welcome to the january 16, 2013 cpi meeting today’s agenda includes the following items:
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Welcome to the January 16, 2013 CPI meeting Today’s agenda includes the following items: Update on University Research Initiatives – Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, President, Texas A&M University - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to the January 16, 2013 CPI meeting
Today’s agenda includes the following items:
•Update on University Research Initiatives– Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, President, Texas A&M University
•Update on the Division of Research– Dr. Theresa W. Fossum, Interim Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
•Update on “Explorations” and Undergraduate Research– Dr. Sumana Datta, Executive Director, Honors & Undergraduate Research, and Dr. Duncan MacKenzie, Associate Director, Honors & Undergraduate Research
Council of Principal Investigators Meeting
January 16, 2013
Dr. Theresa W. FossumInterim Vice President for Research
Division of Research, Texas A&M University979.845.8585 • [email protected]
Research Expenditures Nationally, research expenditures are the gold standard for assessing
research activity and success, because they provide consistent reporting measures for comparison. (Research awards most often span more than one fiscal year and do not accurately reflect annual efforts.)
As part of Texas A&M’s land grant mission, all A&M system agencies report as one under Texas A&M University (to THECB and NSF).
The NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey measures and compares reporting from degree-granting institutions that expend at least $150,000 in R&D. For FY11, the survey period was July 1, 2010, thru June 30, 2011.
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Top 25 Institutions in Total R&D ExpendituresFY11 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey
Top 25 Institutions in FY11 in Total R&D ExpendituresFY 2009-2011 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey
Top 25 Institutions in Federal R&D ExpendituresFY 2009-2011 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey by Institution
Top 25 Institutions in Total R&D ExpendituresFY11 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey
Texas A&M UniversityTotal Research Expenditures by Sponsor Type
as reported on the NSF HERD Survey(dollars in thousands)
FY10 Federal Research ExpendituresFederal Sponsors as a Percentage of Federal Expenditures
NSF HERD Survey
TotalAll Institutions
Texas A&M University
HHS/NIH HHS/NIH
NSF
NSF
FY10 Federal Research ExpendituresFederal Sponsors as a Percentage of Federal Expenditures
NSF HERD Survey
TotalAll Institutions
Texas A&M University andTexas A&M Health Science Center
HHS/NIHHHS/NIHNSF
NSF
Summary
State and institutional funding is above our peers and not likely to increase substantially.
Federal and external funding lags behind our peers and has growth potential.
Hit rates for most federal agencies is down (more grants/fewer dollars). Only federal agency to have an appreciably increased budget in last
two years is DHS (up 14%).
Division of Research needs to forge partnerships with faculty to respond to opportunities to enhance research funding.
CPI is a critical group to help define obstacles and move us forward.
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Dr. Suma Datta, Executive Director of Honors and Undergraduate Research
Dr. Duncan MacKenzie, Associate Director for Undergraduate Research
Explorations
Fourth issue published Fall 2012: 15 articles and creative works chosen by double peer review of 104 submissions.
Call for proposals for fifth issue is out.Great publicity for high quality undergraduate
education at Texas A&M.Many authors go on to graduate or professional
school.
A student –run journal guided by faculty and administrators that
publishes articles of general interest in any area.
ExplorationsSubmissions welcome from all disciplinesWritten for a general audience—should not interfere
with publication for a professional journalTwo rounds of peer review:
Proposal reviewed by faculty and student reviewersArticle also reviewed by faculty and student reviewers10-15% acceptance rate
Proposal submissions due by noon on Thursday Jan 31st
New online submission and review system: scholasticahq.com.
New ideas, initiatives, and opportunities
New and Expanding Undergraduate Research ProgramsUndergraduate Research Scholars•Increasing 20% each year (currently 178)•Online proposal and thesis submission (Vireo)•Partnerships for support
• LT Jordan Institute: LT Jordan Fellows• Texas Sea Grant Program: Sea Grant Scholars
Expanding workshops to campus communityGetting Started in ResearchUndergraduate Research Ambassadors
SupportTravel Awards•For meeting presentations•Up to $500Summer Programs for Aggies•Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)•Glasscock ScholarsNSF REU ProgramsCompliance (human and animal subjects)
Acknowledgements
Thank you for attending today’s meeting.
Copies of today’s presentation materials and a video of the meeting will be available at http://cpi.tamu.edu/meetings
The next CPI meeting will be held on February 13, 2013 in Rudder 601.
*Activities and staff assistance for the CPI is provided through equal annual funding support by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and the Texas A&M University Division of Research.