CU Boulder Research, Scholarly Activity, and Creative Works GSAC –April 30, 2010 Russ Moore, Interim VC Research

Research & Scholarly Works Remarkable record of research and scholarly works achievement across all schools and colleges on our campus – see World Class faculty and staff –> 40 faculty are members of their respective national academies –7 MacArthur Fellows, 10 Packard Fellows, 4 Nobel Laureates, 9 NEH Fellows since 2000, 15 Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships since 1998, 4 recipients of the National Medal of Science, and many more.

Office of Research Integrity - Export Controls - Restricted, Proprietary, Classified Research - Conflicts of Interest/Commitment - Research Misconduct - Responsible Conduct of Research - Animal Care and Use - Human Subject (Institutional Review Board) - Biosafety/Radiation (jointly with VC Admin) RESEARCH COMPLIANCE Office of Contracts and Grants - Proposal submission - Proposal and contract negotiation - Award processing - Reporting, fiscal (ARRA *) - Budget preparation and oversight - Sponsored research education/updates - Compliance oversight RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION Research Support and Investment - Council on Research and Creative Works - Innovative Grant Program - Other cooperative seed grant programs - Matching funds (with units, colleges, etc) - Infrastructure - Electronic research administration project - Internal and external advocacy - Research Initiatives - Research Computing (with CIO, Provost, CFO) - State and Federal relations - Federal lab relations - Communications (with campus communications) Some Functions of the Office of the VC Research

Sponsored Research at CU Boulder Annual research awards have increased from –$210 M in 2000 to $340 M in 2009 (+ 61%) –>$400 M projected for FY10 Research Expenditures of ~$1.1 B over the last 4 years. Rich and diverse research portfolio

ARRA data through April 23, 2010 Total Proposals 305; Value - $257,683,648 Total Awards = 137; Value - $93,852,113

FY 2010 Sources of Revenue 8

WHAT ARE RESEARCH FUNDS USED FOR? FY2009 Expenditures = ~$283 Million Salaries,wages,fringe benefits$147 M Tuition$ 5 M Supplies, services$ 31 M Travel$ 8 M Stipends$ 3 M Equipment$ 8 M Indirect Costs$ 62 M –See

Graduate Students & Research Staff ~2775 research personnel and grad students supported by sponsored research awards ~4,700 Graduate Students (Spring 2009) ~2300 were on appointment –1156 on research appointments –1144 on teaching appointments (TA, GPTI, etc) Currently ~1616 FTE research staff –772 career research faculty tracks (RP series, RA series) –844 as professional research assistants (PRAs) Undergrads receive support from sponsored research funds –Stipends and hourly support –Unique research experiences

A strong research and scholarly works enterprise at CU Boulder creates a environment for learning and innovation that is truly unique. This environment is critical to our ability to attract the very best students and faculty to our campus

Downstream Economic and Societal Benefits of Research Research leads to innovation and transformation Company development has –economic impact –Societal and humanitarian impact

Fifty companies have been formed based on technologies from CU Boulder since 1999, more than half of which have started in the past five years. Forty-three of these companies are still in operation now. In the past five years, CU Boulder inventors have submitted a total of 529 inventions to the Technology Transfer Office. A total of 156 license and option agreements have been signed in that time. CU Boulder licenses have generated over $59 million in royalty income in the past five years. Private and public investment in CU spawned companies over the last 5 years exceeds exceeds $627 M.

Source: IEEE Spectrum, Patent Power 2010;

Summary A strong CU Boulder research and scholarly activity enterprise –Attracts the best and brightest faculty, students and staff to our campus –Creates a unique and rich environment for learning and innovation –Has positive local and regional economic impact –Contributes to the creation of ideas that can transform our futures