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University of South Florida Board of Trustees Workgroup for Research, Innovation, Engagement & Job Creation

Paul R. Sanberg Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation February 28, 2013

National Academy of Inventors 2013 Conference

Pioneering Inventors at USF

MIT’s Robert Langer delivers the keynote address to nearly 200 innovators attending the National Academy

• f Inventors Conference

“The USPTO and the NAI work closely together to promote innovation and support inventors, and I am delighted to be inducting this charter class of outstanding academic innovators.” Margaret A. Focarino, U.S. Commissioner for Patents, USPTO

National Academy of Inventors

National Academy of Inventors 2012 Charter Fellows

USF NAI Fellows

Richard D. Gitlin Distinguished University Professor of Electrical Engineering

• D. Yogi Goswami

Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and Co-Director of the Clean Energy Research Center Barbara C. Hansen Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Center for Preclinical Research Alan F. List President and CEO of Moffitt Cancer Center Professor of Internal Medicine and Oncology USF Shyam Mohapatra Distinguished Health Professor and Director of USF Nanomedicine Research Center Paul R. Sanberg Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation, Distinguished University Professor, and Executive Director of the Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair

Academic Analytics has recognized the NAI Fellows program as a high level national award and conveyed the information “that matching the fellows and their respective institutions is now underway and that they’ll see the results in future releases

• f Academic Analytics products.”
• Nancy Daneau, CRA

Chief Research Officer Academic Analytics

Hosted by Georgetown University and Smithsonian Lemelson Center

FACULTY HONORS, PRIZES, & AWARDS

Sudeep Sarkar, Associate Vice President for Research & Innovation

Honors Prizes, Awards

Database Website Tracking (Academic Analytics) Outreach Target Awardees National Committees Target Awards AAAS, Sloan

Sloan Research Fellow

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards 126 early-career scientists and scholars who represent the very best that science has to offer AAU award Targeted award, leading to 10 applicants from USF in 2012 and two recipients

USF Sloan Research Fellows

Jiangfeng Zhou

Assistant Professor of Physics College of Arts and Science Cameron Ainsworth Assistant Professor College of Marine Science

The only two Sloan Fellows from the State of Florida this year

National Level Engagement

• by the U.S. acting Secretary of Commerce to the

nomination evaluation committee for the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, bestowed by the president of the United States on America's leading innovators

• to serve on the USPTO / Smithsonian Selection

Committee for the Innovation Expo 2014. Selected inventions chosen will be on display at the remodeled Smithsonian Institute Arts & Industry Building in Washington D.C.

Paul Sanberg appointed

USF CONNECT TAMPA BAY TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR

Tracey Swartz Director Innovation & Incubation Program

“This partnership is an excellent example of what can be achieved when research entities work together and leverage their strengths to confront some of the world's most challenging diseases and medical disorders.” President Judy Genshaft TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 8, 2013) – Draper Laboratory and USF have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding to deepen collaboration between the two

• rganizations.

President Judy Genshaft and President Jim Shields, Draper signed the agreement

• MOUs for Internships

– Tampa Bay Technology Incubator – FHTCC:

• Over last 3 years

– 43 companies participating in 74 projects » 170 interns

i6 Challenge Update

• $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of

Commerce

• One of only seven awards given nationally in 2012
• Funds “Proof of Concept” projects to spur

innovation and entrepreneurship in economically- challenged regions

“Better Together” – Regional Partners

• Lease signed January 1
• Accelerator program application opened 1/15/13

– 45 applicants

• 20 selected to pitch

– 10 Companies selected

• Culture Workshops, Open Houses, Information

Sessions, Bootcamps

Home to 20 incubator, accelerator, and co- working start-ups and

• rganizations

USF PATENTS & LICENSING

Valerie McDevitt Assistant Vice President Patents & Licensing

Technology Transfer Patents & Licensing

Two USF Startup companies, Trash2Cash-Energy and Looshes Labs, have been selected as 2 of 10 Innovation

• f the Year finalists at the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s

BizTech Awards to be held March 14th Looshes Labs

Technology Transfer Patents & Licensing

Technology Transfer Patents & Licensing

USF RESEARCH FOUNDATION

USF Research Park of Tampa Bay

USF Research Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors

Additions to the Board of Directors

• Ronald Barton, Director of Economic Development, Hillsborough County
• Dr. Sebastian Dewhurst, Director of Business Development, EASA
• Gene Engle, President of Gene Engle Realtor
• Robert Garcia, Vice President of Business Development, Tampa Bay Trane
• Israel Morejon, CEO & President, LEDnovation

For the first time in its history, the Research Foundation Board membership of 18 is fully seated.

USF Research Park of Tampa Bay

FY13 Primary Objective: Conversion of 3650 Spectrum in its entirety to house Dr. Jeffrey Krischer’s Pediatric Epidemiology Center

• Sponsored Research, Research Integrity

& Compliance and Research Financial Management have co-located

• New location for Patents & Licensing

and Research Foundation ready in April

• Tampa Bay Technology Incubator facility

and its occupying client relocate in April

• Relocates private company outside of

the Research Park

Pediatric Epidemiology Center Added Space and Renovation

Phase 1 Ready in April Balance Ready by June 30th

Existing 19,934 sf Adds 21,313 sf Total 41,247 sf

USF Research Park of Tampa Bay Solar Power Plant

Solar Power Plant Research Demonstration Project Directed by

• Dr. Yogi Goswami Under Construction

Foundations for 196 collectors begin in March

USF Research Park of Tampa Bay Infrastructure

• 600 ton cooling tower addition to

support the research density in IDR

• Well to supply make up water for

Chiller Plant

• Reduced cost of water
• Reduced cost of energy to

cool water

• Retro-Commission IDRB for energy

saving opportunities and capacity allocation especially for laboratories

USF SPONSORED RESEARCH

Nick Trivunovich Business and Finance Joel Momberg and Rob Fischman USF Foundation Linda Peterson and John Cannon University Controller’s Office Sudeep Sarkar Research & Innovation Alison Madden and Tracey Swartz USF Research Foundation, Inc Beth Dhondt Research Financial Management Rebecca Puig Sponsored Research

Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD)

Committee was formed in 2012 to calculate all the Research & Development Expenditures Report Due February 20, 2013

HERD Survey Results

FY 2012 $451,259,000

FY 2011 $400,679,000

12.6% Growth

Tha hank nk you! you!