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National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Centers (ERC)
Program
Lynn Preston
Leader of the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program
Deputy Division Director
Division of Engineering Education and Centers
703-292-5358
Engineering Research Centers ProgramGuiding Goals - 20+ Years
Create and sustain an integrated, interdisciplinary research environment to advance fundamental engineering knowledge and engineered systems
Educate a globally competitive and diverse engineering workforce from K-12 on, and
Join academe and industry in partnership to achieve these goals
Core Key Features of an ERC
Guiding strategic vision for transforming engineered systems and the development of a globally competitive and diverse engineering workforce
Strategic plans for research, education, and diversity to realize the vision Complex, integrated, interdisciplinary research program -- fundamental to systems
research and proof-of-concept test beds Integrating research and education from precollege to practitioners (courses, course
modules, new degree programs) Partnership with industry/practitioners to formulate and evolve the strategic plan,
strengthen research and education, speed technology transfer Leadership, cohesive and diverse interdisciplinary team, effective management Cross-institutional commitment to facilitate and foster the interdisciplinary culture
and diversity of the ERC
FY 2007 Engineering Research Centers
ERC Class of 2006 Quality of Life Technology ERC, Carnegie Mellon and the U.
of Pittsburgh, 2006 Rutgers University with Purdue, New Jersey Institute of Technology and
UPRM, ERC for Structured Organic Composites for Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, and Agrochemical Applications, 2006
Princeton U. with the City University of New York, John Hopkins, Texas A & M, U. Maryland – Baltimore County, and Rice, Engineering Research Center for Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment, 2006
University of California, Berkeley with Harvard U., the MIT, Prairie View A&M, and the UC, San Francisco - Synthetic Biology ERC, 2006
U. Of Minnesota with GA Tech, Purdue, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Vanderbilt, Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, 2006
NSF Engineering Research CentersFY 2007
BioEngineering U. of Washington - - Bioengineered Materials, 1996 Georgia Tech with Emory University School of Medicine- - Engineering of
Living Tissue, 1998 Johns Hopkins with CMU and MIT, Brigham Women’s Hospital and Johns
Hopkins University Hospital - - Computer Integrated Surgical Systems, 1998
Vanderbilt University with Harvard-MIT, Northwestern Univ. and U. of Texas-Austin - - VaNTH ERC for Bioengineering Educational Technologies, 1999
U. of Southern California with Caltech and UC-Santa Cruz –Biomimetic Microelectronic Systems, 2003
University of California, Berkeley with Harvard U., the MIT, Prairie View A&M, and theUC, San Francisco - Synthetic Biology ERC, 2006
NSF Engineering Research CentersFY 2007
Microelectronics, Optics, and Information Technology Systems
U. of Southern California - - Integrated Media Systems, 1996 VPI with NC A&T, and U. of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, Rensselaer, and Wisconsin
- - Power Electronic Systems, 1998 U. of Michigan with Mich. St., & Mich. Technological Univ. - - Wireless
Integrated Microsytems, 2000 Northeastern U. with Boston U., U. of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (UPRM), &
Rensselaer - - Subsurface Sensing & Imaging Systems, 2000 Colorado State (CSU) with CU-Boulder and UC Berkeley -- Extreme Ultraviolet
S&T, 2003 UMass-Amherst with CSU, U. of Oklahoma, and U. of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez–
Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere, 2003 Princeton U. with the City University of New York, John Hopkins, Texas A & M, U.
Maryland – Baltimore County, and Rice, Engineering Research Center for Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment, 2006
Quality of Life ERC, Carnegie Mellon and the U. of Pittsburgh, 2006
NSF Engineering Research CentersFY 2007
Manufacturing and Processing U. of Michigan - - Reconfigurable Machining Systems, 1996 Clemson with MIT- -Advanced Engineering of Fibers and Films, 1998 U. of Kansas-Lawrence with U. of Iowa and Washington U at St. Louis –
Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, 2003 Rutgers University with Purdue, New Jersey Institute of Technology and UPRM, ERC for
Structured Organic Composites for Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, and Agrochemical Applications, 2006
U. Of Minnesota with GA Tech, Purdue, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Vanderbilt, Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power, 2006
NSF Earthquake Engineering Research CentersFY 2007
University of California at Berkeley - - Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center, 1997
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - - Mid-America Earthquake Center, 1997
State University of New York at Buffalo - - Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, 1997
Engineering Research Centers Program
Generation 3 ERCs
Partnerships in Transforming
Research, Education and Technology
NSF 07-
New Key Features of Gen 3 ERCs
Build a culture of discovery and innovation in academe Link scientific discovery to technological innovation by directly engaging
small innovative firms in the ERC’s research teams, using core funds to carry out translational research to speed innovation
Build partnerships with at least one academic, state and local government, and other program designed to stimulate entrepreneurship, with start-up firms, and otherwise speed the translation of academic knowledge into technological innovation
Engage ERC students in all phases of the innovation process so they understand what is required to translate fundamental knowledge discoveries into innovations
Strategically designed education programs to produce creative, innovative engineers
Provide faculty and students with cross-cultural, global research experiences through partnerships with foreign universities or other means
Build long-term sustained partnerships with a few pre-college institutions to increase the enrollment of domestic students in engineering and science degree programs
Eligibility Lead Organization - US academic institutions with undergraduate,
masters, and doctoral engineering programs with sufficient depth and breadth to support the vision
PI - Tenured faculty member at lead institution with a full or joint appointment in an engineering department. Engineer or scientist with substantial career experience in engineering
No limit on proposals per lead organization or per partner institution
Configuration & Eligibility Requirements (ER)
Configuration Eligibility Requirements: 1. Multi-university configuration (ER), no specific number but must be
manageable, 2. At least one university/college partner serves groups underrepresented in
engineering (women, racial & ethic minorities, & disabled) ER3. Long-term partnerships with a few middle and high schools to involve teacher
& students in ERC (ER)4. Partnership with an organization ( state or local gov. or academic) devoted to
speeding innovation & entrepreneurship - New Feature (ER)5. Full proposal will include letters from firms/agencies indicating commitment to
participation in the ERC’s industrial/practitioner partnership program (ER)6. Preliminary and full proposal will include commitment from the lead institution
for headquarters space for the ERC (ER) Proposal may include a foreign university partner - New Feature but US funds
cannot pay for foreign partnership, foreign funds will be in place during year 1 if awarded. Not an eligibility requirement.
Research
Systems vision for an emerging and potentially revolutionary or transforming engineered system at the cusp of emerging discoveries in science and engineering
Factor in societal and/or natural systems in which the system will function Strategic plan using ERC 3-Plane Chart identifying critical paths (erc-
assoc.org) Challenging barriers at fundamental, enabling technology, and systems level Leading edge role in bridging the gap between discovery and innovation, build
culture that links discovery to innovation through: Proof-of-concept test beds Involvement of small firms as members of the research team to carry out
translational research with teams of students - New Feature Collaboration with industrial/practitioner members
Involvement of undergraduate and graduate students in research in academic year plus a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program within the core effort
Technology Elements
Fundamental Insights
Identify Societal/Market Needs, Define System & SystemRequirements
Fundamental Research
FundamentalResearch
Fundamental Research
Testbed
SystemsResearch
Systems Research
ERC Strategic FrameworkIt’s not an ERC if it doesn’t do all three
Develop Useful Insights from Fundamental Knowledge
SystemRequirements
Integrate Fundamental Knowledge into Enabling Technology
Enabling Tech. ResearchEnabling Tech.
Research
Knowledge Base
Technology Base
Technology Integration
Systems Architecture
TestbedTestbed
Testbed
Deliverables
Deliverables
Deliverables
Societal/NaturalSystem Interface
Graduates & Technology
University Education - Newly Designed
Strategically nurture and develop graduates who are adaptive, creative innovators with the capacity to advance fundamental knowledge and exploit it to create innovations - New Feature
Structure to develop graduates who have the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to be successful in a globally connected, innovation-driven world- New Feature
Include development of new course materials derived from ERC’s interdisciplinary and systems research, and if suitable, degree programs and options
Strategic plan specifies desired characteristics, proposes how education program will impart these to students, and how it will measure and assess progress and impacts through longitudinal data - New Feature
Pre-College Education
Long-term partnerships with a small number of pre-college institutions (middle and high school) that are committed to - New Feature: Including engineering concepts in pre-college education; Increasing the enrollment of pre-college students in college-level engineering
degree program; Increasing the diversity of students interested in engineering
Involve pre-college teachers in ERC’s research to enable them to develop course modules to bring engineering concepts to the pre-college classroom (an ERC RET Program within the core effort)
Offer promising high school students a “Young Scholars” research opportunity in the ERC’s laboratories - New Feature
ERC’s faculty and students will participate in pre-college activities as mentors and their efforts will be recognized and rewarded by their administrations - New Feature
Partnerships for Innovation
Strategically designed to optimize innovation and speed commercialization/utilization of ERC’s findings/technology
Partnership with an organization devoted to speeding innovation & entrepreneurship (state or local government, university or other organization) - New Feature
Include small innovative domestic firms in research programs to translate ERC research into innovation through collaboration with ERC’s students - New Feature
Partnership program comprised of industrial firms and, if appropriate practitioner organizations, to provide guidance on strategic planning, research opportunities, education, the role of innovation in the ERC and to speed the translation of research into new processes and products
No requirements for industrial support in cash or in kind because this support is considered cost sharing by NSF - New Feature
Governed by a center-wide membership agreement and IP policy Industrial/Practitioner Advisory Board
InfrastructureTeam: Center Director and Deputy Director Thrust Leaders Investigators (faculty, post docs, staff, undergraduate and graduate students) Education Program Director (faculty), supported by staff as needed Pre-College Education Program Director (faculty or staff), supported by staff Industrial Collaboration and Innovation Director Administrative Director Student Leadership Council Scientific and Industrial Advisory Boards Internal Academic Policy Board Council of Deans, led by Dean of Engineering of lead institution
Team Diversity - Team will be diverse in gender, race, and ethnicity and include persons with disabilities at levels that exceed national engineering-wide averages, governed by a diversity strategic plan developed in collaboration with participating institutions and the departments providing faculty and students to the ERC
InfrastructureOrganization and Management Systems ERC reports to the Dean of Engineering who leads a Council of Deans Effective organizational and financial management systems Assessment systems including input from scientific and industrial advisory
boardsFacilities, Equipment, and Headquarters Appropriate facilities and equipment to achieve goals Headquarters large enough to support the leadership, management, and
collaboration functions of the ERC Supported by cyberinfrastructure with appropriate software and staff to enable
effective cross-campus collaboration - New FeatureInstitutional Commitment Facilitate partnership across institutional lines in research and education Promotion and tenure policies reward interdisciplinary research, research on
education, research to advance technology, and mentoring faculty and students at the university and pre-college levels - New Feature
Pre-college partners are committed to long-term partnerships involving teachers and students and including engineering information in curricula - New Feature
Proposal InformationLetter of Intent - Required Vision, and key participantsPreliminary Proposals - Submitted through FastLane & Grants.gov List of Participants and separately submitted on Excel spreadsheet via
[email protected] Slides of Vision and strategic plan separately submitted via [email protected] 25 pages extended by length of list of participants Letters from required institutional partners (university and pre-college
administrators & innovation partners) & up to 10 from firms/practitioners committed to membership
Full Proposals - Submitted through FastLane & Grants.gov List of Participants and separately submitted on Excel spreadsheet via
[email protected] Slides of Vision and strategic plan separately submitted via [email protected] 40 pages extended by length of list of participants Letters from required institutional partners (university and pre-college
administrators & innovation partners) & all firms/practitioners committed to membership
Due Dates & Funding February 02, 2007 - Letters of Intent - Required May 3, 2007 - Preliminary Proposals Due August 1, 2007 - Invitations October 30, 2007 - Invited Full Proposals Due January - February 2008 - Site Visits August 2008 - Awards
Five Awards Planned, funded under cooperative agreements with potential for ten years of funding
Base funding levels flat for first five years at $3.25 M per yearGrowth possible each year through supplemental funding, limited to a total of
20% over five yearsResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Teachers (RET)Programs
required to be supported by base funds but additional funds may be available through submission to the REU & RET solicitations
No requirements for academic cost sharing or other third-party support, such as industrial support - New Feature
Cognizant NSF Staff
ERC Program - Lynn Preston, Leader of the ERC Program, [email protected] and Bruce Kramer, [email protected]
University Education - Win Aung, [email protected] Education - Mary Poats, [email protected]: Leon Esterowitz, Bioengineering and Photonics, [email protected],
Bruce Hamilton, Bioprocess Engineering [email protected], Fred Heineken, Bioengineering, [email protected], Sohi Rastegar, ERC PD, [email protected]
Chemical Engineering: Judy Raper, [email protected]: Vilas Mujumdar, ERC PD, [email protected], Joy Pauschke, ERC
PD, [email protected] and Processing: Bruce Kramer, ERC PD, [email protected], George
Hazelrigg, [email protected] and Optics: Deborah Jackson, ERC PD, [email protected], Larry
Goldberg, [email protected], Barbara Kenny, ERC PD, [email protected], Rajinder Khosla, [email protected]
Small Business: Murali Nair, [email protected], Deborah Jackson, Barbara Kenny