BY THE NUMBERS Kansas in FY 2012 $49 Million: NSF funds awarded 28 th : National ranking in NSF funds 10: NSF-funded institutions 165: NSF grants awarded 3: NSF research centers/facilities EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN KANSAS A team of NSF-funded researchers at Kansas State University have incorporated a nanomaterial called FAST-ACT into an air filter cartridge that breaks down corrosive and odorous drywall chemicals responsible for respiratory illness and damage to buildings. Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE = INVESTMENT IN KANSAS 1 Science and Engineering Indicators: 2012, NSF 2 R&D Dashboard Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) 1527 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.cnsfweb.org Kansas THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields of fundamental science and engineering. NSF-sponsored researchers at the University of Kansas are using “chaperoning” proteins, which allow the examination of difficult- to-observe proteins, to better understand the anthrax toxin. Researchers in the Kansas State University Medical Component Design Laboratory used NSF funding to develop supplemental sensors for ingestible-pill technology that monitor the health of livestock, protecting against disease outbreaks. University of Kansas ranks in the top 80 academic institutions nationally in research and development expenditures. 1 NSF-funded research contributed to the generation of 4,177 patent awards in Kansas between 2000 and 2009. 2 Nearly 49,000 Kansas residents work in science and engineering occupations. 1 Kansas companies received $26 million in venture capital in 2010. 1 Kansas has about 6,000 high technology businesses that employ 169,100 people. 1 “Research universities have a special role in higher education and our society. The scholarship and creative works of our faculty members not only inform their teaching but also contribute to our well-being and prosperity.” − University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray- Little