1. Engineering Education and Centers Division EEC and OII Joint Meeting

2. Engineering Education and Centers Division EEC and OII Reorganization Planning Discussion Agenda 1.Steps taken so far 2.Changes to EEC and OII 3.Strategic Plan for EEC: future of ERC and Engineering Education 4.Strategic Plan for OII

3. Engineering Education and Centers Division Steps Taken So Far ENG All-Hands Meeting, May 5, 2005 EEC All-Hands Meeting, May 5, 2005 OII All-Hands Meeting, May 6, 2005 AdCom Input, May 11-12, 2005 EEC Support Staff meeting, May 13, 2005 OII Retreat, May 19-20, 2005 Future meetings between EEC and OII TBD

4. Engineering Education and Centers Division Proposed Changes to EEC & OII EEC establish working groups for Engineering Education and Engineering Research Centers EEC take on leadership for research infrastructure programs OII take on Partnerships for Innovation(PFI) from EEC Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) from EEC Grants Opportunity for Industrial Liaison (GOALI) from DMII to form new IIP Division

5. Engineering Education and Centers Division Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers  Advanced Electronics (5 centers)  Advanced Manufacturing (2)  Advanced Materials (7)  Biotechnology (4)  Civil Infrastructure Systems (3)  Information and Communications (5+4)  Energy and Environment (3+1)  Fabrication & Processing Technology (9)  Health and Safety (3)  Quality, Reliability & Maintenance (2)  Systems Design and Simulation (1) The University of Iowa (lead institution) and the University of Texas at Austin

6. Engineering Education and Centers Division Support from all sources for I/UCRCs, 2002- 2003 (amounts shown in millions $)

7. Engineering Education and Centers Division Partnerships for Innovation Program Goals Enable the transformation of knowledge into innovations that create new wealth, build strong local, regional and national economies; Broaden the participation of all types of academic institutions and all citizens in NSF activities for broad workforce development; and Catalyze the enabling infrastructure necessary to foster and sustain innovation for the long-term.

8. Engineering Education and Centers Division Partnerships for Innovation Program Activities Research/Technology Transfer/Commercialization WorkforceEducation/Training(Technician-Ph.D.) Infrastructure for Innovation

9. Engineering Education and Centers Division Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) The Mechanisms Faculty and Students in industry Industry Scientists and Engineers in Academe Industry-University Collaborative Research Projects

10. Engineering Education and Centers Division ENG Working Groups interactions with EEC EECI Eng Ed WG ERC WG EHR CMMI BCTS IIPECCS CMMI BCTS IIPECCS

11. Engineering Education and Centers Division Future for Centers Strategy: Examine assumptions underlying the ERC program, trends for the future, and define guidelines for configuration of the ERC program of the future. (Same for both ERC and I/UCRC)

12. Engineering Education and Centers Division Conceptual map of Centers relative to their activities in fundamental research and technology transfer and innovation

13. Engineering Education and Centers Division Future for Engineering Education Strategy 1. Focus on research on how students learn engineering, UG and Grad. Strategy II. Focus on attracting more talented and diverse students to engineering, at all levels