Physics at UT Physics at UT Arlington: Arlington:

Approaching Approaching Tier 1 StatureTier 1 Stature

Presented to President Presented to President and Provost-and Provost-

February 16, 2006February 16, 2006

UT Arlington Physics Directions

Build Premier, Tier-1 level Physics Department

Create World-Class Planetarium—Science Education, Public Outreach, Major DFW Attraction

New Nano-Bio Physics InitiativeInternationally-Recognized Stature in Four

Focus AreasEstablish Endowed Chair in PhysicsAcquire Emerging Technologies Fund Group

• $2.1 M research expenditures FY05 $2.1 M research expenditures FY05

• $9 M in multi-year awards CY 2005$9 M in multi-year awards CY 2005

• $2.2M operating budget$2.2M operating budget

• 18 regular faculty, one lecturer18 regular faculty, one lecturer

• Numerous laboratories Numerous laboratories

and computational facilities, and computational facilities,

plus machine shop plus machine shop

I. Overview of Physics DepartmentI. Overview of Physics Department

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Indirect Generated Expenditures

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2. Tier I Research Growth Plan2. Tier I Research Growth Plan

Current Focus AreasCurrent Focus Areas - High-Energy Physics- High-Energy Physics - Nanomaterials- Nanomaterials - Astrophysics/Space Physics- Astrophysics/Space Physics

FundingFunding-NSF, DOE, NASA, DARPA,-NSF, DOE, NASA, DARPA, ONR, Air Force, WelchONR, Air Force, Welch- 31 % of COS FY05 Indirect- 31 % of COS FY05 Indirect

5-year goals5-year goals– Double external funding Double external funding

levellevel– 50% increase in Ph.D. 50% increase in Ph.D.

productionproduction– New Initiative in Nano-bio New Initiative in Nano-bio

PhysicsPhysics– Endowed Chair, ETF GroupEndowed Chair, ETF Group

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Faculty Hiring Plan

5-year plan Seven new hires in four focus

areas, particularly Nano-biophysics

10-year planTier 1 Physics TT faculty numbers (e.g., NC State U Physics has 37 TT faculty) through seven further hires as dictated by developments

Complement throughout with soft money PIs

Add several self-sufficient principal investigators/research faculty

Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty in Physics

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Focus Area 1 – High-Energy Physics

Extensive international collaboration and recognition, high external funding, Tier-1 quality faculty --cf. WAG report

New international supercomputing analysis center for CERN Large Hadron Collider ATLAS experiment – only such center in Southwest Region

External Funds Generated by HEP Group

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Focus Area 2 – Nanomaterials

Develop Tier-1 Nanomaterials Research

Groups and Facilities– Internationally recognized in nano-

magnetism, positron physics, structure of actinides, fullerenes, photonic materials

– Extensive funding, including multi-million dollar, multi-year DARPA and (2005 ) MURI grant awards for nano-structured magnetic materials

– Prominently featured in WAG report, Presidential State of the Union address

– Industrial applications– UTD/UNT investing heavily– New facilities, such as TEM,

needed to attain Tier-1 stature

Focus Area 3 –Astrophysics and Space Physics

Build Tier 1 astrophysics and space physics program– Internationally-recognized astrophysics

and space physics research programs– Support of new Planetarium activities,

including NASA-funded outreach initiatives

– Highly popular courses in Introductory Astronomy, Astrobiology, etc.,serving wide variety of UT Arlington students

– Extensive funding from NASA and NSF

New Focus Area 4 –Nano-Bio PhysicsNew Focus Area 4 –Nano-Bio Physics

Develop high-quality thrust in nano-bio physicsDevelop high-quality thrust in nano-bio physics– Link to UT Arlington bio-science/ engineeringLink to UT Arlington bio-science/ engineering– Search participation by Advisory Committee Search participation by Advisory Committee

comprised of UTSWMC, UT Arlington bio-related comprised of UTSWMC, UT Arlington bio-related facultyfaculty

– NIH funding opportunitiesNIH funding opportunities– High student interest inHigh student interest in

biophysics and medical biophysics and medical physics.physics.– Collaboration with Collaboration with

UT SouthwesternUT Southwestern

3. Recent Accomplishments3. Recent Accomplishments 5-year $3 Million NSF/DOE grant for 5-year $3 Million NSF/DOE grant for

SouthwestSouthwest Grid Farm analysis center for Grid Farm analysis center for 2007 CERN ATLAS Large Hadron Collider 2007 CERN ATLAS Large Hadron Collider ExperimentExperiment

5-year, $5 Million MURI grant on Synthesis 5-year, $5 Million MURI grant on Synthesis of Nanocomposite Magnetsof Nanocomposite Magnets

R. Bonadurer from Minnesota Planetarium R. Bonadurer from Minnesota Planetarium becomes Director of Planetarium at UT becomes Director of Planetarium at UT ArlingtonArlington

Assistant Professor Dr. Yi-Jiun Su, Space Assistant Professor Dr. Yi-Jiun Su, Space Physics, joins with new $ 366,000 NASA Physics, joins with new $ 366,000 NASA grant on Jovian aurora, wins $440,000 NSF grant on Jovian aurora, wins $440,000 NSF CAREER Grant on Earth’s auroraCAREER Grant on Earth’s aurora