How do we compare to our southeastern peers?

Sponsored Program Awards (in millions)North Carolina $579Florida $494North Carolina State $440Tennessee $285Virginia Tech $270Virginia $268Kentucky $264Alabama-Birmingham $231Georgia $220South Carolina $166Louisiana State $133Mississippi $114Arkansas $108Alabama $ 75

UT + UT-Battelle/ORNL =

$1.2 Billion

• Computational Engineering UTC• Science Alliance UTK• Materials Processing UTK• Experimental Learning in Agriculture Science UTM• Neuroscience HSC• Molecular Resource HSC• Pediatric Pharmacokinetics HSC• Livestock Diseases UTIA• Laser Applications UTSI

State Investments in Research – Are They Working?

Each campus and community is unique and should have its own strategy for advancing research and economic development.

UT – ORNL Partnership

ResearchGoalsGoals

Provide optimal environment for faculty members to achieve highProvide optimal environment for faculty members to achieve high

levels of Scholarship and be recognized for their contributions.levels of Scholarship and be recognized for their contributions.

Develop research capabilities that will promote and support Develop research capabilities that will promote and support regional and national partnerships leading to large program grants.regional and national partnerships leading to large program grants.

Provide competitive stipends and learning opportunities for Provide competitive stipends and learning opportunities for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.

Provide leadership in state, regional, and national initiatives.Provide leadership in state, regional, and national initiatives.

Economic Development

GoalsGoals

Coordinate system-wide economic development priorities.Coordinate system-wide economic development priorities. Provide leadership for state, regional, and national initiatives.Provide leadership for state, regional, and national initiatives. Assist faculty members with technology transfer and commercialization.Assist faculty members with technology transfer and commercialization. Work with citizen inventors throughout the state.Work with citizen inventors throughout the state.

Develop improved partnerships with regional economic- development Develop improved partnerships with regional economic- development service providers.service providers.

Seek partnerships that will add value to university inventions.Seek partnerships that will add value to university inventions. Enhance the opportunity for economic development by attractingEnhance the opportunity for economic development by attracting

venture capital and business expertise to Tennessee.venture capital and business expertise to Tennessee.

Research and Economic Development

Benchmarks:Benchmarks:

Annual research expendituresAnnual research expenditures

Recruitment of highly qualified faculty (including Governor’s Chairs) andRecruitment of highly qualified faculty (including Governor’s Chairs) and

graduate studentsgraduate students..

Research prizes and members of national academies.Research prizes and members of national academies.

Intellectual property disclosures.Intellectual property disclosures.

Patents issued.Patents issued.

Economic impact of technology transfer – the added value of technologyEconomic impact of technology transfer – the added value of technology

to the user or adopter.to the user or adopter.