ARC Support for Research in Nanomaterials

Professor Brian Yates

Executive Director, Engineering, Mathematics and Information Sciences

Australian Research Council

Commonwealth Investment in R&D 2014–15 ($m)

Industry R&D Tax Measures; $2,430

Block Funding (incl. RIBG, JRE, SRO, APA + RTS) ,

$1,947

NHMRC; $930

ARC; $876

CSIRO, $745

DSTO; $408

Business Innovation; $304

Rural; $303

ANSTO; $253

CRCs, $150Energy and the Environment;

$126

Geoscience Australia; $125Other Health; $58

Other R&D; $537

Trends in Government R&D investment 2003–2015 ($m)

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

$0

$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000

$12,000Other R&D

Energy and the Environment

Rural

CRCs

Other Health

Higher Education R&D

Block Funding

Business Innovation

Business R&D

Industry R&D Tax Measures

Australian Government R&D

NHMRC

ARC

DSTO

CSIRO

Selected research agencies 2003–2015 funding ($m)

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

$700

$800

$900

$1,000

NHMRCARCCSIRODSTO

ARC funding by institute 2010–2014

% funding share—Australian Research Grants Committee 1974 compared with ARC NCGP 2013

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Mel

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Mur

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0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

1974 2013

National Competitive Grants ProgramDiscovery Programs Linkage Programs

Laureate Fellowships

Future Fellowships

DECRA

Discovery Projects

Centres of Excellence

Co-Funded

& SRI

Linkage Projects

Other Fellowships

Area of box represents funding awarded over the period 2008–2013. N.b. ITRP & DECRA running for less than five years.

LIEFITRP

Centres of Excellence

BSB EMI HCA PCE SBE0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

EOIfull proposalsuccess

*BSB = Biological Sciences and Biotechnology; EMI = Engineering, Mathematics and Informatics; HCA = Humanities and Creative Arts; PCE = Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences; SBE = Social, Behavioural and Economics Sciences

Source: 2014 Selection Report Table 1

• Results for 2014 round

• Next round about to begin

- EOI

NCGP % funding by Fields of Research 2002–2014

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

20102011

20122013

20140%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100% Mathematical Sciences

Physical Sciences

Chemical Sciences

Earth Sciences

Environmental Sciences

Biological Sciences

Information and Computing Sciences

Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Engineering

Technology

Medical and Health Sciences

Built Environment and Design

Education

Economics

Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

Studies in Human Society

Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Law and Legal Studies

Studies in Creative Arts and Writing

Language, Communication and Culture

History and Archaeology

Philosophy and Religious Studies

ARC NCGP funding by Fields of Research 2002–2014

$0

$20,000,000

$40,000,000

$60,000,000

$80,000,000

$100,000,000

$120,000,000

$140,000,000

$160,000,000

Technology

Engineering

Biological Sciences

Chemical Sciences

ARC NCGP funding For Nanotech (FOR 1007*) †

*or RFCD equiv.†Outcomes for 2015 are not complete and do not include funding for Future Fellowships, Australian Laureate Fellowships and Linkage Projects.

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015$0

$10,000,000

$20,000,000

$30,000,000

$40,000,000

$50,000,000

$60,000,000

$70,000,000Centres of Excellence !

Nanotech Centres of Excellence awarded in 2014

Nanotechnology Field of Research code 1007

100701 Environmental Nanotechnology100702 Molecular and Organic Electronics100703 Nanobiotechnology100704 Nanoelectromechanical Systems100705 Nanoelectronics100706 Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly100707 Nanomanufacturing100708 Nanomaterials100709 Nanomedicine100710 Nanometrology100711 Nanophotonics100712 Nanoscale Characterisation100713 Nanotoxicology, Health and Safety100799 Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified

ARC funding for Nanomaterials* (excluding CoEs)

*ANY PROPORTION OF FOR CODE 100708 NANOMATERIALS2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

$-

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

$16,000,000

LPLEIFFuture FellowSuper SciLaureatesDPDECRA

LIEF

Fields of Research Networked

Nanomaterials web

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