Engineering Education and Centers Division

EEC and OII Joint Meeting

Engineering Education and Centers Division

EEC and OII Reorganization Planning

Discussion Agenda

1. Steps taken so far

2. Changes to EEC and OII

3. Strategic Plan for EEC: future of ERC and Engineering Education

4. Strategic Plan for OII

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Steps Taken So Far

• ENG All-Hands Meeting, May 5, 2005

• EEC All-Hands Meeting, May 5, 2005

• OII All-Hands Meeting, May 6, 2005

• AdCom Input, May 11-12, 2005

• EEC Support Staff meeting, May 13, 2005

• OII Retreat, May 19-20, 2005

• Future meetings between EEC and OII TBD

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Proposed Changes to EEC & OII

• EEC establish working groups for Engineering Education and Engineering Research Centers

• EEC take on leadership for research infrastructure programs

• OII take on• Partnerships for Innovation(PFI) from EEC• Industry/University Cooperative Research

Centers (IUCRC) from EEC• Grants Opportunity for Industrial Liaison

(GOALI) from DMII to form new IIP Division

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers

Advanced Electronics (5 centers) Advanced Manufacturing (2) Advanced Materials (7) Biotechnology (4) Civil Infrastructure Systems (3) Information and Communications (5+4) Energy and Environment (3+1) Fabrication & Processing Technology (9) Health and Safety (3) Quality, Reliability & Maintenance (2) Systems Design and Simulation (1)

The University of Iowa (lead institution) and the University of Texas at Austin

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Support from all sources for I/UCRCs, 2002-2003 (amounts shown in millions $)

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

Millions $

NSF/EECIndustryStateUniversityOther FederalNon-FederalOther Cash

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Partnerships for InnovationProgram Goals

Enable the transformation of knowledge into innovations that create new wealth, build strong local, regional and national economies;

Broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in NSF activities for broad workforce development; and

Catalyze the enabling infrastructure necessary to foster and sustain innovation for the long-term.

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Partnerships for InnovationProgram Activities

Research/Technology Transfer/CommercializationResearch/Technology Transfer/Commercialization

WorkforceWorkforce

Education/TrainingEducation/Training

(Technician-Ph.D.)(Technician-Ph.D.)

InfrastructureInfrastructure

for Innovationfor Innovation

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Grant Opportunities forAcademic Liaison with Industry

(GOALI)

The Mechanisms

•Faculty and Students in industry•Industry Scientists and Engineers inAcademe•Industry-University Collaborative Research Projects

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ENG Working Groups interactions with EEC

EECI

Eng Ed WG ERC WG

EHR

CMMIBCTS

IIP ECCS

CMMIBCTS

IIP ECCS

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Future for Centers

Strategy: Examine assumptions underlying the ERC program, trends for the future, and define guidelines for configuration of the ERC program of the future.

(Same for both ERC and I/UCRC)

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Conceptual map of Centers relative to their activities in fundamental research and technology transfer and innovation

Engineering Education and Centers Division

Future for Engineering Education

Strategy 1.Focus on research on how

students learn engineering, UG and Grad.

Strategy II.Focus on attracting more

talented and diverse students to engineering, at

all levels