National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Gary A. Gabriele – Transitioned from Division Director of EEC to Dean of Engineering of Villanova University on July 31, 2006 Allen L. Soyster – Transitioned from Dean of Engineering of Northeastern University to Division Director of EEC on November 1, 2006
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Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
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National Science FoundationDivision of Engineering Education and Centers
Division of EngineeringEducation and Centers (EEC)
Gary A. Gabriele – Transitioned from Division Director of EEC to Dean of Engineering of Villanova University on July 31, 2006
Allen L. Soyster – Transitioned from Dean of Engineering of Northeastern University to Division Director of EEC on November 1, 2006
National Science FoundationDivision of Engineering Education and Centers
EECFY 2006 in Brief
Engineering Centers
$89million
Engineering Education
$9 million
Human Resources
$13 million
ERC HISTORY
Started in 1985 6 Centers in First Class 1985 Budget 10 Million 43 Centers to Date Currently: 19 ERCs, 3 Earthquake
FY 2007 Engineering Research Centers
Speedup of Tomo From ~ 3 Hours- Single PC
To ~2 Minutes – 64 PCLeads to Real Time Biopsy
Fusion of Tomo Info With Optical Probes
Leads to Better TumorID and Localization
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64 32 16 8 4Number of processors
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PhantomPatient
CenSSIS Is Working With Mass. Gen. Hospital Clinicians to Improve 3D X-Ray (Tomosynthesis) Breast Cancer Screening Methods
CenSSIS Is Working With Mass. Gen. Hospital Clinicians to Improve 3D X-Ray (Tomosynthesis) Breast Cancer Screening Methods
Energy Savings in Transportation via Fluid Power
Weighs 250kg
Occupies 200 Liters
Too heavy and too large for passenger cars
HLA on a class 3 Ford F350 truck
$10B/yr.
$110M/yr.
Hydraulic launch assist (HLA)
• Parallel hybrid
• Regenerates 80+% braking energy
• 30% fuel saving
• Significant reduction in emissions (50% of NOx, 30% CO2)
Market Partnerships 1) Engage small innovative firms 2) Engage local, state, other to promote entrepreneurship Students 3) Build sustaining partnership with middle and high schools 4) Engage ERC students in all phases of innovation process Global 5) Partnership with foreign institutions