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Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Melanie J. LootsAssociate Vice Chancellor for
Research
August 18, 2009
Research Highlights from FY09Nancy Abelmann is New Associate Vice Chancellor for
Research for Humanities, Arts and Related Fields
Progress in four strategic areas• Energy/Sustainability – Creation of the INRS
• Informatics – Blue Waters Petascale Computing, launch of eDream Institute
• Integrated Sciences for Health – Division of Biomedical Sciences
• International Research Relations – Advanced Digital Sciences Center launched in Singapore
Research Highlights from FY09Tremendous faculty response to stimulus funding
opportunities for research and research infrastructure (8/14 data)• 277 proposals pending ($230.6M requested)
• 72 awards to date ($40.4M awarded)
State capital bill supports research and scholarship• Lincoln Hall Renovation
• Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
• Petascale Computing Facility
FY09 Research Expenditures were $357M, a 10% increase over FY08
Federal$278M, 78%
Other$23M, 6%State
$27M, 7%
Private$30M, 8%
OVCR Priorities
Ensure research is carried out in a safe, healthful environmentally sound, and compliant manner.
Identify, initiate and sustain strategic, campus-wide programs.
Enable units to sustain future growth by hiring and retaining faculty.
Support individual research programs
OVCR Units and Programs
Research Assurance
Research Support Units
Campus Research Board
Strategic Programs
Research Units
www.research.illinois.edu
Research Assurance Units
Human Subjects (and Scientific Diving)
Animal Care and Use
Research Standards
Research Safety – Bio, Chem, Radiation
Conflict of Interest Management
Stem Cells
Ensure research and economic development are carried out in compliance with federal regulations and university policies
OVCR Research Services
Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Administration
Biotechnology Center
Committee on Natural Areas
Campus Research BoardNew Research Initiatives
Research Assistantships
Equipment and Supplies Funding
Travel to Research Sites
Humanities Release Time
Scholars’ Travel
Research Scholars Program
www.research.illinois.edu/crb/index.asp
OVCR Strategic Programs
Washington D.C./Federal Agencies Representation with Lewis-Burke
Division of Biomedical Sciences
International Research Partnerships
Argonne and Fermilab Collaborative Relations•Scientific Advisory Committees/Boards
•DOE linkages
Research and Scholarship Units
Center for Advanced Study
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Institute for Genomic Biology
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
Center for Advanced Study
Cross-Disciplinary Activity and Interaction
CAS Professorships
CAS Associates and Fellows
Co-sponsorship for Public Events
George A. Miller Visiting Professors and Scholars
CAS Resident Studies Program
www.cas.illinois.edu
National Center for Supercomputing ApplicationsHome of the Blue Waters Consortium for Petascale
Computing
Deploying systems targeted to discipline-based researchers and their problems
Large-scale supercomputing and data resources available to researchers on and off campus
Expert User Services
NCSA Faculty Fellows Program and IACAT
www.ncsa.uiuc.edu
Blue Waters Petascale Computing Facility
Leverage unique petascale computing resource and global connectivity
Integrate key areas of research and scholarship.
Develop new science and engineering applications
Provide specialized support for various disciplines.
Institute for Genomic Biology
Advancing life science research and stimulating bio-economic development in the state of Illinois
The $75 million, 186,000 square foot state-of-the-art IGB facility houses approximately 400 researchers in nine thematic areas.
Home to the BP-funded Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI)
www.igb.illinois.edu
New model for academic-business collaboration.
Largest single corporate investment in Second Generation Biofuels.
Solely funded by BP; 10 year commitment; Illinois 2009 budget $21M
Unique integration of domains ranging from crops to fuel and environment to law
First 3 patents filed for University within 1st year.
WHAT IS THE EBI?ENERGY BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE
Ecosystem Impact and Sustainability of Feedstock Production
Engineering Solutions for Biomass Feedstock Production/Agronomy Assessing the Potential Impact of Insect Pests and Plant
Pathogens on the Biomass Production of Miscanthus and Switchgrass
Genomics-Enabled Improvement of Andropogoneae Grasses as Feedstocks for Enhanced Biofuel Production
Biochemistry, Structure, and Engineering of Enzymes to Overcome Biomass Recalcitrance
Engineering of Thermophilic Anaerobic Bacteria to Improve Biocatalysis of Plant Cell Wall Deconstruction.
Engineering a Yeast Strain that Efficiently Utilizes C5/C6 Sugars
Biofuels: Law and Regulation Economic and Environmental Impacts of Biofuels:
Implications for Land Use and Policy Microbially Enhanced Oil Recovery
The Programs Status
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
Incorporates the four Illinois State Scientific Surveys into a single Institute within the University• Illinois State Geological Survey
• Illinois State Water Survey
• Illinois Natural History Survey
• Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
The $42 million institute has 540 employees
www.research.illinois.edu/inrswww.research.illinois.edu/inrs
