H.S. Tzou , Chair Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination (BTKD)

1. INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CENTERA Permanent Structure for Mature Interdisciplinary Councils and Others H.S. Tzou, Chair Board on Technical Knowledge Dissemination (BTKD)

2. And Realize the Vision To Drive Growth... Needed to Produce Content... To Build Technical Communities... Provide Governance & Business Support… Business Operations Systems , Funding & Staff Our business model operational concept: Energy Committee Congress Steering Committee Research Committees Interdisciplinary Councils 3 years Technical Committees Products & Services Divisions Technical Groups TCOB BTKD -SPC -CPC -TPC BDS -CDOT -CAF -CoH BRTD

3. OUTLINE • Background & Context • Value Proposition • Considerations and Recommendation • Rationale & Characteristics of a New Interdisciplinary Engineering Center (IEC) • IEC Guiding Principles, Framework & Structure • Framework for IEC Committees • Proposed TCOB Organization Chart • Appendices

4. BACKGROUND & CONTEXT • The Nanotechnology Institute was created more than 10 years ago to develop and foster ASME’s nano activities; the term “institute” was deployed in 2001 to position ASME in the marketplace, although currently it is not consistent with ASME definition of institutes. • The NanoEngineering Council was created 3 years ago under K&C and is the governing body of the Nano Institute. The NEC is a fully active and engaged (though nascent) body. • NEC is due for its 3-year assessment in Nov. 2012 • Options include: • Sunset Council • Request additional 3 years • Recommend other/permanent structure option

5. VALUE PROPOSITION • Technical Communities Value Proposition: “Provide opportunities for engagement that facilitate technical knowledge exchange and relationship building.” • The NanoEngineering Council aims to accomplish this via direct collaboration with ASME Divisions, other ASME Units, members, and collaborative partnerships with outside organizations.

6. CONSIDERATIONS AND RECOMMENDATION • Examination and evaluation of options available to make a sound recommendation (pros/cons) • Input gathered from NEC, ICC, BTKD and ASME staff • Alignment with ASME’s and NEC’s strategic goals • Current status of NEC as a “transient body”; recommendation to make a permanent entity • Create an Interdisciplinary Engineering Center(IEC) to house mature Interdisciplinary Councils (ICs). • Mature ICs will become the Committees in the new Interdisciplinary Engineering Center. For example, the mature NEC becomes the NanoEngineering Committee in IEC • Endorsed by NEC (April 2012)  Endorsed by ICC (May 2012)  Endorsed by BTKD (October 2012)

7. RATIONALE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING CENTER (IEC) • Activities of an Interdisciplinary Engineering Center & its Committees may involve expertise and participation from multiple ASME Technical Divisions/Groups and/or Sectors. • No one Technical Division or Group can provide the desired level and/or breadth of technical expertise for the activities of a true IEC.

8. IEC CHARACTERISTICS • The Interdisciplinary Engineering Center & its Committees should minimize conflict with existing TDs/TGs by (a) avoiding parallel technical programming in the particular interdisciplinary space, and (b) providing avenues for the new units to operate without encouraging primary membership from existing divisions/groups to migrate. • The Center’s Committees should be able to pursue rich portfolios of products (as determined by their ECs) that may include expert panels, poster forums, workshops, conferences, webinars, podcasts, achievement awards, technical journals, courses, etc. • The Center’s Committees should interact with ASME Government Relations to develop and present white papers to influence public policy, and federal funding initiatives. • The Center’s Committees may seek project and programming resources from the ASME General Fund.Revenues will be returned to the Society’s General Fund and/or via Division revenue-sharing.

9. IEC GUIDING PRINCIPLES & FRAMEWORK • Guide mature interdisciplinary councils (and potentially other interdisciplinary entities like the Energy Committee) to the new structure. • Establish a governing structure & Operation Guide. • Report to TCOB and provide mandatory yearly assessments. • Promote interdisciplinary collaborations: members of the IEC Committees would continue to declare and work with a primary Divisionwhile actively collaborating with the new unit. • Foster development of new multi-disciplinary products & services by collaborating with multiple ASME units. • May pursue option of petitioning to become an ASME Division or Institute contingent on ASME requirements, market conditions, opportunities, etc.

10. IEC STRUCTURE • Governance structure should include an IEC Executive Committee (EC): • Participants: Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary who oversee Committees’ activities and promote engagement with other ASME technical units. • IEC Chair is appointed & approved by TCOB; Vice Chair comes to TCOB for information. IEC Chair is a non-voting member of TCOB. • Actions: Develop & implement an assessment tool with metrics to measure the success of the individual Committees; make necessary recommendations.

11. FRAMEWORK FOR IEC COMMITTEES • Committees will operate under existing governance, and Operation Guides may continue to be used: • Elections of Committee Chairs (with approval of IEC EC), Vice Chairs, and other officers • Committee Chairs are approved by TCOB. Vice Chairs come to TCOB for information. • Committees report directly to IEC, which is under TCOB • Committees may seek project and programming resources from the ASME General Fund. Revenues will be returned to the Society’s General Fund and/or via Division revenue-sharing.

12. PROPOSED TCOB ORGANIZATION CHART

13. PROPOSED TCOB ORG. CHART-2

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15. … APPENDICES

16. Timeline • January 2012 – NEC working group formed to recommend option(s) for a permanent structure to house the Council • April 2012 – Request to NEC members to endorse Interdisciplinary Energy Group (IEG) concept • April 2012 – IEG concept endorsed by NanoEngineering Council • May 2012 – IEG concept endorsed by ICC • May 2012 – BTKD informed of NEC & ICC endorsement of IEG concept • June 2012 – Request from BTKD to ICC to form a volunteer/staff working group to develop a permanent structure proposal • July 2012 – ICC working group established; meeting held to evaluate option(s), value proposition & NEC proposal development • August 2012 – key leadership (NEC, ICC, BTKD, TCOB & staff) establish working group to develop NEC proposal by IMECE2012 • September/October 2012 – Proposal developed for BTKD (endorsed by BTKD in Oct.) and TCOB. IEG modified to IEC (Interdisciplinary Engineering Center)

17. Next Steps • Aug/Sept 2012 – volunteer/staff working group conference calls to develop NEC proposal • Oct 2012 – proposal presented by ICC to BTKD for review; endorsed by BTKD • Oct 2012 – proposal circulated to TCOB for review & socialization • Nov 2012 – proposal presentation at TCOB for vote

18. ASME Division Activities ASME FY’13 Nanotechnology Portfolio

19. Case Studies of Centers: Academia/Case Western Reserve University • CWRU Energy Institute  • Great Lakes Energy Institute (http://energy.case.edu/) • Multidisciplinary proposals are submitted by teams with combinations from the Case School of Engineering, College of Arts & Sciences, Weatherhead School of Management, and School of Law. GLEI promotes industry–academia collaborations to enable the transition to advanced sustainable energy generation, storage, distribution and utilization, through coordinated research, development, and education. Since its inception in 2008, GLEI has quadrupled its energy-related research. • CWRU Materials Institute • Institute for Advanced Materials at Case Western Reserve University • (http://case.edu/advancedmaterials/) • Established as an interdisciplinary research alliance under the university’s strategic plan and aided by the largest grant from the 2010 Provost’s Investment Fund, the institute provides a central hub for collaborations among the university’s researchers, private industry and government partners that drive innovation of new materials from ideas to proven models to marketable technology.

20. Case Studies of Centers: Government/National Science Foundation http://www.nano.gov/partners The National Nanotechnology Initiative is a multi-agency, collaborative project, with Federal agencies participating under the auspices of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council.

21. Case Studies of Centers: Industry/Airbus http://www.airbus.com/company/aircraft-manufacture/how-is-an-aircraft-built/airbus-centres-of-excellence/ Airbus Centres of Excellence Airbus industrial activity is handled in three disciplines: Operations, Programmes and Core Functions. Within Operations, there are four Centres of Excellence (CoEs), each founded on expertise in key production areas: fuselage and cabin, wing and pylon, aft fuselage and empennage, and industrial processes and aerostructures. The CoEs simplify and unify design and production management during aircraft development. The CoEs fall under the responsibility of Airbus’ head of operations, who is in charge of all industrial processes. This includes ensuring that the best tools, methods and processes are selected and implemented across the CoEs in order to increase efficiency and control costs. The Programmes function is responsible for the work of Airbus’ final assembly lines, including cabin definition and installation, as well as overall management processes. Programmes works closely with the CoEs in order to secure firm commitments on what is delivered to the final assembly lines. The Centres of Excellence also maintain close links with core Airbus functions such as procurement, human resources, engineering, quality and customer services to ensure that Airbus employees share knowledge and ideas

22. ASME NanoEngineering Council (NEC) Recommendation to Form a Permanent Structure: Interdisciplinary Engineering Center (IEC) White Paper May 2012 Provided upon request