# Presentation: 080326

## Making Puerto Rico Competitive in Research and Development

**Manuel Gómez**
**Project Director**
**Puerto Rico EPSCoR**
**mgomez@upr.edu**
**June 14-16, 2004**

** ****18 years of EPSCoR:**
**The Nanotechnology Research Institute Initiative**

**Making Puerto Rico Competitive in Research and Development**

## EPSCoR in Puerto RicoA Brief History

**1985**:		NSF Planning Grant
**1986–1991**:	First NSF EPSCoR Grant (Removing Barriers)
**1992-1994**:	Second NSF EPSCoR Grant
- 			(Advanced Development Plan; Clusters)
**1994-1995**:	Introduction of Other EPSCoR Agencies
- 			(DOE, NASA, EPA, DoD)
**1995-1999**:	Third NSF EPSCoR Grant
- 			(Systemic Improvement Plan; Thrust Areas)
**1999-2003**:	Fourth NSF EPSCoR Grant (Co-funding introduced)
**2000**:		Introduction of NIH-IDEA Program
**2003-2006**:	Fifth NSF EPSCoR Grant
- 			(Attaining Research Extensive Status)

## PR-EPSCoR – Status 2003

- Goal
- To make Puerto Rico more scientifically **competitive** by improving its **research infrastructure**, primarily by strengthening its **research universities**.
- Mechanism
- Target thrust areas for investment to **catalytically **leverage future development by **creating** **Research Institutes** in the thrust areas.

## Is EPSCoR Working in Puerto Rico?

## R&D Expenditures in Puerto Rico Universities

**R&D Expenditures in Puerto Rico Universities**

**(NSF DATA)**

**12**

## PhDs Conferred in Natural Sciences,

**PhDs Conferred in Natural Scie****n****ces,**

**Medical Sciences, and Engineering at UPR**

- 0

- 5

- 10

- 15

- 20

- 25

- 30

- 35

- 40

- 45

- 50

- 1990

- 1991

- 1992

- 1993

- 1994

- 1995

- 1996

- 1997

- 1998

- 1999

- 2000

- 2001

**Academic Year**

**# Ph****’s****D Conferred**

**9**

## Research Infrastructure BuildingThe EPSCoR and EPSCoR-like ProgramsBuilding Research Capacity

## Phase V

**EPSCoR**

## PR-EPSCoR Thrust Areas Evolution

**Biotechnology**

**Development of target areas based on**
**existing capabilities, growth potential,**
**and contribution to the Island’s economy**

**Information Technology Research**

**Environmental Science and Engineering**

**High Performance Computing**

**Integrative Biomolecular Processes**
**(Biotechnology)**

**Materials Science**

**Engineering Infrastructure**
**Environmental Research**

**Materials Science**

- External Peer Assessment
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
**NSF EPSCoR Phase V Funds:  ****$9.5M**

**NSF EPSCoR Phase IV**

**NSF EPSCoR Phase V**

**17**

**(Nanotechnology)**

**NIH**
**IDeA**

## EPSCoR Phase V Three Thrust Areas

**Thrust I:****	****Environmental Sciences and Engineering**
- 	**Sub-areas:**
** ****Atmospheric and Climate Studies**
** ****Terrestrial and Coastal Ecology**
** ****Natural Hazard Mitigation Engineering**

**Thrust II:****	****Information Technology Research**
- 	**Sub-areas:**
** ****Telecommunications and Networking**
** ****Computational Sciences and Visualization**

**Thrust III: Materials Science**
- 	**Sub-areas:**
** ****Nanoscience**
** ****Nanotechnology**

## Department of Defense EPSCoR(DEPSCoR)

- Individual Competitive Defense-related Projects
-   **Sample of Projects:**
-  Advanced Optics
-  Nanostructured Silicon
-  Semiconducting Diamond
-  CO-tolerant Catalysts
-  Caribbean-Atlantic Exchange through the
-    Mona Passage
-   Total funds 5-year period:  **$9M**

## DoE Projects in Puerto RicoBasic Energy Sciences

**DoE Projects in Puerto Rico****Basic Energy Sciences**

**  ****Partnership Grant: Semiconducting Diamond for Electronic Applications, G. Morell PI, 1999-2002**
** ****Partnership Grant:  Interfaces for Ultracapacitors and Electrical Vehicle Applications, L. Blum PI, 1999-2002**
** ****Implementation Grant: Material Architecture and Charge Transport in Solid State Ionic Devices, R. Katiyar PI, 1999-2004**

## Summary of Achievements Implementation Grant

**Summary of Achievements ****Implementation Grant**

**Material Architecture and Charge Transport in Solid State Ionic Devices**** ****(Nanotechnology)**
**new Lithium intercalation oxide nanoscale materials developed and tested**
**novel polymer electrolyte systems preliminarily synthesized and in development**
**novel nanocomposite carbon materials preliminarily synthesized and in development for battery anodes**
**Outcomes**
**Publications:****	**** 15+**
**Presentations: ****	**** 20+**
**New Collaborations:**
**	****Sandia National Lab, Nu Vant Technologies, NREL, MIT, ANL**

## Summary of AchievementsPartnership Grant

**Summary of Achievements****Partnership Grant**

**Interfaces for Ultracapacitors and **
**Electrical Vehicle Applications**
**Theory for the interface of RuO****2  ****single crystal**
**Theory for the H oxidation-reduction reaction on Pt**
**Theory of the electric double layer**
**Outcomes**
**J.H. Hildebrand Award in Theoretical & Experimental Chemistry of Liquids 2003 awarded to PI: L. Blum**
**Publications:****	**** 17**
**Presentations: ****	****   9**

## Summary of AchievementsPartnership Grant

**Summary of Achievements****Partnership Grant**

**	****Semiconducting Diamond for**
**Electronic Applications**
**n-type doping of diamond using sulfur**
**Increased the deposition rate**
**Reduced surface roughness**
**Reduced growth temperature**
**Outcomes**
**Publications:****	**** 23**
**Presentations: ****	**** 31**
**Patents: ****	****	****   2**
**New Collaborations: Argonne, Brookhaven , NC State, Penn State, NIST, Phillips, MIT, UPR-Cayey, UC-Sonoma**

## Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM)

- Dr. Carlos R. Cabrera (PD), Dr. Fouad Aliev, Dr. Luis Fonseca, Dr. Y. Ishikawa,
- Dr. Ram Katiyar, Dr. Antonio Martínez, Dr. Gerardo Morell, Dr. Raphael Raptis, Dr. Eugene Smotkin
- Center for Nanoscale Materials
- University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
- San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3346

- Funded by
- NASA-URC Grant Number NCC3-1034
- Funding level:  $6M/Five Years

- The University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras has created a

**Center for Nanoscale Materials **on:
**Cluster 1**: Nanoscale Dielectrics for High Energy Storage (Capacitors)
**Cluster 2**: Nanostructured Materials for Electron Field Emission (Flat Panel Displays)
**Cluster 3**: Nanoscale Materials for Regenerative Power Systems (Fuel Cells)

## Nanoscale Materials

-   Nanostructured Silicon
-   Liquid crystals and polymers
-    embedded in nanoporous matrices
-   Nanocrystalline Ferroelectric
-   Nanostructured Catalysts
-   BN Nanotubes
-   Nanocrystalline ZnO
-   Carbon Nanotubes
-   Molecular Precursors

**Nanoscopy Laboratory****TEM**

**Nanoscale Materials**

**Existing Facilities**

- X-ray Diffraction Facility
- 	X-ray Crystallography Facility
- Raman Spectroscopy Facility
- Surface Microscopy and Spectroscopy Facility
- Laser Spectroscopy Facility
- Ultra-Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy Facility
- Charge Transport Facilities
- e-beam and UV Lithography Facilities
- Combinatorial Chemistry Facilities
- MBE and CVD Facilities

**1 ********m**

**1 ********m**

- 10nm

- 20nm

## EPSCoR Phase V Goal in Nanotechnology

**Harness** the **infrastructure** and **human resources** in **nanoscience** and nanotechnology into a **Multicampus & Multidisciplinary Institute**

**25 **researchers active in **Nanotechnology**
- Number of **Chemists** (5)
- Number of **Physicists **(10)
- Number of **Engineers** (10)

- Build open collaboration with **DOE**, thru **DOE-EPSCoR** and with **NASA**

- Partner with **National DOE Laboratories** and NASA Centers
- Access to** instrumentation** and **specialized facilities**
**Collaborative research** between **UPR** and **Laboratory Scientists**
**Graduate student** research experiences and training at **National Laboratories**
**Thesis research** projects jointly supervised by **National Laboratories** and **UPR Scientists**

## EPSCoR Phase V Goal in Nanotechnology (Cont.)

- Identify **other Research Universities**  and **National Laboratories** to partner with UPR
- Design a **competitive** **Multicampus and Multidisciplinary Institute**
- Submit Institute proposal to the **Science and Technology Center** or the **Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSF)**

## NSF-EPSCoR Plan for the Formation of a Multicampus/Multidisciplinary Research Institute in Nanotechnology

**Exploratory Research** in **Nanomaterials** and **Nanotechnology** Competition (Puerto Rico NSF EPSCoR) Spring 2004 – **17 proposals** /
**	****27 researchers** participated
- Nanoscale** Interdisciplinary Research Teams** (NIRT) Fall 2004
**Nanoscale Science and Engineering** **Center (NSF)** for submission in **2005**
**EPSCoR** Center Development Initiative (**CDI**)

**Research Topics for****Proposed Institute**

**Nano-bioprobes**
- Nanostructured **Catalysts**
**Magnetic** Nanoparticles
- Nanostructured Materials for **Optoelectronic Applications**
- Nanostructured **Complex Oxides**
- Nanocomposite **Carbon**

**Road Map**

**Proposed Participants**

- UPR-Río Piedras, Mayagüez, and Humacao
- Other Universities ( **Purdue University** and **Boston** **University**)
- National Laboratories (**Argonne** **National** Laboratory), Brookhaven National Lab, Sandia National Lab
**NASA** **Centers** (Glenn Research Center and Ames Research Center), Langley Research Center

## Comparison of All Jurisdictions and EPSCoR Jurisdictions

**Comparison of All Jurisdictions and EPSCoR Jurisdictions**
**Percent Change in NSF Research Directorates and Offices from 1996 to 2002**

***Actions include competitive awards, supplements, and continuing grant increments.**

**Proposals and Awards Source: NSF Budget Internet Information System Funding Rate tables; Funding for All Actions Source:**
**BIIS Award Summary tables**
**EPSCoR jurisdictions include those in program prior to 1996: AL, AR, ID, KY, LA, KS, ME, MT, MS, NE, NV, ND, OK, PR, SC, SD, VT, WV, WY**

## RCSE Sponsored:  Undergraduate Research Students, Graduate Research Fellowships and Post-Doctoral Fellowships

|  | 
Undergraduates | 
Graduates | 
Post-Doctoral |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 
Subtotal | 
30 | 
47 | 
11 |
| 
Grand Total for The RCSE | 
180 | 
135 | 
18 |