Annual Report
Governed by the National Science Foundation (NSF), all Engineering Research Centers (ERC) must present an annual report detailing the goals and efforts of the center.
The function of the Center's Annual Report is to communicate the vision, activities, plans, and achievements in all aspects of operations. The annual report is an opportunity to present a unified picture of the strategic scope of research, education and industrial collaboration programs; detail individual research projects and how they fit into the Center’s vision; and discuss progress made and milestones achieved. The Annual Report also contains plans for the next year and, for Renewal Proposals, contains plans for the next four to five years. In addition, the NSF Program Director and site visit team use the Annual Report to assess an individual ERC’s performance. The ERC Program Leader also uses the full set of reports regarding the outcomes and impacts of the ERC Program to inform National Science Foundation (NSF) management, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress. Finally, the leadership team of each ERC uses its Annual Report as a valuable internal management tool and record of their accomplishments.
The Annual Report consists of two separate volumes, aptly titled Volume I and Volume II. Volume I provides the reviewers and NSF with a summary of the Center's vision and plans, activities and infrastructure, and impacts of the ERC. It contains data representing the impacts of the center, it’s personnel, sources of support, and expenditures. Volume II provides the detailed individual research project information.
You can download the complete 2009 CCEFP Annual Report, Volume I, by clicking on the image or by clicking on the link below:
Project Summaries from Volume II are also available by clicking on the following links:
Volume II, Research Project Summaries only (PDF)
Volume II, Education and Outreach Project Summaries only (PDF)