Annual Report of Research Activity

Annual Report of Research Activity Office of the Vice President for Research | Fiscal Year 2011

“The spirit of the age proclaims the necessity of scientific research in every department.”

— Evan

Pugh,

1864

P U GH , A V IS IONARY P IONE E R IN TH E LAND- GRAN T ED U C AT I O N M O V EM EN T, WAS FOU NDING P RE S IDE NT OF TH E P E NNS Y LVAN I A STAT E U N I V ER SI T Y.

THE PAGES THAT FOLLOW HIGHLIGHT THE DIMENSIONS OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY AT PENN STATE. As you study the charts and graphs, I hope you’ll keep in mind a number of themes that underlie the University’s efforts to extend the frontiers of knowledge: —Penn State has the expertise, infrastructure, and willingness to work with our partners in the public and private sectors to solve problems in health and medicine, energy and the environment, water, food, transportation, housing, and many other areas that are relevant to bettering the human condition.

—The University has experienced, on average, a $33 million annual increase in total R&D expenditures over the last decade—a growth rate that demonstrates our institution is competitive in seeking resources that support its research mission.

—The diverse nature of research at Penn State shows that our portfolio is balanced.

Notice the variety of funding sources that support research at our institution, and how academic units across the University engage in research and development activities.

—While summary data may not reveal it, an interdisciplinary approach to research is perhaps our greatest strength, and the characteristic that most distinguishes Penn State from other universities. We have moved steadily away from funding discipline-specific research and toward nurturing task-specific faculty groups that more accurately mirror complex, real-world problems.

Our research informs our graduate education, making the quality of that learning experience second to none—a fact recognized by advanced-degree candidates the world over.

Research is an integral part of who we are at Penn State, and what we do.

Henry C. Foley Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

To learn more about Penn State research, visit research.psu.edu

Total Research Expenditures, 2002–2011

Industry-Sponsored Research, 2002–2011

Expenditures totaled an alltime high of $805 million, with federal support leading the way at $477 million.

Penn State has long ranked among the nation’s top universities in industrysponsored research, and typically partners with more than 400 companies annually.

In millions of dollars

In millions of dollars

(Federal and Nonfederal)

$900 800

765

2005

2008

2009

2010

107.4

2004

102.4

328

308

319

306

290

285

273

257

83.7

75.9

60

72.6

477

446

411

375

372

365

238

223

200

350

284

307

300

472

507

400

82.3

80

545

98.2

638

100

665

91.8

607

657

$120

103.6

717

600 500

805

104.8

700

780

40

20

100

0

0 2002

2003

Federal

2004

2005

Nonfederal

2006

2007

Total

2008

2009

2010

2011

2002

2003

2006

2007

2011

Expenditures from Federal Agencies

Expenditures by Performing Unit

1 Department of Defense $163,804,000

1 Defense-Related Research Units $174,253,000

2 Department of Health and Human Services $129,138,000

10 Information Sciences and Technology $11,003,000

Applied Research Lab $142,253,000

11 Other $15,741,000

Electro-Optics Center $32,000,000

Altoona College $1,056,000

3 National Science Foundation $60,164,000

2 Engineering $113,885,000

4 USDA $22,378,000

3 Agricultural Sciences $101,186,000

5 NASA $16,906,000

4 Medicine $99,863,000

6 DOE $23,788,000

5 Eberly College of Science $102,494,000

7 Education $11,007,000

6 Earth and Mineral Sciences $75,482,000

8 Other $49,901,000

Behrend College $3,992,000

Interior $1,658,000

8 Liberal Arts $32,267,000

Arts and Architecture $819,000 Communications $368,000

Dickinson School of Law $215,000 Nursing $2,044,000

10

Smeal College of Business $4,725,000

11

Total $477,086,000

12

8 8

7 6

Other Commonwealth Campuses $2,627,000

12 Other Schools and Colleges $8,171,000

9 Education $22,641,000

Other Federal $39,812,000

Penn College $3,626,000

International Programs $181,000

Transportation $5,517,000

EPA $1,029,000

Capital College $3,786,000 Great Valley $309,000

7 Health and Human Development $47,803,000

Commerce $1,885,000

Berks College $164,000

Total $804,789,000

9 1

7

1

5 6 4

2 5

3

2

4

3

Sources of Research Funding

Total Graduate Student Enrollment (Resident Instruction and World Campus)

1 Federal $477,086,000 2 University $142,351,000 3 Industry and other $107,373,000

The University remains a popular choice for graduate education, with resident instruction supplemented in recent years by Penn State World Campus offerings.

4 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania $77,979,000

Total $804,789,000

Penn State’s diverse research initiatives reflect a wide range of funding sources.

15000

12000

10,646

11,760

10,883 10,310

8,532

8,893

9,088

9,206

9,707

9,793

6000

3

2003

2004

Total Enrollment

2005

2007

Resident Instruction

(Fall only)

2008

2009

World Campus

(Calendar year)

2010

4,826

2002

3,890

2,429

1

3,426

1,967 2006

0

3,035

3000

2

12,514

13,358

9,808

9000

4

12,136 12,241

12,783

2011

Graduate Degrees Conferred

Over the past ten years, Penn State has conferred more than 28,000 graduate degrees, including more than 6,300 doctoral degrees.

3500 2,873

3000

2,664 2,651

2,751 2,763 2,778

2,855

2,957

3,054

3,037

2500 2,355

2,374

2,278

2,197

2,093

2,089

2,145

2,293

2,101

2,123

2000 1500 1000

679

680

682

04–05

658

606

03–04

685

580

02–03

674

550

541

500

05–06

06–07

07–08

08–09

09–10

10–11

0 2001–02

Master’s

Doctoral

Total

Contacts

Henry C. Foley

David W. Richardson

Vice President for Research

Associate Vice President for Research, Director of Sponsored Programs

Dean of the Graduate School

Technology Transfer

Karl Harris

Stephen P. Brawley

Director, ElectroOptics Center 724-295-7000 kah26@psu.edu

304 Old Main University Park, PA 16802-1504

814-865-3396 dwr14@psu.edu

President/CEO, Ben Franklin Technology Center of Central and Northern Pennsylvania, Inc.

814-863-9580 hcf2@psu.edu

Steve Blake

814-865-8669 spb4@psu.edu

Director, Social Science Research Institute

Ronald J. Huss

814-865-2647 mchale@psu.edu

Director, Office of Technology Management

Carlo G. Pantano

814-865-6277 rjh22@psu.edu

Director, Materials Research Institute

Daniel R. Leri

814-863-8407 cgp1@psu.edu

110 Technology Center

Director of Development

Peter E. Schiffer Associate Vice President for Research Director, Strategic Interdisciplinary Research Office 304 Old Main

304 Old Main 814-863-6311 steveblake@psu.edu

Graduate School Regina VasilatosYounken

814-863-9658 pes12@psu.edu

Senior Associate Dean

Daniel A. Notterman Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Medicine Associate Vice President for Health Sciences Research 717-531-7199 dan13@psu.edu Ronald J. Huss Associate Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer 113 Technology Center 814-865-6277 rjh22@psu.edu

Director, Innovation Park 814-863-6301 DanLeri@psu.edu

114 Kern Building 814-865-2516 rxv@psu.edu

Interdisciplinary Research

Suzanne Adair

Peter Hudson

Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Affairs

Director, The Dorothy Foehr Huck and J. Lloyd Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Senior Director of Graduate Educational Equity Programs Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs 114 Kern Building 814-865-2516 sca917@psu.edu

814-863-3650 pjh18@psu.edu Edward G. Liszka Director, Defense-Related Research Units 814-865-6343 egl4@psu.edu

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Padma Raghavan Director, Institute for CyberScience 814-865-9233 raghavan@cse.psu.edu Thomas L. Richard Director, Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment 814-865-3722 tlr20@psu.edu Michael Bérubé Director, Institute for the Arts and Humanities 814-865-0495 mfb12@psu.edu

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