Appendix E
Major Benefits and Challenges
Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
University as Management Contractor |
Examples:
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Level-by-level Matched Pair Interactions Between Institutions |
Example: Sandia strategy of teaming each administrative level with its counterpart on the academic side (e.g., its division directors or vice presidents with campus deans/ or administrators, its technical staff with academic faculty). Benefits: Ensures duration and consistency at all levels in the institutional relationship Challenges: New approach, not yet tested outside SNL |
Large User Facility |
Examples:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Large User Facility |
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Large User Facility |
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Small User Facility |
Examples:
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Joint Institute or Program |
Examples:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Joint Institute or Program |
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Formalized Material or InformationSharing Arrangements |
Examples:
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Adjunct Faculty Appointments for Laboratory Personnel at Universities |
Examples:
Benefits: Increased teaching resources at universities, including the ability to nucleate new fields within the university Challenges: Teaching compensation at universities is extremely poor, about $3,500 per semester. Adjunct faculty not necessarily regarded as part of the faculty team |
Joint Faculty Appointments |
Examples:
Benefits:
Challenges:
Creative Solution: A joint institute can be an “accounting path solution” for institutions with differing salary and overhead structures, who would otherwise find such appointments impossible |
Collaborative Projects (by individual co-PIs or joint groups) |
Examples: Grid Computing Project at ANL and many others Benefits:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Collaborative Projects (by individual co-PIs or joint groups) |
Challenges:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Collaborative Projects (by individual co-PIs or joint groups) |
Creative Solution: Where possible, use NIH as a funding source for collaborations involving national laboratory and university researchers: both researchers can be on the same proposal |
Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs |
Examples:
Benefits:
Challenges:
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Student Outreach |
Examples:
Benefits (anticipated): Robust future workforce Challenges:
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Type of Collaboration |
Examples, Benefits, Challenges and Solutions (where indicated) |
Student Outreach |
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