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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