Proposed Organizational Structure, Fees, and Growth Plan.

Proposed Organizational Structure, Fees, and Growth Plan

NSF’s Role in the CenterAn I/UCRC operates as a “franchise” business

• Holds university overhead to 10%• $55k / year per university• SBIR Opportunities for small companies to join I/UCRC• Governance policies and legal agreements• Intellectual property• Annual reporting – Director’s Report• Hires external evaluator each year – Evaluator’s Report• Helps transition I/UCRC to other funding vehicle

MTUUM

Our strategy – get over the bar

• 6 Members (3 per University)• $300,000 Member funding

NSF Minimum Requirements

• $55k / year for each university• + $10k / year to lead university• $15k / year to hire evaluator• 5 year award

NSF Award

• EP core faculty• Chem propulsion collaborators• Expand in follow-on years

Our Plan

“Shoot low boys – they’reridin’ Shetland ponies.”

-- Lewis Grizzard

Growth strategy

• Universities can join Center if they bring 3 Members• Universities who “join” center get NSF funding• Faculty from U’s who have not “joined” can get Center funds• Unlimited number of Collaborating Faculty can participate• Collaborating U’s must adhere to Center IP policies, etc.

EP Core with Chemical Collaborators

Work with Purdue and CSULB to add Chemical Members

Expand Scope?

OtherUniversities

Proposed Structure

• Associate Member – ½ vote on IAB: $20,000 / year• Member – 1 vote on IAB: $40,000 / year• Executive Member – 2 votes on IAB: $70,000 / year

Funding and Dues

Meeting

• Annual meeting at JPC, IEPC, or JANNAF• One annual on-campus meeting

Need 8 Members to form $455k / year minimum pool

• Assumes 12 Members steady-state @ $40k / Member• $7.5k / grad student / year supplies budget• Sustainable funding: 7 graduate students w / 6 faculty• More collaboration can focus this by reducing faculty time

Center Cash Flow Projection: First Four Years

Fall 09 Winter 10 Summer 10 Fall 10 Winter 11 Summer 11 Fall 11 Winter 12 Summer 12 Fall 12 Winter 13 Summer 13CASH REVENUES                

NSF Funding 120000   120000   120000   120000  Member Contributions   160000 160000   200000 200000 240000 240000 240000 240000

             CASH DISBURSEMENTS            

Director Salary Offset1 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600 15600

Center Admin Assistant2 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000 13000

Faculty Summer Salary3 0   78000   78000   78000  

Graduate Student Support4 0 64000 96000 112000 112000 112000 112000 112000 112000 112000 112000 112000

Supplies5 0 8000 12000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000 14000Promotion and Marketing 15000 2000 2000 5000 2000 2000 5000 2000 2000 5000 2000 2000

University F&A6 4360 10260 13860 23760 15660 15660 23760 15660 15660 23760 15660 15660             RECONCILIATION OF CASH            

Total Revenues 120000 160000 160000 120000 200000 200000 120000 240000 240000 120000 240000 240000Total Disbursements 47960 112860 152460 261360 172260 172260 261360 172260 172260 261360 172260 172260             Period Opening Cash Balance 0 72040 119180 126720 -14640 13100 40840 -100520 -32780 34960 -106400 -38660Period Revenues minus Disbursements 72040 47140 7540 -141360 27740 27740 -141360 67740 67740 -141360 67740 67740PERIOD CLOSE CASH BALANCE 72040 119180 126720 -14640 13100 40840 -100520 -32780 34960 -106400 -38660 29080

1 Assumes offset of 30% x $120k annual salary plus 30% fringe benefits is required to release Director from University teaching2 $30k annual salary plus 30% fringe benefits3 Assumes six faculty each drawing one month of summer salary at a rate of $120k/year plus 30% fringe benefits4 Assumes average full-time graduate student cost of $16k/semester5 $2,500 supplies per-semester for each graduate student

Comparison of funding without IUCRC

Conventional University Research I/UCRC Model

FUNDINGIndustry Contributions $320,000 $320,000NSF Contributions $0 $110,000

TOTAL FUNDING $320,000 $430,000

EXPENDITURES

Graduate students, faculty, and supplies $175,129 $360,909Administrative $30,000 $30,000Overhead $114,872 $39,091

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $320,001 $430,000

Excerpt from Sample Membership Form

COMPANY agrees to contribute $40,000 annually in support of the CENTER and thereby becomes a sponsor. Payment of these membership fees shall be made to Michigan Tech University as a lump sum effective __________________; or in four equal quarterly installments on __________, _________, _________ and __________ of each year of sponsorship. Checks from COMPANY should be mailed to _________________________________________________ and made payable to ________________________. Because research of the type to be done by the CENTER takes time and research results may not be obvious immediately, COMPANY should join CENTER with the intention of remaining a fee paying member for at least two years. However, COMPANY may terminate this Agreement by giving UNIVERSITY 90 days written notice prior to the termination date.

Feedback from Hartford – areas of interest

• Plasma/surface interactions (erosion, secondary e- yield, charging)• Diagnostics – non-intrusive• Studies of PPU inefficiencies• Investigation of high thrust-to-power limitations• High efficiency power processing for space applications• Thruster integration effects – thermal management, recovery• “Out of the box” propulsion physics – new theories, concepts, and chemistry• Pursuit of “one size fits all” thruster – variable Isp, thrust• Anything that reduces the cost of EP systems• Electron mobility in Hall thrusters – especially at high T/P• Heat deposition – thermal management in Hall thrusters• Study of cathode contamination effects and cleanliness thresholds – what are the

“real” handling requirements?• Model-based qualification programs – reducing ground-test costs

Feedback from Hartford – areas of interest• Micropropulsion research – important as budgets shrink and for ORS• Space trajectory optimization for minimum fuel consumption• Passive thermal control strategies• Liquid propellant management