VT Office of the Vice President for Research

The Research Enterprise at Virginia Tech

Beth TranterChief of StaffOffice of the Vice President for Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

Overview

• An Institutional Perspective on Research

• Mechanisms for Research Growth

• Strategic Investment in Discovery Domains


An Institutional Perspective on Research


Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)Mission

The mission of the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is to foster and support research, scholarship and innovation at Virginia Tech. OVPR is committed to fostering an environment in which ideas flourish, encouraging the highest standards of quality and ethical conduct, and serving the good of our region, the Commonwealth, the nation, and our global community.

Research Strategic Plan – 2012‐2018

Priority 1: Focusing Investment in areas of Regional, National, and Global Importance Priority 2: Fostering a High‐Quality Environment for ResearchPriority 3: Facilitating the Integration of Research, Education and OutreachPriority 4: Promoting Development of an Innovation EcosystemPriority 5: Strengthening the Research Administration Infrastructure


Office of Research – Administration


Research ExpendituresActual NSF‐reported expenditures – FY 2000‐2013

AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON RESEARCH


Overview of Virginia Tech Sponsored Research Portfolio

All SourcesFederal Sources

AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON RESEARCH


NSF‐reported Research Expenditure Rankings

Rankings of selected Virginia Institutions in FY 12

Virginia Tech 40thUniversity of Virginia(main campus) 59thVirginia CommonwealthUniversity

101stGeorge Mason University 154thEastern Virginia Medical School 215th


Number and Value of Proposals


Mechanisms for Research Growth


The Research Institutes of Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Carilion

Research Institute

FralinLife Science

Institute

VirginiaBioinformatics

Institute

Institute for Society,

Culture and Environment

Institute for

Creativity, Arts, and

Technology

Virginia Tech Transportation

Institute

Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science

MECHANISMS FOR RESEARCH GROWTH


Strategic Partnerships in FY13MECHANISMS FOR RESEARCH GROWTH

Virginia Tech Research Center - Arlington

National Tire Research Center

Virginia Tech CarilionResearch Institute -

RoanokeVirginia Tech Blacksburg

Academic Collaborations

• George Mason University• Hampton University• James Madison University• Old Dominion University• Radford University• Sweet Briar College • University of Virginia• Virginia Commonwealth

University• Virginia State University• Virginia Highlands

Community College• Virginia Western

Community College• William & Mary• Norfolk State University

and more . . .


Research Faculty Growth

56% increase in Research Faculty 2001‐2013As of July 1, 2013: 744 Research Faculty



Virginia Tech Research Center ‐ Arlington


At a glance:

144,000 sq. feet

N. Glebe Road

Close to: • NSF• ONR• DARPA

Includes:• Computational Labs• Office Space• Conference Space


Virginia Tech in the National Capital Region



Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center

The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center is the proud recipient of the 2010

Outstanding Research/Science

Park Award given by the Association of University Research

Parks (AURP).


• 150+ private high‐technology companies and research centers

• 2,700+ employees

• 29 buildings totaling 1 million square feet

• 230+ acres of land


Strategic Investment in Discovery Domains


Strategic InvestmentF O C U S A R E A S – 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 2

Energy, Materials, and Environment• Energy• Environment and bioprocessing• Water research• Materials and sensors

Innovative Technologies and Complex Systems• Business and manufacturing• Communications, information technology, cybersecurityand mathematics

• Transportation

Health, Food, and Nutrition• Biosciences and biotechnology• Biomedical science and engineering• Food, Nutrition, and Health• Life Sciences

Social and Individual Transformation• Arts, architecture, and design• Policy and social sciences

STRATEGIC INVESTMENT


Research Growth in Focus AreasSTRATEGIC INVESTMENT


Plan for a New HorizonR E S E A R C H F O C U S A R E A S - 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 8

Security• Cyber‐security• Food security• Management and security of communication systems (such as wireless, networks, and smart grids)

Resilience• Resilience of complex systems• System stability and resilience of ecosystems • Planning for stability in communities of all sizes

Health• Neuroscience• Genomics• Global health issues• Aging• Methods grounded in high‐performance computing and networks

Sustainability• Energy, materials, and technology• Water science, policy, and management• Transportation and communication infrastructures• Natural resources, ecosystems, and environmental quality• Informatics and policy• Food and food systems• Sustainable international development



Security ResearchTed and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology (ICTAS)


CyberCorps Scholarship for ServiceThrough the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, Virginia Tech offers full scholarships for three years for students completing an accelerated B.S. or M.S. in cybersecurity.

National Center of Academic Excellence in Information

Assurance Research

Virginia Tech is an NSA/DHS CAE‐R, and features research and educational programs

geared toward information assurance.National Center of Academic Excellence in Information

Assurance Research

Virginia Tech is part of the multi‐university Security and Software Engineering Research Center (S2ERC), and promotes collaborative

research programs with industry and government in software security.

Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence


Health Research

Functional brain reorganization in cerebral palsy

NIH‐funded research clinic

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute

Addiction researchDeveloping treatments and

training healthy decision‐making

Regenerative medicineDr. Rob Gourdie, Commonwealth

Eminent Scholar

Regeneration and repair of the damaged

heart.



Health ResearchFralin Life Science Institute

Research Focus Areas:• Vector‐borne disease• Infectious Disease and Microbial Science• Plant Sciences• Obesity• Cancer Biology• Ecology and Organismal Biology


Engaging students in multi‐departmental discussions: Students involved with the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery share research results at a poster session.

Supporting undergraduate students with a heart for research: Spencer Lovegrove studied cardiac arrest as part of Fralin’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship.

Unraveling mosquito genetics to target infectious disease: Sanjay Basu, a post‐doctoral associate in the Adelman lab, feeds mosquitoes in the FralinHall insectary.


Resiliency Research

Modeling and simulation and “big data” studies to inform emergency planning; predict spread of infectious disease; manage communications,

security, and privacy; and inform urban planning.

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute



Resiliency ResearchNorthern Virginia I‐66 Test Bed with Roadside Transmitter/Receiver Installation Locations


VTTI Connected Test Bed

HIGHLIGHTED AREA

Washington, DC


Sustainability ResearchInstitute for Critical Technology and Applied Science and

research centers across the university

Every Intel processor is powered with CPES Multi‐Phase Voltage

Regulator Module.

Center for Power Electronics SystemsA National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center

(The only NSF ERC led by a Virginia institution)

More than 60 industry members

Center for Energy Harvesting and Materials SystemsA National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative

Research Program

CEHMS researchers tap the unused power in industrial machines, human activity, vehicles, vibrating structures and other environmental sources.

Virginia Center for Coal & Energy Research

Established by an Act of the Virginia General Assembly in March 1977.

VCCER was established as an interdisciplinary research,

information and resource facility for the Commonwealth of Virginia.



Energy and Sustainability Centers at Virginia Tech

Energy Infrastructure• The Center for Intelligent Materials Science and Structures• Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems (CEHMS)

• Center for Photonics Technology• Center for Power Electronics Systems

Hydrogen Fuel Cells• Center for Energy Systems Research• The Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute• Future Energy Electronics Center

Fossil Fuels• Center for Advanced Separation Technologies • Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research

Energy Efficiency and Conservation• Multidisciplinary Analysis and Design Center (MAD Center) for Advanced Vehicles

Wind, Solar, Hydroelectric and Biomass Energy• Center for Energy and the Global Environment • Conservation Management Institute

Nuclear Energy• Institute for Particle, Nuclear, and Astronomical Sciences• Laboratory for Neurotoxicity Studies• Microwave Processing Research Facility

Dr. Percival Zhang’s research enlists enzymes to deliver renewable energy from sources such as agricultural waste and switchgrass.



Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.


Virginia Tech Innovation Ecosystem


Thank You

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