NCSU Research Retreat

PAMS Research AgendaFebruary 4, 2005

Ray Fornes

PAMS Research Agenda

Departments

Chemistry

Marine, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Mathematics

Physics

Statistics*

*Split with CALS about 85% of State Budget in PAMS

PAMS Research Agenda

Currently 187 Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty

(Including 7 Administrators with assignments outside home departments

and all of Statistics Faculty)

PAMS has about 12 % of university total faculty.

Teaching & Education Contributions*

PAMS Teaches about 23% of all Credit Hours PAMS’ is second only to COM in teaching load per

faculty PAMS has 835 Undergraduate Majors (+144 double) PAMS has 685 Graduate Students (about 11% of total) PAMS has 481 Doctoral Students (about 20% of total)

*Fall 2004 data

Graduate Student Growth Trends*

Summary Total MS Doctoral University

1998 5100 3117 1966

2004 5968 3497 2474

%Change 17.0% 12.2% 25.9% PAMS

1998 576 246 330

2004 685 204 481

%Change 18.9% -13.0% 45.8%

*Comparing enrollments of F1998 & F2004 data, majors only; excludes LLE and DVM

% PAMS Faculty with Funding (FY 2003-04)

Chemistry 20/31 funded = 64.5% MEAS 33/35 funding = 94% Math: 32/60 funded = 53.3% Physics 32/36 funded = 88.9% Statistics: 19/31 funded = 61.3 % Total: 137/191 funded = 71.7%

Funding TrendsTotal New Awards by PAMS Departments in FY 03-04

Department Amount # Awards Chemistry: $5,307,916 60 

MEAS: $6,185,643 81  Mathematics: $3,058,455 49  Physics: $7,874,902 88  Statistics (PAMS): $3,038,710 67  PAMS Total $25,465,626 345 

Statistics (CALS): $2,085,995 13

(University Totals = $213M, Sum of College Totals = $167M)

Funding TrendsTotal New Awards by PAMS Departments in FY 04-05

(Through 1/30/05)

Department Amount # Awards Chemistry: $4,702,731 23  MEAS: $5,336,811 60  Mathematics: $3,308,002 30   Physics: $5,527,683 53 Statistics (PAMS): $2,685,116 33  PAMS Total $21,620,324 200 

Statistics (CALS): $1,303,777 3

(University Totals = $121M, Sum of College Totals = $108M)

Funding TrendsTotal New Awards in PAMS/University (Millions)

Year PAMS College Totals % PAMS

91-92 9.5 87.5 10.8%

95-96 14.6 107.5 13.6%

99-00 20.2 135.2 14.8%

03-04 25.5 167 15.2%

04-05 (1/30/05) 21.6 108 20%

Funding TrendsFunding Characteristics in PAMS

About 85 % Federal

(Compared to about 60% across NCSU)

PAMS Generates over 18% of NCSU’s F&A*

*(FY 03-04 Data)

PAMS Strategy

Identify& Develop Important Science Areas Build on strength materials sciences;

Interface between phys/bio;

High performance computing;

Nuclear Physics;

Innovation in Education Research and Teaching

PAMS Strategy

Identify & Develop Important Science Areas (Cont.)Bioinformatics

Broad Applications of Statistical Sciences

Weather/regional climate modeling and monitoring

Marines and Ocean Sciences

Applied & financial mathematics

Encourage cross-disciplinary and collaborative research

PAMS Strategy

Compete for the best faculty candidates Attempt to Make Teaching Load Competitive Provide Competitive Start-ups Emphasis on Diversity

Take Risks in Renting/Renovating Spaces

Aggressive growth of Graduate Students

Openness to opportunity

PAMS-Major Challenges

Severe Budgetary Constraints/Deficit

Severe Space Shortage/Extraordinary Rental Costs

Non-Competitive Teaching Load of Departments

National Science and Engineering Enrollment Trends

Federal Deficit Issues/Impact on Science Funding