BY THE NUMBERS Georgia in FY 2012 $122 million: NSF funds awarded 19 th : National ranking in NSF funds 39: NSF-funded institutions 529: NSF grants awarded 12: NSF research centers/facilities EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN GEORGIA Engineers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a wireless technology that converts tongue motions of severely disabled individuals to specific commands of a mouse cursor or powered wheelchair. Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE = INVESTMENT IN GEORGIA 1 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2010, NSF 2 R&D Dashboard 3 Georgia Research Alliance 2009 Annual Report 4 Association of University Technology Managers Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) 1527 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.cnsfweb.org Georgia THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering. Researchers at the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems Long Term Ecological Research site have contributed significantly to understanding patterns and processes that shape estuarine and marsh environments. Their research enables better understanding of climate change, sea level rise, and human alterations of coastal landscapes. Funded in part by a NSF Small Business Innovation Research grant, PhosphorTech Corp. of Lithia Springs, Georgia, has developed new materials that improve the energy efficiency and performance of light- emitting diodes (LEDs). More than 147,000 Georgia residents work in science and engineering occupations. 1 Georgia has about 20,800 high technology businesses that employ 428,000 people. 1 NSF-funded research contributed to the generation of 1,130 patents awarded to Georgia residents between 2000 and 2009. 2 Research at Georgia universities has lead to the creation of 150 companies and 5,500 jobs. 3 Georgia Institute of Technology, Emory University, and University of Georgia rank in the top 55 academic institutions nationally in research and development expenditures. 1 University of Georgia received $30.5 million in income from licensing its technology products in 2009. 4 "America’s public universities have led this country’s scientific advancement for more than a century, thanks in large part to the funding partnership with the federal government…. The continued funding of such research and the attendant economic development, job creation and fiscal growth are vital to our future." − Michael F. Adams, President, University of Georgia