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Roop L. Mahajan, Ph. D. Hester E. Lewis Endowed Chair Professor
Director, ICTAS
www.ictas.vt.edu
Institute for Critical
Technology &
Applied Science (ICTAS)
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INTRODUCTION
Intersections as incubators of innovation and path-finders to solving challenging
problems
Intersections
“…the new frontier is the interface, wherever it remains unexplored…” Kafatos, F.C. and Eisner, T., Science, 303 (February 27): 1257, 2004 “… one of the most productive and inspiring of human pursuits – one that provides a format for conversations and connections that lead to new knowledge.” National Academies Press, 2005 “Buds of creativity blossom
at the intersections” Mahajan, 2012
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Standing Bodhisattva Gandhara at Guimet Museum, Paris, France. Ancient Greeks (Indo-Greeks) may have been the earliest features for the Buddhist culture in India.
Intersections
Cardiologists
MEDICA
Engineers
Device
Companies
coated MEMS sensor
for wireless telemetry
titanium stent
Personal Bio-monitor
Using ANN Classifier
Engineers and doctors come together to develop smart stents
2030
Growing World population* : 8.321 billion • $2 poverty: 600 m to 2.4 b
Growth in GDP Demand for grain will grow (50%) Increased demand for fresh water (30%) Higher energy demand Increased carbon dioxide emissions and global
temperature
* “The future of global poverty in multi-speed world” Peter Edward & Andy Sumner, 2013 Center for Global Development
NASA NOAA 2014 warmest year in
modern record; 0.8 C above 1880
May 2015: 403.94 ppm May 2014: 401.78 ppm
NASA, NOAA, Jan. 2015
Climate will change in ways that could hamper
food production and dislocate people Fair to say that our biggest challenge is
Meeting the basic needs of people without degrading the earth’s life support systems
MEETING THIS CHALLENGE REQUIRES
INNOVATION • Multiple perspectives/Intersections
SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES
The Institute for Critical Technology & Applied
Science (ICTAS) fills this need
VISION
To be a premier institute to advance
transformative, interdisciplinary research for a sustainable future.
Mission
Act as a catalyst to conduct high-impact, interdisciplinary/ transdisciplinary research at the intersection of engineering,
the sciences—physical, social and life--, and the humanities
Enhance educational experience of students
in cutting-edge technologies
Develop sustainable solutions to promote
economic development
• Governing Structure
o ICTAS; one of the seven institutes of the VT research
enterprise
o Oversight provided by a Stakeholder Board appointed by the
Provost
Dean, CoE (Chair)
Deans of CoS, CALS, CNRE, Vet Med, Graduate School
Controller and Chief Financial Officer
o ICTAS Faculty Advisory Board
o ICTAS has its own administrative structure
• Key Administrative Personnel:
o Prof. Roop L. Mahajan (ME) : Executive Director
o Prof. Robert Moore (Chem.); Associate Director, Research and Scholarship
o Professor Shashank Priya (ME), Director, Materials and Energy
o Professor William Reynolds (MSE); Director, NCFL
o Ann Craig; Associate Director, Finance and Administration
o Dawn Maxey; Director, Facilities
o Jon Greene: Associate Director, Strategic Planning & Development
• Location(s) of offices: VA: Blacksburg, Arlington; India: Chennai
• Number of employees (and/or affiliated faculty): o T&R faculty: 4; Affiliate/Supported T&R Faculty: 355 (FY 2014)
o Research faculty: 13 ; Staff faculty: 6
o Admin/Financial/Facilities/operations Staff: 20
Physical
Infrastructure
ICTAS HQ ICTAS CRC ICTAS LSC ICTAS NCR
VT, IIIC SwaranbhoomiChennai, India
Blacksburg Campus: 173, 000 SF of L’s & O’s N0VA: VTRC-Arlington; 7,000 SF of L’s and O’s VT, India Innovation Center: 6,000 of L’s and O’s
Listening, collaborating
Creating a culture that encourages others to grow and succeed
Provide intellectual & physical infrastructure to make teams gel.
1. Team Building
• To accelerate VT’s growth in research and scholarship, selected
areas
Key Facts
2. Creating a Culture of Excellence
Federally-Funded Center
Thrust Funding
ICTAS Center
Federally-Funded Center
Financial Self-sufficiency Large, prestigious awards
• ERC, STC, EFRI, etc.
External funding
ICTAS RFP
3. Metrics-based Investments
Innovation
Alexander Graham Bell Inventor of the telephone, 1875.
Blue-Sky Component
4. Encourage and support risk-taking for disruptive technologies
Proposal Development Team
Program/project managers in support of ICTAS facilitated research
Communication Manager
Web/Graphics/IT support
Executive leadership
Strong connections with federal agencies and think tanks.
5. Provide organizational support for targeted research
ICTAS Research
ICTAS research is at the intersection of Converging, Emerging and Black Swan technologies for a sustainable future
Emerging Technologies
Big Data Smart
Manufacturing Communication
Revolution Bio-inspired
Science &Technology
Converging Technologies
Black Swan Technologies
Research Thrusts
Renewable Energy
Nano-Bio Interface
Nanoscale Science & Eng.
Emerging Research
Sustainable Water
National Security
Cognition / Comm.
Renewable Materials
ICTAS Thrust Areas Populated
Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Environmental Nanoscience and Technology | Nanomaterials including carbonaceous materials | Nanosensors
Nano-Bio Interface Targeted Delivery of Nano-medicine | Cellular Engineering Microsystems |Non-invasive Sensing and Diagnosis | Inflammation | Bio-Imaging
Sustainable Energy Fuel Cells | Organic Photovoltaics | Biologically Derived Fuels | Energy Harvesting | Clean Coal Energy
Renewable Materials Bio-based Materials: Design and Processing
Sustainable Water Water Infrastructure Management | Waste Water Treatment | Water Shed Management | Water & Health
Cognition and Communication
Cognitive Radio Networks | Autonomous Secure Communications | Human Computer Interface
Homeland Security Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) | DARPA, NASA
Emerging Research Complex Network Systems | Accelerating Scientific Discovery through Data Mining | Personal Health Informatics | Humanoid Hospital
Big Data / Discovery Analytics
Discovery Analytics Center
• ICTAS-supported Center
• Expanded to VTRC-A Spring 2014
• Forecasting civil unrest, financial
events, and elections
• EMBERS: Early Model Based
Event Recognition using
Surrogates.
An IARPA Award: $13.36M + $4M
• NEH “Digging into Data”
grant o Collaboration between Computer
Science, English, and History
o One of 2 projects highlighted in
NEH’s budget request to Congress
• Significant growth potential
National recognition for DAC
-an ICTAS-Supported Center
The EMBERS project
featured in Newsweek
EMBERS scans the Internet for patterns in
posts on platforms like Twitter and YouTube.
It can use those patterns to help predict
events like protests – with 80-90% accuracy.
Correctly predicted the impeachment of
Paraguay’s president, and protests in
Venezuela and Brazil.
Currently being used by the CDC to predict
disease outbreaks.
“A lot of analysts can give you
forecasts for the coming year, but
when we do this, we’re talking about
specific dates.”
– Naren Ramakrishnan, DAC
director
Hume Center for Cyber Security with a home in ICTAS • Research Themes
o Secure mobile Communications; Security in the Cloud; Autonomic Network Defense
• Major Programs
o NSA/DHS Center for Academic Excellence
o Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence
o NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service
o Security and Software Engineering Research Center (NSF I/UCRC)
• Classified Programs
o Supporting military and intelligence community sponsors focused in new cyber threats
o Convergence of intelligence, cybersecurity, and electronic warfare
o Obtains security clearances for graduate students
• Staffing
o 25 faculty; 5 staff; 18 affiliated COE faculty
•
FAA UAS Site under ICTAS • The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 required
the FAA to establish a program to integrate UAS into the
NAS at six Test Ranges.
• Awards were announced Dec 30, 2013
o University of Alaska
o State of Nevada
o Griffiss International Airport (Rome, NY)
o North Dakota Department of Commerce
o Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi
o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University (Virginia Tech)
• First flight completed August 13, 2014
o Significant media coverage
• Business opportunities
Center for Energy Harvesting
Materials and Systems
An NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
• An ICTAS-Incubated Center
o ICTAS-I/UCRC, 2008 NSF-I/UCRC, 2010
o ICTAS An IAB Member
• Multi-university, Global Center
• Technical Thrusts
o Thermal: Concentrated solar power
o Mechanical: Vortex induced vibrations, wind & water
turbines; Piezoelectrics
o Chemical: Batteries, Fuel Cells
Texas MicroPower
Optixal;
Oscilla Power
Romny Scientific;
Radiant
Tetramer,
ARMDEC
ONR
Boeing
Nuclear Science and Engineering Lab (NSEL)
• An ICTAS –supported Lab at VTRC-A; Directed by Prof. Ali Haghighat
• NSEL is engaged in nuclear engineering education and research with application to
nuclear power, nuclear safeguards and nonproliferation, radiation diagnostics
and therapy, and nuclear policy
• Participating research groups include: Virginia Tech Transport Theory Group (VT3G)
at Arlington, and Multi-Flow and Thermal-hydraulics Lab (MFTL), Nuclear Materials
Group (NMG), and GEM*STAR in Blacksburg
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• Collaborations with various organizations including US Naval Academy, Naval Surface Warfare Center at Carderock, FAS, Georgia Tech, Penn State, and Univ. of Tennessee.
• Prof. Haghighat represents VT at VNEC and SUNRISE; he is Chairman of the Board of the recently formed VNEC non-profit organization
Global Outreach VT, India ICTAS Innovation Center I CTAS Innovation Center
Amrita Research Park Swaranabhoomi
VT, India ICTAS Innovation Center 6,000 SF, with potential growth up to
45,000 SF
Three Areas of Research: • Materials & Sustainable energy
• Nanotechnology
• Cognitive Radio Communications
Inauguration on May 24, 2014.
Education Initiatives
• ICTAS Doctoral Scholar Program o started in 2007
o 4-way collaboration
• College, Department, Grad school, ICTAS
o 33 Scholars from 5 colleges
o Hire 10; graduate 10
• Supporting Ph.D. students through seed projects
• IGERT/Graduate Recruiting/IDR/Symposia
Growth in ICTAS’ role as a catalyst
Support of faculty and students from all eight colleges
o ICTAS Affiliated Faculty: 355
o ICTAS-supported Graduate and Undergraduate students: 182
Proposal activity/research awards: history of growth
o Proposals submitted by
ICTAS and ICTAS- affiliated
faculty: $588,063,358
(FY2014)
o Awards to ICTAS and ICTAS-
affiliated faculty: $112,962,858
(FY2014)
o Research expenditures for
ICTAS and ICTAS affiliated
faculty: $97,070,468 (FY
2014)
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FY2007
FY2008
FY2009
FY2010
FY2011
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
Expenditures and Awards
Research Expenditures
Awards
ICTAS Stakeholder Board
Meeting
March 11, 2015
Has been a remarkable journey o Success on many fronts
o Internal reputation
o National reputation as an Institute for
transformative IDR
o An outstanding leadership team and staff
Challenges ahead • Changing landscape
o What will the world look like in FY 2026
o What will VT look like ? What are the implications --
Technological/Organizational/financial for ICTAS?