FOR PUBLIC Final Period 8 Annual Report Submitted on January 30, 2018 A National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center (Award ECCS - 0939514) TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 5 Center Information ........................................................................................................................... 5 Biographical Information of New Faculty ....................................................................................... 6 Primary Contact Person ................................................................................................................... 6 2. Context Statement ............................................................................................................................ 7 RESEARCH ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 31 Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................................... 32 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................... 32 Research Thrusts in Period 8 ......................................................................................................... 34 Performance Against Metrics ........................................................................................................ 61 Research in Period 9 ...................................................................................................................... 62 EDUCATION .................................................................................................................................... 69 Goal and Objectives ....................................................................................................................... 69 Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................................... 69 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................... 70 Educational Activities .................................................................................................................... 70 2a. Internal Educational Activities ...................................................................................................... 72 2b. Professional Development Activities ............................................................................................. 74 2c. External Educational Activities ..................................................................................................... 76 2d. Integration of Education and Research .......................................................................................... 77 2e. Performance Against Metrics ........................................................................................................ 77 2f. Education Activities in Period 9 .................................................................................................... 79 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER ............................................................................................................ 80 Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 80 Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................................... 80 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................... 81 Knowledge Transfer Activities ...................................................................................................... 81 Outcomes ....................................................................................................................................... 88 Performance Against Metrics ........................................................................................................ 88 Transfer Activities in Period 9 ....................................................................................................... 90 EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS ........................................................................................................ 91 Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 91 Page 2 of 169 Period 8 Annual Report Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................................... 91 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................... 91 Activities in Period 8 ..................................................................................................................... 91 Outcomes and Impact .................................................................................................................... 93 Performance Against Metrics ........................................................................................................ 93 Partnerships Plans for Period 9 ...................................................................................................... 93 DIVERSITY ...................................................................................................................................... 95 Goals and Objectives ..................................................................................................................... 95 Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................................... 96 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................... 97 Development of US Human Resources ......................................................................................... 97 Impact on the Center’s Diversity ................................................................................................. 100 Performance Against Metrics ...................................................................................................... 101 Plans in Period 9 .......................................................................................................................... 102 MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................ 103 Organizational Structure and Underlying Rationale .................................................................... 103 Performance Metrics .................................................................................................................... 104 Performance Against Metrics ...................................................................................................... 104 Problems Encountered ................................................................................................................. 107 2. Management and Communications Systems ............................................................................... 107 3. Internal and External Advisory Bodies ........................................................................................ 108 4. Changes in the Strategic Plan ...................................................................................................... 110 CENTERWIDE OUTPUT .............................................................................................................. 111 Publications .................................................................................................................................. 111 Conference Presentations (in alphabetical order) ........................................................................ 115 Other Dissemination Activities (in chronological order) ............................................................. 121 2. Awards & Honors ........................................................................................................................ 123 3. Graduates ..................................................................................................................................... 124 General Outputs of Knowledge Transfer Activities .................................................................... 125 Other Outputs of Knowledge Transfer Activities ........................................................................ 125 Participants ................................................................................................................................... 126 Affiliates ...................................................................................................................................... 128 6. Center Partners ............................................................................................................................. 129 7. Summary Table for Internal NSF Reporting Purposes ................................................................ 131 8. Media Publicity of Center ...........................................................................................................