Directorate for Engineering Advisory Committee Meeting May 3 - 4, 2006 National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering Acting Assistant Director for Engineering Richard O. Buckius 1 Topics Î New Staff Introductions Î Reorganization Update Î ENG and Engineering Education Î ENG Updates and Trends Î Summary 2 New Staff Introductions 3 New Staff Introductions – CMS Î Civil and Mechanical Systems Perumalsamy Balaguru y Program Director, Infrastructure Materials and Structural Mechanics, Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation Thomas Birkland y Program Director, Infrastructure Management and Hazard Response, University at Albany's Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy Clark Cooper y Program Director, Surface Engineering and Material Design, United Technologies Research Center Trena L. Robinson y Program Assistant, CMS 4 New Staff Introductions – CTS and ECS Î Chemical and Transport Systems Judy Raper y Program Director, Particulate and Multiphase Processes, University of Missouri-Rolla Latisha Wadlington y Office Automation Assistant, Student Temporary Employment Program Î Electrical and Communications Systems Ronqing Hui y Program Director, Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies, University of Kansas 5 New Staff Introductions – EEC and OII Î Engineering Education and Centers Dawn Applegate y Part Time, Chief Executive of RegeneMed Deborah Jackson y ERC Program Director for Microelectronics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Î Office of Industrial Innovation F.C. Thomas Allnutt y Program Manager, SBIR/STTR 6 ENG Reorganization Update 7 Directorate for Engineering Current Office Office of of the the Assistant Assistant Director Director Deputy Deputy Assistant Assistant Director Director Bioengineering Bioengineering and and Environmental Environmental Systems Systems BES BES Office Office of of Industrial Industrial Innovation Innovation OII OII (SBIR/STTR) (SBIR/STTR) Chemical Chemical and and Transport Transport Systems Systems CTS CTS Civil Civil and and Mechanical Mechanical Systems Systems CMS CMS Senior Senior Advisor Advisor Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Electrical Electrical and and Communications Communications Systems Systems ECS ECS Design Design and and Manufacturing Manufacturing Innovation Innovation DMI DMI Engineering Engineering Education Education and and Centers Centers EEC EEC 8 Directorate for Engineering FY 2008 Office Office of of the the Assistant Assistant Director Director Deputy Deputy Assistant Assistant Director Director (OAD) (OAD) Crosscutting Areas Senior Senior Advisor Advisor Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Disciplinary Areas Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) 9 EFRI Annual Process Sources Sources • •Communities Communities • •Workshops Workshops • •Advisory Advisorycommittees committees • •Technical meetings Technical meetings • •Professional Professionalsocieties societies • •Academies Academies • •Publications Publications • •Proposals/Awards Proposals/Awards • •Panels Panels • •COV COV Continuous Final FinalAnnouncement Announcement Completion Completion • •ELT ELTfinal final recommendations recommendations • •ENG ENGfinalizes finalizes announcements announcements July Program ProgramDirector Director Proposals Proposals • •Identify Identifyleading leading frontier topic frontier topic • •Identify Identifysignificance significance potential, potential,and andneed need for research for research • •One Onepage pagewrite writeup up Program ProgramDirectors Directors Retreat Retreat • •Organize Organizeby bysubmitted submitted topical themes topical themes • •Presentations Presentations • •Create Createsynergisms synergisms • •Identify nearIdentify near-and and long-term long-termimpact impact • •Prioritize Prioritizetopic topic recommendations recommendations November -- December December - February Announcement Announcement Formulation Formulation • •Form Formworking workinggroups groups • •Generate proposed Generate proposed announcements announcements • •ENG ENGAdvisory Advisory Committee Committeeinput input April – June EFRI EFRIPrioritization Prioritization • •Identify Identifyproposed proposed investments investments • •ELT ELTRetreat Retreat March 10 Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems CBET CBET Division Division Director Director Deputy Deputy Division Division Director Director Chemical, Chemical, Biochemical, Biochemical, and and Biotechnology Biotechnology Systems Systems Transport Transport and and Thermal Thermal Fluid Fluid Systems Systems Biomedical Biomedical Engineering Engineering and and Engineering Engineering Healthcare Healthcare Senior Senior Advisor Advisor Environmental Environmental Engineering Engineering and and Sustainability Sustainability 11 Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation CMMI CMMI Division Division Director Director Deputy Deputy Division Division Director Director Engineering Engineering Infrastructure Infrastructure Systems Systems Innovation Innovation Sciences Sciences and Decision and Decision Engineering Engineering Materials Materials Transformation Transformation and and Mechanics Mechanics 12 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems ECCS ECCS Division Division Director Director Deputy Deputy Division Division Director Director Electronics, Electronics, Photonics Photonics and and Device Device Technologies Technologies Power, Power, Controls Controls and and Adaptive Adaptive Networks Networks Senior Senior Advisor Advisor Interactive, Interactive, Hybrid Hybrid and and Complex Complex Systems Systems 13 Engineering Education and Centers EEC EEC Division Division Director Director Deputy Deputy Division Division Director Director Centers Centers Engineering Engineering Research Research Centers Centers Earthquake Earthquake Engineering Engineering Centers Centers Nanoscale Nanoscale Science Science and and Engineering Engineering Centers Centers Deputy Deputy Division Division Director Director Education Education Engineering Engineering Education Education Research Research Experience Experience for for Undergraduates Undergraduates Research Research Experience Experience For For Teachers Teachers Network Network for for Computational Computational Nanotechnology Nanotechnology 14 Industrial Innovation and Partnerships IIP IIP Division Division Director Director Industry Industry University University Cooperative Cooperative Research Research Centers Centers Office Office of of Industrial Industrial Innovation Innovation Partnerships Partnerships for for Innovation Innovation ** Senior Senior Advisor Advisor Grants Grants Opportunities Opportunities for for Academic Academic Liaison Liaison With With Industry Industry Small Small Business Business Innovation Innovation Research Research Small Small Business Business Technology Technology Transfer Transfer * Program funds reside in OIA. 15 Reorganization Process and Status Î Î Î Î Î Î Î Throughout 2004: ENG conducted a strategic planning process. Among the goals identified by this process was “Organizational Excellence.” Spring 2005: Engineering Advisory Committee reviewed and commented on conceptual framework for reorganization. Summer/Fall 2005: Public comments were solicited via the NSF website. Fall 2005: Engineering Advisory Committee reviewed conceptual framework in light of public comments. End of 2005: Conceptual structure complete. Spring 2006: NSF and ENG Budget rollout, position announcements, and personnel alignment request completed. FY 2007: Engineering Directorate reorganized. 16 Task Force Progress and Status Î Î Throughout FY 2004 and FY 2005, ENG produced a series of task force reports to provide direction. The reorganization is a direct outgrowth of this process. The recommendations from each task force continue to be discussed and acted upon. Strategic Thinking Group Awards and Solicitations Awards Impact and Assessment Making the Case for Engineering Engineering Organization and Structure Engineering Workforce 17 ENG and Engineering Education 18 ENG and NSF Investments FY 2005 Other 41% NSF ENG Indirect & Fringe 27% Graduate Students 15% Post Doc & Other Prof 5% Senior Personnel 12% Indirect & Fringe 25% Other 48% Graduate Students 10% Post Doc & Other Prof 8% Senior Personnel 9% Other includes: direct costs (subcontracts, materials and supplies, consultant services), permanent equipment, travel, other personnel, etc. 19 Research and Education ENG Integration Î CAREER Proposals Program started in 1994 Must have a well thought-out plan for integration of research and education, in addition to significant research project ENG provides approximately 1/4 of all NSF CAREER awards Î Engineering Research Center (ERC) Awards Program initiated in 1985 ERC innovations in research and education are expected to impact curricula at all levels -- from precollege to life-long learning -- and to be disseminated to and beyond academic and industry partners 20 Research and Education $20 35% $18 30% $16 $14 25% $12 20% $10 $8 15% $6 $4 10% 5% $2 $- 0% 2003 2004 2005 [2005, NSF] ENG REU $ ENG REU as % of NSF ENG REU Investment (% of total NSF REU) ENG REU Investment (In Millions) ENG REU Funding 21 Research and Education $5.50 60% $5.00 50% $4.50 $4.00 40% $3.50 30% $3.00 $2.50 20% $2.00 10% $1.50 0% $1.00 2003 2004 2005 [2005, NSF] ENG RET $ ENG RET % of NSF ENG RET Investment (% of total NSF RET) ENG RET Investment (In Millions) ENG RET Funding 22 Research and Education NSF Programs Î Î In addition, other NSF-wide activities include ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers Centers for Learning and Teaching Graduate Research Fellowships Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education National Nanoscale Infrastructure Network In addition to ENG Engineering Education and Centers programs, other ENG/EHR activities include NSF-Navy Civilian Service Fellowship-Scholarship Program SBIR Supplemental Funding for Diversity Collaborations 23 Updates and Trends 24 American Competitiveness Initiative NSF Implications Î NSF funding derived from the ACI initiative is expected to support: More than 500 additional research grants in 2007 Provide opportunities for upward of 6,400 additional scientists, engineers, students, postdoctoral fellow, and technicians to contribute to the innovation enterprise. 25 American Competitiveness Initiative FY 2007 – FY 2016 Source: OSTP, Feb. 2006 26 ACI-Driven NSF Budget Projections $12.00 $11.00 $10.00 Dollars in Billions $9.00 $8.00 $7.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00 $0.00 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 NSF NSF Projections FY 2006 through FY 2016 budgets are estimates based on White House data. 27 ENG Budget History Dollars in Millions $700.00 $600.00 $500.00 $400.00 $300.00 $200.00 $100.00 $0.00 FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 ENG SBIR/STTR 28 ACI and ENG Î Î Î Î The centerpiece of the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) is the commitment to double investment over 10 years in key Federal agencies that support basic research programs in the physical sciences and engineering. Specifically, the ACI doubles, over 10 years, funding for innovation-enabling research at key Federal agencies that support high-leverage fields of physical science and engineering at NSF, DOE Office of Science, and NIST. These agencies have “… a strong track record of leading to scientific publications, patents and eventually to new products and technologies.” The NSF funds “ … potentially transformative basic research in areas such as nanotechnology, advanced networking and information technology, physics, chemistry, materials science, mathematics and engineering.” 29 NSF Research and Related Activities FY 2007 Request by Directorate (Dollars in Millions) Biological Sciences Computer & Information Science & Engineering Engineering (includes SBIR/STTR) Geosciences Mathematical & Physical Sciences Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences Office of Cyberinfrastructure Office of International Science and Engineering U.S. Polar Research Programs U.S. Antarctic Logistical Support Activities Integrative Activities Arctic Research Commission Total, R&RA FY 2006 Current Plan FY 2007 Request Amount Change Percent Change $576.69 496.41 $607.85 526.69 $31.16 30.28 5.4% 6.1% 580.92 702.83 1,085.45 199.91 628.55 744.85 1,150.30 213.76 47.63 42.02 64.85 13.85 8.2% 6.0% 6.0% 6.9% 127.12 34.52 182.42 40.61 55.3 6.09 43.5% 17.6% 322.68 66.66 370.58 67.52 47.9 0.86 14.8% 1.3% 137.12 131.37 -5.75 -4.2% 1.17 1.45 0.28 23.9% $4,331.48 $4,665.95 $334.47 7.7% Totals may not add due to rounding. 30 ENG’s NSF-wide Leadership in Sensors Î Î Î Î The Foundation is requesting $20.0 million to support leading edge, frontier research on sensors and related topics. This will be NSF-wide, interagency effort, led by ENG. Research will advance fundamental knowledge in sensors and other technologies, focusing on prediction and detection of explosive materials and related threats. An NSF-wide working group will be formed to develop the solicitation and management of plan. 31 Average Award Duration in Years ENG Research Grants Average Duration in Years 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 32 Annual Award Size Averages for ENG Research Grants $130,000 $116,000 Ave + • MRI • NIRT • PFI • NEES Research $120,000 Average Annual Award Size $110,000 $100,000 $90,000 $100,400 Ave + • DLR • HSD • BE • DDDAS • Sensors-teams $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $94,900 Ave • NER • Unsolicited • Sensors-small • CAREER $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Award size data annualized. 33 Solicitation Actions with ENG Involvement With ENG FY 2006 Proposal Generating Documents 90 Number of Solicitations Per Fiscal Year 80 70 60 50 40 ENG 30 Interagency 20 10 NSF 0 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 (Est.) 34 Institution Submissions Number of Institutions Submitting Non-SBIR 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 35 PI and Co-PI Submissions 10000 1.5 9000 1.45 8000 1.4 7000 1.35 6000 1.3 5000 1.25 4000 1.2 3000 1.15 2000 1.1 1000 1.05 0 1 2000 2001 Number of PIs and CoPIs 2002 2003 2004 2005 Average Number of Proposals per PI and CoPI Average Number of Proposals per PI and Co-PI Number of PIs and Co-PIs Submitting ENG Research Grants 36 ENG Proposals and Awards Research Grants ENG Proposals and Awards 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Proposal Estimate ENG Proposals ENG Awards 37 ENG and NSF Funding Rates 7000 35% 6000 30% 5000 25% 4000 20% 3000 15% 2000 10% 1000 5% 0 0% 2000 2001 ENG Proposals 2002 2003 ENG Awards 2004 2005 ENG Funding Rate Funding Rate Percent ENG Proposals and Awards Research Grants 2006 2007 Estimate Request NSF Funding Rate 38 Summary 39 Summary The reorganization of the directorate has gone smoothly, and ENG has been able to work effectively with the various stakeholders within NSF to move this forward. Î The EFRI process was well-received by ENG division directors and program managers. Internally, the process to date has been very successful. Î ENG appears to be on track to increase funding rates. Î The ACI will significantly benefit NSF and ENG. Î 40 Summary Current trends indicate that ENG will experience increased impact and growth for the foreseeable future. Î With these increasing opportunities, there are also increasing responsibilities. Î Clearly defined priorities will be essential for the future of ENG. Î Areas where ENG can take a leadership role will be important. Î 41 Questions 42 NSF and ENG Priorities Î Î Topics represent a significant intellectual opportunity for NSF and ENG, have matured to a point where multiple disciplines can contribute, and focused enough so that NSF and ENG can have a unique and meaningful impact. Priorities provide broad guidance on those areas where NSF and ENG can advance a body of knowledge in meaningful ways, and are tools that communicate the societal impact of our investments to the research community, to Congress, and to the public at large. 43 NSF and ENG Priorities Î Timeline FY08 topics initiated in Spring 2006 ENG Advisory Committee meeting OSTP/OMB R&D priorities provided in early summer Budget calls in summer of 2006 FY08 budget request to OMB in Fall 2006 ENG Advisory Committee meeting Throughout the Fall, OMB/White House determine request level EFRI Program Directors meeting FY08 Budget released in February 2007 44 45
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