Office of the Vice President for Research Research Trends Richard O. Buckius Vice President for Research Academic Leadership Forum March 31, 2010

Office of the Vice President for Research  Highlights and Trends  Investments in Research  Years Ahead 2 Discovery at Purdue

Office of the Vice President for Research 3 Discovery Highlights Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI)  $ 25 M, 5 year grant  NIH  Only national clinical and translational sciences institute that’s a statewide research laboratory  Partnership between three major universities and key community and business partners in the state Connie Weaver Deputy Director

Office of the Vice President for Research 4

5 Discovery Highlights Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE)  $15 million  U.S. Department of Homeland Security  July 2009 to June 2015  15 national and international university collaborators PI: D. Ebert

Office of the Vice President for Research 6

7 Discovery Highlights Center for the Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Bioenergy (C3Bio)  $15 million  Energy Frontier Research Center, Department of Energy  August 2009 to July 2014  Purdue researchers from Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, and Science  3 major university and national laboratory collaborators PI: M. McCann

Office of the Vice President for Research 8

9 Discovery Highlights Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)  $105 million  National Science Foundation  October 2009 to September 2014  14 university equipment sites; 7 partner institutions

Office of the Vice President for Research 10

Office of the Vice President for Research 11 Discovery Highlights Emerging Frontiers of Science of Information  $25 million  Science and Technology Center, National Science Foundation  June 2010 to May 2015  14 Purdue faculty from 6 campus units  8 partner institutions PI: W. Szpankowski

Office of the Vice President for Research 12 Discovery Highlights Liberal Arts creative works in FY 2009

Office of the Vice President for Research 13 Research Trends

Office of the Vice President for Research Federal awards increased 18% overall. Significant increases in federal support were received from DOE, DOT, NSF, and DOD, with increases of 60%, 46%, 24%, and 14%, respectively. Industry research awards continue to be strong and increasing – with a 2.2% increase over last year. 14 Research Trends

Office of the Vice President for Research Industry and Foundation support continues to increase. 15 Research Trends

Office of the Vice President for Research 16 Peer Comparisons 2008 NSF Survey R&D Total Expenditures

Office of the Vice President for Research 17 Peer Comparisons

Office of the Vice President for Research  Highlights and Trends  Investments in Research  Years Ahead 18 Discovery at Purdue

Office of the Vice President for Research Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs Real costs incurred for common or joint objectives Cannot be identified readily and specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity Principles and costs are defined by the Office of Management and Budget in Circular A-21 Purdue F&A costs rates: Purdue’s A-21 justified rates: Facilities rate – 33.69% Administrative rate – 29.74% Total – 63.43% Administrative rate – capped by federal law at 26% Final negotiated F&A rate for FY11 – 54.0% 19 Cost of Research

Office of the Vice President for Research Facilities Operation and maintenance expenses Library expenses Depreciation and use allowances Interest on debt associated with certain buildings Equipment and capital improvements Administration Departmental administration Sponsored projects administration General administration and general expenses (such as financial management, management information systems, and general counsel) Student administration and services 20 Facilities and Administration Costs

Office of the Vice President for Research FY09 F&A Costs

Office of the Vice President for Research 22 F&A Costs

Office of the Vice President for Research Unrecovered F&A Costs U.S. contract with research universities Discovery mission of Purdue Purdue F&A Investment Examples – Industry/Foundation Awards Gates Foundation Award – Encouraging Regional Trade with Hermetic Storage for Cowpea in West and Central Africa, $11.4M, 10% Lumina Foundation is 20% F&A Costs

Office of the Vice President for Research Purdue F&A Investment Examples – Major Federal Awards REU rate is 25% Education/fellowships awards rates range from 36% to 0% Purdue F&A Investment Examples – USDA, State, PRF, … Awards PRF recovery is 0% USDA – Extension Disaster Network, $1.7 M, 0% Nation AgrAbiltity Project, $1.1 M, 0% F&A Costs

Office of the Vice President for Research NSF Survey Institution Funds 10-year Average (’99-’08) Peer Comparisons

Office of the Vice President for Research 2008 IPEDS Survey Research Expenses Dollars Per Student Peer Comparisons

Office of the Vice President for Research  Highlights and Trends  Investments in Research  Years Ahead 27 Discovery at Purdue

Office of the Vice President for Research 28 Research Themes  Life and health sciences  Sustainability - energy, environment and climate change  Security, defense and space sciences  Cyber and information technology  Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education Years Ahead

Office of the Vice President for Research 29 Years Ahead Sponsored Programs Budget Projections

Office of the Vice President for Research F&A Recovered Research Trends

Office of the Vice President for Research 31  People  Processes  Partnerships  Facilities Years Ahead

Office of the Vice President for Research # Collab. Awards Purdue Partners

Office of the Vice President for Research 33 University Partners

Office of the Vice President for Research 34 Corporate and Foundation Partners

Office of the Vice President for Research 35 Research Facilities Wayne T. and Mary T. Hockmeyer Hall – completed Fall 2009 Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering – completed 2006

Office of the Vice President for Research 36 Discovery Park Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship – completed October 2004 Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall – completed Spring 2007 Hall for Discovery and Learning Research – completed Fall 2009 Bindley Bioscience Center – completed October 2005 Birck Nanotechnology Center – completed October 2005 Seeks to catalyze interdisciplinary interactions that transcend academic boundaries of faculty, staff, and students, toward discovery with engagement and learning $27M in new research equipment 113,000 ft 2 (assignable) laboratory space 93,000 ft 2 (assignable) office and support space

Office of the Vice President for Research Bindley Bioscience Center Addition  $14.9M; 19k ASF  NIH  Translational interdisciplinary cancer research 37 Discovery Park

Office of the Vice President for Research 38 Thank You!