A Vision for the Future of Center-Based
Multidisciplinary Engineering Research
Proceedings of a Symposium
Joe Alper, Rapporteur
National Materials and Manufacturing Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
National Academy of Engineering
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COMMITTEE ON A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF CENTER-BASED MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH
MAXINE L. SAVITZ, NAE,1 Honeywell, Inc. (retired), Co-Chair
DAVID R. WALT, NAE, Tufts University, Co-Chair
NADINE AUBRY, Northeastern University
CHERYL R. BLANCHARD, NAE, MicroCHIPS, Inc.
ROBERT D. BRAUN, NAE, Georgia Institute of Technology
CURTIS R. CARLSON, SRI International
JIM C.I. CHANG, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
MARTHA N. CYR, Worecester Polytechnic Institute
MIKE GREGORY, University of Cambridge
WILLIAM C. HARRIS, Science Foundation Arizona
FRED C. LEE, NAE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
PHILIP M. NECHES, NAE, Teradata Corporation
MONICA OLVERA DE LA CRUZ, NAS,2 Northwestern University
DARRYLL J. PINES, University of Maryland
RICHARD RASHID, NAE, Microsoft Research
S. SHANKAR SASTRY, NAE, University of California, Berkeley
EDWIN L. THOMAS, NAE, Rice University
KARAN L. WATSON, Texas A&M University
YANNIS YORTSOS, NAE, University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering
Staff
GREG EYRING, Senior Program Officer, National Materials and Manufacturing Board (NMMB)
NEERAJ GORKHALY, Associate Program Officer, NMMB
HENRY KO, Research Assistant, NMMB
JAMES LANCASTER, Acting Director, NMMB
JOSEPH PALMER, Senior Project Assistant, NMMB
MARIBETH KEITZ, Senior Program Associate, National Academy of Engineering
GREG PEARSON, Senior Program Officer, National Academy of Engineering
PROCTOR REID, Director, National Academy of Engineering Program Office
RICHARD ROWBERG, Deputy Executive Director, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
Consultant
JOE ALPER, Consulting Writer
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1 Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
NATIONAL MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING BOARD
CELIA MERZBACHER, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Chair
RODNEY C. ADKINS, NAE,1 IBM Corporate Strategy (retired)
MICHAEL I. BASKES, NAE, Bagley College of Engineering
JIM C. I. CHANG, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
MALCOLM CHISHOLM, NAS,2 Ohio State University
LEO CHRISTODOULOU, Boeing, Inc.
JACK HU, NAE, University of Michigan
SANDRA L. HYLAND, Consultant
MICHAEL F. MCGRATH, McGrath Analytics, LLC
ROBERT MILLER, IBM Almaden Research Center
EDWARD MORRIS, NCDMM, NAMII
NICHOLAS A. PEPPAS, NAE/NAM,3 University of Texas, Austin
F. STAN SETTLES, University of Southern California
HAYDN WADLEY, University of Virginia
BEN WANG, Georgia Institute of Technology
STEVE ZINKLE, NAE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Staff
JAMES LANCASTER, Acting Director
ERIK B. SVEDBERG, Senior Program Officer
NEERAJ GORKHALY, Associate Program Officer
HENRY KO, Research Assistant
JOSEPH PALMER, Senior Project Assistant
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1 Member of the National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member of the National Academy of Sciences.
3 Member of the National Academy of Medicine.
Acknowledgments
This proceedings has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published proceedings as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this proceedings:
Ann L. Lee, Genentech,
Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University,
Vilas Mujumdar, Consulting Engineer, Vienna, Virginia,
Robert M. Nerem, Georgia Institute of Technology, and
Julia M. Phillips, Sandia National Laboratories.
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the proceedings before its release. The review of this proceedings was overseen by Arden L. Bement, Jr., Purdue University, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this proceedings was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this proceedings rests entirely with the author and the institution.
The symposium presentations were both interesting and stimulating, and thanks go to each of the speakers for their time and effort. Speakers, in alphabetical order, were Katherine Banks, Andreas Cangellaris, Jean-Lou Chameau, Dean Chang, France Córdova, Frederic Farina, Orin Herskowitz, John Holdren, Arvind Krishna, Richard Miller, Eoin O’Sullivan, David Parekh, Thomas Siebel, and Kelly O. Sullivan.
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Contents
Organization of This Proceedings
2 THE EVOLVING GLOBAL CONTEXT FOR CENTER-BASED ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Data and Analytics to Drive Innovation
Global Trends and Innovation Policy
Student and Faculty Perspectives
3 NEW DIRECTIONS IN UNIVERSITY INTERACTIONS WITH INDUSTRY AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES
An Industry View of University Partnerships
Philanthropy’s Role in Fostering High-Impact Collaborations
Collaborating with a National Laboratory
4 TRENDS IN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATION
A Novel Approach to Engineering Education
A New Approach to Doctoral Education
Trends in Undergraduate Education
5 EMERGING BEST PRACTICES IN TRANSLATING UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INTO INNOVATION
An Experience with NSF’s Innovation Corps
7 COMMON THEMES AND ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS FROM THE BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Acronyms and Abbreviations
| AUTM | Association of University Technology Managers |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| ERC | Engineering Research Center |
| ERIC | Engineering Research and I-Corps Center |
| FY | fiscal year |
| I-Corps | Innovation Corps |
| MID | multi-interdisciplinary center |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NAE | National Academy of Engineering |
| NSF | National Science Foundation |
| OSTP | White House Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| PCAST | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology |
| PNNL | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory |
| R&D | research and development |
| STEM | science, technology, engineering, and mathematics |
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