Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
IUCRC Leveraging of Other NSF Support
IUCRC Evaluator’s Meeting
June 2012
Lindsey McGowen & Denis Gray
North Carolina State University
Larry Hornak
National Science Foundation
Background & Methods
Background:
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
• NSF IUCRC program is looking for ways to increase collaboration with other
divisions within NSF
• Needed evidence of existing collaboration & potential for growth
Methods:
• Web survey
– Q1. Did your IUCRC site receive research support from other Divisions and
Programs during the past three years? Which Divisions?
– Q2. Some IUCRCs have indicated that their current or past research efforts were
built on or enabled by research results or infrastructure (including students)
that were supported by other Divisions or Programs within NSF. Was this the case
for your IUCRC site? Which Divisions?
• Response Rate
– N = 87 Sites, representing 52 Centers responded
– Site-level = 54%
– Center-level = 92%
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Q1a. Did your site receive research support from other
NSF Divisions and Programs during the past 3 years?
% of Responding Sites
Receiving Other NSF Support
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
% of Responding Centers
Receiving Other NSF Support
40%
52%
48%
60%
Yes (N = 35)
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No (N = 52)
Yes (N = 25)
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No (N = 27)
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Q1b. If yes, which Divisions and/or Programs provided
that support (check all that apply)?
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
N of Responding Sites Receiving Other NSF Support per
Division (Total = 75)
25
Less than 1/3 of Other NSF
Support comes from outside
CISE/ENG, but….
21
20
15
10
10
5
6
5
4
2
1
4
3
3
2
4
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
0
CISE
ENG
OD
BIO
EHR
SBE
NSW Wide
31
27
9
1
4
1
2
4
Q2a. Are your research efforts built on or enabled by
research results or infrastructure (including students) that
were supported by other Divisions or Programs within NSF? Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
% of Responding Sites
Leveraging Other NSF
Support
% of Responding Centers
Leveraging Other NSF
Support
3%
4%
44%
43%
53%
53%
Yes (N = 38)
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No (N = 46)
NA (N = 3)
Yes (N = 28)
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No (N = 23)
NA (N = 2)
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Q2b. If yes, which Divisions and/or Programs provided
that support (check all that apply)?
N of Responding Sites Leveraging Other NSF Support per
Division (Total = 72)
12
10
10
8
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
9
8
44% of Other NSF Support
LEVERAGING comes from
Other Divisions!
8
6
4
4
4
5
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
CISE
ENG
OD
BIO
EHR
SBES
MPS
NSF Wide
20
30
9
2
4
1
4
2
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Receiving OR Leveraging Other NSF
Support
% of Sites Receiving OR
Leveraging Other NSF
Support
% of Centers Receiving OR
Leveraging Other NSF
Support
35%
40%
60%
Yes (N = 52)
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Cooperative Research
Centers
65%
No (N = 35)
Yes (N = 34)
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No (N = 18)
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Support OR Leveraging by Division
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
25
21
20
15
10
5
8
10
4
10
9 8
5 4 6 4 4
5
43
3
3
3
3
2
1 2 2
1
1
2 1
32
1 11
11 2 1 1 1 12
NSF Wide/MRI
NSF Wide/IGERT
MPS/PHY
MPS/DMR
MPS/CHE
SBE
EHR/DUE
EHR/HRD
EHR/DGE
BIO/EF
BIO/DBI
OD/OOP
OD/OISE
OD/OIA
OD/OCI
ENG/IIP
ENG/EFRI
ENG/EEC
ENG/ECCS
ENG/CMMI
ENG/CBET
CISE/IIS
CISE/CPS
CISE/CNS
CISE/CCF
0
N of Responding Sites Receiving Other NSF Support per Division (Total = 75)
N of Responding Sites Leveraging Other NSF Support per Division (Total = 72)
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Q3. Please describe the funding linkage (e.g. how a NSF project
complemented center research or led to some new research) and how
it benefited your center or provided benefit for your members.
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
Theme
N
Quote
Research
Leveraging
28
Emerging Frontiers award by Prof. Luke Lee help establish BioMEMS NSF projects that
are reported to BSAC membership, leading to "best paper" award at September 2010
IAB.
Personnel
Leveraging
12
OISE supported student development via a PIRE and faculty development via a
workshop funding.
Network
Leveraging
10
The initial industry workshop we held with biopharmaceutical industry managers was
funded by a grant from CMMI.
Equipment
Leveraging
9
The funding… is being used to build instruments for real-time monitoring of various
dependability aspects of cloud computing systems. This is of great interest to several
industrial partners…
Technology
Leveraging
8
Eager funding allowed us to improve technology enough to attract interest of a
member company, stimulate interaction and synergistic funding from COMPANT
NAME.
Infrastructure
Leveraging
7
Grants funded by OCI and CNS have provided computational resources that have been
used in simulations, as well as providing a test bed for the deployment and testing of
virtual networking software (IPOP) that is used as a basis for a CAC project.
Leveraging Out
12
In 2011, I received my NSF CAREER from OCI; the project is leveraging the
infrastructure built within the Center funded by the IUCRC program
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Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
IUCRC Program Goals?
Larry Hornak
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Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
IUCRC Program Sustainability: Part 2
Lindsey McGowen
PhD Dissertation Research
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What’s New?
Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
• Changes in sustainability over time (MLM)
– Adding another post-NSF funding time point to determine
changes in the rate of sustainability over time
– Adding multiple pre-graduation time points to look at the
trajectory of success/failure
• Testing new IVs
– Process/outcome predictors, industry specific
environmental measures, leadership transitions
• Fidelity vs. Reinvention (Cluster Analysis)
– Measuring transformation
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Timeline
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Industry/University
Cooperative Research
Centers
Preliminary Exams: Done
Dissertation Prospectus Reviewed: Done
Literature Review Update: in progress
Data Collection: in progress
Dissertation Proposal: August 27, 2012
Data Analysis: September, 2012
Dissertation Defense: October, 2012
Graduation: December 15, 2012!!!
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