Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Melanie J. Loots Associate Vice Chancellor for Research August 18, 2009

Research Highlights from FY09  Nancy Abelmann is New Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for Humanities, Arts and Related Fields  Progress in four strategic areas Energy/Sustainability – Creation of the INRS Informatics – Blue Waters Petascale Computing, launch of eDream Institute Integrated Sciences for Health – Division of Biomedical Sciences International Research Relations – Advanced Digital Sciences Center launched in Singapore

Research Highlights from FY09  Tremendous faculty response to stimulus funding opportunities for research and research infrastructure (8/14 data) 277 proposals pending ($230.6M requested) 72 awards to date ($40.4M awarded)  State capital bill supports research and scholarship Lincoln Hall Renovation Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Petascale Computing Facility

FY09 Research Expenditures were $357M, a 10% increase over FY08 Federal $278M, 78% Other $23M, 6% State $27M, 7% Private $30M, 8%

OVCR Priorities  Ensure research is carried out in a safe, healthful environmentally sound, and compliant manner.  Identify, initiate and sustain strategic, campus- wide programs.  Enable units to sustain future growth by hiring and retaining faculty.  Support individual research programs

OVCR Units and Programs  Research Assurance  Research Support Units  Campus Research Board  Strategic Programs  Research Units

Research Assurance Units  Human Subjects (and Scientific Diving)  Animal Care and Use  Research Standards  Research Safety – Bio, Chem, Radiation  Conflict of Interest Management  Stem Cells Ensure research and economic development are carried out in compliance with federal regulations and university policies

OVCR Research Services  Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Administration  Biotechnology Center  Committee on Natural Areas

Campus Research Board  New Research Initiatives  Research Assistantships  Equipment and Supplies Funding  Travel to Research Sites  Humanities Release Time  Scholars’ Travel  Research Scholars Program

OVCR Strategic Programs  Washington D.C./Federal Agencies Representation with Lewis-Burke  Division of Biomedical Sciences  International Research Partnerships  Argonne and Fermilab Collaborative Relations Scientific Advisory Committees/Boards DOE linkages

Research and Scholarship Units  Center for Advanced Study  National Center for Supercomputing Applications  Institute for Genomic Biology  Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability

Center for Advanced Study  Cross-Disciplinary Activity and Interaction  CAS Professorships  CAS Associates and Fellows  Co-sponsorship for Public Events  George A. Miller Visiting Professors and Scholars  CAS Resident Studies Program

National Center for Supercomputing Applications  Home of the Blue Waters Consortium for Petascale Computing  Deploying systems targeted to discipline-based researchers and their problems  Large-scale supercomputing and data resources available to researchers on and off campus  Expert User Services  NCSA Faculty Fellows Program and IACAT

Blue Waters Petascale Computing Facility  Leverage unique petascale computing resource and global connectivity  Integrate key areas of research and scholarship.  Develop new science and engineering applications  Provide specialized support for various disciplines.

Institute for Genomic Biology  Advancing life science research and stimulating bio-economic development in the state of Illinois  The $75 million, 186,000 square foot state-of-the-art IGB facility houses approximately 400 researchers in nine thematic areas.  Home to the BP-funded Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI)

 New model for academic-business collaboration.  Largest single corporate investment in Second Generation Biofuels.  Solely funded by BP; 10 year commitment; Illinois 2009 budget $21M  Unique integration of domains ranging from crops to fuel and environment to law  First 3 patents filed for University within 1st year. WHAT IS THE EBI? ENERGY BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE  Ecosystem Impact and Sustainability of Feedstock Production  Engineering Solutions for Biomass  Feedstock Production/Agronomy  Assessing the Potential Impact of Insect Pests and Plant Pathogens on the Biomass Production of Miscanthus and Switchgrass  Genomics-Enabled Improvement of Andropogoneae Grasses as Feedstocks for Enhanced Biofuel Production  Biochemistry, Structure, and Engineering of Enzymes to Overcome Biomass Recalcitrance  Engineering of Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacteria to Improve Biocatalysis of Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction.  Engineering a Yeast Strain that Efficiently Utilizes C5/C6 Sugars  Biofuels: Law and Regulation  Economic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels: Implications for Land Use and Policy  Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery The ProgramsStatus

Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability  Incorporates the four Illinois State Scientific Surveys into a single Institute within the University Illinois State Geological Survey Illinois State Water Survey Illinois Natural History Survey Illinois Sustainable Technology Center  The $42 million institute has 540 employees

Office of Technology Management  Intellectual Property Management  Technology Transfer, Commercialization  Disclosure of New Technology to OTM  Technology and Market Assessments  Patenting and Copyright  Marketing  Licensing  Startup Companies

 547,000 sq ft in 10 facilities.  33 tenants and 785 employees.  Over 320 UIUC student interns employed.  The business incubator, EnterpriseWorks, houses 28 startup companies.  Fastest growing Research Park in U.S.  New I-Hotel and conference facility constructed at Park entrance. Research Park at Illinois

Contact Information Melanie Loots 419 Swanlund