RESEARCH AT ILLINOIS March 2017

1,932 TENURE TRACK, 1,081 VISITING AND SPECIALIZED FACULTY Fall 2016 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1,932 TENURE TRACK, 1,081 VISITING AND SPECIALIZED FACULTY Fall 2016 Fall 2016

Unique breadth, INTERDISCIPLINARY FOCUS World-renowned programs in the natural and physical sciences and engineering Highly regarded strengths in the arts, agriculture, business, the humanities, and the social sciences THE ILLINOIS RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

Unique Breadth, Interdisciplinary Focus: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign World-renowned programs in the natural and physical sciences and engineering. Highly regarded strengths in the arts, agriculture, business, the humanities, and the social sciences. #21 among “World’s Most Innovative Universities” - Thomson Reuters 2015 One of the most promising tech hubs in the nation - techie.com 2014 #10 public university in the country - U.S. News & World Report 2016 #1 university in NSF awards, six years running -NSF, 2010-2015

Total Research and Development Expenditures FY13 includes $120 M for the construction of the Blue Waters Supercomputer *Higher Education Research and Development Survey

Research Expenditures

Notable Recent Research Grants $18.5 M to improve power density in electro- thermal systems $20 M to manage critical infrastructure disruptions $5 M to increase water efficiency in bioenergy crops $6.25 M to advance multi- modal data analysis “POETS” Engineering Research Center NSF “Critical Infrastructure Resilience Center of Excellence” HOMELAND SECURITY “Water Efficient Sorghum Technologies” ARPA-E “Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative” DOD $1 M to explore digital publishing options $4.3 M to develop advanced, self- healing materials $8 M to study the structure of the cell nucleus $24 M to build resilient energy delivery systems “Digital Publishing Infrastructure within Scholarly Commons” MELLON FOUNDATION “Center of Excellence in Self-healing, Regeneration, and Structural Remodeling” DOE “4D Nucleome Project” NIH “Cyber Resilient Energy Delivery Consortium” DOE

We’re home to… Six “Title VI” Centers in International Studies NOTABLE PROGRAMS We’re home to… Six “Title VI” Centers in International Studies Support for interdisciplinary research in a number of disciplines critical to understanding languages and cultures Grainger Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative $100 M to support people, facilities, and research in bioengineering and big data Humanities without Walls Consortium of 15 humanities institutes supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) Nationwide, virtual system to share computing resources, data, and information

We’re home to… Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory NOTABLE PARTNERSHIPS We’re home to… Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory Multi-million dollar partnership with Abbott Nutrition to study the impact of nutrition on brain cognition HATHI Trust Research Center Collaboration that enables open access to published works in the public domain, for non-profit and educational users Advanced Digital Sciences Center Partnership with Singapore to transform the way people and organizations use and interact with information technology Illinois-Sandia Research Partnership Five-year agreement to advance collaboration and information sharing

NOTABLE STRUCTURES We’re home to… Materials Research Lab Coordinated Science Lab Micro- & Nanotechnology Lab Large-scale, College of Engineering interdisciplinary research units with multi-million dollar research portfolios Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Integrated roles as classroom, laboratory, and public square to advance education, research and public engagement in the arts Chez Family Foundation Center for Wounded Veterans National leader in research, services and support for veterans with disabilities Information Trust Institute National leadership in research and education in trustworthy and secure information systems

Technology Commercialization Robust programs* to support commercialization, from research to transfer to impact, including: Technology Entrepreneur Center Enterpriseworks Illinois Ventures I-Corps *in collaboration with University Administration .

Economic Development Activities 62% of start-up companies #18 among universities granted U.S. patents COMBINED CAMPUSES OF THE UNVIERSITY OF ILLINOIS, 2014 CHOOSE TO REMAIN IN ILLINOIS $912 M in equity-based capital RAISED BY COMPANIES THAT INCUBATED IN ENTERPRISEWORKS, SINCE 2003 100s of entrepreneurial teams and start-ups RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM U OF I RESOURCES #9 venture capita per capita, among U.S metro locations $43 M in VC and angel funding RESULTING FROM CAMPUS INVESTMENT OF $870K IN POC FUNDING, SINCE 2009 51 current EnterpriseWorks companies 160+ START-UPS SINCE OPENING ACCORDING TO THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION, 2015

Totaling 623,00 SF, including 43,000 SF incubator space Research Park: Remarkable growth in just 15 years! 200 Acres, 13 Buildings Totaling 623,00 SF, including 43,000 SF incubator space 90+ Companies Including Deere & Co., Caterpillar, State Farm, Yahoo!, AB InBev, & many others 1,500+ Employees Including 500+ student interns Innovation Centers Enabling companies to generate fresh ideas and harness new technologies

Research Expenditures 31% of total campus research expenditures Campuswide Research Institutes: Enabling Interdisciplinary Research, Driving Experimentation, and Addressing Society’s Grand Challenges Institutes Beckman Institute Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology Coordinated Science Lab Illinois Applied Research Institute Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab Micro and Nanotechnology Lab National Center for Supercomputing Applications Prairie Research Institute Research Infrastructure Shared facilities to augment and enhance research capabilities of the colleges Research Expenditures 31% of total campus research expenditures High Profile Impacts The Institutes convene researchers from across the campus to lead ambitious programs Student Education In 2015, 2,000+ students were involved in fellowships, research experiences, and volunteer opportunities Recruitment & Retention Institutes provide opportunities for collaborative research across disciplines and a unique research and education environment

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