RESEARCH AT KETTERING

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RESEARCH AT KETTERING

• Role of Office of Sponsored Research (OSR)

Kettering University November 2008
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OSR Goal

• To provide services that support an ever growing
  and changing research environment.

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OSR Objectives

• Assist Department Heads and Faculty in achieving
  their research funding goals
• Facilitate formation of partnerships with
  industry and government
• Provide research support services for the
  academic units

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Project Contact Development Phase
RFP Identification Phase
Technology Transfer Commercialization Phase
Research Project Life Cycle
Proposal Budget Phase
Project Completion Phase
Proposal-to-Project Phase
Project Duration Phase
Project Initiation Phase
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Project Contact Development Phase

• Where do projects come from?
• Government
• Military Federal Agencies
• NSF, DOD, DOE, EDA, D of ED, etc.
• Legislative Appropriations
• Earmarks Plus-Ups
• Private Foundations
• Keycorp, McLaren, Mott, AAA
• Professional Societies
• SAE,NCIIA, SME
• Business Industry
• Anteon,CA Edison, Exaconnect, Autoliv, TRW

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Project Contact Development Phase

• Where do contacts come from?
• Professional contacts of faculty staff
• Incoming industry inquiries
• Marketing
• Website
• Brochures
• Purchased mailing lists
• Industry liaison
• Technical expertise
• Industry interaction
• Communication skills
• University wide service

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ProjectProject Contact Development
Phase

• OSR has a good handle on
• Departmental research focus as defined by Dept.
  Heads Faculty
• Faculty expertise and capabilities
• Laboratories Instrumentation
• Funding sources and opportunities
• RFP Interpretation
• OSR is part of the academic unit, serving the
  academic unit

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RFP Identification Phase

• How is an RFP identified?
• Alignment with project goals and agency goals
• Prior research experience
• Personal contact and support
• What to look for in a RFP?
• Expertise matched to project requirements
• Prior track record with offering agency
• As defined by funding entity
• As experienced by performance on prior projects

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Proposal and BudgetDevelopment Phase - Grants

• The OSR
• Provides travel support to visit funding agencies
  and program directors
• Assists in tailoring proposals to RFPs
• Helps with strategy in developing proposals
• Guides in building budgets to federal regulations
• Critiques proposals
• Scans and converts documents to PDF
• Provides color printing of graphs and tables,
  etc.
• Finalizes all electronic and paper submissions

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Proposal Budget Development Phase Contracts

• The OSR provides
• Proposal boilerplates
• Contractual agreements
• Pricing and job estimation
• Advise to avoid pitfalls
• Contract negotiation

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Proposal-to-Project Phase

• Award Letter or Purchase Order signals that a
  proposal is funded and a project can begin
• The OSR then
• Opens an account with the Business Office
• Begins a file to hold all documentation for the
  life of the project
• Sets up the budget
• Notifies PI that work can begin
• Sets up PDA account for PI

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Project Initiation Phase

• OSR assists P.I. in acquiring resources needed
  for the project
• Personnel
• Assign graduate assistants
• Contracted labor
• Put in contact with other faculty
• Office Space
• Computers
• Laboratory Access

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Project Duration Phase

• OSR provides
• Account balances
• Invoicing
• All payroll subcontract functions
• Generation processing of funds requests
• Maintain records database
• Generate reports
• Conflict resolution

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Project Completion Phase

• Final reports are mailed.
• Final invoice is generated and processed.
• All distributions are made
• 45 PIs Department Faculty Services
• 30 General Fund
• 15 Research Office
• 10 Facultys PDA account
• Index account is closed.
• All project paperwork is permanently filed.
• When necessary, past-due invoices are pursued.

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Technology Transfer and Commercialization Phase

• OSR is building a network to facilitate the
  commercialization of research results
• New Technology Assessment Board through TechWorks
• Venture capitalists and banking services
• Legal services Patents New Business Set-up
• Prototype houses and manufacturing firms
• Automation Alley Accelerator Program

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Technology Transfer and Commercialization Phase

• Commercialization Network cont.
• Federal/State/Local Organizations
• Economic Development
• IP contractual agreements
• SBTDC
• Workshops
• STTR/SBIR development

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GROWING RESEARCH AT KETTERING

• Alliance with Small Business

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Objective

• To promote and facilitate sponsored research at
  Kettering

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Research Clients
Kettering
Government
Industry
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Research Funding Patterns
Large Business
Government
Small Business



Kettering
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Alternate Route to Big G
SBIR STTR
Government
Small Business




IP
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IP



Kettering
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SBIR STTR Programs

• Small Business Innovation Research
• Small Business Technology Transfer

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SBIR

• 10 Federal Agencies Participate
• 2.5 of budget allocated
• To increase private sector commercialization of
  innovations derived from government RD

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STTR

• 5 Federal Agencies Participate
• 0.3 of budget allocated
• To foster technology transfer between small
  business and research institutions

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3-Phase Programs

• Phase I
• Feasibility Study
• Up to 100K for 6 to 12 months
• Phase II
• Full research and RD
• Up to 750K for 2 years
• Phase III
• Commercialization
• Non-SBIR/STTR funds

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SBIR vs. STTR

• Research Partner
• SBIR Permits research institute partner up to
  33 in Phase I and 50 in Phase II
• STTR Requires research institute partner from
  30 to 60

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SBIR vs. STTR

• Principal Investigator
• SBIR PI employed by the small business (gt50)
• STTR PI can be from either entity

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Small Business Services
Technical Expertise
Technical Facilities
Government Contacts
Proposal Preparation
Kettering
Business Plan Development
Patent Development
Incubators
Marketing Studies
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Questions?
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How do we get more faculty involved in research
projects?

• Challenges
• How do we publicize research opportunities?
• How can Department Heads proactively help OSR to
  involve more faculty in research projects?
• How do we promote and protect Ketterings
  research reputation?
• How do we protect clients proprietary
  information?
• CAN YOU HELP?!!

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OSR on the Web

• Website now includes Grant Opportunities,
  Upcoming Events, Forms, and much more.
• Website will provide up to date information.
• Grant Opportunities will no longer be received
  via a mass faculty e-mail through Mary Ply.
  Check our website frequently for new
  opportunities.

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Other OSR Responsibilities

• 2/9th Accounts
• Graduate Assistants