How do we compare to our southeastern peers? Sponsored Program Awards (in millions) North Carolina $579 Florida $494 North Carolina State $440 Tennessee $285 Virginia Tech $270 Virginia $268 Kentucky $264 Alabama-Birmingham $231 Georgia $220 South Carolina $166 Louisiana State $133 Mississippi $114 Arkansas $108 Alabama $ 75 UT + UT-Battelle/ORNL = $1.2 Billion

Computational EngineeringUTC Science AllianceUTK Materials ProcessingUTK Experimental Learning in Agriculture ScienceUTM Neuroscience HSC Molecular ResourceHSC Pediatric PharmacokineticsHSC Livestock Diseases UTIA Laser Applications UTSI State Investments in Research – Are They Working? Each campus and community is unique and should have its own strategy for advancing research and economic development.

UT – ORNL Partnership

Research Goals  Provide optimal environment for faculty members to achieve high levels of Scholarship and be recognized for their contributions. Develop research capabilities that will promote and support regional and national partnerships leading to large program grants.  Develop research capabilities that will promote and support regional and national partnerships leading to large program grants.  Provide competitive stipends and learning opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.  Provide leadership in state, regional, and national initiatives.

Economic Development Goals  Coordinate system-wide economic development priorities. Provide leadership for state, regional, and national initiatives. Provide leadership for state, regional, and national initiatives. Assist faculty members with technology transfer and commercialization. Assist faculty members with technology transfer and commercialization. Work with citizen inventors throughout the state. Work with citizen inventors throughout the state. Develop improved partnerships with regional economic- development service providers.  Develop improved partnerships with regional economic- development service providers. Seek partnerships that will add value to university inventions. Seek partnerships that will add value to university inventions. Enhance the opportunity for economic development by attracting Enhance the opportunity for economic development by attracting venture capital and business expertise to Tennessee.

Research and Economic Development Benchmarks:  Annual research expenditures  Recruitment of highly qualified faculty (including Governor’s Chairs) and graduate students.  Research prizes and members of national academies.  Intellectual property disclosures.  Patents issued.  Economic impact of technology transfer – the added value of technology to the user or adopter.