Building an Innovation E c osyste m T ho ma s W. Pe te rso n NSF Assista nt Dire c to r fo r E ng ine e ring twpe te rs@ nsf.g o v Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 1 Cr e ating an Innovation E c osyste m Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 2
Innovation for Gr owth Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 3 T hr e e laye r s in the Innovation T r iangle Ba sic Re se a rc h (the fo unda tio n) E ntre pre ne urship (tra nsla tio na l re se a rc h) Re spo nding to Na tio na l Prio ritie s
ERC Strategic Framework: Proposal #, PI Name, ERC Name, Lead University Name Barriers Testbed(s) Systems Research Requirements QoLT 3-plane chart Testbed(s) Stakeholders Systems Research Testbed(s) Products & Outcomes Systems Technology Integration Technology Elements Technology Elements Barriers Enabling Technology Research Testbeds Testbeds System Requirements Testbeds Enabling Technology Research Enabling Technologies Technology Base Fundamental Insights Barriers Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Research Fundamental Knowledge Knowledge Base Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 5 Innovation T hr ough T r anslational Re se ar c h Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 6
T r anslational Re se ar c h I s inte rdisc iplina ry b y na ture I nvo lve s a te a m Re lie s o n pa rtne rships Re sults in c le a r b e ne fit to so c ie ty Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 7 7 7 NSF E ng ine e ring Ce nte rs Pro g ra ms T he Dir e c tor ate for E ngine e r ing suppor ts two Ce nte r s pr ogr ams that build unive r sity c ultur e s that join disc ove r y and innovation in par tne r ship with industr y: E ngine e r ing Re se ar c h Ce nte r s (E RC) • E stablishe d in 1985, 48 Ce nte r s funde d Industr y/ Unive r sity Coope r ative Re se ar c h Ce nte r s • (I/ UCRC) E stablishe d in 1979, 72 Ce nte r s funde d Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 8
E ng ine e ring Ce nte rs Pro gra m Go a ls e in a c a de me tha t jo ins re se a rc h, • Cr e ate a c ultur e duc a tio n, a nd inno va tio n ships with industry to stre ng the n the • Build par tne r inno va tive c a pa c ity o f the U.S. in a g lo b a l c o nte xt funds with industry to suppo rt g ra dua te • L e ve r age NSF stude nts pe rfo rming industria lly re le va nt re se a rc h aduate s who a re c re a tive • Pr oduc e e ngine e r ing gr a nd inno va tive pra c titio ne rs, mo re c a pa b le o f le a ding te a ms to a dva nc e te c hno lo g y in e sta b lishe d firms o r le a ding ne w firms Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 9 T he I nno va tio n Spe c trum ERC I /UCRC Industry Resources Invested Investors Valley of Death ERC Translational Research Foundations Small Business University Discovery Development Commercialization Level of Development Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 10
All T e c hnology Se c tor s L e ad Institutio n sho wn Advanced Electronics (15) Biotechnology, Healthcare and Service (16) Advanced Manufacturing and Fabrication (19) Energy, Sustainability, and Infrastructure (18) Advanced Materials (4) Information, Communication, and Computing (14) Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 11 NSF E ngine e r ing Ce nte r s Rockies Plains Far West New England Great Lakes Mid East Southwest Southeast Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 12
Char ac te r istic s of the Innovation E c osyste m Unive rsity re se a rc h is ke y, o fte n drive n b y industria l ne e ds. F a c ulty a re invo lve d a lo ng the inno va tio n c o ntinuum, wo rking with industry a t a ll sta g e s. A fo c us o n tra nsla tio na l re se a rc h smo o the s the ha ndo ff o f te c hno lo g y fro m unive rsitie s to industry—re sulting in ra pid, e ffic ie nt inno va tio n. Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 13 13 NSF Re sour c e s for the Innovation E c osyste m Gro w the e xisting po rtfo lio a nd stre ng the n the transla tio na l pha se E xte nd the re a c h o f industry-drive n re se a rc h initia tive s E duc a te to inno va te Be tte r unde rsta nd the so c ial dime nsio ns o f inno va tio n (Sc iSI P) Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 14 14
E NG ARRA AWARDS Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 15 ENG Use of ARRA Funding Young Investigators › 80 additional CAREER awards 15 additional BRIGE awards › › 16 additional GRF in addition to the 80 Women in Engineering (WENG) GRF Fellows funded annually by ENG › 1 additional IGERT in the area of energy Education and Workforce Development 40 Postdocs in Industry › › 17 additional REU/RET awards 76 additional Education awards, including 4 for veterans/GI Bill activities › High Risk / High Reward › 7 additional EFRI awards in the areas of Biosensing & Bioactuation and Hydrocarbons from Biomass Translational Research › 257 additional small business awards (50% increase) 9 additional I/UCRC awards › › 2 additional PFI awards 21 additional GOALI awards › 1 Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 16 6
NSF R&RA Budget ($M) FY 2011 Request Change over Change over FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2009 FY 2009 Omnibus Estimate Omnibus ARRA FY 2010 FY 2011 Directorate Actual Actual Estimate Request Amt % Amt % BIO $656.62 $260.00 $714.54 $767.81 111.19 16.9 53.27 7.5 CISE 574.50 235.00 618.83 684.51 110.01 19.1 65.68 10.6 ENG (less SBIR/STTR) 574.60 215.08 618.16 682.81 108.21 15.8 64.65 10.5 SBIR/STTR 90.39 49.91 125.77 142.86 52.47 36.7 17.09 13.6 GEO 808.53 347.00 889.64 955.29 146.76 18.2 65.65 7.4 MPS 1243.88 474.97 1,351.84 1,409.91 166.03 13.3 58.07 4.3 SBE 240.56 84.97 255.25 268.79 28.23 11.7 13.54 5.3 OCI 199.23 80.00 214.28 228.07 28.84 14.5 13.79 6.4 OISE 47.45 13.98 47.83 53.26 5.81 12.2 5.43 11.4 OPP 473.55 171.89 505.16 527.99 54.44 11.5 22.83 4.5 IA 241.58 129.85 275.04 295.93 54.35 22.5 20.89 7.6 U.S. Arctic Research Commission 1.50 0.00 1.58 1.60 0.10 6.7 0.02 1.3 17 Research & Related Activities $5,152.39 $2,062.64 $5,617.92 $6,018.83 866.44 16.8 400.91 7.1 NSF Whe r e Disc ove r ie s Be gin twpe te rs@ nsf.g o v jwing @ nsf.g o v Dire c to ra te fo r E ng ine e ring 18
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