1. ND EPSCoR Dr. Peter Alfonso Advancing Science Excellence in North Dakota Vice President for Research University of North Dakota 2006 ND EPSCoR State Conference ND EPSCoR – Moving Forward

2. What is EPSCoR? A working strategy to develop a sustainable, nationally-competitive S&T enterprise in states that lack a critical mass of researchers: –Develop and expand the state’s research infrastructure –Develop and expand capabilities for science, engineering, and mathematics research for faculty and students –Facilitate technology transfer and commercialization

3. ND EPSCoR Organization Chart ND EPSCoR Steering Committee ND EPSCoR Co-Chair Philip Boudjouk NDSU Vice President for Research Research Advisory Committee ND EPSCoR Co-Chair Peter Alfonso UND Vice President for Research UND EPSCoR Office Co-Project Director and Staff Gary E. Johnson, Co-Project Director Cathy Lerud Program Assistant NDSU EPSCoR Office Co-Project Director and Staff David R. Givers, Interim Co-Project Director Elizabeth Jung Program Assistant ND EPSCoR State Advisory Committee

4. 2005-2008 RII Program NSF EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program –Program Solicitation NSF 04-564 –Cognizant Program Officer for North Dakota: Ms. Karen L. Sandberg Required Components: Thematic Research Initiatives and General Infrastructure Three major sections: –Research –Human Resources Development –Technology Transfer

5. ND EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Award Total Budget: $9M –$6M National Science Foundation, $3M North Dakota State Legislature Cash Match –$5.19M FY05-07 Total State Support Duration: 3 Years –May 1, 2005, through April 30, 2008

6. NSF EPSCoR RII Expectations RII programs target research initiatives RII programs are designed with state fidelity in mind RII programs are sustainable Successful RII programs will become institutionalized upon completion of the grant

7. Links to State & Federal Initiatives ND Research Clusters focus: –Advanced Manufacturing –Energy –Technology –Tourism –Value-Added Agriculture Federal Interagency R&D Priorities, FY2006: –Homeland Security R&D –Networking and Information Technology R&D –National Nanotechnology Initiative –Physical Sciences –Biology of Complex Systems –Climate, Water, and Hydrogen R&D

8. ND EPSCoR Statewide Research Initiatives SPIN - Spintronics Printing Integrated Networks– Advanced Manufacturing /Technology Cluster Dr. Doug Schulz, PI SUNRISE - SUstainable eNergy Research Infrastructure and Supporting Education– Energy/Technology Cluster Drs. Mark Hoffmann and Mike Mann, Co-PIs

9. ND EPSCoR Partners State of North Dakota Federal Research Agencies –NSF, NIH, NASA, DoD, DOE, USDA Federal Program Grants: –NSF EPSCoR ($6M, 3 yrs) –NIH IDeA/ INBRE ($35.1M, 5 yrs) Institutional Development Award/ IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence COBRE awards at UND and NDSU –NASA EPSCoR ($125K, 1 yrs) –DoD EPSCoR ($458K, 3 yrs) –DOE EPSCoR ($1.5M, 3 yrs) Regional Businesses

10. Predicting the Future… Interdisciplinary Research Teams Creation of Industry/University Centers, Clusters, Nodes Technology-Based Economic Development Sustainability, Sustainability, Sustainability Fidelity with State Initiatives Institutionalization of EPSCoR-sponsored initiatives

11. ND Centers of Excellence for Economic Development Life Sciences and Advanced Technologies - UND Surface Protection - NDSU EERC National Center for Hydrogen Technology Facility - UND Advanced Electronics Design and Manufacture - NDSU Economic Development in UAVs and Simulation Applications - UND Agrobiotechnology: Oilseed Development - NDSU ND Research Universities Capture Six Centers of Excellence