NASA and NC State University: Building Stronger Partnerships April 24, 2002 Dr. Charles Moreland, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University National leader in Science, Engineering and Technology Land Grant University founded 1887 Centennial Campus established ,000+ students, 1,600 faculty, 10 colleges 105,215 acres (1,877 in Raleigh) Federal research expenditures FY01- $90M Total R&D expenditures - $300 million –35% Engineering7% Textiles –20% Ag and Life Sci5% Education –20% Physical/Math Sci3% Other –10% Vet Medicine Number of patents since 1992 – 350 Top ten for industry sponsored research Ranked 17 th nationally for licensing revenues and patents Ranked 4 th nationally for spinning off start-up companies Red Wolf

NC State and NASA From FY97 - FY01, NC State awarded $13.2M in NASA grants $2.8M $2.7M $3.1M $2.3M $2.3M In 2001, NCSU had 43 competitively awarded grants and contracts STS 89, Jan 1998Bell Tower at NCSU

NC State involved with 4 NASA Strategic Enterprises and Education Examples: Biological and Physical Research – Plant gravitropism: A transgenic approach (Perera, Boss - Botany) Aerospace Technology –Uninhabited aerial vehicle Testing (Chokani, Hall, Heinzen - Mech. Aero. Engr.) Earth Science – SeaWiFS data from the Indian Ocean (Morrison - Marine, Earth and Atm. Science) Space Science - X-ray emission and dynamics of supernova remnants (Reynolds - Physics) Education - Space biology lectures in digital format (Brown - Kenan Institute and Botany) SeaWiFS

NC State is home to >55 established research institutes, centers, laboratories, consortia and initiatives. Four of these are directly related to NASA missions: NASA Specialized Center for Plant Gravitational Genomics Center for Earth Observation North Carolina Space Grant Consortium North Carolina Space Initiative These Centers are one way NCSU links with other organizations with like-minded goals Arabidopsis Root Cap

NC State Responds to NASA RFP’s Examples of Current and Future Proposals: Drosophila, gene expression and gravity (MacKay, Anholt – Zoology) Smart Nanoporous Materials Inspired by Neurofilament Structure (Brenner – Materials Sci & Eng) 3 rd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Institute, URETI (DeJarnette, Mech & Aero Eng) NASA Institute for Aeronautics Associates, LaRC (Nagel et al., Mech & Aero Eng) National Space Grant College/Fellowship Program: Phase I Comp. and Workforce Dev. (DeJarnette, Mech & Aero Eng)

An Advanced Technology Community for University, Industry and Government Partnerships Five multi-disciplinary R&D neighborhoods Bioscience and Biotechnology Advanced Materials Pre-College Education Environmental Technologies Advanced Communications Technologies

Bioscience and Biotechnology Genome Research Lab Bioinformatics Research Center Forest Biotechnology Research Consortium DNA Sequencing Facility Fungal Genomics Lab Hyperthermophile Lab

Advanced Materials Engineering Research Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing Non-Wovens Technology Institute Materials Research Center College of Textiles Precision Engineering Center Analytical Instrumentation Facility College of Textiles

Pre-College Education The Science House Centennial Campus Middle School The Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development North Carolina Space Grant Consortium Chancellor Fox and Kenan Fellows

Government Partners NSF – Multiple Centers USDA – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA – Eastern Regional Hub Offices NOAA – National Weather Service Regional Forecast Office US Forest Service – Southern Global Change Program

Partnerships and Commercialization Vice Chancellor’s Office for Extension and Engagement Office of Technology Transfer Technology Education and Commercialization Program Knowledge Sharing Systems Center for Innovation Management Systems Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science Partners I, Kenan Institute

NASA and North Carolina: Building Stronger Partnerships Sponsored by the North Carolina Space Initiative: A program of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University