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1. Indiana BY THE NUMBERS* NSF & INDIANA FY12 $135.4 million: Total NSF funds awarded to Indiana institutions 507: Total NSF grants awarded to state institutions $126.5 million: Combined NSF awards to IU, Notre Dame, Purdue *includes only yearly distribution from multiple-year awards THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONis the only federal agency that supports research and education across all fields of fundamental science and engineer-ing. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 colleges, universities, and other institutions. EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN INDIANA An Indiana University Bloomington biologist received more than $1 million through the NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program to investigate both the changes that occur within organisms to deal with the environ-ment and the physiological adaptations that evolve to fit organisms to their environment. The goal of the research is to identify gene interactions that affect how organisms respond to complex and increasingly variable environments. The funding also supports development of course materials to teach scientific literacy. Reflecting its leadership in the search for new computing technologies, University of Notre Dame researchers received two of only 12 grants for cutting-edge nanoelec-tronics research awarded recently by the NSF and the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Nanoelectronics Research Initiative. The multidisciplinary teams received $3.2 million to investigate new technologies that can replace today's transistors and open the door to entirely new approaches to computing. Purdue University was awarded $25 million to create the first NSF Science and Technology Center in Indiana, called The Center for the Science of Information. Center researchers define and develop core principles that govern information transfer and apply this knowledge to problems in the physical and social sciences and in engineering, including financial transactions, patterns of consumer behavior, and communication among cells. The results could have wide-ranging applications from disease detection to developing the next generation of wireless networks. INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH = INVESTMENT IN INDIANA The Cooling Technologies Research Center (CTRC) at Purdue University is a NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center that addresses research and development in the area of high-performance heat removal from compact spaces, such as electronic devices. At the CTRC, the research agenda is set by industry members and center faculty. Equipment manufacturers are included, facilitating translation of research ideas into products. Over the past five years, the University of Notre Dame has filed more than 230 new invention disclosures, and seven new Indiana companies have been founded based on Notre Dame technologies. In FY2012, Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization reported five startups, 356 invention disclosures, 77 deals finalized, 54 issued U.S. patents, and gross royalty income of $4.8 million. In FY2012, the IU Research and Technology Corp. reports 13 startups, 202 inventions disclosed, 26 patents issued, and $7.1 million in royalties and fees. During FY2012, IU, the University of Notre Dame, and Purdue University received more than $981 million (com-bined) in total research funding from federal agencies, foundations, and industrial partnerships. Funded research projects employ staff and create demand for goods and services in the regional economy. Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org

2. Indiana NSF SUPPORTS COLLABORATION AND EDUCATION IN INDIANA The NSF has long recognized the value of interdisciplinary research collaborations in accelerating scientific discovery and understood that the integration of research and education in interdisciplinary efforts prepares a workforce to undertake scientific challenges in new ways. NSF-funded collaborative and education initiatives ensure that the United States will remain a global leader in innovation for generations to come. NSF-Funded Collaborative Projects NSF-Funded Education Projects An IU School of Medicine chemist and Purdue Univer-sity agronomist are collaborating to study the architecture and growth properties of plants, research which is fundamentally important to modern food Now more than 15 years old, the QuarkNet program at Notre Dame received a new $6.1 million NSF award to support K-12 STEM education and out-reach programs using particle physics experiments to inspire Indiana high-school students and provide training and mentorship to high-school teachers. Physicists at Notre Dame, Fermilab, and 50 other research institutions, including IU and Purdue, mentor teachers in research experiences, enabling them to better teach the basic concepts of introductory physics. Indiana University-Purdue University Indiana-polis chemists and biological scientists are develop-ing, implementing, and evaluating interdisciplinary science education materials focused on discovering drugs to treat neglected diseases. Undergraduate students gain general literacy regarding the application of science to solving important humanitarian problems, learn about the drug discovery process, use integrated STEM skills, and participate in student and teacher collaborations. Since 2002, NSF has awarded Purdue’sNetwork for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) nearly $22 million to advance nanoscience toward nano-technology via online simulation and scientific experimentation using www.nanoHUB.org. NCN researchers carry out simulation and modeling research in fundamental research areas such as nanoelectronics, nanoelectromechanical systems/nanofluidics, and nanobiology and medicine. The modeling and simulation tools are available through the nanoHUB. The number of annual users of educational and simulation resources on nanoHUB exceeds 260,000 users worldwide. The National Center for Genome Analysisisled by IU in collaboration with Purdue and Notre Dame. The center provides consulting support and computa-tional resources to genomics researchers, enabling them to better understand the function of large and complex genomes of a variety of plants, animals, and microorganisms. Researchers at Notre Dame and Purdue continue to collaborate on a medical diagnostic system that finds disease markers in patient samples such as blood and tissue. The system allows real-time analysis, giving clinicians immediate information for diagnosis and treatment. Efforts are focused on detecting diseases such as cancer, lupus, and multiple sclerosis. NSF funding enabled development of a portable mini-ature mass spectrometer that has life sciences and security applications and has been licensed and commercialized through the Purdue Research Founda-tion to ICx Griffen Analytical Technologies in Indiana. and renewable energy production systems. Their exploration of new areas of plant cell biology aims to provide knowledge to enable engineering of improved crops. The project involves cross-disciplinary research between IU and Purdue, providing training to post-doctoral fellows and graduate and undergraduate students at IU, Purdue, and Notre Dame. Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org