1. Welcome to the January 16, 2013 CPI meeting Today’s agenda includes the following items: Update on University Research Initiatives– Dr. R. Bowen Loftin, President, Texas A&M University Update on the Division of Research– Dr. Theresa W. Fossum, Interim Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University Update on “Explorations” and Undergraduate Research– Dr. Sumana Datta, Executive Director, Honors & Undergraduate Research, and Dr. Duncan MacKenzie, Associate Director, Honors & Undergraduate Research

2. Council of Principal Investigators Meeting January 16, 2013 Dr. Theresa W. Fossum Interim Vice President for Research Division of Research, Texas A&M University 979.845.8585 tfossum@tamu.edu

3. Research Expenditures  Nationally, research expenditures are the gold standard for assessing research activity and success, because they provide consistent reporting measures for comparison. (Research awards most often span more than one fiscal year and do not accurately reflect annual efforts.)  As part of Texas A&M’s land grant mission, all A&M system agencies report as one under Texas A&M University (to THECB and NSF).  The NSF’s annual Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey measures and compares reporting from degree-granting institutions that expend at least $150,000 in R&D. For FY11, the survey period was July 1, 2010, thru June 30, 2011. 3

4. Top 25 Institutions in Total R&D Expenditures FY11 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey

5. Top 25 Institutions in FY11 in Total R&D Expenditures FY 2009-2011 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey

6. Top 25 Institutions in Federal R&D Expenditures FY 2009-2011 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey by Institution

7. Top 25 Institutions in Total R&D Expenditures FY11 NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey

8. Texas A&M University Total Research Expenditures by Sponsor Type as reported on the NSF HERD Survey (dollars in thousands)

9. FY10 Federal Research Expenditures Federal Sponsors as a Percentage of Federal Expenditures NSF HERD Survey Total All Institutions Texas A&M University HHS/NIH HHS/ NIH NSF

10. FY10 Federal Research Expenditures Federal Sponsors as a Percentage of Federal Expenditures NSF HERD Survey Total All Institutions Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Health Science Center HHS/NIH NSF

11. Summary  State and institutional funding is above our peers and not likely to increase substantially.  Federal and external funding lags behind our peers and has growth potential.  Hit rates for most federal agencies is down (more grants/fewer dollars).  Only federal agency to have an appreciably increased budget in last two years is DHS (up 14%).  Division of Research needs to forge partnerships with faculty to respond to opportunities to enhance research funding.  CPI is a critical group to help define obstacles and move us forward. 11

12. Dr. Suma Datta, Executive Director of Honors and Undergraduate Research Dr. Duncan MacKenzie, Associate Director for Undergraduate Research

13. Explorations Fourth issue published Fall 2012: 15 articles and creative works chosen by double peer review of 104 submissions. Call for proposals for fifth issue is out. Great publicity for high quality undergraduate education at Texas A&M. Many authors go on to graduate or professional school. A student –run journal guided by faculty and administrators that publishes articles of general interest in any area.

14. Explorations Submissions welcome from all disciplines Written for a general audience—should not interfere with publication for a professional journal Two rounds of peer review: Proposal reviewed by faculty and student reviewers Article also reviewed by faculty and student reviewers 10-15% acceptance rate Proposal submissions due by noon on Thursday Jan 31 st New online submission and review system: scholasticahq.com.

15. New ideas, initiatives, and opportunities

16. New and Expanding Undergraduate Research Programs Undergraduate Research Scholars Increasing 20% each year (currently 178) Online proposal and thesis submission (Vireo) Partnerships for support LT Jordan Institute: LT Jordan Fellows Texas Sea Grant Program: Sea Grant Scholars Expanding workshops to campus community Getting Started in Research Undergraduate Research Ambassadors

17. Support Travel Awards For meeting presentations Up to $500 Summer Programs for Aggies Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Glasscock Scholars NSF REU Programs Compliance (human and animal subjects)

18. Dr. Suma Datta sumad@honors.tamu.edusumad@honors.tamu.edu, 845-1957 Dr. Duncan MacKenzie d-mackenzie@honors.tamu.edud-mackenzie@honors.tamu.edu, 845-1957

19. Acknowledgements Thank you for attending today’s meeting. Copies of today’s presentation materials and a video of the meeting will be available at http://cpi.tamu.edu/meetings http://cpi.tamu.edu/meetings The next CPI meeting will be held on February 13, 2013 in Rudder 601. *Activities and staff assistance for the CPI is provided through equal annual funding support by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and the Texas A&M University Division of Research.