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Centers will be required to provide
data to NSF and its authorized
representatives (contractors or grantees).
These data will be used for NSF internal
reports, historical data, and for securing
future funding for continued I/UCRC
program maintenance and growth.
Updates to the IUCRC database of
performance indicators will be required
annually. Centers will be responsible for
submitting the following information
after the award expires for their fiscal
year of activity. The indicators are both
quantitative and descriptive.
• Quantitative information from the
most recently completed fiscal year
such as:
Æ Number and diversity of students,
faculty, and industrial numbers
involved in the center
Æ Degrees granted to students
involved in center activities
Æ Amounts and sources of income to
the center, and
Æ Lists of patents, licenses, and
publications created
• Operating budget and total funding:
Æ Total funding
Æ NSF I/UCRC funding received
Æ Other NSF funding received
Æ Additional support broken down by
Industry, State, University, Other
Federal, Non-Federal and other
support
• Capital and in-kind support:
Æ Equipment
Æ Facilities
Æ Personnel
Æ Software
Æ Other support
• Human resources:
Æ Researchers (number of faculty
scientists and engineers, number of
non-faculty scientists and
engineers)
Æ Students (number of graduates,
number of undergraduates)
Æ Administration, number of full and
part time professional and clerical
staff
Æ Information about broadening
participation on the above with
plans to increase broadening
participation, if necessary
• Center director descriptors:
Æ Position and rank of director
Æ Status of tenure
Æ Name and position of the person to
whom the center director reports
Æ Estimate of the percent of time the
director devotes to center
administration, other
administration, research, teaching,
other
• Center outcomes:
Æ Students receiving degrees and type
degree earned
Æ Students hired by industry by type
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Æ Publications
D Number with center research
D Number with Industrial Advisory
Board Members
D Number of presentations
• Intellectual property events:
Æ Invention disclosures
Æ Patent applications
Æ Software copyrights
Æ Patents granted and derived or both
Æ Licensing agreements
Æ Royalties realized
I/UCRCs will also include evaluation
conducted by independent evaluators
who cannot be from the department(s)
with the institution(s) receiving funding
for the I/UCRC award. The center
evaluator will be responsible for:
Æ Preparing an annual report of center
activities with respect to industrial
collaboration
Æ Conducting a survey of all center
participants to probe the participant
satisfaction with center activities
Æ Compiling a set of quantitative
indicators determined by NSF to
analyze the management and
operation of the center
Æ Participating in I/UCRC center and
informational meetings
Æ Reporting to NSF on the center’s
status using a checklist provided by
NSF to help determine if the center
is adhering to the IUCRC policy and
guidelines
Æ Bi-annual reporting to NSF
Æ Reporting to NSF within a month of
each Industrial Advisory Board
meeting on the top research
highlights, technology transfer,
patents, and major discoveries that
demonstrate successful investments
Æ Performing exit interviews to
determine why members chose to
withdraw from the center
Æ Participating in continuous quality
process improvement by providing
information to the NSF I/UCRC
program
Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal
reports, historical data, and for securing
future funding for continued I/UCRC
program maintenance and growth.
Estimate of Burden: 8 hours per center
(201 sites) for 71 centers for a total of
1,608 hours.
Respondents: Industry, academic
institutions; non-profit institutions;
government.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One from each of the 201 sites.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Advisory Committee (#13883).
Date and Time: June 22, 2017; 12:00
p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT (via
Teleconference).
Place: National Science Foundation,
Room 390, Stafford I Building, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Dial-In Information
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numbers?ll=en).
(2) Enter Conference ID: 996692403.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Ralph Gaume,
Acting Division Director, Division of
Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Telephone: 703–292–2335.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and recommendations to the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and
astrophysics that are of mutual interest
and concern to the agencies.
Agenda: To hear presentations of
current programming by representatives
from NSF, NASA, DOE and other
agencies relevant to astronomy and
astrophysics; to discuss current and
potential areas of cooperation between
the agencies; to formulate
recommendations for continued and
new areas of cooperation and
mechanisms for achieving them.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the
following meeting:
Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883).
Date and Time: June 22, 2017; 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT (via
Teleconference).
Place: National Science Foundation, Room 390, Stafford I Building,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Dial-In Information
To join via Browser: https://bluejeans.com/996692403/browser.
To join via phone:
(1) Dial: +1.408.740.7256; +1.888.240.2560; or +1.408.317.9253 (see
all numbers--https://bluejeans.com/numbers?ll=en).
(2) Enter Conference ID: 996692403.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Ralph Gaume, Acting Division Director, Division
of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703-292-2335.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the
National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual
interest and concern to the agencies.
Agenda: To hear presentations of current programming by
representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to
astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss current and potential areas of
cooperation between the agencies; to formulate recommendations for
continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving
them.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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