Transcript Louisiana THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF) BY THE NUMBERS LOUISIANA IN FY 2012 is the only federal agency whose mission includes support for all fields.

Louisiana
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)
BY THE NUMBERS
LOUISIANA IN FY 2012
is the only federal agency whose mission includes support
for all fields of fundamental science and engineering.
“Vital industries such as space exploration, defense,
pharmaceutical, medical, and agriculture rely on those
well trained in math and science. To be competitive in
the global economy, our children must build those
strong skills.”
$40 Million: NSF funds awarded
33rd: National ranking in NSF funds
25: NSF-funded institutions
179: NSF grants awarded
–Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal
EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH IN LOUISIANA
NSF-funded researchers in computer science, hurricane, and oceanic modeling at Louisiana
State University are developing novel methods to predict the paths and intensities of hurricanes
more accurately and improve forecasting and emergency response.
A team of researchers supported by a NSF grant to the Louisiana Board of Regents developed
an award-winning computer simulation showing the collision of black holes and the gravitational
waves that would be generated.
Scientists at LSU are using a NSF CAREER grant to look for water molecules on Mars by
developing computer simulations of water-bearing structures.
Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation
INVESTMENT IN SCIENCE = INVESTMENT IN LOUISIANA INNOVATION
Louisiana State University, which received more than
$17 million from NSF in 2010, produced $1.3 billion
for the Baton Rouge area and generated nearly
22,000 jobs.1
Including offshore production on the Outer
Continental Shelf, Louisiana is No. 1 in crude oil
production and No. 2 in natural gas production in the
U.S. 2
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Louisiana ranks as the ninth-best state in Site
Selection magazine’s 2010 “Top State Business
Climate Rankings,” earning its highest ranking ever.2
In Lake Providence, La., Myriant Technologies is
establishing the world's largest bio-based succinic
acid plant, which will provide a renewable bio-based
industrial chemical building block, reduce U.S.
dependence on imported oil and reduce greenhouse
gas emissions. 2
The Economic Impact of Louisiana State University on the Baton Rouge MSA, Stephen Barnes
Louisiana Economic Development (LED): louisianaeconomicdevelopment.com
Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org
Louisiana
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
(NSF) not only funds cutting-edge research at
institutions across the country; NSF’s education
initiatives ensure the U.S. will remain a global
leader in innovation for generations to come.
Since 1952, NSF has supported
45,000 graduate students through
research fellowships.
Louisiana received $7 million in
NSF educational funding in FY
2012.
EXAMPLES OF NSF-FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN LOUISIANA
The NSF-supported Louis Stokes Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-LAMP),
led by Southern University, is a statewide program aimed at rapidly increasing the number of
minority students earning bachelor’s degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and
mathematics) fields.
Undergraduate and graduate students can gain experience at the NSF facility LIGO, the
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, an instrument that detects gravitational
waves to search for the presence of matter in the distant reaches of the cosmos, by
participating in a vigorous Research Experience for Undergraduates program or using the
facility to conduct Ph.D. research.
Graduate students at Louisiana State University are participating in a NSF Integrative
Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) multidisciplinary program of
education, research and training in Multi-Scale Computations of Fluid Dynamics to conduct
research in coastal management from the perspective of modeling and intervention.
Courtesy: www.research.gov/seeinnovation
“LSU continues to generate jobs and bring in money that helps to keep the Baton Rouge area and
all of Louisiana moving forward. This university is vital to the economic health of our state.”
−LSU Chancellor Michael Martin
"The diversity and growth potential of Louisiana's top projects in both high-tech and traditional
manufacturing, as well as healthy total investments, overall job creation and innovative incentives,
made Louisiana a clear winner of our annual 'State of the Year' Award."
−Business Facilities Editor-in-chief Jack Rogers
Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF)  1527 Eighteenth Street, NW  Washington, DC 20036  www.cnsfweb.org