Realizing Societal Benefit from Academic Research: Analysis of the National Science Foundation’s Broader Impacts Criterion

Even though your prime duty is to your research, becoming a public educator can serve both one’s research and the information needs of the public. It also serves your field as a whole. Public education can mean teaching a science appreciation course, giving public lectures, registering with the institution’s speakers bureau, and advising the media on science and technology. Working with local schools, mentoring young people, and helping science centers create exhibits are also productive activities and bring professional benefits. These activities teach valuable communication skills, meet the Broader Impacts Criterion of federal grants, highlight one’s own department and institution, and bring you visibility.

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Toward broader impacts: Making sense of NSF's merit review criteria in the context of the National Science Digital Library

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology ◽

10.1002/asi.22693 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 63 (9) ◽

pp. 1758-1772 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Marcia A. Mardis ◽

Ellen S. Hoffman ◽

Flora P. McMartin

Keyword(s):

Digital Library ◽

Making Sense ◽

Broader Impacts ◽

National Science ◽

Review Criteria

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The process of redrawing as an instrument of knowledge building in architecture

Revista Thésis ◽

10.51924/revthesis.2017.v2.164 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ana Gabriela Godinho Lima ◽

Júlio Luiz Vieira

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Foundation ◽

Knowledge Building ◽

Academic Research ◽

Design Practice ◽

Research Projects ◽

Doctoral Research ◽

Historically Situated ◽

Research Analysis

This communication examines the role of redrawing instruments as means of building knowledge in academic research in areas of design practice. Its structure is two folded: the first part deals with the theoretical foundation which has been built through research projects in which the authors had took part in. It points out the development and the operation of two indicators in the assessment of academic research in areas of design practice: the historic/historiographical indicator and the design indicator. The second part is dedicated to one of the authors doctoral research analysis. It proceeds to the verification of how the indicators may be operated regarding the investigation strategies adopted. The discussion focus is adjusted on the employment of redrawing instruments as fundamental strategy in building knowledge in architecture. It also takes into account that the redrawing activity is always historically situated.

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About Emergency Managers and Their Tools

International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ◽

10.4018/ijiscram.2016100101 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cynthia Marie Nikolai ◽

Chelsea Treboniak ◽

Page Heller ◽

Gregory Madey

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

National Science Foundation ◽

Academic Research ◽

Emergency Managers ◽

Emergency Manager ◽

National Science ◽

Industry Professionals

This paper presents findings emerging from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program. The aim of I-Corps is to aid in transitioning academic research into commercialized technology. Through this program, the authors developed and tested hypotheses in search of a sustainable and scalable business model for a potential future company. An element of the rigorous I-Corps curriculum included 133 interviews with emergency manager practitioners from around the country to determine the root of their immediate problems. The unbiased feedback from the industry professionals determined the outcome of our hypotheses, while validating our proposed business model.

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