Physical Assets Funding/Financing: SPTC Experience
ByMusharraf Zaman
Director, Southern Plains Transportation CenterThe University of Oklahoma, Norman
2014 CUTC Summer MeetingLincoln, Nebraska
June 2-5, 2014
Consortium Members
1. The University of Oklahoma (Lead) 2. Oklahoma State University (Member) 3. Langston University (Member: HBCU) 4. University of Arkansas (Member) 5. Louisiana Tech University (Member) 6. University of New Mexico (Member: HSI) 7. University of Texas at El Paso (Member: HSI) 8. Texas Tech University (Member)Theme: Climate-Adaptive Transportation and Freight Infrastructure
Physical Assets
Major existing facilitiesOklahoma MesonetWest Texas MesonetNational Weather CenterSevere Storm LaboratoryRadar Innovation Laboratory
ChallengesUpgradeMaintenance
Guiding philosophyList of major facilitiesSharing to gain
Physical Asset Challenges
Procuring New AssetFaculty start-upCluster hire (university strategic plan)Sponsored Research Incentive (SRI)NSF – Major Research Instrumentation
DOT SupportNot allowing equipment maintenance
Lab SpaceNew spaceRenovation of existing space
Physical Assets Challenges: International Collaboration
SPTC International CollaboratorsIIT-Bombay, IndiaShandong University, China
Sharing to gainCollaboration regionallyCollaboration nationallyCollaboration internationally
Encouraging/promoting collaborationRewarding collaboration