UMN-Norway Partnerships : Recent history, New Opportunities and Strategies Judd Sheridan Norwegian Centennial Chair Janu

1. UMN-Norway Partnerships :Recent history, New Opportunities and StrategiesJudd SheridanNorwegian Centennial ChairJanuary 12, 2010

2. Today’s remarks • Goals: • Provide an update of UMN-Norway partnerships • Norwegian Centennial Chair • Expanding themes and partners • Suggest strategies for enhancing and expanding cooperation

3. Norwegian Centennial Interdisciplinary Chair: history and status of this “model” for cooperation

4. The story The University of Minnesota + The Norwegian University of Life Sciences The story in brief • Cooperation started in 2003 with research “dream teams” • Funded by the Norwegian ministry of agriculture and food, the Norwegian embassy to USA, the Norwegian Research Council and the University of Minnesota and its Foundation • The Norwegian Centennial Interdisciplinary Chair was announced in 2005 by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon • Three agreements between the two universities were signed 2006 to establish the Chair program • Shared funding of an endowment – Norway-UMN

5. Money Funding • The two universities provided a total of $1.5 Million to the University of Minnesota Foundation. • The earnings from the endowment, about $ 70,000 per year, provide scholarships, part-time salaries for the chair-holders and workshop arrangements. • The research teams apply for public or private funding for their R&D-projects.

6. Transatlantic Research Teams incl. Bachelor-, Master-, PhD- and PostDoc-students Industry Industry Other universities Other universities Bilateral Agreement UMN UMB Chair-holder Chair-holder Executive Committee How do we collaborate? The Chair Model for collaboration between the two universities UMN= University of Minnesota UMB= Norwegian University of Life Sciences

7. What do we collaborate on? Transatlantic Research Teams+(number of researchers involved) • Airborne sampling of forest for biomass and carbon estimation (10) • Functional genomics to advance dairy cattle health (5) • Mycotoxin in cereal crops by enhanced plant resistance (10) • Ecological, technical and economic aspects of bioenergy from forest (9) • Thermochemical conversion of biomass to biofuel (pyrolysis) (10) • Lignocellulose to biofuels (enzyme technology) (9) • NEW Response to climate change - system approaches(10) • NEW Aquaculture (8) • NEW Cell wall (8) • NEW Algae (8) • In total 10 teams and 87 researchers • 16 industry involved, most of them without formal agreements

8. The production 2 of 3 The team activity – An Example • Airborne sampling of forest for biomass and carbon estimation- exploring relationships between data from airborne LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), biomass/carbon stocks and the carbon sequestration of boreal and temperate forest ecosystems • Papers: 3 joint, 2 non-joint • Projects funded: 5 • PhD and Post.doc: 6

9. Fulbright and TK Fellow:Terje Kristensen • Member of the “Airborne sampling team” • “Bridge” between UMB and UMN

10. Moving Ahead:New Partnership Opportunities • Chair program expanding research groups and themes • UMN extending partnerships to other Norwegian universities, research centers, and research institutes • Build connections with: Centers of Excellence; Centers for Environmentally-friendly Energy Research; and Centers for Research-based Innovation

11. New Chair program themes and groups • Climate and agriculture • Aquaculture • Algae • Cell Wall

12. Climate and Agriculture Build on Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Initiative

13. Cooperation UMN- Bioforsk, UMBResponse to Climate Change- system approach (new team ) Lillian Øygarden, 2009 Follow up meeting in Minnesota september 2008 – Climate change- Norwegian cooperation Agriculture/Food Ministry ”white paper” Follow up Visit to Norway 10- 12 June 2009.

14. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships New Strategy: Build on Centers of Excellence

15. Norwegian Centers of Excellence Theoretical chemistry Theoretical linguistics Economics Mind in Nature Ecology Cancer biomedicine Immune regulation Biomedicine and IT Neuroscience Mathematics Civil wars Physics/Geology Geohazards Communication systems Ships and ocean structures Biology of memory Geo- biosphere Climate research Medieval studies Petroleum research Aquaculture protein Arvid Hallen, Science Week, 2007

16. Dr. Jerry Shurson1 and Dr. Margareth Øverland2 Dept. of Animal Science (UM)1 and APC (UMB)2 Prospective Research Collaborations in Aquaculture Nutrition – U of M and APC

17. Plans • Travel exchanges to build: • Research team • Refine objectives • Secure funding • Identify prospective U.S. based industrial partners for SFI Research Innovation Grant Proposal

18. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships Build on Centers of Excellence

19. University of Oslo (UiO) • Long history – e.g. political sci, German, Scand, Dutch on Hamrun • UMN chosen as a “Preferred partner” • Include as part of “Chair” program • New and/or expanded efforts • Mathematics – CMA/IMA • Neuroscience – CMBN/Neurosci Dept. • Ecosystems/evolution – CEES/Ecology-Cedar Creek • St. Anthony Falls Laboratory • Materials Science – cf. solar, catalysis • “Mini-Smart Grids” • Peace Studies

20. CEES – Cedar Creek • Nils Chr. Stenseth • Dir Center of Excellence, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES) • Highly-cited Environ Scientist • David Tilman • Dept. Ecology,Evol,Behav • International biology prize awardee • Highly-cited Environ Scientist UiO UMN

21. One of Many Major Research Findings at Cedar Creek • Carbon-negative biofuels from low-input high-diversity grassland biomass. SCIENCE 314:1598-1600. 2006 • Tilman, D.; Hill, J.; Lehman, C.

22. DOE Wind Consortium:St. Anthony Falls Lab • SAFL-led Wind Consortium Wins $8M Grant from the U.S. Department of Energy • Will support research to improve both land-based and offshore wind generation • Will build large wind turbine for research UMore park • Many industrial partners

23. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships

24. NTNU • Electrical Engineering • Microbiology (biofilm; also UMB) • Bioenergy (later) • Catalysis (Nordic Opportunity) • Neuroscience

25. Another TK Fellowship link • Long-standing research cooperation Electrical Eng • Many Fulbright and TK students • Recent: • Miriam Kaynia • Lars Stormo • Thomas Børstad Ned Mohan UMN Tore Underland NTNU

26. NTNU • Electrical Engineering • Microbiology (biofilm; also UMB) • Bioenergy (later) • Catalysis (Nordic Opportunity) • Neuroscience

27. DOE Biohydrocarbon Center:ARPA-E awardee • A team of University of Minnesota researchers and BioCee, a university start-up company, have been awarded $2.2 million from the Department of Energy for a research proposal using bacteria to produce biofuel. • The team proposes to develop a bioreactor using bacteria embedded in a thin latex coating to produce hydrocarbon fuel. • Based in part on work done with SINTEF/NTNU

28. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships New Strategy: Build on New “Environment-Friendly Energy” Research Centers (FME)

29. Forskningssentrene for Miljøvennlig Energi (FME) • Key features: renewable energy theme, multiple university and corporate partners, some Intl,“grad school” • 8 funded for 8 years, ca. $4M/yr • 50% from Norwegian Res Council • 25% from corporate partners • 25% from Norwegian academic partners

30. Forskningssentrene for Miljøvennlig Energi (FME) • Bioenergy Innovation Centre (CenBio) • BIGCCS Centre – International CCS Research Centre • SUbsurface CO2 Storage – Critical Elements and Superior Strategy (SUCCESS) • Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) • Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology (NOWITECH) • The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology • The Research Centre on Zero Emission Buildings (ZEB) • Centre for Environmental Design of Renewable Energy (CEDREN)

31. Centers for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) BIGCCS CEDREN CenBio NORCOWE NOWITECH SOLAR SUCCESS ZEB

32. University of Oslo (UiO) • Long history – e.g. political sci, German, Scand, Dutch on Hamrun • UMN chosen as a “Preferred partner” • Include as part of “Chair” program • New and/or expanded efforts • Mathematics • Neuroscience • Ecosystems/evolution • St. Anthony Falls Laboratory • Materials Science – cf. solar, catalysis – SOLAR (with IFE- Instit for Energy Technology) • “Mini-Smart Grids” – Solar, Wind, elect eng (UMN) • Peace Studies

33. Dick Hemmingsen, 2009 IREE Large Grant Laterally Integrated Photovoltaic SystemsProject lead:Philip Cohen, Electrical and Computer Engineering

34. Centers for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) BIGCCS CEDREN CenBio NORCOWE NOWITECH SOLAR SUCCESS ZEB

35. NTNU • Electrical Engineering • Microbiology (biofilm; also UMB) • Bioenergy (CenBio) – with UMB • Catalysis (Nordic Opportunity) • Neuroscience

36. CenBio

37. Centre lead Host Trondheim Ås R&D partners in CenBio R&D

38. International cooperation • Stanford University (USA ) • US Forest Service (USA) • University of Minnesota (USA ) • Finnish Forest Research Institute (FIN) • Chalmers University of Technology (S) • Åbo Akademi University (FIN) • Technical University of Denmark (DK) • University of Copenhagen (DK) • Vienna University of Technology (A) • Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg (D)

39. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships Build on New “Environment-Friendly Energy” Research Centers (FME)

40. Centers for Environment-Friendly Energy Research (FME) BIGCCS CEDREN CenBio NORCOWE NOWITECH SOLAR SUCCESS ZEB

41. University of Bergen (UiB) • UMN Poly Sci and Psychology • Potential in climate modeling with UMN Institute on the Environment • FME centers • NORCOWE – with UStavanger,Agder • SUCCESS – with UOslo and IFE

42. IREE Large Grant Combining Geothermal Energy Extraction and CO2 Sequestration to Produce Clean, Renewable, Carbon Negative ElectricityProject lead:Martin Saar, Geology and Geophysics High-temperature Geothermal – Iceland Low-temperature Geothermal – Minnesota Dick Hemmingsen, 2009

43. UMB UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN And More to Come…… Expanding University Partnerships New Strategy: Build on Research-based Innovation Centers

44. Mini-Smart grid,SOLAR Centres for Research-based Innovation- public private partnerships SFI APC Mycotox,plant

45. SFI proposals • APC – Aquaculture Protein Center – UMB, U Bergen • Mycotoxin – Bioforsk, UMB • Genomics of plants and animals – UMB, Hamar • Mini-SmartGrid – UiO, India • CeRTA – UiO, UiT (not really SFI) • UMN in ALL of THESE

46. How can you help? • Work with us on increasing private sector involvement with research groups (both Norwegian and Minnesota) • Facilitate and promote student exchanges related to research groups • Reinforce linkages with Norwegian government and research council

47. Prime Minister Stoltenberg at U of M’s Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve High level support from the Norwegian government Bob Kvavik, TK Address, 2008

48. Prime Minister Stoltenberg at U of M’s Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve High level support from the Norwegian government………. Can we add you to the picture?

49. Many thanks!Tusen takk!