Leading Indicators

Leading Indicators:

The Federal Region

Leading Indicators:

Research

• FY11 research expenditures:

$148,000,000

• Academic Ranking of World

Universities position: 11th

• Recent activity:– FAA National Center of Excellence for

Aviation Operations Research ($60M/7 yrs) – Three 2011 Defense University Research

Instrumentation Program grants– Two new CAREER awards: Ian White

(bio-e), Oded Rabin (materials)

Leading Indicators:

Education

• World record for Gamera HPH flight duration

• No. 1 in 2011 Solar Decathlon with WaterShed home

• No. 1 in 2011 SCCA Solo National Championships

• Highest-ever performing freshmen: – 1381 average SAT, 75th percentile: 1440

– 4.2 average weighted GPA

Leading Indicators:

Entrepreneurship

• Recent incubator successes:– Zymetis acquired by AE Biofuels

– Martek Biosciences acquired by Royal DSM

– DataStream acquired by Dolan Media

• Leading new DoE-sponsored national clean energy business plan competition in the ACC

• Excellence in Economic Development Award for industrial partnerships program

Leading Indicators:

Service• Faculty members are key advisors on national policy:

– Secretary of State’s Energy and Climate

Partnership (G. Galloway)– Academy of Science review of DHS,

USDA, USACE (G. Baecher)– Expert Consultant to Congress, FDA,

NAS (M. Pecht)

• Engineers Without Borders chapter

engages 150 students yearly in

projects around the world.

Leading Indicators

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