Research Space Productivity Study For the period of September 1, 2013 to August 31, 2014

March 6, 2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Overview

Methodology and Assumptions

Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Entity

Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By College/Center

Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-All Units

Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures- By Principal Investigator

Funding Ratio

I.

II.

III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

VIII.

3

5

6

9

13

16

20

23

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Executive Summary

Annual direct sponsored projects expenditures have increased at 5% compound annual growth rate over the last 7 years,

from $10.9 million to $15.4 million. Federal Sponsors have been the largest source of funding for the past 7 years. For

Fiscal Year 2014, 65.6% of total funding sources came from federal sponsors.

During Fiscal Year 2014, the College of Science and Engineering accounted for 31% Sponsored Project Expenditures

and 53% of research space, while the Harte Research Institute represented 29% of expenditures and 21% of research

space. Following the Harte Research Institute, the Conrad Blucher Institute had 17% of total Sponsored Projects

Expenditures and 9% of assignable research space. All other colleges and departments accounted for 23% of Sponsored

Projects Expenditures and 17% of research space.

The number of Tenured/Tenure-Track Principal Investigators that had Sponsored Projects Expenditures for FY 2014 was

led by the College of Science & Engineering with 17 PIs (52%), followed by 7 PIs from Harte Research Institute (21%) and

5 PIs from the College of Liberal Arts (15%). All other colleges and departments combined accounted for 12% (4 PIs) of

Sponsored Projects Expenditures. The Harte Research Institute had the highest average of Sponsored Projects

Expenditures per PI at $364 thousand and also leads among Colleges and Centers with 1,369 average Square Footage

per PI.

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Executive Summary

Among Principal Investigators, Dr. Dulal Kar leads the ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track Principal Investigators

with higher Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square Footage in Fiscal Year 2014. Dr. Kar had an average of $4

thousand in annual project expenditures per square foot, while Dr. Suzzette Chopin followed with $2.7 thousand. Dr.

Fereshteh Billiot presented $1.2 thousand of Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square Footage followed by Dr. Scott

King with $668 thousand and Dr. David Bridges $609 thousand. Dr. James Gibeaut from Harte Research Institute

presented the highest total Sponsored Project Expenditures, presenting $1.7 million and Dr. Gary Jeffress from the

Conrad Blucher Institute followed with total Sponsored Project Expenditures of $1.4 million. Dr. Gerardo Moreno

presented $1.1 million of Sponsored Project Expenditures. Three Principal Investigators presented Sponsored Project

Expenditures greater than $500 thousand but less than $1 million. Twenty-nine PIs had Sponsored Project Expenditures

greater than $100 thousand but less than $500 thousand and 45 PIs presented research expenditures less than $100

thousand for Fiscal Year 2014.

The average Sponsored Projects Expenditures per Square Footage for all Units during Fiscal Year 2014 was $161 while

the average for Colleges and Centers was $132. The Conrad Blucher Institute had the highest Sponsored Projects

Expenditures per Square Footage with $309 followed by Harte Research Institute with $228. The College of Science and

Engineering presented $93 Sponsored Project Expenditures per Square footage. The College of Education, College of

Nursing and Health Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and College of Science and Engineering presented Sponsored

Projects Expenditures per Square Footage below the total average for Colleges and Centers.

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Overview

Fiscal Year

Sponsored

Project

Expenditures

Considers all Sponsored Project accounts administered by RCO.

Research, Instruction, Public Service, Scholarship and Fellowships,

Student Services and Academic Support.

All Sponsored Projects Expenditures including Indirect Costs.

Project

Accounts

Project

Functions

Time Period

Expenditures

Categories

Space Use was prorated for cases where space was shared among 2 or

more Principal Investigators.

TAMUCC

Facilities

Inventory

Report

Obtained from https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/facinv/FacSearchBldg.cfm for 2014.

Obtained from

https://www1.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/facinv/FacSearchRoom.cfm for 2014.

Retrieved from Appendices to the Reporting and Procedures Manuals for

Texas Universities-Appendix F, published by THECB, Summer 2012.

Building List

Room List

Space Use

Codes

Description

Net Assignable

Square Foot

Research Space is short of supply and it has become critically important to effectively manage it in our research effort. The

Division of Research, Commercialization and Outreach developed this annual report as an ongoing effort to generate data

required for decision-making and planning. The report considers the following sources of information:

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Methodology

•Request space information by PIs to Colleges, Centers and VPs.

•Review consistency of information

•Determine Study Assumptions

Data Gathering

•Obtain Facilities Inventory Report

•Retrieve Sponsored Projects Expenditures from FAMIS Accounting System

•Analyze correlation of information

Data Analysis •Merge data

•Review for consistency

•Present results

Report Development

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Assumptions

1. The Report considers Sponsored Projects Research Expenditures retrieved from FAMIS Accounting System for

Fiscal Years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

2. All Principal Investigators’ Sponsored Project Expenditures and space assignation is included in all the analyses

except for Funding Ratio analysis, where Deans, Associate Deans, Directors and Associate Directors are not

considered.

3. Square footage information was obtained using the “TAMUCC Facilities Inventory” report published annually by

the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). This report includes the total space assigned to

research and sponsored programs for all Texas universities. The report breaks down by Building and Room

number.

a. Information for room divisions not considered under the “Facilities Inventory” report were requested to

Facilities Services Department and the individual departments.

4. The research space considered for the study only includes space within the University Main Campus.

a. Research space is defined by THECB as “space which is used primarily for experimentation, investigation

or training research methods, professional research and observation.”

5. Research Space is categorized by Room Type Code. The study is limited to the following types:

a. 250-Research/Non-Class Laboratory

b. 310-Offices

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Assumptions

5. Colleges and Centers submitted the space assignation by Principal Investigator and Department.

a. When a research space is shared among multiple researchers, an estimation of percentage usage

by Principal Investigator was requested to departments.

b. If a research space had academic and research use, an estimated percentage of the research

portion is assigned to the Principal Investigator.

6. Researchers with only office space are assigned 100% of the space, unless otherwise specified.

7. Research space used by Undergraduate Assistants, Graduate Assistants and Post-Docs are assigned to

the Principal Investigator who is the primary mentor and/or funding the position.

8. Abbreviations used on the report:

ASPE: Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures

ASF : Assigned Square Feet

PI : Principal Investigator

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)-By Entity

Entity 2012 2013 2014

ASPE 5,706,243$ 5,585,303$ 4,962,780$

ASF 56,357 56,357 62,212

ASPE/ASF 101$ 99$ 80$

ASPE 6,930,078$ 6,508,700$ 6,861,475$

ASF 15,638 15,638 27,250

ASPE/ASF 443$ 416$ 252$

ASPE 164,301$ 491,600$ 568,220$

ASF 537 537 358

ASPE/ASF 306$ 915$ 1,587$

ASPE 483,508$ 937,536$ 1,104,497$

ASF 1,509 1,509 632

ASPE/ASF 320$ 621$ 1,748$

ASPE 255,826$ 1,213,255$ 1,408,914$

ASF 3,336 3,336 2,416

ASPE/ASF 77$ 364$ 583$

ASPE 13,539,955$ 14,736,393$ 14,905,885$

ASF 77,376 77,376 92,868

ASPE/ASF 175$ 190$ 161$

Totals

Colleges

Centers

VPRCO

VPAA

VP Student Success

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)-By Entity

$5,706

$6,930

$164 $484 $256

$13,540

$5,585

$6,509

$492 $938 $1,213

$14,736

$4,963

$6,861

$568 $1,104

$1,409

$14,906

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

Colleges Centers VPRCO VPAA VP Student Success Totals

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2012 2013 2014

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Average Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE) per Square Foot-By Entity

$101

$443

$306

$320

$77

$175

$99

$416

$915

$621

$364

$190

$80

$252

$1,587

$1,748

$583

$161

Colleges

Centers

VPRCO

VPAA

VP Student Success

Average

ASPE/ASF FY 2012 ASPE/ASF FY 2013 ASPE/ASF FY 2014

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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-By Entity

Distribution Sponsored Projects Expenditures

Distribution Assignable Square Feet

Colleges, 33%

Centers, 46%

VPRCO, 4%

VPAA, 7%

VP Student Success, 9%

Colleges, 67%

Centers, 29%

VPRCO, 0%

VPAA, 1% VP Student

Success, 3%

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By College or Center

Averages

College/Center

Annual

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

(ASPE) FY

Annual

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

(ASPE) FY

Annual

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

(ASPE) FY

Assigned

Square Feet

(ASF)2012-2013

Assigned

Square Feet

(ASF)FY 2014

ASPE/ASF

FY 2012

ASPE/ASF

FY 2013

ASPE/ASF

FY 2014

Conrad Blucher

Institute3,158,723$ 2,336,533$ 2,492,666$ 7,558 8,079 418$ 309$ 309$

College of Education 1,227,575$ 1,032,661$ 167,364$ 5,604 6,790 219$ 184$ 25$

College of Liberal

Arts125,157$ 189,040$ 144,328$ 2,608 2,643 48$ 72$ 55$

College of Nursing

and Health Sciences1,351,646$ 795,222$ 49,741$ 5,488 3,174 246$ 145$ 16$

College of Science &

Engineering3,001,865$ 3,568,380$ 4,601,347$ 42,656 49,606 70$ 84$ 93$

Harte Research

Institute3,771,355$ 4,172,166$ 4,368,809$ 8,080 19,171 467$ 516$ 228$

Totals 12,636,321$ 12,094,002$ 11,824,254$ 71,995 89,462 176$ 168$ 132$

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures per Square Foot-By College or Center

$418

$219

$48

$246

$70

$467

$176

$309

$184

$72

$145

$84

$516

$168

$309

$25

$55

$16

$93

$228

$132

Conrad Blucher Institute

College of Education

College of Liberal Arts

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Science & Engineering

Harte Research Institute

Average

ASPE/ASF FY 2012 ASPE/ASF FY 2013 ASPE/ASF FY 2014

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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-By College or Center

Distribution Assignable Square Feet Distribution Assignable Square Feet by

Space Type

Conrad Blucher Institute, 9% College of

Education, 8%

College of Liberal Arts, 3%

College of Nursing and Health

Sciences, 4%

College of Science & Engineering,

55%

Harte Research Institute, 21%

Class Laboratory, 5%

Individual Study Laboratory, 2%

Office, 39%

Office Service, 2%

Research/Non-Class Laboratory,

47%

Research/Non-Class Laboratory

Service, 6%

Study Space, 0% Stack, 1%

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)- All Units

Averages

College/Center ASPE FY 2012 ASPE FY 2013 ASPE FY 2014

Assigned

Square Feet

(ASF) 2012-

2013

Assigned

Square Feet

(ASF) FY 2014

ASPE/ASF

FY 2012

ASPE/ASF

FY 2013

ASPE/ASF

FY 2014

Conrad Blucher

Institute3,158,723$ 2,336,533$ 2,492,666$ 7,558 8,079 418$ 309$ 309$

College of Education 1,227,575$ 1,032,661$ 167,364$ 5,604 6,790 219$ 184$ 25$

College of Liberal

Arts125,157$ 189,040$ 144,328$ 2,608 2,643 48$ 72$ 55$

College of Nursing

and Health Sciences1,351,646$ 795,222$ 49,741$ 5,488 3,174 246$ 145$ 16$

College of Science &

Engineering3,001,865$ 3,568,380$ 4,601,347$ 42,656 49,606 70$ 84$ 93$

Community Outreach 164,301$ 491,600$ 568,220$ 537 358 306$ 915$ 1,587$

ELITE/MCNAIR 261,471$ 925,817$ 941,599$ 874 231 299$ 1,059$ 4,076$

Harte Research

Institute3,771,355$ 4,172,166$ 4,368,809$ 8,080 19,171 467$ 516$ 228$

SOAR 255,826$ 913,212$ 1,167,390$ 3,220 1,676 79$ 284$ 697$

TRIO Programs -$ 300,043$ 241,524$ 116 740 -$ 2,587$ 326$

Academic Affairs 9,838$ 5,718$ 2,695$ 267 113 37$ 21$ 24$

Student Affairs 212,199$ 6,000$ 160,203$ 368 288 576$ 16$ 556$

Totals 13,539,955$ 14,736,393$ 14,905,885$ 77,376 92,868 175$ 190$ 161$

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE)- All Units

ConradBlucherInstitute

College ofEducation

College ofLiberal Arts

College ofNursing

and HealthSciences

College ofScience &Engineerin

g

CommunityOutreach

ELITE/MCNAIR

HarteResearchInstitute

SOARTRIO

ProgramsAcademic

AffairsStudentAffairs

ASPE FY 2012 $3,158,72 $1,227,57 $125,157 $1,351,64 $3,001,86 $164,301 $261,471 $3,771,35 $255,826 $- $9,838 $212,199

ASPE FY 2013 $2,336,53 $1,032,66 $189,040 $795,222 $3,568,38 $491,600 $925,817 $4,172,16 $913,212 $300,043 $5,718 $6,000

ASPE FY 2014 $2,492,66 $167,364 $144,328 $49,741 $4,601,34 $568,220 $941,599 $4,368,80 $1,167,39 $241,524 $2,695 $160,203

$3,159

$1,228

$125

$1,352

$3,002

$164 $261

$3,771

$256 $0 $10

$212

$2,337

$1,033

$189

$795

$3,568

$492

$926

$4,172

$913

$300 $6

$6

$2,493

$167

$144 $50

$4,601

$568

$942

$4,369

$1,167

$242

$3

$160

$-

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500

$5,000

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ASPE FY 2012 ASPE FY 2013 ASPE FY 2014

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures (ASPE) per Square Foot-All Units

$418

$219

$48

$246

$70

$306

$299

$467

$79

$0

$37

$576

$175

$309

$184

$72

$145

$84

$915

$1,059

$516

$284

$2,587

$21

$16

$190

$309

$25

$55

$16

$93

$1,587

$4,076

$228

$697

$326

$24

$556

$161

Conrad Blucher Institute

College of Education

College of Liberal Arts

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Science & Engineering

Community Outreach

ELITE/MCNAIR

Harte Research Institute

SOAR

TRIO Programs

Academic Affairs

Student Affairs

Totals

ASPE/ASF FY 2012 ASPE/ASF FY 2013 ASPE/ASF FY 2014

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Expenditures and Research Space FY 2014-All Units

Distribution Sponsored Projects Expenditures

Distribution Assignable Square Feet by Space Type

Conrad Blucher Institute, 17%

College of Education, 1%

College of Liberal Arts, 1%

College of Nursing and Health

Sciences, 0%

College of Science & Engineering,

31%

Community Outreach, 4%

ELITE/MCNAIR, 6%

Harte Research Institute, 29%

SOAR, 8%

TRIO Programs, 2%

Academic Affairs, 0%

Student Affairs, 1% Class Laboratory,

4%

Individual Study Laboratory, 3%

Office, 39%

Office Service, 2%

Research/Non-Class Laboratory,

45%

Research/Non-Class Laboratory

Service, 6%

Study Space, 0%

Stack, 1%

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Principal Investigator

Averages

Entity

Number of PI

s with

Research

Space

Assignation

2012-2013

Number of PI

s with

Research

Space

Assignation

2014

Number of PI

s with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

FY 12

Number of PI s

with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

FY 13

Number of PI s

with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures

FY 14

ASPE/PI

FY 2012

ASPE/PI

FY 2013

ASPE/PI

FY 2014

ASF/PI 2012-

2013

ASF/PI FY

2014

College of Education 11 21 7 9 5 175,368$ 114,740$ 33,473$ 509 323

College of Liberal

Arts21 9 4 8 6 31,289$ 23,630$ 24,055$ 124 294

College of Nursing

and Health Sciences12 15 4 3 3 337,912$ 265,074$ 16,580$ 457 212

College of Science &

Engineering95 118 32 34 37 93,808$ 104,952$ 124,361$ 449 420

Conrad Blucher

Institute8 10 6 6 8 526,454$ 389,422$ 311,583$ 945 808

Harte Research

Institute16 14 8 9 12 471,419$ 463,574$ 364,067$ 505 1,369

VPRCO 4 3 1 3 3 164,301$ 163,867$ 189,407$ 134 119

VPAA 5 4 3 4 4 161,169$ 234,384$ 276,124$ 302 158

VP Student Success 2 2 1 2 2 255,826$ 606,628$ 704,457$ 1,668 1,208

Totals 174 196 66 78 80 246,394$ 262,919$ 227,123$ 566 546

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Annual Sponsored Projects Expenditures-By Principal Investigator

$175

$31

$338

$94

$526

$471

$164 $161

$256

$115

$24

$265

$105

$389

$464

$164

$234

$607

$33 $24

$17

$124

$312

$364

$189

$276

$704

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

College ofEducation

College ofLiberal Arts

College ofNursing and

Health Sciences

College ofScience &

Engineering

Conrad BlucherInstitute

Harte ResearchInstitute

VPRCO VPAA VP StudentSuccess

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ASPE/PI FY 2012 ASPE/PI FY 2013 ASPE/PI FY 2014

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Annual Assignable Square Feet-By Principal Investigator

509

124

457 449

945

505

134

302

1,668

566

323 294

212

420

808

1,369

119 158

1,208

546

0

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,800

College ofEducation

College ofLiberal Arts

College ofNursing and

HealthSciences

College ofScience &

Engineering

ConradBlucherInstitute

HarteResearchInstitute

VPRCO VPAA VP StudentSuccess

Average

ASF/PI 2012-2013 ASF/PI FY 2014

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Ratio of Funding Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty by College and Centers

Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors

Averages

Entity

Number of

Tenured/Tenure-

Track Faculty

2012-2013

Number of

Tenured/Tenure-

Track Faculty FY

2014

Tenured/Tenure-

Track PIs with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures FY

12

Tenured/Tenure-

Track PIs with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures FY

13

Tenured/Tenure-

Track PIs with

Sponsored

Projects

Expenditures FY

14

Ratio% FY

2012

Ratio% FY

2013

Ratio% FY

2014

Conrad Blucher

Institute1 2 1 1 1 100% 100% 50%

College of Education 24 26 3 4 2 13% 17% 8%

College of Liberal

Arts50 57 3 5 5 6% 10% 9%

College of Nursing

and Health Sciences5 4 1 0 1 20% 0% 25%

College of Science &

Engineering33 38 11 10 17 33% 30% 45%

Harte Research

Institute5 7 5 5 7 100% 100% 100%

Totals 118 134 24 25 33 20% 21% 25%

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Ratio of Funding Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty by College and Centers

Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors

100%

13%

6%

20%

33%

100%

20%

100%

17%

10%

0%

30%

100%

21%

50%

8%

9%

25%

45%

100%

25%

Conrad Blucher Institute

College of Education

College of Liberal Arts

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

College of Science & Engineering

Harte Research Institute

Average

Ratio% FY 2014 Ratio% FY 2013 Ratio% FY 2012

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Ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track PIs with Higher ASPE per Square Foot

Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors

Fiscal Year 2012 Fiscal Year 2013

$-

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,000$1,817

$1,700

$983

$838 $790

$744

$488

$368 $335 $265

$-

$200

$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

$1,600

$1,597

$1,490

$792

$685 $620

$533 $474

$426

$323 $314

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Ranking of Top 10 Tenured/Tenure-Track PIs with Higher ASPE per Square Foot

Does not include College Deans/Associate Deans and Center Directors

Fiscal Year 2014

$-

$500

$1,000

$1,500

$2,000

$2,500

$3,000

$3,500

$4,000

$4,500$4,026

$2,743

$1,255

$668 $609 $603 $557 $433

$278 $249

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Comparable Research Expenditures per Net Assignable Square Foot

Source: Extracted from UTSA Research Space and Expenditures Report FY 11-12, page 64. Chart developed by University

Leadership Council, The Advisory Board Company, Washington, D.C., “Allocating Laboratory Space to Maximize Research

Productivity,” June 23,2008.

336 Institutions with <$ 100 Million Annual Expenditures

Discipline Low Median High TAMUCC

Lab Based All $55 $131 $245 $132

$55

$131

$245

$132

$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

Low Median High TAMUCC