Research at

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Research at The University of Arizona
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Why have a research university?

• Brings outside into Arizona
• Creates new knowledge
• Enriches the student experience
• Drives economic prosperity

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The University of Arizona
The leading public research university in the
Southwest
Arizonas only member of the prestigious
Association of American Universities (AAU), 62
top research universities in the U.S. and Canada
Arizonas land grant university - connecting
research and teaching with the needs of the
community.
gt530 million in research activity ranks us
15th among public universities in the U.S.
23rd among all universities in the U.S.
2nd among all universities in physical
sciences
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The Company We Keep

• (Total RD Expenditures FY07,
• Dollars in 000s)
• Johns Hopkins 1,554,103
• UCSF 842,840
• U. Wisconsin Madison 840,672
• UCLA 823,083
• U. Michigan all campuses 808,731
• UCSD 798,896
• Duke 781,843
• U. Washington 756,787
• Ohio State all campuses 720,206
• Stanford 687,511
• Penn State all campuses 652,144
• U. Pennsylvania 648,247
• Cornell U. all campuses 641,936
• U. Minnesota all campuses 624,149
• MIT 614,352
• UC Davis 600,508

Top 25 Universities by Research Expenditures
Blue public universities
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How Do We Compare to Our New ABOR Peer Set?
Institution Federally Funded Research (x1000)
1 University of Washington-Main Campus 559,293
2 University of California-Los Angeles 416,360
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 391,886
4 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 298,979
5 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 280,139
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 279,818
7 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 252,235
8 The University of Arizona 251,601
9 University of Texas at Austin 228,812
10 Ohio State University-Main Campus 220,349
11 University of California-Davis 202,303
12 University of Iowa 195,956
13 University of Florida 194,655
14 University of Maryland-College Park 186,081
15 Texas A M University 171,437
16 Michigan State University 133,296
Peer Average 267,440
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Total Awards by UA Colleges Divisions FY 07
RD Expenditures gt530 million
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Creating new knowledge
Unique Assets of UA

• Broad expertise
• Medicine Science Pharmacy Optical Sciences
  Engineering
• Agriculture Life Sciences Social
  Behavioral Sciences Arts
• Architecture Public Health Nursing
  Humanities Education
• Culture of cross-fertilization - Positioned to
  address Grand Challenges
• space sciences, biotechnology, personalized
  medicine, water and environmental
• sustainability, renewable energy, information
  science technology
• Research and education (undergraduate and
  graduate) tightly coupled

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Creating new knowledge
How Do Our Faculty Compare with Our Peers?
Institution Papers (2002-06)
1 University of California-Los Angeles 110,190
2 University of Washington-Main Campus 96,754
3 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 93,193
4 University of Wisconsin-Madison 88,284
5 University of Florida 72,850
6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 70,070
7 University of California-Davis 69,257
8 Ohio State University-Main Campus 68,224
9 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 67,403
10 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 57,507
11 The University of Arizona 56,072
12 Texas A M University 55,588
13 University of Texas at Austin 51,091
14 University of Iowa 49,898
15 University of Maryland-College Park 46,665
16 Michigan State University 44,596
Peer Average 69,438
Institution Fac. in Nat Acads.
1 University of Washington-Main Campus 80
2 University of Wisconsin-Madison 71
3 University of California-Los Angeles 68
4 University of Texas at Austin 55
5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 54
6 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 37
7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 36
8 University of California-Davis 32
9 The University of Arizona 29
10 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 28
11 University of Maryland-College Park 24
12 Texas A M University 21
13 University of Iowa 20
14 Ohio State University-Main Campus 19
15 University of Florida 18
16 Michigan State University 8
Peer Average 38
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Creating new knowledge
From Telescopes to Solar Collectors
Professor Roger Angel Regents Professor Astronomy
, Optical Sciences
Aimed at the stars
Aimed at the sun
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Creating new knowledge
Break-Through Research Achievements -Technology
Transfer-

• Space sciences impact of 252.8M on Arizonas
  economy.
• Acted as mission control for recent Mars
  mission.
• Optical sciences producing spin-off companies
  in information technology and imaging that label
  us Optics Valley
• Medicine Ventana Medical Systems, spun out of
  UA in 1985, was acquired by Roche Group in 2008
  for 3.4 billion.
• Medicine developed first FDA-approved
  artificial heart
• Telemedicine reached 196,204 patients in rural
  Arizona in 2007

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Creating new knowledge
More Research Achievements -Technology Transfer-

• Bt Cotton bringing savings of gt300M to cotton
  
• growers each year
• Hydroponic tomatoes using tomato-growing
  techniques developed at the UA, Eurofresh has
  created the largest greenhouse operation in the
  U.S., right here in Arizona, adding 1000 jobs and
  gt500M to the states economy
• Water sustainability working with State
  agencies to enhance reliability of water supply
• Environmental science and policy 150 faculty
  from 10 colleges developing sustainable
  strategies with public and private sector

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Creating new knowledge
Research Dollars Attract Additional RD Dollars
and Spin off New Ideas
In FY08, 47.2M attracted ? 5.21 ROI
In FY06-08, 112M attracted ? 5.01 ROI
In FY06-08, 83 invention disclosures, 37 patent
applications, and 2 start-up companies
In FY08, gt31M attracted ? 9.41 ROI
In FY06-08, 62.9M attracted ? 5.41 ROI
In FY06-08, 89 patent applications, 2 start-ups
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Creating new knowledge
Bringing New Knowledge to Practical Application
Ventana Medical Systems

• started by UA Professor Tom Grogan
• spun out of UA in 1985
• advancing cancer detection
• acquired by the Roche Group in 2008
• for 3.4 billion
• employs gt800 people in Tucson area
• now hiring!

Dr. Tom Grogan Professor of Pathology
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Changing students lives
University Research and Innovation Changes
Students Lives

• Personal opportunity
• Opening doors to a better future
• Enhancing life-time earnings
• Workforce development
• Creating leaders for a high-tech economy
• Attracting more high-tech labor force
• Enhancing economic stability

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Changing students lives
One Students Experience

• As a UA student, Yuri participated in
• UA / NASA Space Grant internship
• MIT summer program
• Johnson Space Center, Houston
• DC-9 zero-gravity experiment
• summer Robotics Academy at
• Goddard Space Flight Center, MD
• Now she works at General Dynamics in Scottsdale.

Yuridia Robeson (Douglas, AZ) Dec. 2008
graduate Mechanical Engineering
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Changing students lives
Undergraduate Research Has a Positive Impact

• Researchers in science are 2 - 3 X more likely to
  go on to graduate school or medical school
• Prospective students see UA research as a magnet
  that has high value and prestige
• UA keeps more strong students in state
• More strong grads contribute to workforce

62 of UA students participate in undergraduate
research.
Educational impact
Economic impact
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Changing students lives
National Median Annual Earnings Tax
PaymentsFull-Time Year-Round Workers Ages 25
Older, 2005
(from ABOR Solutions presentation)
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Changing students lives
Institution Doctoral Degrees
1 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 7
2 University of Wisconsin-Madison 7
3 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 6
4 University of California-Los Angeles 6
5 University of Maryland-College Park 6
6 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 6
7 University of Texas at Austin 6
8 University of California-Davis 5
9 University of Iowa 5
10 University of Florida 5
11 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 5
12 The University of Arizona 5
13 University of Washington-Main Campus 5
14 Texas A M University 5
15 Ohio State University-Main Campus 5
16 Michigan State University 4
Peer Average 6
How Do We Compare to Our Peers in Production of
Doctoral Degrees?
UA total 461
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Economics
Beyond Degree Production The Economy Is Fueled
by Research and Innovation

• Wealth creation
• Innovation fuels economic engine
• Innovation creates and attracts new companies
• Innovation produces high-wage jobs

Diversification of the economy
Economic stability
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Economics
The Cost of Doing Research

• Developing and maintaining a research-intensive
  environment requires
• High-tech research facilities
• Well-equipped teaching laboratories
• Higher salaries commanded by research-intensive
  faculty

Society
Universities

• Wealth production
• Fuel for economy
• Graduates prepared to lead
• High-wage jobs

University-based RD
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Economics
Beyond Degree Production The Economy Is Fueled
by Research and Innovation

• For every 1M of RD expenditure in Arizona,
  another 1M is generated through indirect and
  induced output in State of Arizona

• Every new job in the RD sector in Arizona
  results in an additional job in another sector

Source Arizona Input-Output Table (IMPLAN Data,
2006)
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Economics
Overall Economic Impact of UA

• In FY2008, UAs overall economic statewide impact
  is estimated to be
• 46,458 jobs
• 1.9 billion in earnings
• 113.8M in city, county, and state tax revenues
• a total dollar impact of 2.8 billion
• For every 1 of State funding, UA generates 6.70
  in economic impact.