 1975 - Jan 1985 - Jan 1995 - Jan 2005 - Jan

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2011 Public Policy Colloquium

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Patrick Clemins

research, information technology, and especially clean energy technology…” • Increase investment in clean energy tech by 1/3 • Expand ARPA-E and 3 new Energy Innovation HubsTHE FEDERAL R&D INVESTMENTR&D Priorities  Jobs / Innovation / Economy  Health  National Security  Energy gy Democrats  Republicans  Clean Energy  Energy Security  Action on Global  Resource Management Climate ChangeTHE FEDERAL R&D INVESTMENTInnovation / Entrepreneurship ARPA-E Conventions Sec. Locke – Catalyzing University Research for a Stronger Economy forum (Feb 2010) DOC Innovation Forums (4 in

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2011 Public Policy Colloquium

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Jennifer McNelly

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2011 Public Policy Colloquium

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Norman Fortenberry

Educational AssistanceCURRENT LAW:Section 127 of the taxcode enablesemployees to receiveup to $5,250 ineducational benefitseach year from theiremployer tax-free.Expires Jan. 1, 2013.Education, businessand labor groupsseek to make itpermanent. BILLS TO WATCH•PATENT REFORM•ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORINNOVATION (E-2)•TAX TREATMENT OF EMPLOYER -PROVIDEDEDUCATION SUPPORT. Elementary and Secondary Education ActHearings begin this week in the House onreauthorization.Congress will examine lessons learnedfrom No Child Left Behind law.Senate Committee held hearings last yearand is now preparing to write legislation. PATENT REFORMReplaces “first to invent” with“first to file” system used inmost countries.Alters grace-period

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2010 ERC

Authors

Michael Carron

•• Annual NGI conferences •• Hosting regional workshops •• NOAA OAR – NSF – USGS – EPA – DOD connections •• Executive and Advisory Councils’ contributions NGI Years 1 NGI Years 1 ­­ 3 Collaborations 3 Collaborations northern gulf institute  NGI Project Development northern gulf institute  and Management Processes and Management Processes  Multi­Institutional Collaboration Issues •• Proposal Development

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2010 ERC

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Greg Cirincione

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2010 ERC

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Chris Conrardy

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2010 ERC

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Lester Gerhardt

 – Auburn UniversityExplicit Research Parameters  •Total Research Expenditures  •Research Expenditures/Faculty Evolving Changes in  Research Parameters •Balance  Total Research Exp.  Res. Exp./Faculty  all(25%)  none  1/2  1/2  15%  current  10%  ?  ? •Definition of Faculty  ­Research Active Faculty  ­All Tenured & Tenure Track Faculty ­ current  ­Future Considerations The Database •192 Schools Reported Research Expenditures to ASEE on Time (6 Additional Schools Reported Information Updated in Time for Publication) •24 Schools (12.5%) Were Contacted Regarding Substantial Changes in Research

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2010 ERC

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Michael Gibbons

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2010 ERC

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Kei Koizumi

: 2% $8.9 billion (includes basic NIST research and NSF 2% applied research) 9% EPA 1% NASA DHS 7% 1% DOD 35% NIH 13

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2010 ERC

Authors

Elizabeth W Lyons

 Deans/  partners  Studies  Curriculum  Dept./  Outreach  College  partners  March 15, 2010 Building and Sustaining Partnerships •strong management & flexibility •appropriate evaluation •leveraging for impact and sustainability  +  +  March 15, 2010 Global partnerships  Beyond 1:1 Collaborations  Transformational Global Phenomena  Developing Countries*  Interdisciplinary approaches *Engineering Solutions for the Base of the

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2010 ERC

Authors

Lueny Morell

 advance thinking and foster network to discover  discovery and nurture new  – Leading collaboration on ground opportunities to  breaking programs improve business and life  – Identifying the next set of technology  breakthroughs 20  ©2009 HP Confidential  ©2009 HP LABS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM Program Intent – IRP creates opportunities for breakthrough collaborative  research between HPL and university researchers WW – Goals for our RFP program  1.  Provide opportunities for HPL researchers to collaborate with current  partners and explore new research relationships