1. NSF Evaluator's Introduction Dee Hoffman, PhD IAB Meeting November 16, 2011

2. Agenda  IUCRC Evaluation Program: Goals, database  Evaluator's Role  L.I.F.E. = Level of Interest Feedback Evaluation

3. IUCRC Evaluation Program: Goals 1. Document IUCRC accomplishments and outcomes for NSF & Centers; 2. Promote continuous improvement via actionable, timely, data-based feedback, analysis, and advice to NSF & Centers; 3. Identify and communicate IUCRC best practices to NSF & Centers; 4. Promote understanding of industry-university- government research cooperation.

4. IUCRC Evaluation Program: Cumulative Database Since 1980  NSF IUCRC Annual Reports (by Directors)  NSF Process / Outcome Questionnaires: - Industry Questionnaire - Annual - Faculty Questionnaire - Annual  Evaluator's Reports - Annual

5. Evaluator's Role  Annual Evaluator's Report  Represent NSF at Center's semi-annual IAB meetings  Administer NSF Industry & Faculty Questionnaires in Fall (except 1st year) & report to Center in Spring  Represent Center at annual IUCRC Program meeting in January & Evaluator meeting in Arlington in June  Advise Center Director on IUCRC best practices  LIFE (Level of Interest Feedback Evaluation) dialogue  Interview Center's inactive Industry members

6. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation (L.I.F.E.): Purposes 1.FEEDBACK for Center Scientists by member organizations on Center research projects:  Members' INTEREST in the projects  PROGRESS & DIRECTION of the research  SUGGESTIONS & OFFERS OF ASSISTANCE, etc. 2.BASIS FOR DIALOGUE among IAB members about Center projects, research agenda, and budget (members-only session with NSF).

7. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation (L.I.F.E.): Process  Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) members RATE interest in projects & COMMENT on scientific merit, design,  IAB reviews & discusses project RATINGS & verbatim comments  IAB selects offers feedback & suggestions on research projects  IAB members ALLOCATE research $ to projects

8. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation L.I.F.E. RATING: __ Very Interested __ Interested __ Interested with Change __ Not Interested __ Abstain COMMENTS:

9. L.I.F.E. Comments  Scientific merit & quality of research  Offers of help, support, equipment, etc.  Level of effort, creativity  Similar work elsewhere  Suggestions about research design  Pre-competitive applications  Benefits to industry  Relevance to your organization...

10. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation (L.I.F.E Two Options  On-line  Paper

11. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation (L.I.F.E.): Instructions On-line Option: 1. Browse to http://www.isl.ucf.edu/LIFE 2. Select CAPBN - Center for Agri, Biol and Phar… 3. Index of Projects: Click [Evaluate] by desired project 4. Click Level of Interest, add comments, [submit]

15. Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation (L.I.F.E.): Instructions Paper Option 1. Find L.I.F.E. Form in notebook with project name 2. Mark Level of Interest, add comments 3. Give paper L.I.F.E. Form to Evaluator & repeat...

16. http://isl.ucf.edu/LIFE