[Faculty] Research Innovation Challenge - May 14 & 15, 2015 - Registration open

Tue Apr 14 10:16:19 MST 2015

Dear Faculty,

Please RSVP for the Research Innovation Challenge Conference at:
http://form.jotform.us/form/50816645475159

Specialists and agents are welcome. We are hoping to promote collaborations across the college through this event.

A total of $45,000 will be awarded.

Please see attached pdf if you are having trouble seeing the image below.

Thank you
Sangita

Sangita Pawar, PhD, MBA
Asstnt Dean, Res Admin
CALS
Ph: 520-626-3408

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Research Innovation Challenge Conference
$45,000 in awards for innovative projects

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 May 14 & 15, 2015
Keating Bioresearch Building (BIO5)

RSVP here<http://form.jotform.us/form/50816645475159>
All CALS Faculty welcome

An Exciting Opportunity to Foster New Research Innovations Amongst CALS Faculty
&
Celebrate the Ongoing Excitement of Current CALS Science

RIC Participation Rules

  *   Participate in the Research Snapshots

     *   One PowerPoint slide only describing your research
     *   2.5 minutes, strictly enforced by Rod Wing

  *   Participate in Poster session

     *   Bring a poster that highlights recent research innovations/themes you are pursuing in your lab.
     *   OR Create your own poster de novo describing a research nugget you are excited about and want to pursue. (Stationary will be available)

  *   Form teams of three PIs

     *   At least two from two different units in CALS
     *   One PI can be from another CALS Unit or another College
     *   The investigators must not have a shared funded grant before
     *   Each team will develop an interdisciplinary research project

        *   Submit a very short letter of intent at the end of the event on May 15th
        *   Submit a 3 page pre-proposal by May 26th @ 5pm that will be peer-reviewed by an expert panel

  *   A total of $45,000 will be awarded to the most meritorious proposals upon the recommendations of the expert panel
  *   Funds will be used to generate preliminary data for submission, within one year, of a full proposal to an external funding source.
Agenda
May 14, 2015
1:30 pm            Introduction – Parker Antin, PhD, Assoc. Dean, Research
1:45 pm            Research Snapshots – ½ of the faculty participants
3:30 pm            Poster session / Light Snacks
5:00 pm            2014 RIC award winner presentations
6:00 pm            Concludes Day 1

May 15, 2015
9:00 am           Parker Antin, PhD, Assoc. Dean, Research
9:15 am           Research Snapshots – ½ of the faculty participants
10:30 am         Poster session and Project Planning
12:00 pm         Lunch
1:30 pm           For faculty participating in a proposal -  Planning time
                       For faculty not participating in a proposal -  CALS Research Think Tank
 3:00 pm          Submit letters of intent online to pba at email.arizona.edu<mailto:pba at email.arizona.edu>
                      * PI Names
                      * Project Title
                      * Half page summary
3:15 pm          Concluding Remarks – DRAC

Sangita Pawar, PhD, MBA
Assistant Dean, Research Administration
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

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