A Paradigm for Interdisciplinary Research A. H . Rebar, DVM, Ph.D.

1. A Paradigm for Interdisciplinary Research A. H. Rebar, DVM, Ph.D. Senior Associate Vice President for Research Executive Director of Discovery Park

2. Overview • History • Organization • Operations • Accomplishments

3. Discovery Park is: Purdue’s hub for interdisciplinary and translational research, conceived as a place where scholars from all disciplines could work together to define whole new areas of research and solve grand challenges.

4. Bindley Bioscience Center • Birck Nanotechnology Center • Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship • Discovery Learning Research Center • Global Sustainability at Purdue • Center for the Environment • Energy Center • Purdue Climate Change Research Center • Center for Global Food Security • ACCESS: Advanced Computational Center for Engineering and Sciences • Cyber Center • Rosen Center for Advanced Computing (ITaP) • Oncological Sciences Center • Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship Birck Nanotechnology Center Bindley Bioscience Center Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall Hall for Discovery and Learning Research

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7. Infrastructure • Technical • Research Cores – partner with academic units • Equipment and facilities • $27.8 million in new research equipment • 113,000 sq.ft. of research laboratory space • 93,000 sq.ft. office and support space • Administrative • Administrative model breaks down barriers to build interdisciplinary collaborations • Business team: Sponsored Program Services and Business Administration • Project coordination • Web site integration • Special events

8. FY 2009 and FY 2010 Award Summary

9. Project-BasedCenters  Interdisciplinary in nature  Affiliated with a core center  Sponsored programs  Often opportunistic

10. New Initiatives • Global Food Security Center • Purdue Initiative for Defense Innovation • Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity (EURECA) Program

11. Purdue Research Park Industry Startup Company Licensing Joint Venture Cooperative EducationCampus wide Value Proposition To Practice or Commercialization Project Ideas Educational or Training Concepts Nurturing Seeding Executing Discovery Park & University Infrastructure Discovery Park is designed to rapidly integrate Purdue with outside partners.

12. Impacting Discovery with Delivery • Enabling large interdisciplinary research grants • Providing facilities • Building partnerships • Facilitating commercialization opportunities • Engaging students, faculty, and community

13. Purdue System-Wide Awards Discovery Park Awards *Support in collaboration with Development is included. In addition, activity for awards to participating colleges/schools is included.

14. Seeding and Nurturing Start-up Companies

15. National and International Partnerships • Australia • Azerbaijan • China • India • Israel • Korea • Russia • Energy crisis • Global warming • Healthcare delivery • Homeland security • Learning

16. Non-University Partners Based on FY 2010 Expenditures

17. University Partners Based on FY 2010 Expenditures

18. Generating Entrepreneurs and Networks for Impacting Economies • in partnership with • the Purdue Research Foundation • Purdue West Coast Partnership Center • the Purdue Office of Engagement • Discovery Learning Research Center • and other organizations/institutions • will develop and implement a series of programs • to enhance IP commercialization • to promote a culture of entrepreneurship throughout the state, region, nation, and globe The outcome will be development of regional, national, and global Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

19. It IS happening here!! For information on Discovery Park: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark Dr. A. H. Rebar, (765) 496-6625; rebar@purdue.edu