By Kim A. Stelson, CCEFP Director.

The "numbers" of the CCEFP tell compelling stories. The totals in the categories below offer a powerful summary of the impact of the Engineering Research Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) in both research and education. They are drawn from data compiled for the CCEFP Annual Report to the National Science Foundation, February 2011 as well as previous annual reports.

CCEFP by the Numbers Since the beginning of the 2010-2011 reporting year Since June 2006, the launch of the CCEFP
People of the CCEFP at the Center's seven universities    
Faculty 35  
Additional research staff 13  
Post-doctoral students 2  
Doctoral students 59  
Masters students 36  
Undergraduates 62  
REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) Program 23 87
Fluid Power Scholars (Industry Internship) Program 8 8
RET (Research Experiences for Teachers) Program 6 23
Inventions and patents    
Inventions Disclosed 7 31
Patent applications filed 4 20
Patents awarded 1 2
Licenses Issued 2 2
Technical Standards Impacted 4 8
Published full-length papers and papers delivered at major conferences through CCEFP support; articles in the trade press    
Articles in peer-reviewed journals 22 61
Papers delivered at major conferences 59 186
Articles in the trade press and in trade association newsletters 19 69
Degrees granted to date to CCEFP students    
Bachelor's degrees 18 94
Master's degrees 14 70
Doctoral degrees 9 22
CCEFP's influence on curriculum at the Center's seven schools    
New courses focused on fluid power (and/or CCEFP research) 8 14
Courses modified to include fluid power content (and/or CCEFP research) 12 39
New degree minors or minors emphases 0 3
Educational Outreach, Workshops, webcasts, seminars and Short Courses focused on fluid power    
Workshops, short courses or webinars for the industry 9 49
Webcasts for industry 19 76
Innovation-focused Workshops, Short courses, Webinars and Seminars 5 5
Seminars, Colloquia, Invited Talks, etc. 35 127