1. Cynthia Lyle, Senior Research Development Officer Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Division of Research Commercialization and Outreach Fourth Annual RCN-CE 3 SAR Steering Committee Meeting December 11, 2015

2.  6 South Texas HSIs involved in NSF RCN CE 3 SAR TAMUCC, TAMUK, TAMIU, UT-RGV, TSU, TAMU-SA Promote regional social and economic development Enable innovative research to increase human research capital and science- enhancing infrastructure in South Texas Promote greater diversity among workforce with advanced degrees

3.  Programs impact large number of underrepresented students among RCN partners TAMUCC Student Statistics Texas 19 southernmost counties Hispanic StudentsTotal students Hispanic Students % Aransas3914826.4% Bee405967.8% Brooks88100.0% Cameron20824086.7% Duval374190.2% Hidalgo26929391.8% Jim Hogg12 100.0% Jim Wells11917169.6% Kenedy000.0% Kleberg345265.4% Live Oak102540.0% McMullen1250.0% Nueces2213380258.2% Refugio82729.6% San Patricio26954249.6% Starr22 100.0% Webb555894.8% Willacy252696.2% Zapata66100.0% Total3375553461.0% Total number of Fall 2015 students10747 Students from the 19 counties5534 % Students from the 19 counties51.5%

4.  Specialty program inter-institutional courses and internships to provide students a broader knowledge base Unmanned aircraft systems Range management Ag engineering

5.  Development of multidisciplinary and inter- institutional research programs to build UAS technologies for agriculture applications Science TAMUK/ UT-RGV Agriculture Expertise Engineering TAMUCC/ LSUASC UAS Expertise Data UT-RGV/TAMUK/TAMUCC GIS Expertise Sensors required to collect data Data collection techniques UAV/sensor integration Solution

6. T EXAS A&M U NIVERSITY -C ORPUS C HRISTI R ESEARCH, C OMMERCIALIZATION AND O UTREACH