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Tomorrow’s Big Science Requires Big Partnerships
John D. PetersenPresidentUniversity of Tennessee
American Chemical SocietyAugust 30, 2005
Traditional Model / Traditional Outcome
•National Labs•Research Scientists•Excellent Facilities
•Educational Buildings•Students•Faculty
The Formula–• From traditional disciplines
•To melded interdisciplinary areas.• From faculty / scientist collaboration
•To real jointly appointed / jointly funded faculty.
• From separate facilities•To joint facilities at multiple sites
• From unlinked student internships •To student internships in spinoffs from joint technology development.
Paradigm Shift–
Biological Science(Genetics and Genomics)
Biological Science(Genetics and Genomics)
ComputationalScienceComputationalScience
Nano Materials
Nano Materials
Neutron ScienceNeutron Science
How Do We Make It Happen?Joint Facilities
• 3 Joint Institutes at ORNL•Computational science•Biology•Neutron science
• Built with State Funds
How Do We Make It Happen?
• 4th Joint Institute on UT campus– Advanced materials
•$50 million investment•$30 million building•$15 million fixed equipment•$5 million support
•Hire joint faculty•National Academy level
•$20 million recurring funding•$10 million state funds•$10 million ORNL
How Do We Make It Happen?
• Research Scientists / Faculty
•Complimentary faculty hired in interdisciplinary area
•35 current joint UT / ORNL faculty
How Do We Make It Happen?
How Do We Make It Happen?
• Spallation Neutron source• World’s Fastest Computer• Mouse House• High resolution electron microscope
Major World-Best Facilities and Equipment Serve as Core
How Do We Make It Happen?
Core Universities Partnership–• UT• Virginia• NC State
•Vanderbilt•Virginia Tech
• Duke• Georgia Tech• Florida State
Microbes - Diseases / Vaccines
Partners for New Initiatives–
Genomes to Life
Microbes – Energy
UT-Knoxville
UTHSC-Memphis
St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital
Vanderbilt Medical Center
ORNL
•Student ImpactHow Do We Make It Happen?
• Re-designed interdisciplinary curriculum
• Research / education with faculty / research scholars in joint sites
• Internships and companies with direct link to intellectual property development