What Are The Drone Anti-jamming Systems Technology?
UNM School of Engineering
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UNM School of Engineering
From Research to Invention to Innovation
Ramiro Jordan
2. Innovation goes beyond Invention
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“Innovations are the outcome of the
innovation process, which can be
defined as the combined activities
leading to new, marketable products and
services and/or new production and
delivery systems.”*
* R.A. Burgelman, C.M. Christensen, and S.C. Wheelwright,
Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation,
(McGraw-Hill Irwin, New York, NY, 2009) p. 2.
4. Faculty and Funding
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State of NM Budget $16.1M
Research Funding (Ext contracts) $29.9M
Research Funding/TT Fac. $288k
Current Major Operating Funding
Tenure Track 104
Lecturers 7
Adjunct 35
Research 39
FACULTY (185)
• Research funding leverages funding from the state by almost
two-to-one and supports the research enterprise through:
• Reduced teaching loads for tenure track faculty
• Research faculty salaries
• Support for a large number of MS and PhD students
5. Current Enrollments in the School of
Engineering are strong and increasing
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Degree
SOE
AY 13-14
Degrees
BS 235
MS 146
PhD 61
Total 442
Degree
SOE
AY 14-15
Enrollment
BS 2224
MS 441
PhD 435
Total 3100
Graduate/Undergraduate
PhD/Graduate
0.39
0.50
Graduate/Undergraduate
PhD/Graduate
0.88
0.29
6. Faculty in Engineering are highly accomplished
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Plamen Atanassov Vince Calhoun
Stephanie Forrest Deepak Kapur
Jeff Brinker, NAE
Christos
Christodoulou
Abhaya Datye Edl Schamuloglou
Distinguished Professors in the School
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Degree Programs and Research Centers
Degree Programs
8 B.S. (accredited)
13 M.S.
10 Ph.D.
Including:
8 Interdisciplinary
research-based degree
programs
9 Affiliated Research
Centers
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SOE Research Thrusts Align with Areas of
Exciting Commercial Application
Aerospace Science and Engineering
Biomedical Engineering, Bioinformatics, and
Biocomputing
Energy, Environment, and Water
High Performance Computing
Information Technology and Software
Integrated/Additive Manufacturing and Robotics
Nanoscience, Nanotechnology, and
Microsystems Engineering
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Major Research Activities are Well-Integrated
with Academic Degree Programs
Research Organizations
Center for High Technology Materials
Center for Micro-Engineered Materials
Center for Biomedical Engineering
Center for Emerging Energy
Technology
Manufacturing Technology and Training
Center
Configurable Space Microsystems
Innovations and Application Center
(COSMIAC)
Center for Water and Environment
Center for Advanced Research
Computing
ARTS Lab (computing, visualization)
Academic Programs
Optical Science and Engineering
(SOE, A&S)
Nanoscience and Microsystems
(SOE, A&S)
Biomedical Engineering (SOE, SOM,
COP, A&S )
Aerospace Science and Engineering
Manufacturing Eng (SOE, ASM)
Water Resources (UC, SOE, A&S,
SOL, A&P)
Integrated Film and Digital Media
(SOE, CFA, A&S, ASM, A&P)
Computational Science and
Engineering (SOE, A&S)
11. The School of Engineering is a vital and
engaged partner in strategic collaborations
• UNM Schools and Colleges, particularly
A&S, HSC, and ASM
• STC.UNM
• Sandia National Laboratories
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Air Force Research Laboratory
• Idaho National Laboratory
• Local and National Companies
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12. National Partnerships in NSF Engineering
Research Centers (ERCs)
• NSF ERCs are prestigious, large scale multi-
university programs (10 years; $4M/year)
• There are currently 20 active ERCs
• UNM is a partner in four ERCs
• Smart Lightning (LEDs: RPI, UNM, BU)
• CBiRC (Bio-renewable Chemistry: Iowa State, Rice, UC-Irvine,
UNM, UVA, Univ of Wisconsin)
• QESST (Solar Energy: ASU, CIT, MIT, UDel, UNM)
• NASCENT (Nanomanufacturing: UT(Austin), UNM, UCB)
• Only UC Berkeley has more (6).
• CalTech and MIT each have 3.
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15. Commercialization FY10-14
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zNano
Lotus Leaf Coatings
SK Infrared
Magic Dragon Technologies
Thomas Brennan/BVB
ThermoDynamic Films
Pajarito Powder (Verge Newtech I, LLC)
PD Laboratories (Harry Pappas)
John Chavez Co. (Dirkco)
neoVita Biosystems, Inc. (spin-off from Azco Biotech)
Dynamic Photonics, Inc. (NM S/U Factory LLC)(HayatCo)
Human Recombinant Protein & Vaccine Initiative for Africa
Alpine Biosciences, LLC
Sandia Electro-Optics Corporation
Batterade, LLC (Joseph Doherty-option-bus plan comp)
Pressure Analysis
PanMuse
Pucara Engineering
TruSucSys (Plusquellic)
First Photonics
Photoacoustic Devices
16. Total FY10-14 Metrics
and Innovation Fellows
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Invention
Disclosures
316
Issued US Patents 128
Startups 21
Steve Brueck
2010
17. What’s ahead?
• Innovate ABQ
• Innovation Academy
• Sandia’s Center for
Collaboration and
Commercialization (C3)
• Additional UNM/Sandia
joint appointments
• New joint SOE/ASM PhD
in Entrepreneurship and
Technology Management
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