Annual Report
John G. Gilligan, Chair
The objectives of the ERC are:
a. To provide a forum for discussion of problems and exchange of information
pertaining to the research activities of ASEE members.
b. To provide research related program content at ASEE meetings.
c. To represent and to speak on behalf of research and its administration both
externally and within ASEE.
d. To improve the effectiveness of research operations at ERC member
institutions.
e. To establish and maintain liaison with other organizations concerned with
research and its administration.
Voting members of the ERC Board of Directors during the year included:
John Gilligan of North Carolina State University (Chair), Dave Woodall of the Oregon Institute of Technology (Vice Chair and Chair Elect), John Mason of the Pennsylvania State University (Secretary-Treasurer), Randy Hall of the University of Southern California, Gary Was of the University of Michigan, Mike Isaacson of the University of California-Santa Cruz, Larry Casper of the University of Wisconsin, Candis Claiborn of Washington State University, and Yaman Yener of Northeastern University.
Ex-officio, advisory and non-voting members of the ERC Board of Directors during the year included:
Ron Barr of the University of Texas-Austin(ASEE President), Frank Huband of ASEE (Executive Director) and Joe O’Brien (ASEE Vice President for Finance).
Chris Bell of Oregon State University, and Mike Spencer of Cornell University were elected as new ERC Board of Directors in the April election, Larry Casper of the University of Wisconsin was elected as a continuing member. All were for three year periods starting in June 2006.
David Woodall of the Oregon Institute of Technology continued as vice chair and chair elect of the ERC during the year. Mike Isaacson has agreed to become the Secretary-Treasurer for the one year remaining on the term of John Mason who now becomes the Vice Chair/ Chair Elect in June 2006.
Les Gerhardt of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute continued as Chair of the ERC Data Standardization Committee and ERC Liaison with the EDC Data Collection Committee during the past year.
Carol Cantrell of Texas A&M University served out her term as member of the ERC Board of Directors and came off the Board at the end of the past year.
Other important details about the ASEE ERC and committee assignments may be found at its website: http://www.asee.org/member-resources/councils-and-chapters/engineering-research-council
Meetings
The Board of Directors of the ASEE Engineering Research Council met nearly each month during 2006-2006: August 3, 2005, September 7, 2005, October 5, 2005, November 2, 2005, December 7, 2005, January 4, 2006, February 1, 2006, April 5, 2006, May 3, 2006, via teleconference, and face to face on February 26, 2006 in Arlington, VA, and June 21, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.
The February 27, 2006 meeting of the board was held in conjunction with the ASEE ERC Summit, Workshop and Forum (February 26 – 28, 2006) in Arlington, VA, and the June 21 meeting was held in conjunction with the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois (June 17 – 21, 2006).
The full ASEE Engineering Research Council held its annual business meeting on February 27, 2006 in Arlington, VA, in conjunction with the ASEE ERC Summit, Workshop, and Forum there.
Activities
Current membership in the ASEE ERC involves 260 engineering schools (up from 241 in the previous year). A complete list of representatives can be found at:
www.asee.org/member-resources/councils-and-chapters/engineering-research-council/erc-institutional-members
Attendance at the Annual Workshop and Forum at the Arlington VA Hilton Hotel involved 112 paid registrants (87 who registered for the workshop, summit, and forum and 25 who registered for the forum only). The Summit theme was “Engineering Research in an International Environment”. The Workshop themes were “Research Administration” and “Administering to Research Centers”. The Forum theme was “Engineering Research Challenges in a Changing World”. A highlight of the event was a presentation at the Forum Banquet by Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Science Advisor to the President of the United States.
The ASEE ERC did not award the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award to an outstanding early career researcher this year. Ways were discussed to increase the number of high quality nominees. Because an insufficient number of nominations were received for the ERC Research Administrator Award, this honor was not presented this year. Information about these two ERC awards may be found at http://www.asee.org
The ERC is responsible for submitting articles on research to ASEE Prism Magazine. This past year, articles authored by ERC members appeared in the Summer 2005, October 2005, December 2005, and April 2006 issues.
The ERC sponsored one workshop on Sunday, June 18, during the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois related to NSF research proposal preparation. The ERC also sponsored a session on Monday, June 19 on Engineering Spinoff Companies. The ERC is the sponsor of one of the featured Distinguished Lectures at the ASEE Annual Meeting to be given by Dr. Arden Bement, Director of the National Science Foundation. Other topics discussed with ERC members this year included Intellectual Property for industry research , and proposed federal rules applied by the Department of Commerce for “Deemed Export Licenses”.
The ERC Data Standardization Committee continues to work collaboratively with the EDC Data Collection Committee to assist ASEE in its efforts to acquire and distribute accurate and consistent research expenditure data.
Annual Report
John G. Gilligan, Chair
The objectives of the ERC are:
a. To provide a forum for discussion of problems and exchange of information
pertaining to the research activities of ASEE members.
b. To provide research related program content at ASEE meetings.
c. To represent and to speak on behalf of research and its administration both
externally and within ASEE.
d. To improve the effectiveness of research operations at ERC member
institutions.
e. To establish and maintain liaison with other organizations concerned with
research and its administration.
Voting members of the ERC Board of Directors during the year included:
John Gilligan of North Carolina State University (Chair), Dave Woodall of the Oregon Institute of Technology (Vice Chair and Chair Elect), John Mason of the Pennsylvania State University (Secretary-Treasurer), Randy Hall of the University of Southern California, Gary Was of the University of Michigan, Mike Isaacson of the University of California-Santa Cruz, Larry Casper of the University of Wisconsin, Candis Claiborn of Washington State University, and Yaman Yener of Northeastern University.
Ex-officio, advisory and non-voting members of the ERC Board of Directors during the year included:
Ron Barr of the University of Texas-Austin(ASEE President), Frank Huband of ASEE (Executive Director) and Joe O’Brien (ASEE Vice President for Finance).
Chris Bell of Oregon State University, and Mike Spencer of Cornell University were elected as new ERC Board of Directors in the April election, Larry Casper of the University of Wisconsin was elected as a continuing member. All were for three year periods starting in June 2006.
David Woodall of the Oregon Institute of Technology continued as vice chair and chair elect of the ERC during the year. Mike Isaacson has agreed to become the Secretary-Treasurer for the one year remaining on the term of John Mason who now becomes the Vice Chair/ Chair Elect in June 2006.
Les Gerhardt of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute continued as Chair of the ERC Data Standardization Committee and ERC Liaison with the EDC Data Collection Committee during the past year.
Carol Cantrell of Texas A&M University served out her term as member of the ERC Board of Directors and came off the Board at the end of the past year.
Other important details about the ASEE ERC and committee assignments may be found at its website: http://www.asee.org/member-resources/councils-and-chapters/engineering-research-council
Meetings
The Board of Directors of the ASEE Engineering Research Council met nearly each month during 2006-2006: August 3, 2005, September 7, 2005, October 5, 2005, November 2, 2005, December 7, 2005, January 4, 2006, February 1, 2006, April 5, 2006, May 3, 2006, via teleconference, and face to face on February 26, 2006 in Arlington, VA, and June 21, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois.
The February 27, 2006 meeting of the board was held in conjunction with the ASEE ERC Summit, Workshop and Forum (February 26 – 28, 2006) in Arlington, VA, and the June 21 meeting was held in conjunction with the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois (June 17 – 21, 2006).
The full ASEE Engineering Research Council held its annual business meeting on February 27, 2006 in Arlington, VA, in conjunction with the ASEE ERC Summit, Workshop, and Forum there.
Activities
Current membership in the ASEE ERC involves 260 engineering schools (up from 241 in the previous year). A complete list of representatives can be found at:
www.asee.org/member-resources/councils-and-chapters/engineering-research-council/erc-institutional-members
Attendance at the Annual Workshop and Forum at the Arlington VA Hilton Hotel involved 112 paid registrants (87 who registered for the workshop, summit, and forum and 25 who registered for the forum only). The Summit theme was “Engineering Research in an International Environment”. The Workshop themes were “Research Administration” and “Administering to Research Centers”. The Forum theme was “Engineering Research Challenges in a Changing World”. A highlight of the event was a presentation at the Forum Banquet by Dr. John Marburger, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Science Advisor to the President of the United States.
The ASEE ERC did not award the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award to an outstanding early career researcher this year. Ways were discussed to increase the number of high quality nominees. Because an insufficient number of nominations were received for the ERC Research Administrator Award, this honor was not presented this year. Information about these two ERC awards may be found at http://www.asee.org
The ERC is responsible for submitting articles on research to ASEE Prism Magazine. This past year, articles authored by ERC members appeared in the Summer 2005, October 2005, December 2005, and April 2006 issues.
The ERC sponsored one workshop on Sunday, June 18, during the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois related to NSF research proposal preparation. The ERC also sponsored a session on Monday, June 19 on Engineering Spinoff Companies. The ERC is the sponsor of one of the featured Distinguished Lectures at the ASEE Annual Meeting to be given by Dr. Arden Bement, Director of the National Science Foundation. Other topics discussed with ERC members this year included Intellectual Property for industry research , and proposed federal rules applied by the Department of Commerce for “Deemed Export Licenses”.
The ERC Data Standardization Committee continues to work collaboratively with the EDC Data Collection Committee to assist ASEE in its efforts to acquire and distribute accurate and consistent research expenditure data.
