TAMU System Jr' Faculty Workshop

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• TAMU System Jr. Faculty Workshop
• Engineering and Engineering Technology
• November 3-4, 2005
• Texas AM University-Corpus Christi

Jorja Kimball, Director Karen Pilant, Research
Development Associate TEES Strategic Research
Development
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2 Day Format

• Thursday 3 530 (2.5 hours)
• Panel review
• 15 min. per presenter x 4 1 hour
• Question answers 30 minutes
• Short break 10 min.
• Overview funding (50 min.)
• Infrastructure
• Research
• Break into 2-3 groups for discussion
• Wrap up of day
• Friday
• 830 920 Breakout reports back to main group
• 930 1015 Breakout session
• Wrap Up discussions (45 minutes)

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Panelists

• Dr. Kendall Harris
• Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Prairie
  View AM University
• Dr. Kuruvilla John
• Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Texas AM
  University-Kingsville
• Dr. George Mollick
• Assistant Professor, Engineering Technology,
  Tarleton State University
• Dr. K. Lee Peddicord
• Professor, College of Engineering, Texas AM
  University
• Vice-Chancellor for Research and Federal
  Relations, Texas AM University System

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Thursday, November 3

• Questionnaire
• In a dream world, what research would I want to
  be involved in and what would that look like in
  10 years?
• What are campus goals?
• What exists on my campus?

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Infrastructure

• What are my infrastructure needs?Where do I go
  to meet these needs?
• Equipment
• Are there industries in the region or National
  Labs with the equipment?
• What do I need in order to access the equipment?
• Fees
• Time
• Travel

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Infrastructure

• Equipment
• How do I get equipment on my campus?
• MRI NSF http//www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?
  pims_id5260orgENGfromfund
• Other NSF programs (see handout)
• Other agency programs

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Infrastructure

• Student needs
• NSF CCLI
• FIPSE
• NASA
• Special programs or set asides

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Federal Funding Sources

• NSF CAREER
• http//www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05579/nsf05579.htm
  
• Young Investigator Program (YIP)
• http//www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/industrial/363/yi
  p.asp
• NASA
• http//www.nasa.gov/audience/forresearchers/resea
  rchbizops/

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SBIR/STTR (Selected Federal Agencies)

• NSF
• http//www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id1
  3371
• NASA
• http//sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html
• Dept. of Defense
• http//www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir/
• Dept. of Energy
• http//sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir/

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State Funding Sources

• Advanced Research Program (ARP)
• http//www.arpatp.com/
• Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ,
  formerly TNRCC)
• http//www.tceq.state.tx.us/nav/funding/funding_o
  pps.html
• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
• http//www.dot.state.tx.us/RTI/default.htm

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Industry/Other Funding

• Regional Companies
• Valero, Pantex
• Commodity Associations
• Cotton, cattle, paper
• Transportation Research Board
• http//gulliver.trb.org/

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Friday, November 4

• 930 1015 Breakout Session
• 1030 1130 Final Discussion
• Break into 2 groups
• Sustaining

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Next Steps

• TEES Career Workshop spring 2006
• Included in packet
• Eugene Billiot AM Corpus Christi
  ebilliot_at_falcon.tamucc.edu
• copy of proposal reviewers comments on funded
  CAREER
• Other?