DIRECTOR’S MEETING
ORGANIZED RESEARCH UNITS
WINTER 2012
February 13, 2012
12:30 – 2:30 pm
111A University Center
AGENDA
 Welcome and Introductions
 Comments by the Chancellor
 ORU Presentations (CCIS, CER, INC)
NEW BUSINESS
 Research Administrative Leadership
 ORU Review Process
 Use of B/E/E Scale
 Patent Acknowledgment Amendment Update
 Budget Update
 IRB
 Email Survey
 Spring ORU Directors Meeting
 Roundtable
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GEORGE TYNAN
ASSOCIATE VICE CHANCELLOR - RESEARCH
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Thank you for 5 years of
service to Organized
Research Units and the
Office of Research Affairs
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ORU PRESENTATIONS
 Center for Comparative Immigrations Studies;
John Skrentny, Director
 Center for Energy Research;
 Farrokh Najmabadi, Director
 Institute for Neural Computation;
 Gert Cauwenberghs, Director
Administrative Leadership
 AVC – Research
 AVC – Innovation and Industry Alliances
ORU REVIEW PROCESS
Phase I and Phase II proposals
Reviews
Diversity and Equity
Improved Communication between ORUs,
COR and Academic Senate
Use of B/E/E Scale
FACTORS
CONSIDERATIONS
1Degree
Ph.D. in engineering
2Training
3Research
Additional training in an engineering discipline
Using engineering principles, techniques, or answering questions of
engineering nature
Publications in engineering journals or starting to publish in engineering
journals
4Publication/Journals
5Recognition by Engineering
Societies/Profession/
Membership
6PI Status
Participate in engineering groups, conferences, or professional societies;
review for engineering journals or grants
8Competitiveness
Individual is a PI or co-PI on an engineering or related grant, subaward,
or contract
Collaborators engineers and contributing as an engineer or as subject
matter expert
Market condition support appointment on BEE scale
9Equity
Others in the ORU with similar background on the BEE scale
7Collaborators
10Appointment
Qualifications for engineering department appointment
11Research Trajectory
Trajectory to be considered for engineering appointment in future
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PATENT ACKNOWLEDGMENT AMENDMENT
COMPLETION RATES (01/31/12)
Location Completed
Not Completed
Total
% Completed
7,895
17,029
24,924
31.68%
UCB
10,951
17,329
28,280
38.72%
UCSF
14,575
19,113
33,688
43.26%
UCD
16,730
35,858
52,588
31.81%
UCLA
282
1,438
1,720
16.40%
ASUCLA
3,055
5,985
9,040
33.79%
UCR
13,308
16,343
29,651
44.88%
UCSD
2,682
6,583
9,265
28.95%
UCSC
3,564
7,276
10,840
32.88%
UCSB
8,280
13,371
21,651
38.24%
UCI
739
1,435
2,174
33.99%
UCM
1,061
320
1,381
76.83%
UCOP
Total
83,122
142,080
225,202
Overall Systemwide Completion Percentage
36.91%
36.91%
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BUDGET UPDATE
NIH salary cap effective 10/1/12
ACP per diem rate change
ORU Budgets stable despite state
cutbacks
ORU support 2-year composite
Activity review every 6 months
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EMAIL SURVEY
Feedback on current practices
Recommendations for the Future
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CONTACT US
Sandra A. Brown
Vice Chancellor for Research
Office of Research Affairs
sandrabrown@ucsd.edu
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