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Research at The University of Arizona

Research at The University of Arizona. Why have a research university?. Brings outside $$ into Arizona Creates new knowledge Enriches the student experience Drives economic prosperity. The University of Arizona. The leading public research university in the Southwest.

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Research at The University of Arizona

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  1. Research at The University of Arizona

  2. Why have a research university? • Brings outside $$ into Arizona • Creates new knowledge • Enriches the student experience • Drives economic prosperity

  3. The University of Arizona The leading public research university in the Southwest Arizona’s only member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), 62 top research universities in the U.S. and Canada Arizona’s land grant university - connecting research and teaching with the needs of the community. >$530 million in research activity ranks us: 15th among public universities in the U.S. 23rdamong all universities in the U.S. 2nd among all universities in physical sciences

  4. The Company We Keep (Total R&D Expenditures FY07, Dollars in 000’s) • Johns Hopkins 1,554,103 • UCSF 842,840 • U. Wisconsin Madison 840,672 • UCLA 823,083 • U. Michigan all campuses 808,731 • UCSD 798,896 • Duke 781,843 • U. Washington 756,787 • Ohio State all campuses 720,206 • Stanford 687,511 • Penn State all campuses 652,144 • U. Pennsylvania 648,247 • Cornell U. all campuses 641,936 • U. Minnesota all campuses 624,149 • MIT 614,352 • UC Davis 600,508 • U. Florida 592,835 • Washington U. St. Louis 572,775 • U. Pittsburgh all campuses 558,566 • UC Berkeley 552,365 • Columbia 545,995 • Texas A&M 543,888 • U. ARIZONA531,753 • U. Colorado all campuses 527,587 • U. Southern California 508,138 Top 25 Universities by Research Expenditures Blue = public universities

  5. How Do We Compare to Our New ABOR Peer Set?

  6. Total Awards by UA Colleges & Divisions FY 07 R&D Expenditures >$530 million

  7. Creating new knowledge Unique Assets of UA • Broad expertise Medicine * Science * Pharmacy * Optical Sciences * Engineering * Agriculture & Life Sciences * Social & Behavioral Sciences * Arts * Architecture * Public Health * Nursing * Humanities * Education • Culture of cross-fertilization - Positioned to address Grand Challenges space sciences, biotechnology, personalized medicine, water and environmental sustainability, renewable energy, information science & technology • Research and education (undergraduate and graduate) tightly coupled

  8. Creating new knowledge How Do Our Faculty Compare with Our Peers’?

  9. Creating new knowledge From Telescopes to Solar Collectors Professor Roger Angel Regents’ Professor Astronomy, Optical Sciences Aimed at the stars Aimed at the sun

  10. Creating new knowledge Break-Through Research Achievements -Technology Transfer- • Space sciences –impact of $252.8M on Arizona’s economy. Acted as “mission control” for recent Mars mission. • Optical sciences – producing spin-off companies in information technology and imaging that label us “Optics Valley” • Medicine – Ventana Medical Systems, spun out of UA in 1985, was acquired by Roche Group in 2008 for $3.4 billion. • Medicine – developed first FDA-approved artificial heart • Telemedicine – reached 196,204 patients in rural Arizona in 2007

  11. Creating new knowledge More Research Achievements -Technology Transfer- • Bt Cotton – bringing savings of >$300M to cotton growers each year • Hydroponic tomatoes – using tomato-growing techniques developed at the UA, Eurofresh has created the largest greenhouse operation in the U.S., right here in Arizona, adding 1000 jobs and >$500M to the state’s economy • Water sustainability – working with State agencies to enhance reliability of water supply • Environmental science and policy – 150 faculty from 10 colleges developing sustainable strategies with public and private sector

  12. Optical Sciences & Technology Creating new knowledge Research Dollars Attract Additional R&D Dollars and Spin off New Ideas In FY08, $47.2M attracted  5.2:1 ROI In FY06-08, $112M attracted  5.0:1 ROI In FY06-08, 83 invention disclosures, 37 patent applications, and 2 start-up companies In FY08, >$31M attracted  9.4:1 ROI In FY06-08, $62.9M attracted  5.4:1 ROI In FY06-08, 89 patent applications, 2 start-ups

  13. Creating new knowledge Bringing New Knowledge to Practical Application Ventana Medical Systems • started by UA Professor Tom Grogan • spun out of UA in 1985 • advancing cancer detection • acquired by the Roche Group in 2008 • for $3.4 billion • employs >800 people in Tucson area • now hiring! Dr. Tom Grogan Professor of Pathology

  14. Changing students’ lives University Research and Innovation Changes Students’ Lives • Personal opportunity • Opening doors to a better future • Enhancing life-time earnings • Workforce development • Creating leaders for a high-tech economy • Attracting more high-tech labor force • Enhancing economic stability

  15. Changing students’ lives One Student’s Experience • As a UA student, Yuri participated in: • UA / NASA Space Grant internship • MIT summer program • Johnson Space Center, Houston • DC-9 zero-gravity experiment • summer Robotics Academy at • Goddard Space Flight Center, MD • Now she works at General Dynamics in Scottsdale. Yuridia Robeson (Douglas, AZ) Dec. 2008 graduate Mechanical Engineering

  16. Changing students’ lives Undergraduate Research Has a Positive Impact • Researchers in science are 2 - 3 X more likely to go on to graduate school or medical school • Prospective students see UA research as a magnet that has high value and prestige • UA keeps more strong students in state • More strong grads contribute to workforce 62% of UA students participate in undergraduate research. Educational impact Economic impact

  17. Changing students’ lives National Median Annual Earnings & Tax PaymentsFull-Time Year-Round Workers Ages 25 & Older, 2005 (from ABOR “Solutions” presentation)

  18. Changing students’ lives How Do We Compare to Our Peers in Production of Doctoral Degrees? UA total: 461

  19. Economics Beyond Degree Production: The Economy Is Fueled by Research and Innovation • Wealth creation • Innovation fuels economic engine • Innovation creates and attracts new companies • Innovation produces high-wage jobs Diversification of the economy Economic stability

  20. Economics The Cost of Doing Research • Developing and maintaining a research-intensive environment requires: • High-tech research facilities • Well-equipped teaching laboratories • Higher salaries commanded by research-intensive faculty Society Universities • Wealth production • Fuel for economy • Graduates prepared to lead • High-wage jobs University-based R&D

  21. Economics Beyond Degree Production: The Economy Is Fueled by Research and Innovation • For every $1M of R&D expenditure in Arizona, another ~$1M is generated through indirect and induced output in State of Arizona • Every new job in the R&D sector in Arizona results in an additional job in another sector • Source: Arizona Input-Output Table (IMPLAN Data, 2006)

  22. Economics Overall Economic Impact of UA • In FY2008, UA’s overall economic statewide impact is estimated to be: • 46,458 jobs • $1.9 billion in earnings • $113.8M in city, county, and state tax revenues • a total dollar impact of $2.8 billion • For every $1 of State funding, UA generates $6.70 in economic impact.

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