President’s Forum November 2007

President’s ForumNovember 2007

Large Scale Research and Infrastructure

A. H. Rebar, DVM, Ph.D.Sr. Associate Vice President for Research

Office of Vice President for Research

Large Scale Research and Infrastructure at Purdue

• Current Research Profile

• Historical Growth

• Lessons Learned

• Building the Future


Sponsored Program Awards and Expenditures ($M)

Purdue system wide

*Support in collaboration with Development is included. In addition, activity for awards to participating colleges/schools is also included.

229.9

321

217.8

347

243.4

406

294.3

408

261.4

420

301.2

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Awards Expenditures37743332 407632943256 3131# of awards


Awards (including medical school data)

2001 2003 2005 2007

Michigan $ 723,783 $ 678,133 $ 780,795

Wisconsin $ 542,124 $ 677,329 $ 957,700

Minnesota $ 498,435 $ 512,915 $ 561,162

Penn St. $ 471,931 $ 529,828 $ 511,396

Indiana $ 397,371 $ 383,496 $ 476,731

Ohio St. $ 257,514 $ 319,643 $ 379,097

Northwestern $ 280,692 $ 328,125 $ 380,818

Illinois $ 353,587 $ 402,944 $ 412,133

Iowa $ 277,949 $ 352,783 $ 359,599

Michigan St. $ 213,453 $ 241,492 $ 298,578

Purdue $ 196,607 $ 217,801 $ 294,309 301,179

Sponsor Amount % of Total

DHHS $ 51,552,975 17.12%

NSF 46,821,012 15.55%

DOD 22,254,666 7.39%

DOE 15,888,254 5.28%

USDA 11,959,312 3.97%

Other Federal 8,661,333 2.88%

Ed 4,642,399 1.54%

NASA 4,266,055 1.42%

EPA 2,197,791 0.73%

DOT 1,483,906 0.49%

Total Federal $ 169,727,703 56.35%

Industrials $ 104,499,064 34.70%

State/Local 20,579,462 6.83%

PRF/Purdue 4,925,206 1.64%

Foreign Governments 1,448,130 0.48%

Total Purdue System-wide $ 301,179,564 100.00%

2006-07 Awards by Sponsor


Awards By Academic Unit FY 2006-07Awards By Academic Unit FY 2006-07

Support in collaboration with Development is included.

Discovery Park awards are distributed by Participating School .

College/School Amount % of Total

Agriculture $ 66,120,039 21.95%Consumer & Family Sciences 13,442,365 4.46%Discovery Park, Undistributed 7,387,410 2.45%Education 2,257,288 0.75%Engineering 77,027,031 25.58%Liberal Arts 7,805,088 2.59%Management 1,966,995 0.65%Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Sci. 40,269,945 13.37%Science 52,284,621 17.36%Technology 2,925,829 0.97%Veterinary Medicine 4,993,956 1.66%Other Departments 15,736,860 5.23%Total West Lafayette $ 292,217,427 97.02%

Calumet $ 5,632,293 1.87%Fort Wayne 2,556,133 0.85%North Central 773,711 0.26%Total Purdue System-wide $ 301,179,564 100.00%

Summary of Awards by SponsorFY 2006-2007

North Central0%

Management1%

Liberal Arts3%

Engineering26%

Pharmacy, Nursing & Health Sci.

13%

Science17%

Technology1%

Veterinary Medicine2%

Other Departments5%

Education1%

Agriculture22%

Fort Wayne1%Calumet

2%Consumer & Family

Sciences4%

Discovery Park, Undistributed

2%


CY 2005

Illinois, Chicago, Urbana 63 7 803 65 134

Indiana Univ. (ARTI) 11 2 304 14 23

Iowa Research Fdn. 35 5 244 22 68

Michigan 86 7 829 80 133

Michigan State 61 4 366 29 121

Minnesota 82 1 693 51 98

Ohio State 19 2 457 38 42

Penn State 21 3 465 37 90

Purdue 79 5 605 27 180

Wisconsin 216 4 N.A. 89 203

N = 9 9 9 9 9

Mean 66.0 3.9 520.1 47.2 101.3

Purdue's Index to the mean 1.2 1.3 1.2 0.6 1.8

2003-2005 Cumulative Invention

DisclosuresStart-upsUS Patents

IssuedNew Patent Applications

License Agreements and Patents for Big 10*

*Includes public universities within the Big 10; Northwestern is not included.

Licenses & Options

Executed


2005 Big 10* National Academy/Other Prestigious Memberships

NAS NAE Arts/Humanities

Illinois 28 26 6

Indiana 10 1 10

Iowa 4 1 4

Michigan 20 21 11

Michigan State 7 0 7

Minnesota 12 18 6

Ohio State 9 10 13

Penn State 16 10 11

Purdue 2 15 4

Wisconsin 45 17 8

n = 9 9 9

Mean 16.8 11.6 8.4

Purdue's Index to the mean 0.1 1.3 0.5

*Includes public universities within the Big 10; Northwestern is not included.


• 300 new faculty

• Upgrade and expand research facilities

• Discovery Park

Faculty and Facilities

Dr. T. Ratliff

Dr. M. Crawford

Dr. J. Bickham


Research Organization• Encourage faculty

leadership

• Enhanced support structure– Grant writers– Business office

• Seed grants

• Research core directors

• Improved communication


Administrative Structure of Large-scale Projects and Centers

• Leadership– Faculty Scientific

Director– PhD or Masters-level

Managing Director

• Entrepreneurship and Commercialization

Charles Buck, BBCDirector of Operations

Julie Nagel, OSCManaging Director


Working Together

• Academic Units

• Purdue Research Foundation

• Office of Vice Provost for Engagement

• Corporate partners


ERC for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (NSF)

National Research Centers

Clinical Proteomic Technology Assessment for Cancer (NIH NCI)

ERC on Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (NSF)


Lessons Learned


Lessons Learned

• Form partnerships

• Advance planning

• Central research leadership

• Timely response

• Strengthen research infrastructure

• Improve cost-sharing

• Purdue is well-positioned for success!


Looking Ahead


1. How can our research strengths be strategically focused?

2. How can we build upon early success of DP and PRF?

3. How can we strengthen discipline based research?

4. How can we increase our presence and influence in Washington DC?

5. How can we continue to increase faculty leadership?

6. What are our needs for additional research facilities and buildings?

7. What key investments in research support infrastructure are needed?

8. Is organizational alignment of research related functions optimal?

9. Are our capabilities to provide cost share, seed grants, and start-up support adequate?

10. Where will the resources come from?

10 Key Questions


1. How can Purdue’s research strengths be strategically focused?

• Purdue’s strengths are at interface of life sciences and engineering, while leveraging potential in areas such as education, technology, the liberal arts, and management, and in key interdisciplinary themes

• Examples:

– Energy (e.g. biofuels, hydrogen, coal)– Preclinical Studies (e.g. nutrition, cancer, biomedical

engineering, animal models, analytical chemistry)– Defense (e.g. homeland security, anti-terrorism)


• Sustain

• Leverage

• Grow

2. How can we build upon the early success of Discovery Park and the Purdue Research Park?


• Continue to build exceptionally strong discipline-based programs

• Enhance support– Disciplined-based centers– Infrastructure– Graduate Programs

3. How can we strengthen discipline-based research?


• Establish experienced team to champion funding efforts

• Establish stronger relationships with national laboratories

• Increase number of national academy members among our faculty

• Have greater Purdue presence on policy setting advisory committees

4. How can we increase our presence and influence in Washington DC?


• Recent faculty hires

• Attract distinguished senior faculty

• Develop leadership skills junior faculty

5. How can we continue to increase faculty leadership?


• Life Science Research Laboratories

• Animal housing facilities

• Facilities to support defense, energy, and homeland security research

• World-class conference center

6. What are our needs for additional research facilities and buildings?


• Proposal and research development

• Project launch

• Compliance administration

• Business support

• Marketing and publicity

7. What key investments in Research Support Infrastructure are needed?


Essential operations unified in the Office of the Vice President for Research

– A unified vision, guiding principles and priorities would be used for all operations

– Include commercialization of technology and pre-award sponsored programs

– Unification has proved effective for most

Big Ten and peer counterparts

8. Is the organizational alignment of research related functions optimal?


• Essential to compete for support

• Current cost sharing pool limits ability to participate at high levels for major projects

• Benchmark with peers

9. Are the current capabilities to provide cost share, seed grants, and start-up support for research faculty adequate?


• F&A Return

• Corporate and Foundation Partners

• Research Grants

• State Investment

10. Where will the resources come from?


“Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood . . .”

Daniel Burnham,Architect and city planner of Chicago

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