Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

New Faculty OrientationFall, 2012

ORSP StaffJohn McGrath– Vice President for ResearchMary Montoye – Director, ORSP; management of all contractsDeb Clark – Research Program Officer, Pre-awardLenora Calkins – Research Program Officer, Pre-awardRick Middleton – Research Program Officer, Pre-awardMelinda Brakenberry – Research Program Officer, Post-award specialist

Chris Bailey – Administrative Secretary, FRCE budget/staffing and IACUC (animals in research) staffDeb Stanek – Executive Secretary, budget management, IRB (human subjects) committee staffingSue Klumpp – Executive Secretary, administrative wizardLisa Boyd-Devers – Undergraduate research and SRCEE ManagerRoop Jayaraman – IRB (human subjects) research coordinatorCarol Stevens -- Coordinator of HP Animal Care Facility

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Overall Objectives of ORSP •Improve the quantity and quality of all types of research, scholarship and creative work at CMU

•Help faculty members secure increased external support by: o Alerting faculty to funding opportunities for research and programmatic

activitieso Doing targeted fund searching of databases for faculty (SPIN/SMARTS)o Offering grant writing workshopso Assisting faculty with budget preparation and grant submissionso Helping faculty form research communities to seek major fundingo Assist faculty in filing patents and seeking licensing opportunitieso Providing and managing an array of internal funds to serve as seed sources

for both scholarship and external grant seekingo Providing matching money for acquisition of major instrumentso Providing undergraduate funds for assisting faculty on projects

•Help publicize internally and externally the scholarly, creative, research and service activities of CMU’s faculty, staff and students

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Internal Funding Programs • ORSP competitions

o Early Career (EC) o New Research Initiative (NRI) o Creative and Scholarly Support (CSS)

• Research Incentive Awards (RIA)• Proposal match (together with colleges and departments)• Undergraduate support

o Summer scholars o Research and Creative Endeavors o Presentation

• VP Discretionary funds•Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors (FRCE)

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

FRCE Funding•Faculty Committee appointed by Academic Senate

o Premier Display -- presentations at national meetingso Research Type A and B ($3,500 and $8,000 maximum) o Page Charge

$204,800 base budget •Portion F&A recovered (approx $80k) may be used to augment FRCE funds

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

ORSP Staff Responsibilities

Deborah Clark: Pre-Award Program Officer•College of Education and Human Services •College of Graduate Studies •College of Science and Technology: Biology •Institutional Diversity •Volunteer Center

Lenora Calkins: Pre-Award Program Officer •College of Communication and Fine Arts •College of Science and Technology: Computer Science, Geography, Engineering, Physics •College of Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences •First Year Experience •Library •Global Campus grants, Residence Life •Generate SAP Grant Management reports

Rick Middleton: Pre-Award Program Officer•College of Business Administration •College of Health Professions •College of Medicine •College of Science and Technology: Chemistry, Math, Geology and Meteorology •Public Safety