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3 Organizational Models for Naval Engineering Cooperative Research
3 Organizational Models for Naval Engineering Cooperative Research
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; · Ship Design USA -- A Collaborative Enterprise for Innovation in Ship Development (Naval Sea Systems Command) ; · Naval Engineering Research and Education Cooperative (National Shipbuilding Research Program)
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The individual principal investigator model and the three cooperative research organization models are presented and evaluated in this report. In this chapter, the principal features of each of the above organizational models are presented and discussed.
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INDIVIDUAL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR MODEL Organization and Management In this model, an individual investigator or small team of investigators, typi cally working for a university or research organization, submits a proposal to ONR for funding. ONR reviews the proposal and funds the project on the basis of ONR's assessment of the quality of the proposal and the relevance of the work to its needs.
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ONR and the investigator's organization is in the form of a contract/grant that has a discrete start and end. In this model, the typical individual investigator is a university profes sor assisted by one or more graduate student research assistants.
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Typically, the research undertaken by an individual principal investiga tor will be of a fundamental nature, without necessarily having an immediate application to a real-world problem. This is partly because of the philosophies and constraints in a university environment that tend to encourage the cre ation of new knowledge over the application of existing knowledge to the so lution of practical problems.
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The composition and leadership (chair and vice chair, or executive committee) of the research council can be structured to achieve the required ONR RESEARCH COUNCIL AND STAFF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RESEARCH EDUCATION COMMITTEE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE PROJECT TEAM FIGURE 3-3 Professional society/community of practice organizational model.
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In this model, committees, either newly formed or currently part of the professional society's structure, are used to perform various tasks in support of the research council. Committee mem bership is usually broad-based, drawn from society volunteer membership.
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The research committee then solicits proposals from the research community in the theme areas via the professional society using standard government pro cedures for announcing solicitations and requesting proposals. The research committee directs the peer review of proposals submitted by individual in vestigators and project teams within the research themes and makes recom mendations to the research council for funding.
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, and professional societies. To solicit input and disseminate information to a wider portion of the com munity, the executive committee may establish affiliate committees, advisory boards, industrial liaison groups, and outreach specialists.
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The technical director oversees the evalu ation of research performance either via a peer-review process of products generated through the research program or some other appropriate process. Affiliate committees might be used to serve this function as well for projects
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The executive council chair provides the principal leadership for the council and may over see a small administrative staff that supports the council's work. Additional input on research themes is handled through workshops and open forums, professional society committees, or industry associations.
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The technical review committee for each theme area would remain in existence throughout the duration of the projects funded under that theme. Education At the project team level, the educational contributions are similar to those for the individual investigator model, described above.
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Project team initiates research project Technical review committee conducts annual merit review Executive council continues funding or cancels project FIGURE 3-8 Project-centered organizational flowchart (RFP = request for proposal)
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SUMMARY Three separate cooperative research organizational models and the baseline individual investigator model were identified and described in this chapter. Each model has features that make it unique and independent of the others.
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White paper to support development of reports by the Research and Technology Coordinating Committee, the Surface Transportation Environment Cooperative Research Program Advisory Board, and the Committee for a Study for a Future Strategic Highway Research Program.
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