Alaska *STEM = Science Biology, Chemistry, Marine Biology, Physics, Science Technology Computer / Information Systems, Game Design, Developer, Web / Software Developer Engineering Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical / Electronics, Photonics, General & Mechanical Engineering Mathematics & Statistics Accounting, Auditors, Financial Specialists (TM) ASTRA s 2018 STEM Innovation Vital Signs Series Alaska s 2018 STEM & Innovation Report Card There s bipartisan consensus: Keeping America Great means protecting America s World Leadership in Science, Engineering & Technology. And that requires maintaining federal funding for science and engineering R&D as a top budget priority. Expanding the innovation capacity of the U.S. is the only way to address an increasingly difficult struggle to maintain our U.S. standard of living, national security and global economic competitiveness. Through sustained federal, state and private funding, we must also invest more in research programs and science & engineering infrastructure. The U.S. must significantly improve the capabilities of our science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce. A National Science Foundation (NSF) study found that 73% of the scientific papers cited in commercial patents were funded by taxpayers through the federal government, especially through university research operations. 1 For More Information: STEM in Your State The Science-Engineering-Technology Working Group (SETWG) has sponsored the annual STEM on the Hill Congressional Visits Day Program since 1995. See www.setcvd.org Science & Engineering Indicators 2018, published by the National Science Board, provides a broad base of quantitative information on the U.S. and global science and engineering enterprise. It is created biennially by the National Science Foundation s Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS). See www.nsf.gov/statistics/2018/nsb20181/ The Congressional Research Service has produced Science & Technology Issues in the 115th Congress at http://www.usinnovation.org/reports/science-and-technology-issues-115th-congress ASTRA s Web Sites include www.usinnovation.org. See also store.usinnovation.org for free downloads of all ASTRA State STEM Report Cards 2018 and the ASTRA EdTech Revolution in Education. Get a daily, free download of US Innovation Today, our daily innovation newsletter at https://vr2. verticalresponse.com/s/usinnovationtodaynewsletter 2/21/18, 9(53 AM What s in This 2018 STEM & Innovation Report Card? A Call to Action for Alaska...p. 1 What does STEM Mean?...p. 1 Global R&D Spending & Alaska s Future...p. 1 Alaska s Innovation X-Ray: Rank & Location Quotient (LQ)...p. 2 Alaska s Fastest Growing STEM Jobs for 2028...p. 3 Student STEM Interest in Alaska by Ethnicity & Gender from (MyCollegeOptions )...p. 4 How the SBIR Program Benefits US Economic Growth...p. 5 The EPSCoR Program and Alaska R&D...pp. 6 R&D Expenditures of Selected Countries 2000-2015 2 (In billions of current PPP 4 dollars) CAUSE FOR ALARM: Share of Global R&D U.S. Share Continues to Decline 2000-2015 3 2-3. Source: CRS Analysis of Organization for Economic Development & Cooperation, OECD Stat database, https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?datasetcode=msti_pub Growth in R&D Expenditures for Selected Countries Since 2000-2015 4 4. Source: CRS Analysis of Organization for Economic Development & Cooperation, OECD https://stats.oecd.org/index.aspx?datasetcode=msti_pub Notes: Global R&D includes the expenditures of the OECD countries, Argentina, China, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, and Taiwan. Share computed in PPP terms. PPP = Purchasing Power Parity. PPP is used to determine the relative value of different currencies and to adjust data from different countries to a common currency allowing direct coparisons among them. 2018 Dr. Robert S. Boege for ASTRA, The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America www.usinnovation.org and store.usinnovation.org for free downloads of ASTRA s State STEM & Innovation Report Cards. STEM on the Hill is powered by ASTRA data. 1. NSF-sponsored study, March 1997; 2 and 3. Sources: The sources of this data include a variety of federal government agencies, including the U.S. Office of Management & Budget and the National Science Foundation.
ASTRA s 2018 STEM Innovation Vital Signs Series (TM) Alaska s Innovation X-RAY: Measuring Alaska s Top 20 Industries by Location Quotient (LQ) 2018 2028 Location quotient (LQ) is a valuable way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic group is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a particular region unique in comparison to the national average, which is defined as 1.0 In more exact terms, location quotient is a ratio that compares a region to a larger reference region according to some characteristic or asset. Industry LQ is a way of quantifying how concentrated an industry is in a region compared to a larger geographic area, such as the state or nation. The basic uses of industry LQs (and, by extension, for clusters and occupations as well) include these: To determine which industries make the regional economy unique. To identify the export orientation of an industry and identify the most export-oriented industries in the region. To identify emerging export industries beginning to bring money into the region. To identify endangered export industries that could erode the region s economic base. Source: EMSI 2028 Rank 5 NAICS* Description 2028 LQ 2018 Jobs 2028 Jobs Change % Change 1 212222 Silver Ore Mining 120.05 458 478 20 4% 2 311710 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging 102.53 9,582 9,188 (394) (4%) 3 212221 Gold Ore Mining 69.53 3,920 4,562 642 16% 4 114111 Finfish Fishing 56.48 4,973 3,698 (1,275) (26%) 5 481112 Scheduled Freight Air Transportation 43.13 1,398 1,662 264 19% 6 114112 Shellfish Fishing 32.93 2,532 2,366 (166) (7%) 7 483111 Deep Sea Freight Transportation 27.83 559 867 308 55% 8 483113 Coastal and Great Lakes Freight Transportation 27.58 845 952 107 13% 9 486110 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil 25.09 787 859 72 9% 10 212230 Copper, Nickel, Lead, and Zinc Mining 17.46 689 764 75 11% 11 487210 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water 17.46 1,039 1,111 72 7% 12 114119 Other Marine Fishing 17.15 161 234 73 45% 13 487990 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other 16.43 223 214 (9) (4%) 14 487110 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land 15.72 837 785 (52) (6%) 15 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation 15.38 287 334 47 16% 16 213115 Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining 15.38 143 242 99 69% 17 213114 Support Activities for Metal Mining 11.99 129 189 60 47% 18 721191 Bed-and-Breakfast Inns 10.61 721 899 178 25% 19 481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation 10.50 1,091 1,088 (3) (0%) 20 213112 Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations 10.09 6,191 6,634 443 7% *NAICS = North American Industry Classification System Rank How Alaska Ranks Nationally in Key Alaska Total U.S. Innovation Metrics (latest) 6 51 High-Tech Manufacturing Exports ($Millions) $33 $389 Billion 51 High-Tech Share of All Manufacturing Exports (%) 6.1% 28.6% 46 IT Services Exports ($Millions) $15 $36 Billion 45 IT Share of All Services Exports (%) 0.9% 5.2% 49 Royalty and License Services Exports ($Millions) $59 $131 Billion 49 Royalty and License Share of All Exports (%) 3.5% 19.1% 51 Patent Filers Per 1,000 Workers 0.9 10.0 51 Patents Filed Per 1,000 Workers 0.5 3.7 16 Public R&D Funding Per Worker ($) $827 $1,059 Sources: 5. EMSI; 6. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, USASpending.gov, U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Innovation.org Innovation Metrics: Are You Measuring What Matters? More than 3,000 innovation hubs and clusters now operate in the U.S. If you enjoy our STEM & Innovation Report Cards about your state, we can generate even more detailed data to better inform your own community leaders and elected officials. They re making difficult decisions about economic development and workforce investments, and they need the facts. ASTRA s U.S. STEM Innovation Analytics Project is part of our new ASTRA National STEM & Innovation Data Center (ANSIDC). ASTRA s policy experts actively seek additional partners and organizations to help us expand U.S. innovation capacity and competitiveness at all levels... Please join us if you need more facts-based measurement of local economies, workforce and talent pools, emerging technologies, skills and education, demographics and much more... For more information contact Dr. Robert Boege, ASTRA s Executive Director for 18 years, at: rboege@comcast.net
ASTRA s 2018 STEM Innovation Vital Signs Series Alaska Alaska s Innovation X-RAY: Alaska s Future Workforce: Top 40 STEM Jobs 2028 Rank 7 SOC* Description 7. Source: ASTRA s Global STEM & Innovation Data Project and EMSI occupation employment data are based on final EMSI industry data and final EMSI staffing patterns 3/17/17. *SOC = Standard Occupational Classification 2018 Jobs 2028 Jobs Change % Change + / - National Average (LQ) Total Alaska STEM Jobs 45,619 50,172 4,553 10% 1.00 1 29-1141 Registered Nurses 6,136 7,212 1,076 18% 0.91 2 17-2051 Civil Engineers 1,290 1,261 (29) (2%) 1.53 3 19-3031 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,100 1,237 137 12% 1.26 4 15-1151 Computer User Support Specialists 1,046 1,110 64 6% 0.59 5 15-1142 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,036 1,050 14 1% 1.06 6 11-9111 Medical and Health Services Managers 1,034 1,185 151 15% 1.14 7 15-1121 Computer Systems Analysts 769 860 91 12% 0.49 8 17-2199 Engineers, All Other 746 711 (35) (5%) 1.67 9 29-1062 Family and General Practitioners 741 817 76 10% 1.93 10 29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians 727 873 146 20% 0.86 11 19-1023 Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 715 649 (66) (9%) 14.53 12 17-2171 Petroleum Engineers 712 756 44 6% 9.39 13 29-2071 Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 688 783 95 14% 1.41 14 29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 679 885 206 30% 0.43 15 29-1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 672 835 163 24% 0.72 16 19-2041 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 667 686 19 3% 2.88 17 15-1131 Computer Programmers 657 591 (66) (10%) 0.80 18 15-1199 Computer Occupations, All Other 626 622 (4) (1%) 0.80 19 29-1123 Physical Therapists 590 741 151 26% 1.06 20 15-1132 Software Developers, Applications 559 623 64 11% 0.26 21 41-4011 Sales Reps., Whsl. & Mfg., Technical & Scientific Products 547 580 33 6% 0.59 22 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers 546 557 11 2% 0.77 23 29-1051 Pharmacists 542 624 82 15% 0.83 24 29-1171 Nurse Practitioners 527 704 177 34% 1.41 25 29-9011 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 523 536 13 2% 2.47 26 29-2021 Dental Hygienists 519 610 91 18% 1.08 27 17-3022 Civil Engineering Technicians 517 508 (9) (2%) 2.84 28 29-1021 Dentists, General 507 631 124 24% 1.53 29 17-3023 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians 488 473 (15) (3%) 1.39 30 29-1127 Speech-Language Pathologists 478 556 78 16% 1.10 31 19-4093 Forest and Conservation Technicians 474 405 (69) (15%) 5.27 32 19-2042 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 470 484 14 3% 4.24 33 11-3021 Computer and Information Systems Managers 468 514 46 10% 0.48 34 29-1071 Physician Assistants 461 588 127 28% 1.88 35 29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 460 554 94 20% 0.82 36 29-1199 Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 450 493 43 10% 1.54 37 17-2081 Environmental Engineers 450 454 4 1% 3.33 38 29-2012 Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 443 506 63 14% 1.17 39 19-4041 Geological and Petroleum Technicians 428 453 25 6% 11.98 40 29-1011 Chiropractors 424 648 224 53% 3.63
ASTRA s 2018 STEM Innovation Vital Signs Series Alaska s Innovation X-RAY: Shaping the Future: Alaska Students Interest in STEM Jobs 2017 Alaska High School Students Interest in STEM Careers: Class of 2017 by Gender & Ethnicity Keeping STEM students from dropping out of the STEM Talent Pipeline is essential in meeting U.S. STEM Job demands for the future. The Charts 8 on this page represent Alaska s portion of an in-depth nationwide look at more than 6 million high school students in the MyCollegeOptions program in 2016. Overall, U.S. students college major/career aspirations were used to determine their interest in STEM-related fields. The survey reveals that nationwide, nearly 30% more than 1.6 million students would like to pursue STEM careers in their futures. See how Alaska compares below. 8. Source: MyCollegeOptions.org for more information e-mail shapingthefuture@mycollegeoptions.org Grad Year Male Female Grad Year American Indian Asian American African American Hispanic White 2009 39.5% 17.3% 2010 40.7% 18.7% 2011 39.5% 18.2% 2012 40.2% 17.5% 2013 42.8% 16.6% 2014 43.4% 17.7% 2015 43.6% 16.1% 2016 41.9% 17.3% 2017 45.3% 14.1% 2018 46.9% 17.8% 2009 28.8% 29.2% 28.9% 23.8% 29.5% 2010 33.2% 30.5% 26.8% 21.6% 30.5% 2011 31.0% 27.8% 18.4% 33.5% 29.1% 2012 25.5% 27.6% 24.7% 31.0% 27.7% 2013 34.2% 26.6% 25.7% 26.4% 32.2% 2014 34.9% 30.0% 24.3% 32.8% 31.7% 2015 31.2% 32.7% 25.3% 22.9% 32.4% 2016 33.7% 27.5% 28.2% 25.8% 33.5% 2017 33.1% 26.9% 34.6% 25.9% 33.5% 2018 38.0% 31.9% 30.2% 32.9% 34.8% Alaska STEM Interest by Gender Alaska STEM Interest by Self-Identified Ethnicity 50% 40% 45% 35% 40% 35% 30% % Students 30% 25% 20% % Students 25% 20% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Male Female 0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 American Indian Asian-American African-American Hispanic White
Focus on SBIR / STTR A Remarkable Return on Taxpayers Investment How the SBIR / STTR Program Keeps America Secure and Growing SBIR / STTR Funds High-Tech Small Business Innovations that Private Funding Doesn t Overview by the Small Business Technology Council The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) form the backbone of high-tech small business funding. America s high-tech small businesses depend on SBIR/STTR to fund the next generation of high-tech innovations because, for the vast majority of small businesses, private funding simply isn t available. On the surface, it appears that private venture capital (VC) seed stage funding is keeping pace with SBIR/STTR funding, with SBIR/ STTR awarding a total of $10.8 billion vs. VC Seed Stage deals totaling $9.5 billion over 2012-2016. Remarkable ROI for SBIR Shown in U.S. Air Force Multi-year Study Well over half of the Air Force Phase II contracts 58 percent resulted in sales of new products and services based on the innovations developed with these contracts. Companies reported the following direct commercialization-related outcomes from their Phase II contracts: But the truth is that VC funding is heavily concentrated by sector and state, with 56% of all VC funding going to companies in California and Massachusetts. Those companies outside that narrow geographical sector cross section end up competing for a relatively small slice of the VC Seed Stage Funding pie. For example, if you exclude all deals in Massachusetts and California AND all Software, Internet, or Telecommunications deals, the remainder adds up to only 10% of VC Seed Stage funding, equal in total on average to about 180 deals and $175 million a year. While SBIR /STTR also skews in favor of states like California and Massachusetts, the divide is much less severe. States that receive literally no VC funding, like Wyoming and South Dakota, at least receive some SBIR/STTR awards. And SBIR / STTR also funds technology in sectors that VC has no interest in, such as agriculture and biotech. Recent data has also shown that mergers and acquisitions by large businesses in North America are also slowing down, reducing from a peak of around 14,000 in 2015 to approximately 10,500 in 2017. This reduction in mergers and acquisitions comes in spite of strong economic numbers nationwide over the past 2 years. The research team used IMPLAN economic-impact assessment software to estimate the total economic impacts related to both the $4 billion in Air Force SBIR/STTR Phase II contracts and subsequent $14.7 billion in sales of new technologies. Results included: The study was commissioned by the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program. It is the first-ever comprehensive study of the economic impacts of an entire federal SBIR/STTR program. The study was conducted by TechLink, a federally funded technology transfer center at Montana State University-Bozeman, in collaboration with the Business Research Division (BRD) of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder. For more information, contact the Small Business Technology Council by linking to: http://sbtc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sbtc-sbir-white-paper-2017.pdf.
Focus on EPSCoR / IDeA A Federal-State Partnership to Build Research Capacity Across the Nation EPSCoR / IDeA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) & The Institutional Development Award Program (IDeA) A Necessary and Sound Investment in our Nation s Future The National Science Foundation created the Established (formerly Experimental) Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) in 1979 because Congress was troubled by the uneven distribution of federal research and development grants. After World War II, federally funded academic research grew dramatically, but national science policy, at the time, tended to funnel resources to a small number of states with centers of excellence. This status quo ignored the dramatic growth in regional educational and research institutions. In every state, talented American youth aspired to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, but the nation was not profiting fully from the wealth of ingenuity and skill embedded across the country. EPSCoR provided a solution. EPSCoR is now a federal-wide initiative, spanning five agencies. The largest of these initiatives is known as the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program and was established at the National Institutes of Health in 1993. Through, participating states and territories are building a high-quality, university-based research infrastructure, which serves as a backbone to their scientific and technological enterprises as well as a strong and stable economic base. Today, the programs are accelerating science and technology for U.S. global competitiveness, prosperity and security. Building Research Excellence By increasing the quality of research within the jurisdictions, the federal-state partnership: facilitates U.S. world leadership in science and technology by strengthening the nation s research capability; encourages all parts of the country to participate in and benefit from a strong scientific and technological enterprise; builds local, state, and national support for stronger science and technology research and education; expands economic opportunity and creates jobs through improved education and technology transfer; and prepares a diverse and highly competent scientific and technical workforce. Stimulating Competitiveness Awards to jurisdictions represent the highest-quality research. At the core of each of the programs is a mutually beneficial federal-state partnership. Each awarded project undergoes a multi-staged and rigorous peer review. At the state level, EPSCoR/ IDeA projects are aligned with and responsive to state and institutional needs and priorities. At the federal level, participating agencies externally review projects for merit to ensure they meet national standards of quality, innovation and transformative impact. In so doing, EPSCoR/ IDeA programs enable researchers and institutions to compete more effectively for mainstream research funds. The EPSCoR program has contributed meaningfully to jurisdictions increased competitiveness for NSF funds. - Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) Science and Technology Institute. December 2014. Evaluation of the National Science Foundation s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Final Report. The Nation requires the talent, expertise, and research capabilities of all States in order to prepare sufficient numbers of scientists and engineers, remain globally competitive and support economic development. - National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. 2013. The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Scope In FY 2019, operates in the states of: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The set of eligible jurisdictions may vary among agencies. Five federal agencies have programs: National Science Foundation National Institutes of Health National Aeronautics and Space Administration U.S. Department of Energy U.S. Department of Agriculture