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EVPRI OFFICE UPDATE ULRF Board Meeting — Spring 2018 Robert S. Keynton, Ph.D. Interim Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation​

Making a Difference • Impact human lives and our community; • Create new knowledge ; • Prepare students to exceed the status quo in the workplace and in graduate school; and • Advance our economy . L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Human Impact Spinal Cord Injury Dr. Susan Harkema – Neurological Surgery $8.7 million grant from the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation • The center has three main thrusts: spinal cord epidural stimulation (scES), which activates the neural circuits via an implanted electrode array; and adult and pediatric neuro-recovery, which investigates the potential to recover function. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Human Impact Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Dr. Anna Faul – Kent School of Social Work $2.5 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration • This project develops an inter-professional education center that educates and prepares students and professionals for this geriatric need and to improve the patient experience and clinical outcomes, reduce the cost of care, and improve the work life for those delivering care. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

New Knowledge Alcohol Research Center Dr. Craig McClain – Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition $11 million and $7 million grants from the National Institutes of Health • Alcohol Research Center (ULARC) was created to investigate mechanisms of alcohol-induced organ injury and to develop new methods of prevention and treatment. Pictured : Researchers in McClain’s lab. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

New Knowledge Discovery Across Disciplines • Functional Microbiomics, Inflammation and Pictured : Pathogenicity to find new ways to fight potentially Researchers in Dr. Lamont’s lab. devastating diseases. Dr. Lamont, Dentistry – $11.2M grant NIH • Novel ligand-centered electrocatalysts for the evolution and oxidation of hydrogen, which, among other things, serves as a promising alternative carbon-free fuel. Drs. Grapperhaus & Kozlowski, Chemistry - $450K NSF • How to connect problem-solvers around the U.S. with leading-edge fabrication and characterization tools, instrumentation, and expertise within all disciplines of nanoscale science, engineering and technology. Dr. Walsh, Engineering – $3.7M grant NSF L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Education Robotic Prosthetics Dr. Gina Bertocci Pictured : Lucas Abraham. Student project • Students helped build a robohand for 10-year-old Lucas Abraham, whose right hand was stunted at birth. • Students learned compassion and how to deal with people with disabilities while better understanding how their work could change a life. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Student Successes Carrie Benzinger B.S. Bioengineering, 2011; M.Eng 2012 Fulbright Scholar and Whitaker International Fellow • Ms. Benzinger, Fort Wright, KY, conducted research on the development of minimally invasive right ventricular assist devices for the treatment of heart failure at Aachen University’s Helmholz Institute of Applied Medical Engineering. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

More Student Success Ishita Jain (BSBE 2013, MEng 2014) Whitaker International Fellow Ms. Jain worked as a bioengineering intern at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany this summer. She worked with the Wyle Laboratory team to assess and quantify the efficacy of the Functional Readaptive Exercise Device for improving the condition of spine stabilizer muscles after periods of deconditioning. Patrick McClure (BSBE 2013, MEng 2014) Cambridge International Scholarship Mr. McClure, from Corbin, KY, received a 3-yr scholarship to complete a doctoral degree in cognitive and brain sciences at the University of Cambridge, England. His research will focus on computational neuroscience. During his junior year he won a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and conducted research in computational sensing and medical robotics at Johns Hopkins University. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Translational Research • EVPRI helps researchers patent and license their innovations for commercialization; • This may result in new products, revenue and startups, sometimes led by the researcher; • In 2015, UofL ranked as one of the top 100 for awarded U.S. patents in the world. Pictured : Dr. Geoff Clark, right. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Translational ‘ Superfecta' UofL is in a league of its own: we’re the ONLY university to receive some of the most prestigious translational research grants. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Technology Transfer: 3DSIM • UofL professors invented modeling software for additive manufacturing;​ • Launched a company to commercialize it;​ • Sold the company to Pittsburgh-based engineering simulation company, ANSYS Inc. in 2017 for an undisclosed sum;​ • Bought out provision of its contract with UofL for approximately $2 million;​ • ANSYS still works with UofL on projects. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

How do we know we are a preeminent research university? UofL is a Carnegie Research I: Doctoral University – Highest Research Activity Only 2.5% of all universities meet the criteria to be Carnegie R-1. Impact • Attract the best and brightest students (UG & Grad) • Attract top-tier faculty • Attract high-quality postdoctoral fellows • Strong research universities = Leaders of innovation • Stimulates a knowledge-based economy L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

By the Numbers Carnegie Research I Criteria Only 2.5% of all universities meet the criteria to be Carnegie R-1. • Research and development expenditures in science and engineering (S&E); • Research and development expenditures in non-S&E; • S&E research staff (postdoctoral students, etc.) • Doctoral conferrals in humanities, social science, STEM fields, and other fields. The measure of research activity for R1 status is clear. L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

By the Numbers National Rank R&D Expenditures 1997-2016 Maintained $$ - But rank static. 115 Carnegie Research I: Doctoral Universities: 2016 - #112 Highest Research Activity Period of Sustained Investment – B4B, SRI, NIH doubling, earmarks HB1 - #146 L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

Research I universities attract the top students R1 universities account for 16% of enrollment at all U.S. degree granting postsecondary institutions Since becoming a research university, UofL has consistently attracted higher quality students Average 16% High 6 yr School Average Graduation Out-of- Year Enrollment GPA ACT Rate In-State State 2000 2241 3.2 22.2 40.6% 86% 14% 2004 2307 3.4 23.6 48.60% 87% 13% 84% 2017 2640 3.6 25.3 54.40% 79% 21% L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

By the Numbers Graduate Student Success Graduate Total Graduate Graduate In- out-of- Total Masters Doctoral Student State state Degrees Degrees Year Enrollment Enrollment Enrollment Conferred Conferred 1998 4434 3510 924 1127 421 2004 4798 3390 1408 1322 436 2017 4362 2496 1866 1435 509 L O U I S V I L L E . E D U

By the Numbers Total Research Expenditures Higher education R&D expenditures: FY 2016* ($ in thousands) All R&D Arts, Sciences, Institution (ACC) Rank Life sciences Rank Rank Engineering Rank expenditures Social** Duke U. 1,055,778 10 888,830 4 64,985 37 74,746 35 U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 1,045,338 11 765,284 8 184,430 7 29,576 101 U. Pittsburgh 889,793 17 747,123 9 59,008 44 41,382 75 Georgia Institute of Technology 790,706 25 23,915 166 62,689 39 558,219 2 Virginia Polytechnic Institute 521,773 43 221,801 62 29,782 83 228,281 8 North Carolina State U. 489,918 47 227,500 61 52,376 53 147,704 13 U. Virginia, Charlottesville 397,458 56 245,218 55 53,186 52 48,815 60 U. Miami 358,441 62 262,779 48 21,839 104 5,133 195 Florida State U. 268,288 82 37,909 147 111,930 20 46,346 63 U. Notre Dame 202,216 104 28,458 160 58,922 45 69,954 38 Clemson U. 183,965 109 46,900 130 17,295 121 64,870 43 U. Louisville 182,454 112 146,880 86 4,856 205 19,105 125 Wake Forest U. 170,006 120 165,939 78 3,467 234 0 0 Syracuse U. 84,651 158 8,450 231 20,635 106 18,332 129 Boston C. 54,469 193 10,996 216 23,279 101 0 0 Institution (Benchmark) Vanderbilt U. 640,842 31 495,654 26 46,070 60 66,481 41 U. Alabama, Birmingham 537,825 42 472,114 29 11,531 157 43,359 68 Indiana U., Bloomington 508,766 45 344,005 38 84,889 31 3,164 213 U. Cincinnati 430,579 52 340,897 39 23,821 100 34,412 93 U. Kentucky 349,661 64 250,625 54 15,655 133 50,766 58 U. Louisville 182,454 112 146,880 86 4,856 205 19,105 125 L O U I S V I L L E . E D U * Source: National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2016, https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2016/ ** Mathematics/Statistics, Physical sciences, Psychology, Social sciences