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Evaluator Role in NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program

The NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Program employs independent evaluators to assess center structure, processes, and outcomes while ensuring adherence to program policy and practices. The evaluator’s responsibilities include data collection, analysis, and reporting, as well as representing both the NSF and the center at various meetings. Key tasks include preparing annual reports, administering questionnaires, and conducting exit interviews. This role is crucial for evaluating the center's effectiveness and supporting the continuous improvement of research initiatives.

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Evaluator Role in NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program

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  1. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ROLE OF EVALUATOR INDUSTRY / UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS PROGRAM

  2. NSF Center Evaluator • Independent role for an NSF Industry / University Cooperative Research Center • Evaluate Center structure, process, results, adherence to Program policy & practices • Support the NSF I/UCRC Evaluation Project via data-collection, analysis, and reporting • Represent NSF I/UCRC Program at Center • Represent Center to NSF I/UCRC Program

  3. NSF Evaluator Duties • Prepare the annual Evaluator Report for NSF • Represent NSF at the Center's annual Spring & Fall Industrial Advisory Board meetings • Administer NSF Industry Questionnaire & Faculty Questionnaire in Fall meeting; Analyze, archive, and report to the Center • Represent the Center at annual I/UCRC Director & Evaluator meetings in Arlington • Advise Center Director on I/UCRC practices • Do Exit Interviews with Industry sponsors

  4. Evaluator Calendar Jan. - I/UCRC Director / Evaluator meeting, Arlington March - Evaluator Report for NSF renewal / proposal April - Spring Industrial Advisory Board meeting: LIFE Forms; I/UCRC research report to Center June - Annual I/UCRC Evaluator Meeting, Arlington Sept. - Fall planning meeting with Center Director(s), University site visits, exit interviews Oct. - Fall Industrial Advisory Board meeting: Industry / Faculty Questionnaires; LIFE Forms

  5. Annual Evaluator Report • CENTER'S CURRENT STATUS: University sites, NSF Funding, Leadership, Members, Budget • OBJECTIVES & GOALS: Center's mission, ... • ENVIRONMENTAL-INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT • ORGANIZATION: Structure, Personnel • RESEARCH PROGRAM: Themes, projects • CENTER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Knowledge products, Technology Transfer, Education

  6. LIFE Forms: Level-of-Interest Feedback Evaluation • Member Representative rates organization's interest in each Center project, comments • Comments address scientific merit, design, future plans, offers of help, mentoring... • Board reviews LIFE comments, level-of-interest ratings, discusses projects • Member Representatives guide the research agenda, allocate member $ dues to projects

  7. NSF Industry Questionnaire & Faculty Questionnaire • I/UCRC Evaluation Project at North Carolina State University • Nation-wide, longitudinal, evaluation of Center & Program processes, outcomes • Evaluator administers at Center's Fall meeting • Evaluation Project reports national results • Center results reviewed at Spring meeting

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