A Strategy for Research at NC State

University Council18 May 2010

Terri L. LomaxVice Chancellor for Research and Graduate

Studies

Research Impact Snapshot

$365M annual research expenditures (FY09)

~$28M ARRA Awards received to date

679 U.S. Patents

676 International Patents

>110 better world productsfrom lab to market

72 start-up companiesattracting >$750M investment and 3,000 jobs

137 intellectual property disclosuressubmitted by faculty in FY09 (IP pipeline)

RANKINGS.

Peer assessment

Freshman retention

2008 graduation rate

% of classes under 20

% of classes50 or more

% of Full-time Faculty

SAT/ACT Scores

% Freshmen in the top 10 % of HS class

Acceptance rate

Average Alumni Giving

US News & World Report Rank

U Illinois-U/C 4.0 93% 82% 39% 18% 99% 26-31 55% 69% 14% 39

U Wisc-Madison* 4.1 94% 82% 44% 19% 94% 26-30 58% 53% 13% 39

UCDavis* 3.8 90% 81% 34% 28% 94% 1050-1300 98% 53% 11% 42

Penn State 3.8 93% 85% 32% 18% 95% 1100-1300 43% 51% 20% 47

U of Florida* 3.6 95% 82% 40% 22% 99% 1160-1380 75% 39% 17% 47

NC State 3.1 89% 70% 31% 16% 96% 1080-1280 40% 59% 16% 88

Top 5 Land Grant Universities (2009)

* Medical School

2009 US News & World: University Rankings

Research Universities by Institutional Characteristics

47 NCSU

10 Ohio State+

16 UCDavis

33 Harvard

31 Yale

36 Purdue+

20 Texas A&M

11 Penn State+

15 Cornell+

24 U AZ

19 U of F

41 U MD-CP

13 U Minn+

14 MIT

12 Stanford

1 Johns Hopkins

51 U GA

29 U of Ill-UC

9 U Penn

3 U Wisc-M

5 UCLA

18 UC-Berkeley

2 UCSF

4 U of Mich+

8 U of WA

6 UCSD

26 UNC-CH

7 Duke

21 Wash U-StL

17 U of Pitt+

23 Columbia

34 Baylor

28 U of SoCal

46 VA Tech

50 MI State

49 U of Ill-C44 U MD-Baltimore

35 Emory

Vet School

Land Grant

MedSchool

32 Northwestern

37 Vanderbilt38 Case Western

45 U of Rochester

43 TX MC-Dallas

40 UA-Birm

48 U KY

22 U of Texas MD-Anderson

27 GA Tech+

30 U TX-Austin

48 Scripps RI

PrivatePublic+ System

Legend

NC State ranks 47th among all U.S. research universities in total research expenditures

(NSF)

25 U of CO+

39 Indiana U+

42 LSU+

Source: Top American Research Universities, 2009 Annual Report (The Center for Measuring University Performance).

The Center for Measuring University Performance

Total Research

Federal Research

Endowment Assets

Annual Giving

National Academy Members

Faculty Awards

Doctorates Granted

Postdoctoral Appointees

SAT/ACT range

The 9 Measures:

Top Public Research Universities without Medical Schools

Measures in Top 25 Control

Measures in Top 26 to 50

Control

University of California - Berkeley 9 0

Georgia Institute of Technology 8 1

Pennsylvania State University 8 1

Texas A&M University 7 2

University of Texas - Austin 7 2

Purdue University – West Lafayette 6 2

University of Maryland – College Park 6 2

University of Colorado - Boulder 4 2

North Carolina State University 3 6

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 3 2

Rutgers -State University of NJ - New Brunswick 2 6

Source: Top American Research Universities 2008 Annual Report (The Center for Measuring University Performance).http://mup.asu.edu/research2008.pdf

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The Center Report: 2008

Top Public Research Universities without Medical Schools

Change in Rank

Top 25 Control

Top 26 to 50

Control

University of California Berkeley - 9 0

Pennsylvania State University - 8 1 Texas A&M University - 7 2 University of Texas - Austin - 7 2 Georgia Institute of Technology -2 6 3Purdue University - West Lafayette -1 6 2

University of Maryland – College Park -2 4 4

Indiana University - Bloomington +2 4 2 Rutgers – State University of NJ – New Brunswick - 3 6University of Colorado - Boulder -4 3 4Virginia Polytechnic Inst +16 2 6

Univ of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Ctr -4 2 3North Carolina State University -6 1 8

Source: Top American Research Universities 2009 Annual Report (The Center for Measuring University Performance).http://mup.asu.edu/research2009.pdf

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The Center Report: 2009

Source: Top American Research Universities 2009 Annual Report (The Center for Measuring University Performance).

The Center 2009 Report: NC State’s Measures

2008 2009

Control Rank 1-25

Control Rank 26-50

Control Rank 1-25

Control Rank 26-50

Annual Giving 17 15

National Academy Members 29 30

Postdoctoral Appointees 24 30

Total Research Funding 29 32

Federal Research Funding 43 43

Doctorates Granted 20 38

Faculty Awards 39 40

Endowment Assets 45 46

SAT/ACT range 50 49

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Sources: a) The Center and b) IPEDS Data Center, US Dept. of Education http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Default.aspx, accessed 4/06/10andc) NSF Academic R&D Expenditures http://nsf.gov/statistics/rdexpenditures/

Peer Institutional Data

The Center Rank & Peer Institution

Total Research Exp:

2008[c]

FederalResearch Exp:

2008 [c]

Endowment Assets: 2008 [a]

National Academy Memb. 2008 [a]

Fac.Awards

2008 [a]

PhDs2008

[a]

Post Docs Appt. 2007

[a]

Students Enrolled2008 [b]

FTE Faculty2008 [b]

3 Texas A &M $582,365,000 $245,607,000 $6,259,791,000 22 17 594 255 48,039 2,648

5Purdue University+ $429,988,000 $176,592,000 $1,735,660,000 22 8 600 342 41,433 2,459

10 VA Tech $373,281,000 $135,578,000 $527,629,000 14 17 341 180 30,739 3,125

12 NC State $366,137,000 $131,412,000 $544,551,000 17 10 328 274 32,872 1,997

+ reports all campuses

Sources: a) The Center and b) IPEDS Data Center, US Dept. of Educationhttp://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Default.aspx, accessed 4/06/10

Peer Institutional Data Relative to Population

Total Research Exp.

per Faculty

FederalResearch Exp. per Faculty

Endowment Assets per

Faculty

Academy Members to Faculty

Faculty Awards

to Faculty

PhDs to Faculty

Postdocs per

Faculty

Students per

Faculty

FTE Faculty

Texas A &M $219,926 $92,751 $2,363,969 1:120 1:155 1:4 1:10 18:1 2,648

Purdue University $174,862 $71,814 $705,839 1:111 1:307 1:4 1:7 17:1 2,459

VA Tech $119,449 $43,384 $168,841 1:223 1:183 1:9 1:17 10:1 3,125

NC State $183,343 $65,804 $284,064 1:112 1:191 1:6 1:7 16:1 1,997

Source: Academic R&D Expenditures FY 2008 (NSF)http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10311/pdf/nsf10311.pdf

Total Research Expenditures (2001-2008)

NC State

PurdueU of Ill-UC

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 20080

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Texas A&M

VA Tech

Purdue

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TODAY.

Comparison of University Research Expenditure Trends

PURPOSE.

A Research Strategy . . . Why?

To increase our impact for the public good, development of future leaders, rankings, and legacy for future

generations.

To build a foundation for further strengthening NC State’s

national & international research profile.

A Research Strategy . . . How.

CULTUREcollaboration, team science

CATALYSTSfunding &

partnerships

REPUTATIONawareness, peer

assessment

Progress: World-class faculty & studentsDr. Trudy F. MacKay: Genetics

elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Dr. James A. Trainham III: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

National Academy of Engineering joined NC State, April 2010

Current National Academy Members: 19

Dr. Todd R. Klaenhammer: Food, Bioprocessing& Nutrition Sciences

elected AAAS Fellow

(American Association for the Advancement of Science)

Current AAAS Fellows: 41TALENT & RESOURCES

For complete listings see The Research Gateway: http://www.ncsu.edu/research/gateway/partners/academy.php

Progress: World class faculty & students

2010 (to date): 8 awards2009: 6

2008: 4

2007: 6

2006: 6

2005: 4

Halfway through 2010 NC State faculty have been awarded more NSF awards than each of the past five years.

8 NSF CAREER Awards!

A record-breaking 11 students will enter Graduate Programs with NSF Fellowships in Fall 2010

11 NSF Graduate Fellowships!

For complete listings of NSF CAREER Awards see The Research Gateway: http://www.ncsu.edu/research/gateway/partners/nsfcareer.php

TALENT & RESOURCES

TALENT & RESOURCES

Progress: Improve Infrastructure & Equipment

Committees formed to develop Existing Infrastructure Inventory and Infrastructure Needs Inventory Materials Science Biological Imaging

May 2010: Top 10 Large-Scale Infrastructure Needs List Generated (input from all Colleges, Centers &

Institutes, ROC, URC, and individual faculty)

TALENT & RESOURCES

TALENT & RESOURCES

Progress: Increase Research Funding

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 $0

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

+35% in past year

This data compiled on 4.06.2010 comparing the past five years by “fiscal year to date.”

+44% over five years

CATALYSTS

Stimulus: $26,951,633

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010Proposed: $465,292,223 $500,926,185 $575,470,672 $636,366,240 $840,030,668

Awarded: $142,576,249 $139,753,063 $154,888,666 $152,604,278 $204,698,985

Pursuing Larger Grants (>$1M) = Significant Upturn

2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

20

40

60

80

100

120

7167

57

74

116

2531

2723

48

106

2 47

1 15 3 6

$1-2M$2-5M$5-10M$10M+

(107) (105) (91)(104) (177) CATALYSTS

Proposal Success Rate +/- Proposal Development Unit

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 5-Yr. Avg.0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

31%29%

50%47%

40% 40%

18%

26% 27% 27%

21%24%

PDU

NCSU

CATALYSTS

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2015$0

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

$300,000,000

$350,000,000

The Path Forward

Increase Research Awards by 50% by 20152005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2015$142,576,249 $139,753,063 $154,888,666 $152,604,278 $204,698,985 $307,048,477

+%50$102,349,492increase over next five years

CATALYSTS

REPUTATION: INCREASE

AWARENESS

Research Blog: NC State’s research blog launched in April 2010; http://web.ncsu.edu/abstract/ or via Research Gateway

Results Magazine: Fall 2010, expand magazine coverage and size, increase multimedia components, integrate more faculty

recognition and opportunities.

National Assoc of Science Writers/Council for the Advancement of Science Writing Conference: Hosting 2012 conference which draws hundreds of major journalists from

across the country, looking for major science news.

Progress: Increase Awareness

REPUTATION: INCREASE

AWARENESS

Today’s complex issues call for multidisciplinary approaches and team science.

Building teams of scientists & scholars around critical issues = Strategic Research Areas

Progress: Collaboration and Team Science

CULTURE

Strategic Research Areas at NC State

Health & Well-Being

Energy &Environment

Educational Innovation

Safety & Security

Strategic Focus Areas

Cross-Cutting

Initiatives

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CULTURE

Progress: Collaboration Tools

CULTURE

REACH NC

Research Expertise And Collaboration Hub

Working with NC partners, including UNC GA, UNC CH, and RENCI, NC State

is leading an effort to launch an online, searchable intelligent system that

provides opportunities to connect with potential collaborators by offering

profiles of researchers, projects, publications, and people in North Carolina.

Progress: Collaboration Tools

CULTURE

Progress: Collaboration Tools

CULTURE

STRATEGY.

Other Strategic Activities Increasing Partnerships – RTI, UNC, Duke, ORNL

Graduate Professional Development

Post-Doctoral Office

Strategic Research Initiatives Grants

Increase Faculty Recognition – internal & external awards

CHALLENGE.

Challenges

Limited time and support for faculty to engage in research activities

Limited graduate student and post-doctoral fellowships

Instrumentation & equipment needs are high with no targeted funds available

Need ability to determine economic benefit of research and innovation in order to advocate for increased resources

The path forward means. . .

Endurance.

Relying on the team.

Looking toward the finish line. . .

Research Expenditures Per FTE Faculty & Per Student

Virginia Tech

Purdue

NC State

U of Illinois

Texas A & M

$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000

$117,427

$168,838

$173,011

$192,247

$205,396

$11,938

$10,020

$10,089

$10,958

$11,322Research $$/Student

Research $$/FTE Faculty

More Proposals = More Awards

This data compiled on 4.06.2010 comparing the past five years by “fiscal year to date.”CATALYSTS

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010Proposed: $465,292,223 $500,926,185 $575,470,672 $636,366,240 $840,030,668

Awarded: $142,576,249 $139,753,063 $154,888,666 $152,604,278 $204,698,985

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 $0

$100,000,000

$200,000,000

$300,000,000

$400,000,000

$500,000,000

$600,000,000

$700,000,000

$800,000,000

$900,000,000