Engineering Research Centers Program 2006 Annual Meeting

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Engineering Research Centers Program2006 Annual
Meeting

• Annual Reporting and Database Indicators-- A
  Program Level Perspective

November 30, 2006 Dr. Barbara Kenny
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Locations of ERC and EERC Lead Institutions and
Core Partners, 2006
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Why do we need Annual Reports and ERCWeb Data?

• ERC Program Management
• Are Centers achieving ERC goals?
• Site Visit teams need data to assess ERC progress
  and plans
• Program Directors need information to make
  funding recommendations
• Data and information requests from NSF upper
  management
• What have you done for the taxpayer lately?
• Benchmarking ERCs with national data, by industry
  sector, with each other
• Overall ERC effectiveness studies
• Centers themselves need data and information to
  effectively management a multi-million dollar
  enterprise

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ERC Program Goals

• Create and sustain an integrated,
  interdisciplinary research environment to enable
  transforming systems technologies
• Educate a globally competitive and diverse
  engineering workforce
• Join academe and industry in partnership to
  advance fundamental engineering knowledge and
  engineered systems

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ERC Activities to Achieve Goals

• Develop a transforming, interdisciplinary systems
  vision that motivates the ERC
• Develop maintain a strategic plan to achieve
  the vision meet ERC objectives
• Organize effective research thrusts and testbeds
  to overcome technological barriers and realize
  the vision
• Conduct integrated, high quality research that
  supports systems vision
• Develop ERC graduates who can integrate
  interdisciplinary knowledge speed innovation
• Develop interdisciplinary system courses and
  courses of studies
• Promote undergraduate involvement in research
  teams
• Develop execute K-12 outreach for both teachers
  students
• Achieve diversity in students and faculty
• Develop strong partnerships with
  industry/practitioners
• Expeditiously transfer technology developments to
  industry practitioners
• Implement effective Center leadership and
  management

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Reporting Requirements

• Annual Report or Renewal Proposal reporting on
  strategic vision, activities, progress, plans and
  achievements
• Provide information to site visit team and
  Program Director
• Submission of nuggets
• Internal management tool record of
  accomplishments
• ERCWeb Indicators Database submission of
  quantitative data to Web-based templates
• Collection of standard measures of performance
  across all ERCs
• Information base for ERC management to monitor
  performance
• Information base to help NSF evaluate
  center-level and program-level progress in
  achieving goals
• Information base for ERC Program to report to
  NSF, OMB and Congress on Program Achievements
• Interim Reports reporting on progress with
  supplemental funds

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Location of ERC Activities Assessment
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The ERC Program Data

• 2006 Indicators Report

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ERC and EERC Information Dissemination,FY
19852006
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Intellectual Property Outputs,FY
19852006Innovation
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Degrees Granted to ERC and EERC Students,FY
19852006
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Influence on Curriculum,FY 19852006
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Industrial Participation at ERCs, FY 20012006
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Women Working in ERCs, FY 20002006
FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
women working on ERC projects funded by awards
made to ERC faculty members departments, not
just projects supported by funds controlled by
centers. In addition, FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY
2006 data include female students participating
in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
activities.
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Underrepresented Minorities Working in ERCs, FY
20022006
FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
underrepresented minorities working on ERC
projects funded by awards made to ERC faculty
members departments, not just projects supported
by funds controlled by centers. In addition, FY
2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
underrepresented minorities participating in
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
activities. Underrepresented minorities
include (1) ERC participants who are U.S.
citizens or permanent residents and belong to one
or more of the following racial groups African
American, Native American, Pacific Islander
and/or (2) ERC participants whose ethnic heritage
is Hispanic or Latino and who are U.S. citizens
or permanent residents.
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Participation of Women in ERC REUs, FY
20002006 (by Source of Funds)
FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
women working on ERC projects funded by awards
made to ERC faculty members departments, not
just projects supported by funds controlled by
centers. In addition, FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY
2006 data include female students participating
in Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
activities.
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Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in
ERC REUs, FY 20022006 (by Source of Funds)
FY 2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
underrepresented minorities working on ERC
projects funded by awards made to ERC faculty
members departments, not just projects supported
by funds controlled by centers. In addition, FY
2004, FY 2005, and FY 2006 data include
underrepresented minorities participating in
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
activities. Underrepresented minorities
include (1) ERC participants who are U.S.
citizens or permanent residents and belong to one
or more of the following racial groups African
American, Native American, Pacific Islander
and/or (2) ERC participants whose ethnic heritage
is Hispanic or Latino and who are U.S. citizens
or permanent residents.
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Industrial Support to 16 ERCs, FY 2006
Total value of support 10.3 million
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Total Direct Support For ERCs and EERCs, FY 2006
Total Support From All Sources 151.2 million
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All ERC Disciplines, 2006
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Disciplines by Technology Sector Manufacturing
and Processing, 2006
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Disciplines by Technology Sector
Bioengineering, 2006
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Disciplines by Technology SectorMicroelectronics
and Information Technology, 2006
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Disciplines by Technology SectorEarthquake
Engineering, 2006
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ERC and EERC Graduates by Employment Sector,FY
2006
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Functional Budget Allocations of Total Cash
Support to ERC and EERC Received in FY 2006
Total Cash Received by All Centers From All
Sources 156,656,956
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Student and Teacher Involvement in ERCs, FY 2006
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Final Remarks

• ERCs have been in existence since 1985
• 41 ERCs
• 19 current ERCs plus 3 EERCs
• Model for other programs
• Nanoscience and Engineering Centers (NSEC)
• Science and Technology Centers (STC)
• Materials Research Science and Engineering
  Centers (MRSEC)
• ERC Program has 20 years of data to prove
  effectiveness
• Challenge now is to maintain relevant data
  collection without increasing the burden on the
  Centers

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Three Discussion Questions

• What are the top 3 things you like about the data
  collection and annual reporting system as it is
  now?
• What are the top 3 things you dont like about
  the data collection and annual reporting system
  as it is now?
• What are the best indicators to showcase your
  achievements? Are we capturing them?