THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – February 27, 2002
Members Present:
Dan Baden (CMS/Director)
Jack Hall (Environmental Studies/Dir.)
Patricia Kelley (Earth Sciences/Chair)
Jim Merritt (CMS/Associate Director)
Curt Moyer (Physics/Chair)
Martin Posey (CMS/Resident)
Steve Skrabal (CMS/Non-Resident)
Charles Ward (Chemistry/Chair)
Joan Willey (CMS/Associate Director)
Jeff Wright (CMS/Resident)
Members not Present:
Ron Sizemore (CMS/Non-Resident)
Scott Quackenbush (Biology/Chair)
Recorder: Dennis Ihnat
Discussion Item: National Ocean Science Bowl
 Diane Talley provided brief overview. See handout. UNCW/CMS will host the next
two years (2003 & 2004). Will need faculty participation for one full Saturday in
February 2003. Will be some training before that. More to follow.
Discussion Item: CMS Pilot Projects Evaluation
 Members had previously reviewed and scored proposals (one Primary Reviewer and
one Secondary Reviewer per proposal) based on 5 categories: Intrinsic Merit,
Interdisciplinary contribution to marine science, potential for publications, potential
for future extramural funding, science protocols.
 Review process for final evaluation: Primary Reviewer discuss evaluation (or, if not
present, facilitator read comments provided); Secondary Reviewer discuss evaluation
(or, if not present, facilitator read comments provided); group discussion; finalize
Primary Reviewer score; finalize Secondary Reviewer score; all vote on final score
(secret ballot).
 Jim Merritt will tabulate vote, order proposals, and determine cutoff based on
available funding (about $180,000). Results will be announced separately (expect
within next 2 weeks).
Quote of the Day: “How long will the uptake take for the things you want uptaken?
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