SIS IAB Meeting Pittsburgh, PA April 20, 2009

1. SI&S IAB MeetingPittsburgh, PA April 20, 2009 Welcome to the Industry / University Cooperative Research Centers

2. Industrial Innovation and Partnerships

3. I/UCRC: Mission and Vision Mission: To contribute to the nation’s research infrastructure base by developing long-term partnerships among industry, academe and government To leverage NSF funds with industry to support graduate students performing industrially relevant research Vision: To expand the innovation capacity of our nation’s competitive workforce through partnerships between industries and universities

5. Member Composition 2002-2007

6. What does an I/UCRC offer? Industry networking Industry driven R&D projects Innovation Processes Potential use in new products Access to intellectual property Access to pre-publication technical papers Access to world class facilities and researchers Access to students

7. Value of Center-Stimulated Projects: FY 2006-2007

9. Active Centers and Sites By Year

11. Total Funding by Source by Year in Dollars “Other funding” includes federal agency funding, non-federal agency funding, other cash funding to center researchers, and other NSF funding. NSF/IUCRC funding is only that, no additional NSF funding.“Other funding” includes federal agency funding, non-federal agency funding, other cash funding to center researchers, and other NSF funding. NSF/IUCRC funding is only that, no additional NSF funding.

12. NSF investment is in millions on Y axis and the level of development on the X axis. Taking one example of STC, you can see it is roughly about 50 million program. Both size of the blue bubble and the position on the Y axis shows that. The center of gravity is near the discovery end. However, when you look at individual centers they span across from discovery to prototypes. The maroon rim is an estimate of industry commitments and support to these centers. Now, if you look at I/UCRC, you will notice how its center of gravity is shifted more towards prototype. Other noteworthy difference is the significant industry commitments in comparison to NSF investments. Using this methodology we positioned other programs...NSF investment is in millions on Y axis and the level of development on the X axis. Taking one example of STC, you can see it is roughly about 50 million program. Both size of the blue bubble and the position on the Y axis shows that. The center of gravity is near the discovery end. However, when you look at individual centers they span across from discovery to prototypes. The maroon rim is an estimate of industry commitments and support to these centers. Now, if you look at I/UCRC, you will notice how its center of gravity is shifted more towards prototype. Other noteworthy difference is the significant industry commitments in comparison to NSF investments. Using this methodology we positioned other programs...

13. Typical I/UCRC Operating Model

14. These companies have signed the I/UCRC agreement. If they can, you can too!

15. Memberships and Agreements Membership fee structure Patent rights held by university, with royalty free, non-exclusive rights to center members Companies wishing to exercise rights to a royalty-free license pay for the costs of patent application If only one company seeks a license, that COMPANY may obtain an exclusive fee-bearing license March-in Rights Publication delay policy Industrial Advisory Board – one representative from each company per membership Indemnification

16. NSF Funding Formula First five years $50 – $70k each year based upon industrial membership level Lead university receives $10K for each additional research partner NSF provides funds for an evaluator Second five years** Universities receive $28K-$40K each year depending upon industrial support ($175K - $350K, or more) Lead university receives $10K for each additional research partner NSF provides funds for an evaluator **NOTE: New solicitation NSF 08-591

17. Other Funding Opportunities for I/UCRCs TIE Projects – Between I/UCRC Centers (NSF matching!) Fundamental Research Supplement Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (REU) Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Federal Government Interagency Exchange of Funds Other NSF Programs that Co-fund Centers CBET; CMMI; ECCS; CISE; and GEO International Collaboration/Projects Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships

19. LIFE Form for Project Feedback The LIFE process ensures quality and stimulates continued interest in the program.

20. I/UCRC Benefits Industry Allows industries to interact with pre-competitive research An avenue to investigate a topic which may otherwise not be done Allows industries to utilize the resources of a university An excellent recruiting tool for building the future of the company Royalty-free non-exclusive rights to IP Minimal overhead on membership funds (more effective than contracts) Increased interaction capabilities (networking) among various members. University Stable funding source for research Exposes the academic community to industrial problems Establishes a meaningful research focus – industrially relevant Provides support for research and students

21. Listed alphabetically by last name Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta, I/UCRC Program Director - rdasgupt@nsf.gov Glenn Larsen, IIP Program Director – glarsen@nsf.gov Gregory Misiorek, Program Assistant, gmisiore@nsf.gov Rita Rodriguez, CISE Liaison – rrodrigu@nsf.gov Alex Schwarzkopf, Consultant – aschwarz@nsf.gov Donald Senich, Senior Advisor, IIP - dsenich@nsf.gov for more information: http://www.nsf.gov and: http://www.nsf.gov/eng//iip/iucrc Program phone: (703) 292-8383 Note: The best way to contact us is via e-mail. Many are on the road frequently National Science Foundation I/UCRC Contacts NSF collected data in the renewal application Data was not collected from 19 centers and North Carolina State university was responsible for following up with these centers - they were not receiving funding for the coming fiscal year, however, they received NSF funding for the last fiscal year and are required to report this data to us We used NSF hard copies and machine-readable database to reconstruct a new database and found and corrected all discrepanciesNSF collected data in the renewal application Data was not collected from 19 centers and North Carolina State university was responsible for following up with these centers - they were not receiving funding for the coming fiscal year, however, they received NSF funding for the last fiscal year and are required to report this data to us We used NSF hard copies and machine-readable database to reconstruct a new database and found and corrected all discrepancies