March 29, 2012

1. SUNY 2020 – Binghamton’s Energy Initiative A Harpur College Opportunity Professor Wayne Jones, Chemistry Department March 29, 2012

2. NYSUNY 2020 Grant Application

3. Main objectives • Construct a state-of-the-art Smart Energy Research and Development Facility • foster public/private sector research partnerships, technology development, and jobs • Academic and research excellence • educational experiences for 2,000 additional students • hire 150 new faculty (40% in smart energy) • reduce average class size

4. Under our plan all students will benefit • 150 additional faculty means broader exposure of students to cutting-edge courses across the university • Lower student:faculty ratio from 21:1 to 19:1 • 150 additional faculty (an 18% increase) = 400 new undergraduate research opportunities • Research experience is on-the-job training • expanded course offerings means greater diversity of career options AND a fast track to graduation

5. A unique plan Total16,746 Total14,746 • Binghamton University is unique in proposing enrollment growth as part of the NYSUNY 2020 grant proposal • Binghamton University received over 32,000 applications last year for an incoming class of 3,200 students • 1,100 new resident hall beds underway to be online in fall 2013 • Increased enrollment between 2011 and 2016 • 1,600 additional undergraduate students • 400 additional graduate and professional students

7. The Need For Alternative Energy • Energy consumption continually increasing • Expected to continue increasing • Accelerated consumption of finite resources Source: U.S. Energy Information Agency, "International Energy Outlook 2010,” Washington, D.C., DOE/EIA-0484(2010), 2010.

8. World Fossil Fuel Supply

9. Where will the energy come from? • Assuming 100% efficiency

10. A Full Spectrum of Energy

11. Groundbreaking research in the Smart Energy Research and Development Facility • Solar and thermoelectric energy harvesting • Energy storage technologies • Energy-efficient electronic systems • Sensors for energy resource management

12. Harpur Faculty at the Core • Whittingham, Chemistry/Materials Science, Batteries • White, Physics, Thermoelectrics • Jones, Chemistry, Flexible solar cells • Sadik, Chemistry, sensors • Fang, Chemistry, Photovoltaic nanostructures • Piper, Physics, oxide interfaces for energy devices • Jang, Physics, lasers and optical materials. • Dimitrov, Chemistry, electrodes and metal thin films • Lawler, Physics, systems modeling • Zhong, Chemistry, nanoparticles and sensors

13. Institute for Materials ResearchNortheast Center for Chemical Energy Storage (NECCES) (EFRC) • M. Stanley Whittingham, Center Director • Nanoparticles and Assemblies • Novel Battery Materials • Photovoltaics • Sensors

14. Center for Advanced Sensors and Environmental Systems (CASE) • Omowunmi Sadik, Center Director • brings together interdisciplinary experts on sensor • strives to be a national leader in interfacial science and engineering for sensing devices and systems • a regional economic development hub

15. Engineering Partners • Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP) • Center for Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM) • Energy Efficient Data Centers an NSF I/UCRC

16. Why a Smart Energy Research and Development Facility? • Growth in these fields reflects New York state and national strategic interests • research in these areas will expand significantly within five years of facility’s completion • Binghamton University has been named a NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center • 15 regional and national industrial partners • academic research partners include Villanova University, the University of Texas-Arlington and Georgia Tech • Binghamton University is centrally located for collaboration with major firms • BAE, IBM, EIT, Universal Instruments, Lockheed-Martin, and others all located within 10 miles

17. Smart Energy Research and Development Facility, 100,000 sq. ft. A New Home for Chemistry, Physics, and Materials Science?

18. Smart Energy Research and Development Facility construction timeline Date Capital Project Milestones Summer 2012 Schematic Design and Site Development Fall 2014 Construction Start Spring 2017 Construction Complete Fall 2017 Building Opens

19. A Complement to new $12M teaching lab renovations in Chemistry First 3 of 11 labs completed Spring 2011

20. Smart Energy Research and Development Facility: academic and economic benefits • 840 jobs • Increased revenue will support add 385 university jobs, and 455 jobs across Broome and Tioga counties, annually • Enhance industry/academic partnerships • $7 million additional annual funding for energy research • 100,000 gross sq. ft. for research and instruction • attract companies to the area, foster start-ups, and partner with existing companies in region • Accommodate 60 research faculty and 70 professional and support personnel • Academic Excellence • More opportunities for student faculty interactions

21. What is it really all about? Our Students

22. And sometimesstudents just want to have a little fun!

23. Thank you Questions? Professor Wayne Jones Chair, Department of Chemistry 607-777-2517 wjones@binghamton.edu