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2. 2 Texas Engineering Experiment Station Type Presentation Title Here Type Presenter’s Name Here Type Date Here

3. The Texas A&M University System Leadership 3 Dean Dwight Look College of Engineering Texas A&M University G. Kemble Bennett Board of Regents The Texas A&M University System Bill Jones, Chair Chancellor The Texas A&M University System Michael McKinney Vice Chancellor Engineering G. Kemble Bennett Director TEEX Texas Engineering Extension Service Gary Sera Director TTI Texas Transportation Institute Dennis Christiansen Director TEES Texas Engineering Experiment Station K. L. Peddicord

4. 4 Dwight Look College of Engineering Texas A&M University Texas Engineering Extension Service Texas Engineering Experiment Station

5. 5 Mission Statement Foster interdisciplinary fundamental and applied research Enhance educational systems Utilize technology from research and development activities for useful applications Improve economic development and quality of life in Texas and the nation Produce and transfer the highest-quality, relevant engineering and technology-oriented research by leveraging capabilities statewide, in order to:

6. 6 TEES Strengths Operational flexibility to respond quickly to research needs of industry, state and federal government Unique ability to form strong research and educational partnerships Outstanding reputation for: - Relevant research activities based on identified state and national priorities - Statewide scope - Entrepreneurial culture - Excellent leverage of state dollars — $1 funding = $14 return

7. 7 The Key to Accomplishing Our Mission With universities and community colleges - 21 partner institutions With the private sector - More than 2,100 industrial sponsors With K-12 school districts - NSF-sponsored math/science education projects With federal agencies - Example: Federal Minerals Management Service partnership with TEES Offshore Technology Research Center With state agencies - Example: TEES Energy Systems Laboratory assisting Texas Commission on Environmental Quality with calculation of emissions reductions Partnerships

8. 8 Statewide Research Results Education - Attracted approximately $70 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for math and science education to help support the urgent need to produce more engineers and scientists Community Outreach - Helped colonías residents without electricity generate power with portable microgrids and wind turbines Workforce Development - Established a statewide partnership of school districts, community colleges, technical colleges, universities and industry that are working together to prepare new engineers and technicians for the growing nuclear power industry in Texas

9. Statewide Research Results Energy Independence - TEES is established as a world leader in offshore research and development, and operates the U.S. deepwater model facility that has tested platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Advanced Technology - Developed and licensed technology that converts biomass (including dedicated energy crops and organic wastes) directly to high- octane gasoline Energy Efficiency and Conservation - Enabled Texas industrial plants to realize more than $25 million annually in cost savings in energy conservation techniques through a U.S. Department of Energy-funded center 9

10. Statewide Research Results Security of the Nation - Established a nuclear security institute with the U.S. Department of Energy to develop technologies to guard against nuclear terrorism Economic Impact - Developed new technology (currently being field-tested) that monitors and avoids electric power outages, which costs Texas industry millions of dollars each year Health Care - Developed and commercialized a new heart assist device (now in testing) that could offer new hope of recovery to people with congestive heart failure 10

11. 11 University Partners nAngelo State University nLamar University nNew Mexico State University nPrairie View A&M University nTexas State University nTarleton State University nTexas A&M University nTexas A&M International University nTexas A&M University-Commerce nTexas A&M University-Corpus Christi nTexas A&M University-Kingsville nTexas A&M University-Texarkana nTexas A&M University System Health Science Center nBaylor College of Dentistry nTexas Woman’s University nUniversity of North Texas nWest Texas A&M University Two-Year College Partners nBrazosport College nDel Mar College nWharton Jr. College nVictoria College 11 Las Cruces, NM Statewide Partnerships

12. 12 TEES by the Numbers Established in 1914 21 academic partner institutions 3,881 research projects 804 collaborations 2,118 industrial research sponsors 1,200 students supported in research activities 70% of research funding from federal sponsors

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14. 14 Return on Investment: $1 = $14 For every dollar of programmatic General Revenue funds provided by the state, TEES yields more than $14 from other sources.

15. 15 Did You Know? TEES is one of 15 institutions selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to receive a major grant for solar power storage. The TEES project will facilitate the development of lower-cost energy storage for concentrating solar power technology in an effort to help make solar energy cost-competitive by 2015. Through grant-writing assistance to community organizations, TEES has brought more than $32 million to Texas communities for education, crime prevention, teen pregnancy, health care, child abuse and drug prevention programs.

16. 16 Providing quality research and practical engineering answers to critical state and national needs

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