NC State Engineering. Research Overview. Richard F. Keltie Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research

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1 NC State Engineering Research Overview Richard F. Keltie Associate Dean, Graduate Programs and Research

2 Engineering Academic Departments Biomedical Engineering (BME) Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Computer Science (CSC) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Nuclear Engineering (NE) Engineering Departments in Other Colleges Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) Forest Biomaterials (formerly Wood and Paper Science) Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS)

3 Students Enrollments Fall 2011 NC State Engineering Undergraduate 5,968 Graduate 2,797 Degrees Awarded ( ) Undergraduate 1,069 Graduate 742 Among all U.S. engineering colleges*: 4 th largest undergraduate enrollment 11 th largest graduate enrollment 7 th in number of BS degrees awarded 14 th in number of MS degrees awarded 13 th in number of PhD degrees awarded * ASEE figures for 2009

4 Faculty NC State Engineering faculty and staff, including 275 tenured and tenure-track faculty members - 10 members of the National Academy of Engineering - 2 National Medal of Technology recipients - 1 US Army Commander s Award recipient - 1 Emmy Award winner - 1 Electronic Design Hall of Fame member - 3 among AIChE 100 Engineers of the Modern Era - 88 Presidential and NSF recognitions, including - 62 NSF Career Awards - 4 Presidential Mentoring Awards

5 Centers, Institutes and Laboratories - Advanced Transportation Energy Center (ATEC) - Analytical Instrumentation Facility (AIF) - Applied Energy Research Laboratory (AERL) - Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) - Center for Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Computing (CESR) - Center for Engineering Applications of Radioisotopes (CEAR) - Center for Nuclear Power Plant Structures, Equipment and Piping (CNPPSEP) - Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (CRIM) - Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) - Constructed Facilities Laboratory (CFL) - Ergonomics Center of North Carolina (ECNC) - Furniture Manufacturing and Management Center (FMMC) - Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center (FREEDM) - Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (ICSE) - Institute for Next Generation IT Systems (NEXT) - Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE) - Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering Institute (IMSEI) - Minerals Research Laboratory (MRL) - Nanofabrication NCSU (NNF) - North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC) - Nuclear Reactor Program (NRP) - Power Semiconductor Research Center (PSRC) - Precision Engineering Center (PEC) - Semiconductor Power Electronics Center (SPEC) - Silicon Solar Research Center (SiSoC) - Silicon Wafer Engineering and Defect Science Center (SiWEDS)

6 Growth in Research Expenditures $140,000,000 Research Expenditures $120,000,000 $100,000,000 $80,000,000 $60,000,000 $40,000,000 $20,000,000 $0 FY FY FY FY Research expenditures have grown from $103 million to $129 million, or 26%

7 Growth in Research Awards $90,000,000 Research Awards $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $50,000,000 $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $0 FY FY FY FY Research Awards ($) have doubled over the last 4 years

8 Strategic Vision Engineering Health Systems Bioengineering Nanotechnology Robotics & Sensor Technology Emphasis on the integration of research and education Information & Communications Technology Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Security & Critical Infrastructure Energy & Environmental Systems Transportation & Logistics

9 NAE Grand Challenges for the 21st Century Sustainability make solar energy more economical provide energy from fusion develop carbon sequestration methods provide access to clean water manage nitrogen cycle Health advance health informatics engineer better medicines reverse-engineer the brain Security restore and improve urban infrastructure prevent nuclear terror secure cyberspace Joy of Living enhance virtual reality advance personalized learning engineer the tools of scientific discovery

10 Solving Society s Energy Challenges FREEDM--Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems $18.5 Million National Science Foundation grant Creating the Internet for Energy Director: Dr. Alex Huang Lead Institution NC State University Partner Institutions Arizona State University Florida A&M University Florida State University Missouri University of Science & Technology

11 CASL: The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors A DOE Energy Innovation Hub for Modeling & Simulation of Nuclear Reactors Core University Partners NC State University (Lead) University of Michigan MIT Core National Lab Partners Idaho National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories Electric Power Research Institute Core Corporate Partners Tennessee Valley Authority Westinghouse Electric Company Vision Create a virtual reactor for predictive simulation of Light Water Reactors NCSU Leaders Chief Scientist for CASL: Dr. Paul Turinsky Education Chairman: Dr. John Gilligan Technical Leadership in Validation and Uncertainty Quantification: Dr. Dan Cacuci

12 Osseointegrated Prosthetics Collaboration between the Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Ola Harrysson, ISE Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little, CVM Novel, permanent custom prosthetics Bone fuses with prosthetic More like a natural arm or leg Successfully tested in cats and dogs Working with Duke U. for human testing

13 Rehabilitation Engineering Topics: biomechanics, assistive devices, relearning, tissue engineering Funding: $1,600,000/yr Led by Biomedical Engineering and interfaces with: NCSU Depts: Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Systems & Engineering UNC-CH Depts: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Exercise and Sports Medicine, Occupational Therapy

14 Internet Privacy and Security Addressing the critical shortage of information security and privacy professionals in the US Founder and director of ThePrivacyPlace.org Students graduating with PhD and JD Doctoral students receive national recognition Helps shape national policy by serving on a number of national advisory committees on privacy and security Dr. Annie Anton

15 Protecting Soldiers from IEDs Dr. Michael Steer, DARPA research Research on ways to detect roadside bombs Develop technologies to prevent remote detonation Dr. Steer received Army Commander s Award for Public Service, one of the highest Army civilian awards

16 Digital Games Research Initiative (proposed) Focal point for educational and research activities in games across campus 15 faculty from five colleges: Engineering, Design, Management, Education, Humanities & Social Sciences $7M+ in active funding, including NSF, ARO and industry support Impact on state Explicit draw for industry locating in the state Advise on public policy and legislation with Commerce and State Legislature

17 COE Research Experiences for Undergraduates The number of students in REUs has doubled in the last 4 years Total REU Students 50 $1,800,000 $1,600,000 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $0 Total Award Value The award value of REUs has tripled in the last 4 years

18 Academic Rankings of World Universities* 2011 Ranking of Engineering Colleges NC State s College of Engineering ranks: 30 nd among all engineering colleges in the world 25 th among all US engineering colleges 17 th among US public engineering colleges * Ranking developed by the Center for World Class Universities and the Institute of Higher Education of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China