BY THE NUMBERS FLORIDA IN FY 2012

1. Florida BY THE NUMBERS FLORIDA IN FY 2012 $155 Million: NSF funds awarded14th: National ranking in NSF funds45: NSF-funded institutions599: NSF grants awarded12: NSF research centers/facilities THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) not only funds cutting-edge research at institutions across the country; NSF’s education initiatives ensure the U.S. will remain a global leader in innovation for generations to come. EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN FLORIDA Researchers at the University of South Florida and the University of Florida are investigating new ways to reduce Internet energy consumption by reducing the energy wasted by idle network links and networked edge devices such as PCs and set-top boxes. Estimates of the potential savings from the research are hundreds of millions of dollars per year in the U.S. NSF-funded researchers at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences are working with a live video system called Eye-in-the-Sea (EITS). This programmable, battery-powered camera and recording system provides an opportunity to explore the deep sea with the potential for revealing new species and new behaviors. INVESTMENT IN NSF = INVESTMENT IN FLORIDA The University of Florida, which received nearly $35 million from NSF in FY 2010, has an annual economic impact of over $5.8 billion.1 The University of South Florida, which received $14 million from NSF in FY 2010, has 230,000 alumni, of which 76% live in Florida and contribute to the state’s economy 2 In FY 2007, University of Miami was awarded $3 million in NSF funding and contributed $4.5 billion towards the Miami-Dade county economy, supplying 42,100 jobs and $108 million in state and local fiscal revenues.3 1http://www.ufl.edu/facts/ 2University of South Florida, Florida’s High Impact University, 2011 2Driving Community Progress, University of Miami Economic Impact Report Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org

2. Florida Since 1952, NSF has supported 45,000 graduate students through research fellowships. Florida received $24 million in NSF educational funding in FY 2012. THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) not only funds cutting-edge research at institutions across the country; NSF’s education initiatives ensure the U.S. will remain a global leader in innovation for generations to come. EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN FLORIDA NSF-funded science education researchers at the University of Miami have developed a teacher professional program that includes science and mathematics achievement among elementary school students, including English language learners. The program provides teachers with professional development workshops and new instructional materials. An international REU site, hosted by the Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center at the University of Central Florida (UCF), provided a unique learning experience for undergraduate students studying engineering, science, and technology. UCF students had the opportunity to work with scientists in Poland at Warsaw University. The Maize-10-Maze Project is a collaborative outreach effort between Florida State University and Florida A&M University. As part of the Forestry and Conservation Education Summer Program, a living field map of the maize genome was designed and featured alongside 100 naturally occurring maize mutants. The program’s goal is to encourage under-represented high school students to consider plant science as a future career. Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation “Public higher education stands as one of the true success stories in our nation’s history. The public universities stand as a quintessential symbol of who we are and what we stand for as a nation—opportunity, industry, and community.” − University of Central Florida President John C. Hitt Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org