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NASA and NC State University: Building Stronger Partnerships

NASA and NC State University: Building Stronger Partnerships. April 24, 2002 Dr. Charles Moreland, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, North Carolina State University. North Carolina State University. National leader in Science, Engineering and Technology

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NASA and NC State University: Building Stronger Partnerships

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  1. NASA and NC State University: Building Stronger Partnerships April 24, 2002 Dr. Charles Moreland, Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, North Carolina State University

  2. North Carolina State University • National leader in Science, Engineering and Technology • Land Grant University founded 1887 • Centennial Campus established 1984 • 28,000+ students, 1,600 faculty, 10 colleges • 105,215 acres (1,877 in Raleigh) • Federal research expenditures FY01- $90M • Total R&D expenditures - $300 million • 35% Engineering 7% Textiles • 20% Ag and Life Sci 5% Education • 20% Physical/Math Sci 3% Other • 10% Vet Medicine • Number of patents since 1992 – 350 • Top ten for industry sponsored research • Ranked 17th nationally for licensing revenues and patents • Ranked 4th nationally for spinning off start-up companies Red Wolf

  3. NC State and NASA • From FY97 - FY01, NC State awarded $13.2M in NASA grants 1997 - $2.8M 1998 - $2.7M 1999 - $3.1M 2000 - $2.3M 2001 - $2.3M • In 2001, NCSU had 43 competitively awarded grants and contracts STS 89, Jan 1998 Bell Tower at NCSU

  4. SeaWiFS NC State involved with 4 NASA Strategic Enterprises and Education Examples: • Biological and Physical Research – Plant gravitropism: A transgenic approach (Perera, Boss - Botany) • Aerospace Technology –Uninhabited aerial vehicle Testing (Chokani, Hall, Heinzen - Mech. Aero. Engr.) • Earth Science – SeaWiFS data from the Indian Ocean (Morrison - Marine, Earth and Atm. Science) • Space Science - X-ray emission and dynamics of supernova remnants (Reynolds - Physics) • Education - Space biology lectures in digital format (Brown - Kenan Institute and Botany)

  5. NC State is home to >55 established research institutes, centers, laboratories, consortia and initiatives. Four of these are directly related to NASA missions: • NASA Specialized Center for Plant Gravitational Genomics • Center for Earth Observation • North Carolina Space Grant Consortium • North Carolina Space Initiative Arabidopsis Root Cap These Centers are one way NCSU links with other organizations with like-minded goals

  6. NC State Responds to NASA RFP’s Examples of Current and Future Proposals: Drosophila, gene expression and gravity (MacKay, Anholt – Zoology) Smart Nanoporous Materials Inspired by Neurofilament Structure (Brenner – Materials Sci & Eng) 3rd Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle Institute, URETI (DeJarnette, Mech & Aero Eng) NASA Institute for Aeronautics Associates, LaRC (Nagel et al., Mech & Aero Eng) National Space Grant College/Fellowship Program: Phase I Comp. and Workforce Dev. (DeJarnette, Mech & Aero Eng)

  7. An Advanced Technology Community for University, Industry and Government Partnerships Five multi-disciplinary R&D neighborhoods • Bioscience and Biotechnology • Advanced Materials • Pre-College Education • Environmental Technologies • Advanced Communications Technologies

  8. Bioscience and Biotechnology • Genome Research Lab • Bioinformatics Research Center • Forest Biotechnology Research Consortium • DNA Sequencing Facility • Fungal Genomics Lab • Hyperthermophile Lab

  9. Advanced Materials • Engineering Research Center for Advanced Electronic Materials Processing • Non-Wovens Technology Institute • Materials Research Center • College of Textiles • Precision Engineering Center • Analytical Instrumentation Facility College of Textiles

  10. Pre-College Education • The Science House • Centennial Campus Middle School • The Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development • North Carolina Space Grant Consortium Chancellor Fox and Kenan Fellows

  11. Government Partners • NSF – Multiple Centers • USDA – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service • USDA – Eastern Regional Hub Offices • NOAA – National Weather Service Regional Forecast Office • US Forest Service – Southern Global Change Program

  12. Partnerships and Commercialization • Vice Chancellor’s Office for Extension and Engagement • Office of Technology Transfer • Technology Education and Commercialization Program • Knowledge Sharing Systems • Center for Innovation Management Systems • Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science Partners I, Kenan Institute

  13. NASA and North Carolina: Building Stronger Partnerships Sponsored by the North Carolina Space Initiative: A program of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science at NC State University

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