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Update of Directorate Update of Directorate ActivitiesActivities

John A. BrightonAssistant Director for Engineering

Advisory Committee for Engineering

May 11, 2005

                                                                           

AATopics for My Overview

• Introductions: Staff and AdCom

• Planning Process– External Reports– Internal Reports– STG Report

• Proposals, Grants, Success Rates• 2006 NSF and ENG Budgets

• Update on Programs and Projects

• Organizational Structure

                                                                           

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Introductions

ENG Staff

Advisory Committee

                                                                           

AAWelcome New ENG Staff

Adnan AkayDirector, CMS Division(Starting July 2005)• Lord Professor and Head,

Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

• Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering North Carolina State University

                                                                           

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Welcome New ENG Staff

• Mario Rotea, Program Director, Control Systems Program-Intelligent (CMS)

• LaTanya Darby, Program Assistant, Environmental Engineering and Technology (BES)

• Kawthar Zaki, Expert for Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (ECS)

• Leda Lunardi, IPA for Integrative, Hybrid and Complex Systems (ECS)

                                                                           

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Welcome New AdCom Members

Ashok Agrawal(COESE Liaison)• Professor and Chair of the

Engineering and Technology Department at St. Louis Community College

• MS degree in Materials Science, and MS degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky

                                                                           

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Welcome New AdCom Members

E. Jennings Taylor

• CEO & IP Director, Faraday Technologies, Inc.

• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia

                                                                           

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Planning Process

External Reports

Internal Studies

STG Report

                                                                           

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Planning Process for ENGPlanning Process for ENG

• External Reports (Engineer of 2020, Innovate America, Assessing the Capacity)

• Strategic Thinking Group Report “Strategic Directions for Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education”

• Division Strategic Planning (7 Plans)• Task Force Reports (5 Special Study

Reports)

                                                                           

AAOverall Assessment - Planning

July 2004 –Task Groups/Committees within the ENG Directorate were formed

Charged to study, assess, plan, and prepare actions for the Directorate for Engineering Awards and Solicitation (Michael Reischman, Chair) Awards Impact and Assessment (Bob Wellek, Chair) Making the Case for Engineering (Ken Chong, Chair) Engineering Education and Workforce (Sue Kemnitzer,

Chair) Strategic Thinking Group (Kesh Narayanan, Chair) Organization and Structure (Warren DeVries, Chair)

                                                                           

AAAdditional Input for Planning

• Series of ENG “All Hands Meetings” to present Directorate and Task Force Reports– Keeping Staff Informed– Receiving Feedback on Planning Process

• April 19-20 ELT Retreat– Discussed How All Reports Relate– Organizational Structure Recommendation

• Input from ELT and EMT at regular meetings

                                                                           

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ELT Meeting with NSF Leadership

• April 6 Meeting between ENG and Bement and Bordogna

• Presented Summary of Reports and Plans

• Received Constructive Feedback on Status and Process

                                                                           

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Strategic Thinking Group

Directorate for Engineering

Strategic Directions for Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education 

 

Developed by theENG Strategic Thinking Group

March 7, 2005 (Draft)

                                                                           

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ENG Mission

• To enable the engineering and scientific communities to advance the frontiers of engineering research, innovation and education, in service to society and the nation.

Source: STG Report

                                                                           

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ENG Vision

• ENG will be the global leader in advancing the frontiers of fundamental engineering research, stimulating innovation, and substantially strengthening engineering education.

Source: STG Report

                                                                           

AA ENG Goals• Overarching Frontier Research Goal: Effectively invest in

frontier engineering research that has potential for high impact in meeting national and societal needs.

• Overarching Engineering Innovation Goal: Effectively invest in fundamental engineering innovation that has potential for high impact in meeting national and societal needs.

• Overarching Engineering Education and Workforce Goal: Effectively invest in frontier engineering education and workforce advancement that has potential for high impact.

• Public Understanding of Engineering Goal: Effectively invest in and seek partnerships to educate the public about the value of engineering research and education.

Source: STG Report

                                                                           

AAENG Strategic Actions• Overarching Frontier Research Goal: Effectively

invest in frontier engineering research that has potential for high impact in meeting national and societal needs.1. Identify and nurture 5-6 priority frontier engineering

research areas.2. Identify 10-12 grand challenges for engineering

research.3. Substantially increase the number of Small Grants

for Exploratory Research.4. Double the number of small groups of investigators

working on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research projects. Source: STG Report

                                                                           

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ENG Research Priorities

• Biology in Engineering

• New Frontiers in Nanotechnology

• Critical Infrastructure Systems

• Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems

• Manufacturing Frontiers

Source: STG Report

                                                                           

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Next Steps

• For each study, we have specific recommendations.

• The next step is to develop action plans to move forward.

                                                                           

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Proposals, Grants andProposals, Grants andSuccess RatesSuccess Rates

NSF and ENG

                                                                           

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AADirectorate Research Proposal Comparison FY 2000 and FY 2004

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Directorate Research Grant Comparison FY 2000 and FY 2004

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AADirectorate Funding Rate Comparison Research Grants

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Solicited Proposal Rates by Directorate FY ’00 - ‘04 Proposal Receipts

                                                                           

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ENG Number of Solicitations toSuccess Rate Correlation

                                                                           

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Proposals ReceivedFY 02 – 7650FY 03 – 9939FY 04 – 9847FY 05 – 2500

                                                                           

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Proposals ReceivedFY 02 – 7650FY 03 – 9939FY 04 – 9847FY 05 – 2500

(Data from ENG/ASTG Report)

                                                                           

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Factors Affecting Success Rates

• Number of Proposals

• Average Size and Duration of Awards

• Amount of Available Money

• Number of Awards

                                                                           

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Ways of Limiting Proposals - 1

• Number of Solicitations• Scope of Solicitation• Limits on number of proposals from institutions or individuals• Number of Standard Grants vs. Continuing Grants (50% max for Continuing Grants within engineering)

                                                                           

AAWays of Limiting Proposals - 2

• Number of submission windows for proposals

• Number of Programs

• Limit investigators submitting proposals in any area at any time

                                                                           

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NSF and ENG Budget Review

                                                                           

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NSF Budget FY 2000-2006 (millions)

                                                                           

AANSF ‘06 Priority Areas

and ENG Support• Biocomplexity in the Environment -$ 84 million

» ENG Support $ 6.0 million

• Nanoscale Science & Engineering --$ 243 million» ENG Support $ 127.77 million

• Mathematical Sciences---------------$ 89 million» ENG Support $ 2.91 million

• Human and Social Dynamics----------$ 39 million» ENG Support $ 2.0 million

                                                                           

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ENG Funding (millions)FY 2005

FY 2004 Current FY 2006Actual Plan Request Amount %

BES 51.00 48.22 50.68 2.46 5.1%CTS 69.21 65.79 68.99 3.20 4.9%CMS 67.22 81.98 84.21 2.23 2.7%DMI 65.92 63.85 67.41 3.56 5.6%ECS 74.61 71.64 74.35 2.71 3.8%EEC 134.03 127.06 129.71 2.65 2.1%OII 103.58 102.76 105.33 2.57 2.5%Total, ENG $565.57 $561.30 $580.68 $19.38 3.5%

Change overFY 2005

                                                                           

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ENG Funding History

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Update and Current Status

ENG Programs and Projects

                                                                           

AA NEES Current Status• Operational as of October 1, 2004

– Infrastructure operated by NEES Consortium, Inc.– Five-year, $106 million NSF cooperative agreement– NEESinc is focal point for NEES

• NEES Research program initiated– Competitions (FY 2004: 10 awards for $10.2 million) (FY

2005: underway)• Partnerships

– NSF GEO/EAR EarthScope– NSF CISE/SCI Cyberinfrastructure– Japanese National Research Institute for Earth Science

and Disaster Prevention (NIED) E-Defense Shake Table

                                                                           

AACyberinfrastructure Current Status• NSF’s CI-TEAM

– Equip the S&E workforce to create, augment and utilize cyberinfrastructure over the long term

– First solicitations seek to demonstrate projects that can be replicated and scaled to a national level

• Other CI-Related Investments for ’05– Multi-scale modeling for bioengineering– CI and Operations Research for Enterprise-wide Applications

• Cyberinfrastructure Initial Implementation Working Group– To define NSF role in CI Enterprise– Will analyze current CI Portfolio, and evaluate CI work done

by other sectors– Will develop charter for a CI Management Panel

                                                                           

AAProfessional Societies:

AD Interactions• Attended Meeting of “Founder Societies”

in Feb. ‘05 (ASME, AIChE, ASCE, IEEE, AIME)

• Participated in 2005 R&D Symposium on Capitol Hill

• Participated in Engineers Week (Family Day in DC, NAE Award Ceremony)

                                                                           

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Implementation

Organizational Structure

                                                                           

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Rationale for New Structure• Optimize interdisciplinary collaboration• Position ENG at the frontiers of engineering• Organized to integrate across priority areas• Organized to integrate research and education• Lead engineering in new directions• Enhance flexibility for disciplinary evolution• Support the continuum from discovery through

to innovation• Develop career advancement opportunities for

all staff

                                                                           

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ASTG Study Report

• Inventory of all ENG ongoing grant portfolio as of December 2004.

• Considered funding in each of about 30 topic areas for each divisions

• Selected a listing of topics within three-four thrust areas for each division.

                                                                           

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ASTG Division Thrust AreasDivision Thrust Areas $ Obligation % of Total

BESBiochemical Engineering 51,000,000 3%Biomedical Engineering 53,000,000 3%Environmental Engineering 49,000,000 2% CMSEngineered Materials and Mechanics 71,000,000 4%Intelligent Civil and Mechanical Systems 70,000,000 4%Infra. Sys and Hazard Mitigation and Response 140,000,000 7% CTSChemical Reaction Engineering 60,000,000 3%Fluid Dynamics and Particle Processes 57,000,000 3%Interfacial Phenomena and Separations 56,000,000 3%Thermal Systems 49,000,000 2%

                                                                           

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ASTG Division Thrust Areas(cont.)

$ Obligation % of TotalDMIIEngineering Decision Systems 76,000,000 4%Manufacture and Equipment Systems 90,000,000 5%Other Investments, People, and Centers 24,000,000 1% ECSElectronics, Photonics, and Device Technologies 150,000,000 8%Controls, Networks, and Computational Intelligence 86,000,000 4%Integrative Systems 9,000,000 <1%Centers, Infrastructure, and Other 61,000,000 3% EECEducation 86,000,000 4%Centers 720,000,000 36%Non Education and Centers 23,000,000 1%

                                                                           

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Organizational Structure ReportFour Scenarios

• Scenario 1: Operational Effectiveness

• Scenario 2: Priority Led Matrix Structure

• Scenario 3: Cross-disciplinary Excellence on the Continuum from Discovery to Innovation

• Scenario 4: Aligning with Intellectually Stimulating National Priorities

                                                                           

AAOrganizational Structure

Changes• A hybrid of Scenarios 1 & 2 has been selected• New structure will better position ENG to be

more effective both inside NSF and externally• New structure better aligns with STG

Overarching Goals• No job elimination or reduction in position

classification is planned• Likely to present more opportunities for

advancement

                                                                           

AAOrganizational Structure Conceptual Framework

EEC

OII

ECS

DMI

CMS

CTS

BES BCTS: Bioengineering Chemical & Transport SystemsPlus Centers in Portfolio

CMMI: Civil, Mechanical, & Manufacturing InnovationPlus Centers in Portfolio

Current ‘06 Proposed ‘07

ECCS: Electrical, Communication & Cyber Systems

Plus Centers in Portfolio

IIP: Industrial Innovation and PartnershipsPlus Centers in Portfolio

EECI: Engineering Education, Centers, and InfrastructureCrosscutting

EFRI: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (Crosscutting)

                                                                           

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Organizational Structure Sketch

OAD EFRI

EECI

BCTS CMMI ECCS IIP

BCTS: Bioengineering, Chemical & Transport SystemsCMMI: Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing InnovationECCS: Electrical, Communication & Cyber SystemsIIP: Industrial Innovation & PartnershipsEECI: Engineering Education, Centers, and Infrastructure EFRI: Emerging Frontiers in Research & Innovation

                                                                           

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Cyberinfrastructure (CI)Nanotechnology (Nano)

Environmental Systems (Enviro Sys)Engineering Education (EE) Engineering Research Centers

Working Groups: Reporting

OAD

BCTS CMMI ECCS IIP

ELT

                                                                           

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ENG Crosscutting:Working Groups

IIP

ECCS

CMMI

BCTS

EEERCEnviro SysNanoCI

EECI

                                                                           

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Engineering Education and CentersLinkages to Divisions

Eng. Ed.Sue Kemnitzer

Eng. Res. CentersLynn Preston

BCTS

EHR

CMMI

IIP ECCS

CMMI

ECCSIIP

BCTS

EECIDivision

Gary Gabriele

AdComSubcommittee

For K-12

                                                                           

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Questions & Answers

General Discussion