THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT WILMINGTON
CMS Internal Advisory Committee Summary – May 15, 2002
Members Present:
Dan Baden (CMS/Director)
Patricia Kelley (Earth Sciences/Chair)
Jim Merritt (CMS/Associate Director)
Curt Moyer (Physics/Chair)
Martin Posey (CMS/Resident)
Ron Sizemore (CMS/Non-Resident)
Steve Skrabal (CMS/Non-Resident)
Charles Ward (Chemistry/Chair)
Jeff Wright (CMS/Resident)
Members not Present:
Jack Hall (Environmental Studies/Dir.)
Scott Quackenbush (Biology/Chair)
Joan Willey (CMS/Associate Director)
Recorder: Dennis Ihnat
Discussion Item: General Discussion
 Dan stated that the 500MHz NMR is on order, being obtained in cooperation with
AAI/Pharma.
 Dan is working on proposal to use RO system to salinate ICW water. $100K
available. DOI likes pre-proposal. Proposal due in August.
Discussion Item: CMS Strategic Plan
 Missing Faculty cross-cutting team input (Kieber or Szmant?)
 Dan stated that the collaborative seminar program is not working. Also, Faculty
meetings not well attended.
 Ratification of Strategic Plan – Martin suggested first faculty meeting before school
starts
 Ron recommends “retreat” (w/lunch) to bring faculty together (no evening, possibly
Saturday). Perhaps something like a “Shrimparoo” on a Saturday in September, a
jbig to-to, could catch on & become annual or semi-annual event.
 Martin – on voting issues, recommend authorize proxy votes so all have opportunity
to participate, even if cannot attend vote.
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 Dick stated that e-mail voting works. Dan suggested increased use of the web page
for general information. Dick stated that we should also send e-mails to tell faculty to
check the web.
 Public Education section seems to focus on Marine Quest. Need to address other
faculty outreach initiatives.
 Trish liked all crosscutting comments and provided hard copy of recommended
changes/corrections.
 Dick liked Post-doc crosscutting issues: no answers, but good issues. Dan stated that
Post-doc oversight/guidelines need to be developed. Ron stated that we need to
define the roles of Research Faculty, Graduate Faculty (2 tiers?), Post-docs.
o HR issue: classification
o Affects benefits/health care
o Need to show them the Faculty Handbook and UNCW Policies
 A general discussion ensued regarding Post-docs as “Research Assistants”
o Salary & benefit protections
o Additional assignments would benefit depts.. and individual
 Martin raised the issue of core facilities. Need to address different levels of use.
Some facilities not included. Need to define those which would get user fees.
 Two global goals not addressed: Tech Transfer & Development/Advancement
o University policy on Tech Transfer is under development. New position at
UNCW for Research will have oversight of Tech Transfer for UNCW. Very
important for UNCW. Patents and copyrights issues are issues to be
addressed after basic policies are defined.
o Motion: Need copy of AAI Pharma/UNCW Draft Document. (Dan will
seek.)
 Dan mentioned that Alex Bocconcelli resigned (May 16th is last day), and Ron Moore
(Seawater Systems Group) is taking a 1-year leave of absence. Dan Aspenleiter is
serving as Acting Director of Marine Operations and Dennis Ihnat is serving as
Acting Director of Fixed Operations
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 Need Emergency POC list for problems at CMS
 Comments on Strategic Plan by e-mail by COB next Friday (10 days from now)
 There will be no more IAC Meetings until Fall