UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
Tom Hill
John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM, High Tech Ecosystem, Image, Discussion
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Center for Advanced Energy
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
5:15 PM Reception
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Welcome by the Co-Chairs
IAB Challenge – John Randall
Engineering Task Force – UT System
Tom Hill
John Randall
IAB Announcements – Tom Hill
Review agenda
Draw attention to resources
Action Items
Announcements
Meet the New Co-Chair - Xiaolin Lu
Xiaolin Lu
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff (DMTS) at TI
Manager of Smart Grid R&D in TI’s Micro Control Unit (MCU)
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Special thanks to the Jonsson School IAB for volunteering to mentor the “Fall 2012 Freshman
Engineering Experience” classes. It made a difference to the students and their professors .
The classes projects showed a marked improvement and the enthusiasm for engineering
and computer science remained high.
John Alexander
Alan Anderson
Skip Cave
Robert Doering
Florence Durant
Harold Hansen
David Johnson
Chandra Kamalakantha
Bill King
Rodney Mason
John McDonald
Brenda McWilliams
Mark Morgan
Jimmy Niemann
Trent Owens
Ted Perna
Jim Rammage
Hector Reyes
Jim Womack
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Cisco
EDS
Cave Consulting
Texas Instruments
Chamber Data
EDS
Texas Instruments
HP
Micropac
EDS
Raytheon
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
HP
Ericsson
Micropac
EDS
Raytheon
RIM
UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM, High Tech Ecosystem, Image, Discussion
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Advanced Energy Center
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
5:15 PM Reception
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Jonsson School Update
Mark Spong
Mark W. Spong
Lars Magnus Ericsson Chair and Dean
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas
800 W. Campbell Rd
Richardson, TX 75080
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• Hiring
– BE Head search
– EE Head search
– Faculty
• Space
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Bioengineering and Science Building
Mechanical Engineering Building
WSTC
North Lab
HP Building
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Fall 2013 Admissions (as of April 22)
Top 15 Undergraduate Majors
for Fall 2013 Admitted
Students
Biology
Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Undecided
Biochemistry
Business Administration
Arts and Technology
Psychology
Electrical Engineering
Neuroscience
Accounting
Computer Engineering
Chemistry
Finance
Number
966
416
380
331
330
301
257
245
244
238
235
228
189
153
129
Top 15 Graduate Majors for Admitted
Students
Computer Science
Info Technology and MGT
Electrical Engineering
Finance
Accounting
Supply Chain Management
Marketing
Computer Engineering
Telecommunications Engineering
Communication Disorders
Mechanical Engineering
Master of Bus Admin - Cohort
Master of Business Admin
International MGT Studies
Software Engineering
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Number
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613
593
550
418
162
147
144
102
86
69
47
47
36
31
Industrial Practice Programs (IPP)
Student Hiring
Status of Mechanical
Engineering
2010-11 2011-12
Interpretation
Number of employers
Number of students placed
Number of total placements
258
552
697
313
653
864
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enrollments in new
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areas:
majors require additional focus on
employer development
2010-11 2011-12
1. Enrollment pressure
Biomedical Engineering
1
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2.
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hiring
Computer Engineering
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52
•Help connect IPP to potential
Computer Science
262
426
3. Research space155
employers-especially those in BMEN,
Electrical Engineering
245
ME and SYSM.
Mechanical
30
4. Engineering
Approval for the8PhD program
Intern Placements by Major
Systems Engineering and
Management
Software Engineering
0
1
42
72
Telecommunications Engineering
22
34
US NewsStatus
America’sof
Best
Graduate Schools 2005-2014
Bioengineering
NOTE: * Tied with Univ. of Houston.
Engineering School
2005
2006
Unpublished
96
N = 167
Unpublished
93
N = 179
19
22
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83
N = 118
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75
N = 134
2007
89
N = 187
54 Public
3 TX Public
2008
77
N = 191
47 Public
3 TX Public
2009
80
N = 198
(192)
51 Public
3 TX Public
2010
77
N = 189
(189)
47 Public
3 TX Public
2011
76
N = 198
(192)
46 Public
3 TX Public
2012
70
N = 198
(194)
41 Public
3 TX Public
2013
77
N = 198
(194)
44 Public
3 TX Public
2014
76
N = 199
(191)
44 Public
3 TX Public*
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2.OverallThe
in30 Fall, 29
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28
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31
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Un63
72
61
62
53
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Specialties2011 with 20-50published
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Computer:
74
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43 Public
36 US Public
35 Public
30 Public
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We
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2.4
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44 Public
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39 Public
3 TX Public
69
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41 Public
3 TX Public
66
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38 Public
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66
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38 Public
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62
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34 Public
3 TX Public
60
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35 Public
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Development & Alumni Relations
Capital Campaign
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University’s Goal: $200 Million
• Currently at ~$160 Million
Jonsson School’s Goal: $40 Million
• Currently at $33.8 Million
• Raised $6.4 Million since last
year
• Includes $3 Million in
matching funds from the state
& UT System
Corporations are the primary source
of private funding ~ 65%
Alumni Relations
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Alumni Giving – 46% increase in
participation so far this year!
Events – CS alumni reunion, Bay area
alumni gathering, Perot Museum,
Bangalore, India event in Summer ’13
Direct Marketing appeals beginning
summer ‘13
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UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM (Lynn Mortensen and Ken Berry)
High Tech Ecosystem (Pete Poorman and Bruce Gnade)
Image (Jim Florence and LaKisha Ladson)
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Advanced Energy Center
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
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Status of Systems Engineering and Management
STEM (Lynn Mortensen and Ken Berry)
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
STEM Subcommittee Report
April 26, 2013
STEM Activities Support the Strategic Plan
 Strategic Imperative 1: Significantly increase the number of faculty,
undergraduate students and graduate students through aggressive
recruiting
 Introduce K-12 students to engineering fields
 Create opportunity to recruit top students
 Support growth of undergrad students to over 5000
 Strategic Imperative 4: Improve undergraduate and professional
master’s education
 Students supporting STEM can build a strong sense of community
among our students in order to improve retention
 Stronger STEM foundation can increase freshman retention rate
(~70% currently) and drive graduation rates greater than 40%
 Strategic Imperative 6: Enhance diversity and community relations
 Create strong ties to industry, K-12 schools and community colleges
 Support recruitment and support for students from underrepresented
groups
What’s Happening in STEM on Campus?
 Many different groups on campus sponsor camps, events
and clinics
 Science and Engineering Education Center (SEEC)
 Center for Stem Education and Research (C-SER)
 Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
 School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
 School of Economic, Political & Policy Science
 School of Arts & Humanities
 Naveen Jindal School of Management
 Office of Diversity & Community Education
 Office of Executive Vice President & Provost
How can you help?
 Financial or material support
 Promote these activities
Some Observations about UTD STEM Activities
 Strengths
Many activities across schools and offices focused on K12 students, UTD students and K-12 teachers
Individual programs well attended
Weaknesses
 Minimal coordination across many activities
 Difficult to measure impact (pipeline, retention, image)
 Difficult for students, teachers or supporters to know
about all the potential activities
 Lacking coordination of requests for support
 Unanswered Question – Which programs/camps/events
provide greatest value to Jonsson School strategies?
Status of Systems Engineering and Management
High Tech Ecosystem (Pete Poorman and Bruce Gnade)
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
High Tech Ecosystem Development
Vision:
Strategy:
High tech companies thrive and new
ones start in DFW because a great
research university works along-side
great companies and communities.
1 – Understand our strengths that could drive the ecosystem
2 – Identify and address impediments to tech transfer & hiring
Corp Chair: Pete Poorman
EJS Chair: Rod Wetterskog
3 – Engage 500+ local high tech companies
2A – Create an environment for technology outreach
2B – Simplify and speed IP licensing process
3A – Contacts & introductions through IAB
3B – Direct outreach by EJS
Tactics
1.
2.
3.
Make sure the process to engage is easily communicated and communicate it! All IAB members reach
out to their network. Monthly Get-togethers – themes that company partners will sponsor.
1. Faculty skillsets and laboratory capability (energy, biomedical, faculty developing a start-up
2. Process for engaging – tech transfer, sponsored research, internships, gifts, UTDesign, etc.
3. Recruit students
4. High profile guest speakers on occasion?
Assist in securing funds:
1. Students and faculty turn ideas into start-ups
2. Start-ups to get UT Dallas technical assistance
UTDesign can be an excellent doorway – let’s rally behind this – reach out to our friends
Corporate Engagement Options
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Student Internships
Undergraduate Case Study
UTDesign
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Faculty Consultant
Engineer on Loan
Graduate Degree Sponsored by Company
Sponsored Research Project
License University IP
Center Membership
Unrestricted Gift
Others
Total Research
$94m$101m
($millions)
$93.9
$90.6
$82.0
$65.8
$59.3
$43.1 $43.1
$32.5 $31.3
$46.5
$33.7
$27.4
$15.9
$18.5
FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13*
* through Jan. 2013
University Technology Commercialization…
Why Bother?
 Important to fulfilling the University’s service mission
 Move technology from lab to market for public good
 Economic development (Community/State/Nation)
 Global Competitiveness
 Fulfills mandates from State and Federal grant
programs and Industry Sponsors to disclose and
transfer inventions derived from University
faculty/researchers
 New inventions & patents can create opportunities in
both licensing and research sponsorship.
Technology Management Process
Process
Status
License
- Via
SRA
Invention
Disclosure
to OTC
Evaluation
Returned ;
Licensed or
Release
Patent
Prosecution
&
Maintenance
Marketing
Start-up Facilitation
License Negotiation
License – to
Existing
Entity
License –
to Startup
Why Pro-active, University
Start-up Facilitation?
• Commercialization mandates may not be fulfilled otherwise
– Bayh-Dole Act -1980 (universities given ownership of IP)
– State mandates
• Technology too early for most investors and large
companies (the only option?)
• Service to community—economic development
• Research sponsorship to further develop technology
– SBIR grants, NIST grants, other grants
– Investment capital
– Partnering with larger companies
• More motivation for inventors to commercialize inventions
• Recruitment of entrepreneurial faculty
• Financial reward may bolster future commercialization
efforts
Issues in Technology Transfer
• Ownership of IP
– Industry sponsors often want ownership of IP
• Industry wants a return on its investment.
– However, university has a significant investment in
research projects as well (i.e. support personnel,
facilities, etc.)
– Policy on ownership is simple – “Ownership follows
inventorship”
– Sponsor receives right of first refusal in licensing IP.
Technology Commercialization
Invention disclosures
Patents Filed
Licenses/Options*
License Revenue
Patent Expense Recovery
Startups
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
28
26
1
$185k
$37k
1
53
44
4
$75k
$221k
4
64
38
8
$40k
$34.5k
5
49
47
8
$107k
$32.5k
2
66
58
10
$35k
$1,100k
2
* UTD does not track non-exclusive licenses resulting from sponsored research.
• >50 high-tech jobs created by UTD startups as of Sept. 2011.
• >$3M in sponsored research from UTD startups.
• http://utdallas.technologypublisher.com/
Status of Systems Engineering and Management
Image (Jim Florence and LaKisha Ladson)
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
Image Branding Subcommittee
Vision: The Erik Jonsson name should be the
first considered by high tech companies in
North Texas when considering a new
engineering or computer science collaboration
with a university.
Corp Chair:
EJS Chair:
Jim Florence
Rod Wetterskog
Strategy
1. Create list of messages: faculty expertise, key
inventions/publications, major contract awards, new
faculty, student success, etc.
2. Work with UTD Communications to develop
marketing strategy – be innovative
3. Determine barriers and tear them down – be
innovative
Actions for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014
1 Collect the right resources
a. Internal resources (LaKisha) - communications, web design
b. UT Dallas Center of Influence – first Faculty and IAB members, then expand
2
Industry Day/University Day
a. IAB members host evening or corporate info sessions
b. Make it easy for partner companies to become ambassadors
3
Personal Interaction
Image Branding Subcommittee - details
Industry Day
1. From UT Dallas to Industry
1. Benefits and ROI for working with a university
2. Technical overviews – what faculty are doing that may be of interest to
companies
3. How does a company work with UT Dallas?
2. From Industry to UT Dallas
1. Technical overviews – what companies are doing that may be of interest to
faculty and the university
2. One-on-one meetings with faculty and Dean
3. Tours of the companies – students and faculty
4. Internships for faculty and students
Personal Interaction
1. Try it! Take a faculty to lunch
2. Expand it! Introduce the faculty to a new company
Image Branding Subcommittee – other ideas, lower priority
1
Collect all facts and develop strong marketing materials –
develop bragging pieces
2
Redo website, develop social media strategies, get a
spokesperson to be voice on radio?
3
Host events – IAB members, Tech on Tap, more Deep Dives,
merge public interest with symposia, Identify 5 key areas of
research and stress tech versus departments
4
Hard copy media – card, fact sheets, brochures
5
Raise profile by doing more with top universities
6
Get on calendars of Chambers of Commerce – to give
message
7
Serve as expert for economic development recruiting
meetings
What separates us from the rest?
We are new and young…. Sometime a young university implies an unknown….
Instead of being a risky choice, turn it around – aggressive, innovative, energetic, creative,
vibrant, fast, relevant, at the forefront, agile,
Rapid but constrained growth – companies can influence the growth and direction
Jonsson School
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IAB Meeting
April 26, 2013
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• Traditional media such as Discovery News, LA
Times, MSNBC, New York Times, Popular Science,
Wall Street Journal, WIRED Magazine, USA Today,
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USA Today and Yahoo! News
• Major broadcasts include Los Angelesbased KTLA-TV and ABC Radio Network
• Generated more than 97 million media
impressions
• Still generating fresh coverage; The
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UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM, High Tech Ecosystem, Image, Discussion
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Advanced Energy Center
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
5:15 PM Reception
Jonsson School Industrial Advisory Board 4.26.2013
UT Design Overview – Rod Wetterskog
1.
What is UTDesign? https://vimeo.com/64678362
2.
Projects: 2012/2013 – 51:
http://ecs.utdallas.edu/utdesign/seniordesignday.html
3.
Students: 212 students
4.
Improvements: Inter-department, JSOM and ATEC
5.
2013/2014 Goal:
1. 100% of CS and ME projects - 45
2. 60% of EE projects - 40
3. Studio – tour and student demo, outreach to technical community
CS – MTBC StemFire - Clay Houllion, Team Presenter
EE – FritoLay - David Conner, Team Presenter for EE
ME – FritoLay - Ryan Perkinson, Team Presenter for ME
Curriculum review
Website launch
I am very pleased with how the UT Design project went this year. Having a very
complex project and the first multi-disciplinary team, I think the students and
faculty and all the support team did an outstanding job. Thank you for taking the
risk on me with this ground-breaking project. The team presented here at FritoLay yesterday and hit it out of the park! Sherry and Joel represented the team
well in the presentation and the Q&A had nearly all the students highly engaged
and addressing individual questions like pros! They received some good feedback
on ways to address technical challenges they face. I look forward to seeing the
final prototype with these suggestions incorporated. So impressed were our
senior leaders, that I was approached about bringing a couple from the team on
this summer to complete the project! More to come on that…
Looking forward, I would like to do another project in the 2013-14 school year...
Cheers
Keith Barker
The team presented here at Frito-Lay
yesterday and hit it out of the park!
UT Design Studio First Floor
UT Design Studio Second Floor
UT Design Studio Second Floor
UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM, High Tech Ecosystem, Image, Discussion
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Advanced Energy Center
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
5:15 PM Reception
Jonsson School Industrial Advisory Board 4.26.2013
Centers
Overview – Mark Spong
Importance of Centers for the Jonsson School
Benefits of Center Membership to the Company
List of Centers and how to learn more?
Featured Centers
WindSTAR – Mario Rotea
NetCentric – Wei Dong (Tektronix)
BioDevice – Rob Rennaker
Center for Advanced Energy Systems – Babak Fahimi
Importance of Centers for the Jonsson School
• Create a network of partners dedicated to advancing fundamental research
and product development in specific technical areas
• Develop a center of excellence of faculty, students, and laboratories; all
which leads to attracting new faculty and students
• Partner with universities that improve quality and reputation of UT Dallas
• Leverage multiple sources of funding that provides strong value to all
Benefits of Center Membership
Access to University Research
A “force multiplier” for generating new business opportunities, growing existing
competencies, and filling technical gaps
Training and Education of Employees
Academic curricula of member institutions targets Center enabling technologies providing
potential future employees with focused skill sets and minimal learning curves
Access to Students as Interns and Potential Employees
A relevant, desirable, and domain-specific resource pool
A lower risk, affordable alternative to recruiting from institutions without Center training
elements
Diverse Faculty and Student Population
Culturally aware, multi-lingual pool of potential consultants for businesses turning their
attention to international pursuits, customers, and competitors
Partnerships
Consortium resources can augment other potential federal proposals and projects
Provides evidence of capabilities, access to skilled personnel, and past research project
performance
Vertical Networking
Meet potential customers and suppliers interested in common technologies
* FY’11participants
data, 9 T/TT faculty only
Brand products with all corporate, faculty and student
Centers
BioDevice – http://www.utdallas.edu/txbdc/
Center for Energy Harvesting Materials and Systems - http://www.sites.me.vt.edu/cehms/contact.html
Center for Advanced Energy Systems - http://ecs.utdallas.edu/energy/
Center for Advanced Telecommunications Systems and Services (CATSS)
Center for Systems Biology - http://cb.utdallas.edu/
Center for Systems, Communications and Signal Processing (CSCP) - http://www.ee.utdallas.edu/research/cscsp.html
Cybersecurity Research and Education Institute (CSI) - http://csi.utdallas.edu/index.html
Cybersecurity Research Center (CSRC) - http://csrc.utdallas.edu/
Embedded Software Center - http://esc.utdallas.edu/
Emergency Preparedness Center - http://csepi.utdallas.edu/epc_center.htm
Global Information Assurance Center - http://csepi.utdallas.edu/isc_center.htm
NetCentric – http://netcentric.cse.unt.edu/
Photonic Technology and Engineering Center (PhoTEC) - http://www.utdallas.edu/eecs/photec/areas.html
Texas Analaog Center of Excellence - http://ecs.utdallas.edu/TxACE/
WindSTAR – http://www.sites.me.vt.edu/cehms/contact.html * FY’11 data, 9 T/TT faculty only
Status of Systems Engineering and Management
WindSTAR – Mario Rotea
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
National Science Foundation
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center
(I/UCRC)
www.uml.edu/windstar
WindSTAR Goals
• Bring together university and
industry researchers to conduct
basic and applied research on wind
energy
• Combine state-of-the-art capabilities
and knowledge to advance projects
relevant to industry partners
• Educate students in the advanced
technologies that are important to
industry partners
• Develop a pipeline of talent flowing
from academia to industry
• Foster a community for networking,
interactions, and collaboration
Industry Relevant Research
• Advance and support the design, operation, and
maintenance of wind energy systems
• Research thrusts
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Composites in wind energy
Foundations and towers
Aerodynamics of wind turbines and wind farms
Structural health monitoring & nondestructive inspection
Control systems for wind turbines and wind farms
Manufacturing and design
Wind farm planning, sitting, and operation
Grid integration and storage
WindSTAR - I/UCRC Full Member
• Company joins as Member - $40,000/year membership fee
• SBA Member - $15,000/year membership fee
– NSF SB grantees may be as little as $5,000/year (depending on availability of funds)
Members:
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Work with faculty to identify topics of interest and vote on project selection
Industrial member receives 8 votes
SBA member receives 3 votes
Invited to attend semi-annual center meeting, guide project execution, and provide input
and guidance to faculty and students
Receive copies of semi-annual project reports
Receive copies of manuscripts generated by faculty and students prior to publication
Receive annual resume book of participating students
Receive non-exclusive access to all Intellectual Property (IP)
Receive access to network with other members and affiliates
Can provide additional funds for special projects with exclusive rights to any IP that is
generated
Can propose new research topics that will be considered at the next semi-annual meeting
Can help define undergraduate projects
Top Reasons to Join WindSTAR
1. The university overhead fees are limited to 10% (50 to 100% is typical)
2. Pooling money improves return on investment in new technology
3. Industry members direct the selection and execution of research topics
4. Access to leading researchers with a broad range of backgrounds and facilities at
UMass Lowell, UT Dallas, Texas A&M, and Iowa State Univ.
5. Royalty‐free licenses to technology generated through the Center
6. Members don’t miss out on Center‐developed technologies that might otherwise
provide an edge to their competition
7. Resume book and access to graduates who are well trained in the field of wind
energy
8. Strategic networking and synergistic cooperation opportunities with
complementary and competitor companies
9. Center promotes industry standards, members have direct role
10. Access to semi‐annual Center meetings with tutorials from research leaders
11. Center and its activities enhance the reputation and visibility of members
Timeline for Joining WindSTAR
1. I/UCRC Planning Meeting will be held May 29-30, 2013 in
Lowell, Massachusetts – PLAN TO ATTEND
1. Registration is now open for the Wind Energy, Science, Technology
and Research (WindSTAR) Center Planning/Networking Meeting;
2. NO REGISTRATION FEE. Meals are included along with an optional
tour of the Massachusetts-NREL Wind Technology Testing Center
near Boston. The event will also include a presentation on the
“Current State of the US Wind Industry" by Daniel Shreve, MAKE
Consulting.
3. Please register at: www.uml.edu/windstar by May 13th
2. By July, 2013: decide whether becoming a member makes
sense for your company and provide a letter of commitment.
3. Early 2014: the WindSTAR I/UCRC will be open for business.
Faculty Expertise - UMass Lowell
University of Massachusetts Lowell
– Christopher Niezrecki (Director) – Structural dynamics, non-destructive inspection, structural health monitoring,
acoustics, smart structures and materials, active vibration control, blade testing
– Peter Avitabile – Structural dynamic modeling using analytical and experimental methods, experimental modal analysis
testing, test/analysis correlation and updating of models, finite element modeling
– Julie Chen – Composites and composites manufacturing, fibers and textile structures, experimental characterization of
structural behavior
– James Sherwood – Finite element modeling, modeling of composite manufacturing processes, linking of the
manufacturing process to the structural performance, high-speed impact
– Chris Hansen – Composites manufacturing and experimental characterization of composites
– David Willis – Computational aerodynamics, multi-fidelity unsteady potential flow methods, fluid-structure interaction
– Ziyad Salameh – Energy storage, energy conversion, battery evaluation, building integrated wind energy conversion
systems
– David Turcotte – Firm and industry level educational and skills needs assessment and resource identification, labor
market trend analysis, and supply chain opportunity assessment, workforce development
– Tzu-Yang Yu – Distant radar inspection, synthetic aperture radar imaging, electromagnetic wave-medium interaction,
dielectric measurement and modeling of multiphase media, electrodynamic simulation, wavelet analysis
– Eugene Niemi – Aerodynamics of wind turbines, blade motion, response to gusts and tower support flow disturbances;
wave effects on offshore wind turbine towers
– Emmanuelle Reynaud – Experimental study and analytical modeling of materials structure-properties relations,
mechanical, dynamic mechanical / rheological and thermomechanical materials analysis, indentation and
nanoindentation testing, polymer composites and nanocomposites, inorganic glasses and hard coatings
– Daniel Schmidt – Materials chemistry, processing, analysis and structure-processing-properties relations, with
specializations in thermosets, nanocomposites and nanoparticles, polymer-derived ceramics, thermal, barrier and fire
properties measurements, and sustainable materials.
– Thomas Regan – Radiographic non-destructive analysis of composite materials, neutron radiographic imaging
Faculty Expertise – UT Dallas
University of Texas Dallas
– Mario Rotea (Co-Director) – Control systems analysis and design, structural control of wind
turbines, control of wind storage systems, wind farm control
– Farokh B. Bastani – Multi-tiered decentralized control systems, optimal real-time embedded
control systems, Proactive dependability assurance, automated multi-core control software
synthesis
– Babak Fahimi – Grid interface compatibility of wind generators, innovative electric machine
technology for wind energy harvesting, stability enhancement and fault tolerant operation of
wind generators
– Yaoyu Li – Wind turbine control for energy capture and load reduction, controls and fault
diagnosis for mechanical and electromechanical systems, dynamic modeling and controls of
thermofluid, especially HVAC systems
– Kaushik Rajashekara– Power converter topologies, control of generators, and grid integration
for wind energy systems. Electrical system integration of the complete system.
– Alain Bensoussan (JSOM) – Risk and decision analysis in wind energy systems, stochastic
control
– Additional faculty in mechanics and materials and fluid mechanics
Faculty Expertise – Iowa State
Iowa State University
- Matt Frank (Co-Director) – Rapid manufacturing and prototyping, automated process planning, wind blade
manufacturing, automated fabric layup
- Dionysus Aliprantis – Electromechanical energy conversion, power electronics, automation control, integration of
renewable energy sources into the electric power system, electrification of transportation
- Lisa Brasche – Nondestructive evaluation, reliability studies and inspection development for power generation and
aviation
- William Gallus– Forecasting small scale weather phenomena, numerical weather prediction, including at wind turbine
heights
- John Jackman – Uncertainty in design, manufacturing and operations, estimating form, location and geometries of
wind turbine blades using probability distribution fitting
- Michael Kessler – Mechanics, processing and characterization of polymer matrix composites, multifunctional materials,
self-healing composites, composites for wind turbine blades, bio-renewable polymers
- James McCalley – Electric power systems engineering, transmission planning, power system security, power system
dynamics, wind energy, investment planning for energy systems
- William Q Meeker – Reliability data analysis, reliability test planning, accelerated testing, nondestructive evaluation,
and statistical computing
- Frank Peters – Manufacturing system improvements, quality and deliverability, reducing cost and improving reliability
of wind turbine systems, process monitoring, reduction of measurement errors
- Ganesh Rajagopalan – Computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, rotor body interference, wind turbines and wind
energy conversion systems
- Partha Sarkar – Analytical and experimental techniques for aerodynamics of wind energy, wind tunnel testing,
aeroelasticity and aerodynamics of flexible structures, tornado, microburst and gust front effects on wind loading
- Sri Sritharan – Structural dynamics, earthquake resistant designs, tall concrete wind tower designs and modular
construction
- Eugene S. Takle – Field studies of meteorological conditions in wind farms, including fluxes of heat, momentum,
moisture and CO2, wind farm simulation model validation and short term forecasting
Faculty Expertise – Texas A&M
Texas A&M University - Zachry Department of Civil Engineering
– John M. Niedzwecki (Co-Director) – analysis and numerical modeling of deepwater platforms and coastal structures,
marine hydrodynamics including ocean wave mechanics and flow-induced vibrations, subsea pipelines, ice loading,
mooring systems, design of physical model tests, probabilistic structural dynamics, statistical analyses of laboratory
and field data, system reliability
– Charles Aubeny – geotechnical engineering, numerical methods in geomechanics, offshore geotechnics, foundations
for fixed and floating structures, geotechnical characterization of the seabed, subsea pipelines, foundation systems
used in industry including suction piles, vertically loaded anchors, suction embedded plate anchors, and dynamically
installed piles
– Giovanna Biscontin – characterization and modeling the response of offshore deposits and soft marine clays
subjected to cyclic loading such as earthquakes and waves, seafloor slope instability, experimental research involving
shear tests and multi-directional loading, centrifuge testing to study the response of offshore wind tower
foundations
– Stefan Hurlebaus – structural control system design and analyses, development of instrumentation and sensor
systems, e.g. monitoring scour, smart materials and structures, nondestructive testing, reliable sensors and sensor
systems to detect structural impairment of offshore wind turbines that could include potential foundation or
structural failures
– Kenneth Reinschmidt (NAE) – Risk management of structural systems, project management, construction scheduling,
financial planning, operational planning, probabilistic process modeling, Bayesian inference modeling, structural and
system optimization
– Jun Zhang – non-linear wave mechanics, marine hydrodynamics, numerical modeling of deepwater platforms,
fatigue analyses, naval architecture
WindSTAR I/UCRC - Annual Schedule
Rules on Indirect Costs and IP
• Indirect Cost (F&A) Limitations: University recovery of indirect costs (F&A)
shall be limited to 10% on the total expenditures of industry center
membership fees. The unrecovered indirect costs on the membership fees,
therefore, is the proposed cost sharing level. For most universities the
indirect cost typically ranges from 50 to 100 %.
• Cost sharing on federal memberships is not required
• The rules of the I/UCRC are governed by: Program Solicitation NSF 12-516
• http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf12516
• Intellectual Property:
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All patents derived from inventions conceived or first actually reduced to practice in
the course of research conducted by the CENTER shall belong to UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY, pursuant to chapter 18 of title 35 of the United States Code,
commonly called the Bayh-Dole Act, will have ownership of all patents developed
from this work, subject to "march-in" rights as set forth in this Act.
UNIVERSITY agrees that all such CENTER sponsors are entitled to a nonexclusive
royalty-free license. COMPANY will have the right to sublicense its subsidiaries and
affiliates. COMPANIES that wish to exercise rights to a royalty-free license agree to
pay for the costs of patent application.
WindSTAR I/UCRC - Summary
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Universities Involved: UMass Lowell, UT Dallas, Texas A&M, Iowa State and others to be
added in the future
Project Emphasis: Pre-competitive projects are proposed and selected by industry
members
Membership Fees: Create a pool for the projects undertaken by faculty, graduate student,
and undergraduate students
Members: Become part of an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
Focus Areas: Computational Modeling, Blade Manufacturing, Automation for
Manufacturing, Blade Testing, Modal Analysis, Turbine Controls, Wind Farm Controls,
Structural Health Monitoring, Non-Destructive Inspection, Model Validation and
Correlation, Energy Storage, Energy Integration, Design, Offshore Wind, Wind Resource
Assessment, Workforce Development, Risk and Hazard Assessment, Building Integrated
Wind Energy Conversion Systems
Objectives:
– Perform research that directly benefits producers and users of wind energy
– Educate and train graduate students by their involvement in this research
– Develop national and international forum for wind energy producers, users, government,
and academia
– Maintain/expand faculty with interests in wind energy and enhance undergraduate and
graduate education in wind energy
– Create a community for wind industry networking and collaboration
Status of Systems Engineering and Management
NetCentric – Wei Dong (Tektronix) and Farokh Bastani
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on
Net-Centric Software and Systems
(Net-Centric I/UCRC)
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Research Focus
 Modeling, analysis, design, implementation, verification and
validation, testing, deployment, and evolution of Cloudbased and net-centric software and systems.
Agency A
Agency N
User interface
User interface
User-Interface
Architecture
SOA
Services
Databases,
Repositories
Health Care
Command & Control
Multiple
Web Clients
Emergency Response
Google App Engine
Frontend
Internet
Request Messages
Response Messages
Real-Time Cloud Computing
Database
Storage
SQL Response Messages
Middleware/Framework
1 to 7,500 Users
Sensor/radar
units and onboard
processors
Servers,
computers,
communication
hardware
Distributed Server
Architecture
Google CloudSQL
Database Engine
SQL Request Statements
Databases,
Repositories
On-Demand Computing
Servers,
computers,
communication
hardware
Net-Centric Applications
Services
Databases
Cloud computing and
communication
network
Control and
monitoring
Multi-Core
stations
Cyber-Physical Cloud Computing Platform
Computing / Power Management
Secure Communication and Storage
CORE TECHNOLOGIES
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Industry/University Cooperative Research
 Each academic partner has 5 or more industrial members
 The IAB meets every six months and selects projects
• Industrial members
• Shape direction of projects that seek to develop tools
and techniques for rapidly creating highly dependable
and adaptable Cloud and net-centric systems for
safety- and/or mission-critical applications
•Explore potential cross-company
collaboration on research topics of mutual
interest
•Support of university/student activities related
to the net-centric research themes of the
Center
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Accomplishments By Numbers
Combined totals for all sites since 2009
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NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) at UTD
MRI award for UTD, UNT and SMU ($1M)
2012 International Conference on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE) in Dallas
Two NSF FRP awards – one for UNT/UTD, one for ASU/UNT ($400K)
Two CORBI award (UTD)
Total Industrial Memberships raised
Other funds leveraged
Total publications
Publications with industrial partners
Patents filed or received
Total number of students that participated
Number of women/minority students involved
Total number of graduates
Graduates employed by member companies
Total number of faculty involved
Number of women faculty involved
$1,980,000
$2,563,000
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Honors and Awards
• The center received 2012 DFW Metroplex Technology Business
Council’s Tech Titans of the Future award on August 2012
• Two faculty researcher of the center, one at UTD and one at ASU
have received the prestigious NSF CAREER awards which provide
research funding for 5 years to junior faculty members
• UTD and ASU projects received 2012 Google App Engine
Research awards
• Industry comments:
• Jason Brewer, TI: I have found the Net-Centric I/UCRC program a great way to
identify such students as well as new technology domains the research community is
focusing on. The I/UCRC has introduced us to unforeseen opportunities for product
improvement and subsequent areas of research investment for new students. The
collaboration model of the I/UCRC allows us to invest in more projects and students than
we otherwise might have in a given area
• Tom Hill, NTT Data: A part of a larger product that took two years to reach
commercialization, this center research enhanced the firm’s ability to estimate the
performance of applications within cloud infrastructures. It was estimated that there was a
$60K saving, 80% of which was attributable to the NCSS
• David Struble, Raytheon: Raytheon has engaged Center members to provide
technical resources for both internal and development projects, and sees future value in
leveraging the capabilities of the Center to address technology maturation of on-going and
future projects
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NSF I/UCRC Membership Benefits
 Access to University Research
– A “force multiplier” for generating new business opportunities,
growing existing competencies, and filling technical gaps
 Training and Education of Employees
– Academic curricula of member institutions targets key net-centric
enabling technologies providing potential future employees with
focused skill sets and minimal learning curves
 Access to Students as Interns and Potential Employees
– A relevant, desirable, and domain-specific resource pool
– A lower risk, affordable alternative to recruiting from institutions
without net-centric training elements
 Diverse Faculty and Student Population
– Culturally aware, multi-lingual pool of potential consultants for
businesses turning their attention to international pursuits,
customers, and competitors
 IRAD/CRAD Partnerships
– Consortium resources can augment potential CRAD and/or IRAD
proposals and projects
– Provides evidence of capabilities, access to skilled personnel, and
past research project performance
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Status of Systems Engineering and Management
BioDevice Center – Rob Rennaker
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
The Vision
UT Southwestern
Veterans Administration
Advanced Medical
Technology
Highly
Highly Skilled
Skilled
Workforce
Workforce
Improved
Human Health
Texas Instruments
MicroTransponder
NDI Medical
Plexon
Syzygy Memory Plastics
Center Goals
1) To build meaningful and productive collaborations with UTSW and other medical
facilities
2) To develop advanced biomedical devices for UTD corporate partners
3) To increase the number of successful Ph.D. students, post-docs, and faculty
4) To leverage small seed grants into NIH funding (~25-fold return on investment)
5) To increase research productivity in terms of papers per year
6) To increase the prestige and funding raising to the university.
UTSW Collaborations
1) Hunt Batjer – Chair of Neurosurgery (stroke and traumatic brain injuries)
2) Mark Goldberg – Chair of Neurology (stroke)
3) Timea Hodics – Stroke Neurology (stroke)
4) Matt Goldberg- Neurology (Parkinson’s)
5) Ross Bogey – Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Neglect)
6) Patricia Smith – Physical Therapy (Stroke)
7) Peter Roland – Chair of Otolaryngology (Tinnitus)
8) Eliot Frohman – Neurology (Multiple Sclerosis)
Current Productivity
Three Primary Faculty
1) $6 Million in funding
2) $8 Million in grants under review
3) 14 peer-reviewed papers in 2012
4) 7 peer-reviewed papers in 2013
5) 5 peer-reviewed papers submitted
6) 12 Ph.D. students supported
7) 4 Post-Docs supported
8) ~80 Undergraduates
Illustrative Timeline 1
Tinnitus Project Timeline
Hearing Research
Neuron
Seed
Federal
Pilot Data
Grant
Grant
1 Post-doc
2 Ph.D. students
10 undergrads
0
ETF
$50k
1
TARP
$160k
Experimental Neurology
Neuroscience
Hearing Research
Neuromodulation
Nature
Research
Clinical Trial
2 Post-docs
4 Ph.D. students
20 undergrads
2
R43DC010084
$360k
3
1 Clinical Faculty
2 Physicians
1 Imaging Faculty
2 Therapists
2 Ph.D. students
4
5 year
U44DC010084
$1.4M
Now
Illustrative Timeline 2
Stroke Project Timeline
J. Neuroscience Papers
in review
Methods
Cerebral Cortex
Seed
Federal
Pilot Data
Grant
Grant
1 Post-doc
5 undergrads
0
1
MTI
$75k
Research
Clinical Trial
1 Clinical Faculty
2 Physicians
1 Imaging Faculty
2 Therapists
2 Ph.D. students
2 Post-docs
2 Ph.D. students
15 undergrads
2
SBIR
$223k
Expected
publications
3
4
R01 Submitted
$3.0M
Now
5 year
Center Projects
Seed
Pilot
Seed
Seed
Pilot
Tinnitus
Clinical
Federal
Wireless Neural Interface Project
Federal
Seed
Pilot
Federal
Seed
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Stroke
Clinical
Pilot
Seed
Post Traumatic Stress
Federal
Pilot
Parkinson’s Disease
Federal
Published Paper
Seed
Submitted Paper
Projected Paper
Pilot
Seed
Seed
Pilot
Pilot
Seed
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‘08
‘09
‘10
‘11
‘12
‘13
Traumatic Brain Injury
Federal
‘14
Wireless SMP Cuff Electrode
Federal
Thin Film Cochlear Implant
Federal
Pilot
Neglect
Federal
‘15
‘16
‘17
‘18
Early planning stages: Chronic Pain, SMP brainstem, Autism, Sensory enhancement, SMP aneurism
Partnership Opportunities
1) Sustained funding for TxBDC
1) Grow TxBDC endowment
2) Develop operational funds
1) Fellow Program: Post-Doctoral transition to faculty in 2 years
2) Fund ongoing clinical and pre-clinical research
3) Fund seed grant program to explore new technology/solutions
2) Create a biomedical device systems engineering program
3) Recruit BME faculty
Status of Systems Engineering and Management
Center for Advanced Energy Systems – Babak Fahimi
1. Steve Yurkovich is on board
2. Certificate and MS Degree programs are in full
swing.
3. Next Steps
1. Form a Department
2. Form the Department IAB
3. Hire faculty and develop programs
By: Babak Fahimi, PhD
University of Texas at Dallas
MISSION:
The Center for Advanced Energy Systems is an educational, research and
development place started recently at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Inception of this center originated to address the needs of the present and
future energy systems. This needs experience and expertise in various
disciplines of engineering such as electrical, mechanical, material science
and computer science to solve most important scientific challenges related
to energy systems.
UTD's Investment in Energy:
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UTD is establishing Advanced Energy Systems program to strengthen the
education and research.
Recently hired two new faculty members in Energy and Power Electronics.
Planning to add a few more faculty members.
ARPA-E invested in UTD to develop advanced machines to replace the PM
magnet based machines.
Large investment in growing the research lab.
Planning to allot +10,000 sq. ft. for the power electronics and energy research.
Developing educational labs for the undergraduate and graduate programs.
Introducing several courses related to power and energy in the coming
semesters.
Power/Energy related research and education is already on-going in Materials,
Mechanical, and Chemistry departments.
KEY PERSONELL:
Electrical Engineering
* Kaushik Rajashekara (EE/ME): Power converters and drive systems
* Babak Fahimi: Electric machines and drive systems
* Bilal Akin: Control of power conversion systems and fault tolerant drive
systems
* Poras Balsara: Low power electronics
* Brian Ma: Integrated Power Management
* Dinesh Bhatia: Smart Energy and Optimization
Mechanical Engineering
* Mario Rotea: Prognostics, Health Management and Control
* Yaoyu Li: Energy efficiency and Energy Management
Materials Science and Engineering
* Walter Voit
* Bruce E. Gnade
RESEARCH THRUST AREAS
Power Electronics & Drives
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Electric machines
Optimal design of electric drives
High frequency dc-dc converters.
Resonant and multi-level
converters
• PWM strategies
• Sensorless operation of drives.
• High and low temperature power
converters
• GaN
• SiC
• Superconductors
Applications
• Renewable energy and
Distributed power gen
• Transportation electrification
• Electric/hybrid/fuel cell vehicles
• Marine Propulsion
• More Electric Aircraft
• Smart grids
Low Power Electronics
• Integrated power management
for Ics.
• Interactive power management.
• Wireless powering of implantable
devices.
• Power supply on a chip.
• Very High Frequency converters.
Energy Efficiency &
Control
• Prognostics , health
management, and control
• Wind turbines
• Gas turbines
• Electric machines
• Building HVAC control
• Integration of thermal,
control & power
• Vapor cycle cooling
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Courses
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Power Electronics
Adjustable Speed Motor Drives
Control, Modeling & Simulation in Power Electronics
Electrification of Transportation
Renewable Energy Systems
Advanced power converters
Computer Aided Design of Electric Machines
Special Topics in Power Electronics
• Educational workshops for industry
OPPORTUNITIES
For Students
The Center offers:
Research opportunities for undergraduate students
MS degree with concentration on Power/Energy Systems
PhD degree
For Industries
Industries working in one of the following areas could be interested in our cutting edge technology and
research:
Defense and Aerospace
Oil and gas industry
Transportation – Automotive , Aerospace, Traction
Biomedical
Portable electronics
Process industries, Iron & Steel, Paper, Textiles
Green companies
Utilities
SAMPLE PROJECTS
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A Smart Hybrid Microgrid based on MPEI
Smart Microgrid
• Suggestion for a smart grid
• Keeping the current infrastructure
• Nodes based on Nanogrids
• Integration of renewable sources
• Intelligent energy management of
storage systems
• Scheduling of local appliances
• Overlaid dc and ac distribution network
• Flexible structure
• Increased reliability
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A Smart Hybrid Microgrid based on MPEI
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A Smart Hybrid Microgrid based on MPEI
Experimental Results
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Price of Neodymium
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There is oil in middle east; there is rare earth in China…, Pres. Deng Xiaoping, 1992.
Electric Motor Target Performance
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IPM
Cost Density $/kW
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25
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DOE 2010
15
DSSRM
IM
DOE 2015
SRM
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DOE 2020
ARPA-E
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Power Density kW/kg
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DSSRM
ECE ( , i) 
Double Stator SRM
FMotional( , i)
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THANK YOU
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UT Dallas Jonsson School
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
April 26, 2013
1:00 PM Welcome by the Co-Chairs – Tom Hill & John Randall
Tom Hill
John Randall
1:15 PM Opening Remarks and State of the Jonsson School – Mark Spong, Dean
1:45 PM Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
STEM, High Tech Ecosystem, Image, Discussion
3:00 PM UTDesign Studio and/or BREAK
3:50 PM Centers
Overview, WindSTAR, NetCentric, BioDevice, and the Advanced Energy Center
5:00 PM Final discussion, closing remarks, and actions – Tom Hill & John Randall
5:15 PM Reception
Jonsson School Industrial Advisory Board 4.26.2013
Final Discussion, Closing Remarks and
Actions – Tom Hill and John Randall
Discussion
Closing Remarks
Actions
Jonsson School Industrial Advisory Board 4.26.2013
Action Items:
Co-Chair reports:
1. Engineering Task Force
1. Give John Randall any comments about what kind of engineers and how many you plan
on hiring in the near future. Respond to John’s email request sent earlier.
2. Thank the corporate volunteers
3. Introduce yourself to Xiaolin Lu
Mark’s report:
1. Take a Jonsson School faculty member to lunch. Pick a faculty person aligned to your
product development. Take them to lunch, learn what they do, see if you can collaborate;
see if you can introduce them to another company.
2. Contact Mark or Rod if you are interested in hosting a faculty for a summer internship.
3. Rankings are a lagging indicator, but we really believe we should be higher than we are.
Marketing is important – we will be asking for IAB engagement on this topic this year.
4. Introduce your business contacts, especially those in bioengineering and mechanical
engineering, to Jerry Alexander. This was one of the best years for numbers of students
hired as interns. We want to grow these numbers even higher next year.
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Action Items:
Subcommittee reports:
1. Join a subcommittee
2. Give feedback on plans and presenters
3. Respond to subcommittee actions
1. STEM
1. Promote the summer camps – do you have children or know of children that
would benefit from these camps? Remember, some of these are free now – solar
car, quad copter….
2. Which programs/camps/events provide greatest value to Jonsson School
strategies? Give your input to Lynn Mortensen, Simeon Ntafos, or Ken Berry.
2. High Tech Ecosystem
1. Would you support a monthly event at the Jonsson School that highlights faculty
or center research or how to engage with the Jonsson School?
2. Would you invite your network of friends?
3. Image
3. Explore UT Dallas databases on technology available for transfer
4. Enroll in newscenter to get enews letters, etc.: www.utdallas.edu/news/subscribe/
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Action Items:
UTDesign:
1. Give feedback on program and building plans.
2. Participate in the Senior Design/UTDesign Expo – May 3 (EE and ME) and May 10 (CS)
http://ecs.utdallas.edu/utdesign/seniordesignday.html
3. Sign up to sponsor a Fall 2013 project – meet with Department Directors to brainstorm
project ideas. They will treat YOU to lunch.
4. Introduce Department Directors and Rod to companies that may be interested in sponsoring
a project Fall 2013. BE, CS, EE, or ME.
5. Come to the UTDesign Outreach Reception and bring a friend – WSTC 1.302, June 4, 4:00 to
5:30 PM
6. Come to the UTDesign Studio Dedication – September 10, 4:00 to 6:00 PM (TBR)
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Action Items:
Centers:
1. Take a Center PI to lunch. Pick the Center best aligned to your product development. Take
them to lunch, learn what they do, see if you can collaborate, and see if you could benefit
from becoming a member.
2. Consider all centers, not just the ones that presented today.
3. Introduce Center PI’s to other companies that may consider becoming a member.
Announcements:
1. Presentation will be posted on http://ecs.utdallas.edu/industrial-relations/iab.html
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