Research News
November 2007 Issue
Table of Contents:
Local Schools Looking for Science Fair Judges
NSF Procedures Guide Revisions
Grants.gov – Application Guide Update
NIH Grants.gov applications - From PureEdge to Adobe
On Tuesday, October 23rd, the Graduate College hosted the third Research Forum. The Fall 2007 Research Forum featured new faculty, who have joined IIT in the last two years, and small group collaborations. In total, seven departments were represented. The Research Forum is conducted using a “speed dating” format where each presenter is given a few minutes to provide a broad overview of his or her research.
The short-term goal of the forum is to provide a networking opportunity for faculty to learn about the research, resources, and expertise that is available on campus. The forum provides presenters with an opportunity to inform other researchers where they can be of assistance, and also lets others know where they need assistance in their research. The long-term goal of the forum is to assist in the creation of interdisciplinary teams to go after large scale competitive grants.
Please view the slide presentation.
Contact Ganesh Raman or Robert Lapointe if you have any questions or suggestions of topics for the next Research Forum.
Local Schools Looking for Science Fair Judges
The following Chicago Public schools are looking for judges for their science fairs. Please consider volunteering.
School: Jane A. Neil
Address: 8555 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60619
Phone: (773) 535-3000
Contact: Valerie Hardy
Email: v3667@aol.com
Date: December 6, 2007
Time: 9:30am – 1:30pm
School: John C. Haines Elementary
Address: 247 W. 23 rd Place, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (773) 534-9200
Contact: Bridget Dziedzic
Email: bcdteach@comcast.net
Date: December 14, 2007
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
School: Chicago Public Schools – Area 17
Address: Gary Comer Center 7200 S. Ingleside, Chicago, IL 60619
Phone: (773) 535-3000
Contact: Valerie Hardy
Email: v3667@aol.com
Date: January 18, 2008
Time: 8:00am – 1:00pm
The Motorola Update is a quarterly communication for key persons in the IIT community. It recaps recent interactions between Motorola and IIT, spotlights upcoming opportunities, solicits input from programmatic areas across the university, and welcomes ideas to enhance the Motorola-IIT relationship.
NSF Procedures Guide Revisions
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has published a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (NSF 08-1). This replaces the previous version which was effective June 1, 2007.
While these new changes are effective January 5, 2008, we strongly encourage you to begin complying with these new guidelines now. The new publication can be accessed at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_sum.jsp?ods_key=papp.
These important changes affect your proposal preparations:
- A revision of the to the intellectual merit review criterion. The criterion now specifically includes evaluation of proposals for potentially transformative concepts.
- The Guide contains an update to the designated fonts that may be used when preparing an NSF proposal. The updated proposal margin and spacing requirements section in Chapter II.B.2 of the Grant Proposal Guide can be accessed at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf08_1/gpg_2.jsp#IIB2.
Font types which can be used are: Arial, Courier New or Palatino Linotype 10 points or larger; Times New Roman or Computer Modern family 11 points or larger for both fonts
Please read the full text for more detailed information.
Grants.gov - Application Guide Update
The Grants.gov application Guide SF424 (R&R) for the US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services (DHHS/PHS) has been updated. These changes will affect all proposal submissions to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposals. Changes include additions of a few new fields, updates to the help text, and several modifications to the lists of values that are presented in drop-down lists, among other changes.
NIH Grants.gov applications - From PureEdge to Adobe
An update from NIH regarding the use of Adobe forms for NIH applications.
NIH will continue to use PureEdge™ forms at least through March 2008 grant application submission deadlines. Grants.gov deployed an updated system on September 4 that incorporates new search functionality powered by Google™ technology and allows for the use of fillable Adobe forms®. Although some Grants.gov Adobe forms are now available for agency use, NIH is still awaiting the final Adobe forms to complete the SF424 (R&R) form set used by NIH for electronic application submission.
Once Grants.gov delivers the full set of Adobe forms, NIH will need to test and make any necessary adjustments prior to their use.
Due to restrictions by various sponsors, we can no longer publicize detailed information regarding awards. In order to give you an idea of what our “numbers” are in regards to proposals and awards, we can provide you with this information.
Editor and Production Coordinator: Julia Chase chasej@iit.edu
Ali Cinar, Ph.D.
Dean of the Graduate College and
Vice Provost for Research
(312) 567-3637 cinar@iit.edu
Ganesh Raman, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
(312) 567-3554 raman@iit.edu
The Staff of Research Support Services:
Toni R. Allen
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3035 allen@iit.edu
Pamela Andrews
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3022 andrewsp@iit.edu
Glenn Krell, M.P.A, C.R.A
Director
Office of Research Compliance and Proposal Development
(312) 567-7141 krell@iit.edu
Robert Lapointe, M.B.A
Manager, Research Marketing & Business Development
Graduate College
(312) 567-7135 lapointe@iit.edu
Domenica G. Pappas, C.R.A
Director
Office of Sponsored Research & Programs
(312) 567-3035 pappas@iit.edu
Flo Redmond, M.B.A
Associate Director
(312) 567-3340 redmond@iit.edu