Compendium of Budget Information for the 2014 General Session
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Line Item: USTAR Research Teams Function The USTAR Governing Authority is to allocate funds to Utah State University and the University of Utah to fund science and technology research by USTAR professors. The researchers and the research focus areas are to:
Background To date, the two research universities have 18 active teams - 11 at the University of Utah, and 7 at Utah State University. The areas of expertise are: University of Utah.
Utah State University.
Greater detail about these areas of expertise and university research teams is available under each university's respective program section of this compendium of budget information. Statutory Authority UCA 63M-2-203 directs the USTAR Governing Authority to allocate funds to Utah State University and the University of Utah to fund science and technology research by USTAR scientists. Performance The top four measures USTAR cites as indicative of success for the Research Teams line item are (1) Researchers hired and in place (2) External research grants awarded (3) Disclosures submitted, and (4) Companies Started/Brought to Utah. Researchers Hired and In Place. The trend in researchers hired and in place measures USTAR's progress with implementing its statutory duties as sanctioned by the Governor and Legislature. External Research Grants Awarded. An objective of USTAR researchers is to win external research grants. When these grants are awarded the funding is used for the operations and maintenance of the researchers' respective teams; this increases the return on state funding and projects state appropriations to USTAR's research teams into future years. Disclosures Submitted. Disclosures measure the progress of USTAR researchers. If they conduct solid research and perform well they will have disclosures to show for it. Companies Started/Brought to Utah. The ultimate purpose of USTAR is to create high quality and high paying jobs in Utah - high paying jobs increase household income of Utah workers, and in turn tax revenue to the state. The number of companies started or brought to Utah is an important indicator of USTAR research teams' success of jobs being created by the initiative.  Detailed results for each university are available in their respective program section of this compendium of budget information Related Material USTAR Budget Issues (2014 General Session) USTAR Budget Issues (2014 General Session) Funding Detail During the 2013 General Session, the Legislature created the USTAR Research Teams line item and two new programs, titled after the two participating research universities. Historically, funding has been split 60/40 with 60 percent of research team funds distributed to the University of Utah and 40 percent distributed to Utah State University. The creation of this new line item facilitates the reporting of more specific details of research team expenditures. To this point expenditure detail has been reported as pass-through funding to the universities.
Program: Utah State University Background At Utah State University, three areas of innovation consist of 6 different research teams and one joint team with the University of Utah. They break down as follows: BioInnovations
Energy Innovations
Earth and Space Innovations
Performance BioInnovations Center for Human Nutrition Studies (formerly CAN)
Synthetic Bio-manufacturing Institute (SBI)
Veterinary Diagnostics and Infectious Disease (VDID)
Arrhythmia Joint Venture
Energy Innovations Intuitive Buildings (I2B)
Energy Initiative (Plasma)
Biofuels
USTAR Advanced Transportation Institute (WAVE)
Earth and Space Innovations Space Weather Center
Advanced Weather Systems Foundation (STORM)
Active Sensing: Now part of STORM and the Advanced Weather Systems Foundation
Funding Detail The largest portion of research team expenditures goes to salaries and benefits. The Utah State Research Foundation (USURF I.O.T.), current expenses, and capital outlay also make up a large portion of funding. In FY 2013, The $13.5 million appropriation to USU research teams breaks down as follows: BioInnovations Center for Human Nutrition Studies (formerly CAN): $230,000 Synthetic Bio-Manufacturing Institute (SBI): $4,051,000 Veterinary Diagnostics and Infectious Disease (VDID): $2,209,200 Arrhythmia Joint Venture (Joint with U of U and USU): $800,000 Energy Innovations Intuitive Buildings (I2B): $290,000 Energy Initiative: $1,529,300 USTAR Advance Transportation Institute (UATI): $1,710,000 Energy Innovations Space Weather Center: $345,400 Advanced Weather Systems Foundation (STORM project): $900,000 Active Sensing: $200,000 Research team expenditures at USU totaled $12,874,900 for FY 2013. The other $638,200 was spent on O&M costs of $309,800, Salary obligations of $228,400, and Experimental Program to Stimulation Competitive Research (EPSCOR) of approximately $100,000.
Background At the University of Utah, five areas of expertise consist of 11 different research teams. They break down as follows: NanoTechnology
Medical Imaging Technology and Brain Medicine
BioDevice and BioPharma
Energy Technology
Digital Media
Performance NanoTechnology Nanotechnology Biosensors
Wireless Nanosystems
Micro and Nano System Integration
Medical Imaging Technology and Brain Medicine Circuits of the Brain
Diagnostic Neuroimaging
Imaging Technology
Nanoscale and Biomedical Photonic
Biomedical Device
Energy Technology Fossil Energy
Alternative and Renewable Energy Center
Digital Media Digital Media
Funding Detail The largest portion of research team expenditures goes to salaries and benefits. Current expenses, equipment, and capital outlay also make up a large portion of funding. In FY 2013, The $14.3 million appropriation to U of U research teams breaks down as follows: NanoTechnology Nanotechnology Biosensors: $368,108 Wireless Nanosystems: $677,610 Micro and Nano System Integration: $328,562 Medical Imaging Technology and Brain Medicine Circuits of the Brain: $516,025 Diagnostic Neuroimaging: $1,360,102 Imaging Technology: $757,307 Nanoscale and Biomedical Photonic: $775,081 BioDevice and BioPharma Biomedical Device: $937,261 Energy Technology Fossil Energy - Carbon Engineering: $899,048 Alternative and Renewable Energy Center: $420,478 Digital Media Digital Media: $348,155 Research teams expended about $7.44 million of the University of Utah's research team allocation. The other $6.9 million was spent on the Materials research, Science, and Engineering Center (MERSEC) match of $3.3 million, O&M costs of $2.1 million, the arrhythmia joint venture of $1.2 million, $177,300 of 3T MRI expenses, and and approximately $160,000 for start-up and retrofit expenses.
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COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.