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

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NC State Engineering

Research Overview

Richard F. Keltie

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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)

 Biological and Agricultural Engineering (BAE)

 Forest Biomaterials (formerly Wood and Paper Science)

 Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS)

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 Among all U.S. engineering colleges*:

 4th_{largest undergraduate enrollment}

 11th_{largest graduate enrollment}

 7th_{in number of BS degrees awarded}

 14th_{in number of MS degrees awarded}

 13th_{in number of PhD degrees awarded}

* ASEE figures for 2009

Students

NC State Engineering

• Enrollments Fall 2011 Undergraduate 5,968 Graduate 2,797 • Degrees Awarded (2010-11) Undergraduate 1,069 Graduate 742

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Faculty

- 726 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

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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 Facility @ 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)

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Growth in Research Expenditures

$0 $20,000,000 $40,000,000 $60,000,000 $80,000,000 $100,000,000 $120,000,000 $140,000,000 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 Research Expenditures

• Research expenditures have grown from $103 million

to $129 million, or 26%

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Growth in Research Awards

$0 $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 $40,000,000 $50,000,000 $60,000,000 $70,000,000 $80,000,000 $90,000,000 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 Research Awards

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Strategic Vision

Emphasis on the

integration of

research and

education

Bioengineering Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Information & Communications Technology Transportation & Logistics

Energy & Environmental Systems

Nanotechnology

Security & Critical Infrastructure Robotics & Sensor

Technology

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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

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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

Solving Society’s Energy Challenges

Lead Institution

NC State University

Partner Institutions

Arizona State University Florida A&M University Florida State University

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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

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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

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Rehabilitation Engineering

Topics:

biomechanics, assistive devices, relearning, tissue engineering

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

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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

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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

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Digital Games Research Initiative

• 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

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• The number of students in

REUs has doubled in the last 4 years

COE Research Experiences for Undergraduates

• The award value of REUs has tripled in the last 4 years

$0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000 $1,000,000 $1,200,000 $1,400,000 $1,600,000 $1,800,000 2001-05 2006-10

Total Award Value 0

50 100 150 200 250 2001-05 2006-10

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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