UPRM - Research and Development Center Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo (CID) Walter F. Silva-Araya, Ph.D. Director 1 Presentation Outline • Overview R&D Center • Mission • Strategic Plan 2008-2016 • Organization • Proposal Development Unit (PDU) • Office of External Resources (ORE) • R&D Center by the numbers • Research Incentives • Questions 2 Overview R&D Center Is the UPRM unit in charge of promoting, managing and disseminating externally funded research activities and promote development and entrepreneurship for researchers on campus Administrative structure that processes R&D transactions in campus • Expertise in procedures and compliance with: federal and local government, industry, and the academic sector . . 3 Mission To promote, develop and facilitate To promote, develop and facilitate To promote, develop and facilitate To promote, develop and facilitate creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and development at the University of development at the University of development at the University of development at the University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – – – Mayagüez (UPRM) Mayagüez (UPRM) Mayagüez (UPRM) Mayagüez (UPRM) that foster the technological, that foster the technological, that foster the technological, that foster the technological, economic and social wellbeing of economic and social wellbeing of economic and social wellbeing of economic and social wellbeing of Puerto Rico, in collaboration with Puerto Rico, in collaboration with Puerto Rico, in collaboration with Puerto Rico, in collaboration with government, non government, non government, non government, non- - -governmental governmental governmental governmental organizations (NGOs) and the organizations (NGOs) and the organizations (NGOs) and the organizations (NGOs) and the private sector private sector private sector private sector . 4
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UPRM - Research and Development Center
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo (CID)
Walter F. Silva-Araya, Ph.D. Director
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Presentation Outline• Overview R&D Center
• Mission
• Strategic Plan 2008-2016
• Organization
• Proposal Development Unit (PDU)
• Office of External Resources (ORE)
• R&D Center by the numbers
• Research Incentives
• Questions
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Overview R&D Center�Is the UPRM unit in charge of
promoting, managing and disseminating externally funded research activities and promote development and entrepreneurship for researchers on campus
�Administrative structure that processes R&D transactions in campus
• Expertise in procedures and compliance with: federal and local government, industry, and the academic sector
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MissionTo prom ote, develop and facilitate To prom ote, develop and facilitate To prom ote, develop and facilitate To prom ote, develop and facilitate
creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and creative endeavors, research and
developm ent at the U niversity of developm ent at the U niversity of developm ent at the U niversity of developm ent at the U niversity of
P uerto R ico P uerto R ico P uerto R ico P uerto R ico –––– M ayagüez (U P R M ) M ayagüez (U P R M ) M ayagüez (U P R M ) M ayagüez (U P R M )
that foster the technological, that foster the technological, that foster the technological, that foster the technological,
econom ic and social w ellbeing of econom ic and social w ellbeing of econom ic and social w ellbeing of econom ic and social w ellbeing of
P uerto R ico, in collaboration w ith P uerto R ico, in collaboration w ith P uerto R ico, in collaboration w ith P uerto R ico, in collaboration w ith
http://cid.uprm.edu/ Research-related training activities
• Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)
Training
• Use of CITI (research ethics education)
Incentive: Puerto Rico’s Governmental
Ethics (“OEG”) Office – approved the CITI
(Collaborative Institutional Training
Initiative) courses for credit hours towards
the biennial requirements (10 hrs/2 year).
Office of External Resources (ORE)The Office of External Resources (ORE, for its acronym in Spanish) is responsible for reviewing, endorsing and submitting proposals to external sponsors.
Location: Room JD2of the R&DC Administration Building (within the Office of the Director). Phone: Ext. 5235, 2402E-mail: [email protected]
External Funds Received Research Legacy• 22 Patents
– Out of 35 in the whole UPR system
• 100+ Research Peer Reviewed Publications
• 350+ Research Presentations:• Local, National, International
Conferences
• Graduates 2012: 1,997– 1,800 BS
– 179 Masters– 18 PhDs
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Research Legacy
• 181 proposals requesting $98,097,092 in funding submitted to Private, Local and Federal Agencies
• $26,954,595 in Active Funding received during the FY 2011-2012
• $2,518,578 in F&A cost received for FY 2011-2012
• 16 invention disclosures
• 7 patent solicitations
• Participation in the Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust Innovation Pavilion
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Puerto Rico Research Incentive• Puerto Rico: Tax incentive for RO1-type
Researchers in Puerto Rico (2008): “Ley de Incentivo Contributivo a Investigadores Científicos”
– This law pretends to retain and attract highly competitiveresearchers to Puerto Rico to advance the scientific and economic development of the island. Researchers or scientists who receive a competitive research grant (RO1 or similar), may have their salary and compensation exempt from taxes. [Eligibility requirements apply].
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UPR Research Incentives Policy
• Institutional Incentives
• Base Salary Differential
• Administrative Bonus
• Extra compensations• Attend conference for information on Institutional
Incentives, effort dedicated to research and submission of Time & Effort Report for compliance with Federal Regulations (OMB A-21) 17
