The University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research Norman Campus Norman Campus Programs at OU-Tulsa Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report INSPIRING DISCOVERY Developed by The Research Statistics and Analysis Group Norman Campus OU Research Cabinet The University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research Norman Campus Norman Campus Programs at OU-Tulsa Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report RSA Document 08‐AR This Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report is published by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), Norman Campus and produced by the Research Statistics and Analysis Group (RSA) within the OVPR. Questions about this report can be forwarded to Ernest Abrogar (405‐325‐3932) or Kelvin Droegemeier (405‐325‐3806). OVPR: http://research.ou.edu/ RSA: http://research.ou.edu/rsa Research Cabinet: http://researchcabinet.ou.edu/ Cover photo: The BION art project was designed by Adam Brown, associate professor of art, and Andrew Fagg, associate pro‐ fessor of computer science, who teach in the Symbiotic Media Program offered at OU. Each tooth‐like object has biological sensors that communicate with the other objects when a visitor approaches the array. Blue diode lights indicate sensor activ‐ ity. See http://symbioticmedia.ou.edu/bion.html for details. Contributors: Ernest Abrogar, Information Analyst I and Director, RSA Alyson Bell, Graduate Research Assistant, RSA Stephanie Callaway, Director of Public Relations, OU Office of Technology Development Andrea Deaton, Executive Director, Norman Campus Office of Research Services Kelvin Droegemeier, Associate Vice President for Research, Norman Campus OVPR Linda Holt, Director, Norman Campus Office of Financial Support Services Cheryl Jorgenson, Director, Office of Institutional Research and Reporting Deborah Marsh, Assistant to the Vice President for Research, Norman Campus OVPR Joshua Maxey, Staff Assistant II, Stephenson Research Center T.H. Lee Williams, Vice President for Research, Norman Campus OVPR This publication, printed by University Printing Services, is issued by the University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. The University of Oklahoma Office of the Vice President for Research Norman Campus Norman Campus Programs at OU-Tulsa Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report INSPIRING DISCOVERY Developed by The Research Statistics and Analysis Group Norman Campus OU Research Cabinet MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH A research university is a special place, a community of ideas, a Community of Scholars, whose primary product is the educated student. The community, faculty and students, expand the frontiers of knowledge and prepare the next generation of leaders and innovators. The OU Norman Campus strikes a distinctive balance between the traditional and modern. The timeless emphasis on the pursuit of knowledge is counter‐ balanced by a very modern practical context that prepares students for the 21st century. Recognizing that knowledge is most powerful when shared and applied, the University has built a Research Campus that co‐locates OU re‐ search centers with government and private industry. Pragmatically, the core strategy of the University is to enable the scholarship of each one of the fourteen hundred faculty, through the provision of appro‐ priate physical facilities and infrastructure, internal funding programs for re‐ search, and a robust mechanism to help faculty seek, win, and conduct exter‐ nally funded grants and contracts. Research expenditures have risen to new highs the past few years. In Fiscal Year 2008, Norman Campus programs faculty and staff (including those at OU‐ Tulsa) expended $72.3 million for research activities, up from $45.3 million in FY 1999, an increase of nearly sixty percent. This annual report is the product of a new unit with the Office of the Vice President for Research: the Research Statistics and Analysis Group. The RSA group collects, analyzes, and disseminates quantitative information about Uni‐ versity research in order to promote success in scholarship for the Norman Campus and its associated programs at OU‐Tulsa. The purpose of this report is to provide a well‐rounded quantitative assess‐ ment of the University’s performance in research, but do enjoy the notes and stories about our eclectic and enterprising faculty, researchers, and students. What I find most invigorating about life in the academe is their zeal for making and inspiring discovery. A Community of Scholars indeed! T.H. Lee Williams Dean, Graduate College and Vice President for Research 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Impact of OU Research 6 Executive Summary 7 Norman Campus Research Funding 8 Ten‐Year Trend ● Ten‐Year Breakdown BOZORGI Scholarship and Creative Activity at OU 10 KHOSROW Summary Statistics for FY 2008 14 Research Trends at a Glance ● Office of Technology Development ● Metrics Graduate Students CENTER Funding Sources 17 STEPHENSON Top External Sponsors for FY 2008 ● By Sector Source for FY 2008 ● By Federal Source for FY 2008 ● SOC. Funding Source Trends ● Sources by College ANTHROPOLOGICAL Academic Output and Impact 24 OK. Article Counts ● Top Web of Science Subject Areas and CHAP. SW Academic Impact GR. Expenditures 26 Total Expenditures for FY 2008 ● Federally Funded Expenditures for FY 2008 ● State and Locally Funded Expenditures for FY 2008 ● Industry‐Funded Expenditures CENTER for FY 2008 ● Top 200 Externally Funded PIs STEPHENSON Strategic Research Initiatives 34 Terms and Abbreviations 35 CENTER ON THE WEB: STEPHENSON Go to the RSA Web site for a PDF copy of this report and more content: http://research.ou.edu/rsa/ ● OU and Graduate Program Rankings ● Noteworthy Charts from RSA Reports You will need to log on with an OU 4x4 number to access these materials. FOUNDATION OU 5 THE IMPACT OF OU RESEARCH “To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust. It is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically.” Henry David Thoreau, “Economy,” Walden (1854) Things you see, touch, hear and smell – and even those you don’t. The tech‐ niques, processes, or reasoning you apply each day. How you feel, what you enjoy, or how you communicate. Whatever the application or environment, chances are an OU faculty member, staff researcher or student is developing a better understanding of something to improve your community, your country, or your life. OU researchers are in the business of developing new knowledge to solve chal‐ lenging problems, creating works of expression to stimulate and delight audi‐ ences, and working across generations and cultures to share ideas, debate is‐ sues and realize the boundless potential that resides within each of us. Whether developing ear implants, helping high school students understand environmental issues using digital games, or expanding capabilities in wind power, OU researchers are making a difference for Oklahoma, for our nation and for our world. This impact is manifested in a variety of ways and contexts. The Department of Defense depends upon OU researchers to develop, administer and improve tests that measure the effects of head injuries on soldiers. OU and Federal scientists have pioneered new weather observation and prediction technolo‐ gies that could greatly improve the time available to seek shelter during severe storms. Both State and Federal grants are supporting OU research in biofuels in collaboration with Oklahoma State University and the Noble Foundation. OU faculty and staff continue their long history of recognizing excellence in inter‐ national literature. Technology born out of OU scholarship is driving the creation of new compa‐ nies that expand and diversify Oklahoma’s economy, improving the safety and health of its citizens, creating new high‐technology jobs, and helping retain its best and brightest people. OU researchers are leading these efforts. Their purpose is practical and their worldview is wide. They are Oklahoma’s most engaged philosophers. 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Norman Campus Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) is pleased to provide this report on scholarly re‐ search and creative activity on the Norman Campus and associated programs at the OU‐Tulsa Campus, and to highlight the achievements of selected faculty and students. The value of scholarship cannot be conveyed using a few statis‐ tics. Hence, we seek with this report to provide a broad, succinct view of Norman Campus research and the manner in which it impacts our State, nation and world. Key points in the report include the following: • In State Fiscal Year 2008, OU researchers expended a record $72.3 million in non‐University funding to support re‐ search and creative activities. (This figure excludes the training and outreach programs associated with the College of Continuing Education, which expended $80.6 million in FY 2008.) • Of the $72.3 million, about $54 million came from Federal sources. Some $5.46 million came from State and local sources, and $6.7 million from private industry. Research expenditures have risen consistently during the past five fiscal years. • A record number of external grant proposals were submitted from the Norman Campus during State fiscal year 2008, representing an increase of nearly one hundred from the previous year. The associated amount of funding re‐ quested ‐‐ $367.5 million ‐‐ also was the highest in OU history. During State fiscal years 2005 through 2007, ap‐ proximately four in ten OU proposals were funded. • The number of articles published by a researcher in peer‐reviewed journals is a standard measure of research activ‐ ity.1 As of mid‐December, 2008, Norman Campus2 researchers published 1,098 journal articles3, which is a record for the past five years. 1A variety of means exist for conveying the outcomes of scholarship and creative works, and some are favored by certain fields over journal articles (such as books or conference papers).