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------CPI Newsletter – June 2018 ------
Included in this issue:
⎯ Update from the CPI Chair
⎯ Huffines Faculty Research Seed Grants – Deadline June 15, 2018
⎯ Potential Opportunity for NSF and NIH Supplements to Existing Grants
⎯ Export Controls Designated Liaison Network
⎯ 3rd Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium – September 19, 2018
⎯ Sign Up for Notifications about Limited Submission Proposal Opportunities
⎯ Bulletin for Principal Investigators
2017-18 CPI roster: Chair — Penny Riggs , COALS ● Vice Chair — David Threadgill , Veterinary Medicine ● AgriLife Extension — Craig Carpenter, Gaylon Morgan ● AgriLife Research — Michael Brewer, Ambika Chandra, Fugen Dou, Lee Tarpley ● Architecture — Ergun Akleman ● Bush School — Kent Portney ● COALS — Fuller Bazer, Russell Cross, Martin Dickman, Micky Eubanks, Elizabeth Pierson, David Stelly ● Education – Oi-Man Kwok, Jeffrey Liew ● Engineering — Jorge Alvarado, Ulisses Braga-Neto, Zachary Grasley, Melissa Grunlan, Tony Hsieh Sheng-Jen, Daniel Jiménez, Jodie Lutkenhaus, Ramesh Talreja ● Geosciences — Alejandro Orsi, Pamela Plotkin, Brendan Roark ● IBT/PHARM/RCHI — Julian Hurdle ● Law – Susan Fortney ● Liberal Arts — Sandra Braman, Steve Maren, Harland Prechel ● Mays — Korok Ray ● Medicine —Vytas Bankaitis, Kayla Bayless ● Science — Darren DePoy, Michael Hall, Christian Hilty, Alexei Safonov, Frank Sottile ● SPH — Jane Bolin ● TAMU at Galveston — R.J. David Wells ● TAMCD— Jay Groppe ● TAMU at Qatar— Othmane Bouhali ● TEES —Dean Schneider ● TTI —David Bierling, Mike Lukuc, Dennis Perkinson ● University Libraries — Bruce Herbert ● Veterinary Medicine — Loren Skow
The CPI is sponsored annually through funding from Texas A&M University, Texas A&M AgriLife, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Update from Dr. Penny Riggs, CPI Chair ------June CPI News – For this June 13th General CPI meeting, we welcome Dr. Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, Assistant Provost for External Awards and Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences to discuss her approach to this project, and how her office can also be a resource for department and college award committees. At a recent CPI meeting, a discussion arose about deferred maintenance. This month CPI is pleased to host Dr. Jerry Strawser, Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations and Chief Financial Officer, along with members of his team (Ms. Jane Schneider, Mr. Ralph Davila, and Mr. Richard Gentry), to address maintenance and building related topics and procedures.
CPI Contacts – The complete list of all CPI Representatives and the executive council for 2017-2018 can be found on the CPI website at http://cpi.tamu.edu/membership. All PIs are encouraged to communicate with their representatives to bring forward items of concern or interest for the research community. Please continue to bring research-related issues (and solutions) to my attention at [email protected], or contact me directly at [email protected] or 979.862.7015.
Reminder: CPI Vice Chair elections are ongoing. Don’t forget to vote.
No general meeting will be held in July. The next CPI General Meeting will be Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in Rudder 601. The newly elected CPI Representatives for 2018 are invited to join the currently elected CPI Representatives. Contact Rebecca Luckey, [email protected] or 979.862.9166, for more information. Thanks for newsletter comment and suggestions during the past month.
Huffines Faculty Research Seed Grants – Deadline June 15, 2018 ------Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance FY2018-19 Faculty Research Seed Grant Program Purpose The purpose of the Huffines Institute Seed Grant program is to provide limited financial support to Huffines’ Affiliate Faculty members for research that contributes to the mission of the Huffines Institute and that will provide data leading to proposals for extramural funding.
Eligibility To be eligible, you must be a faculty affiliate member of the Huffines Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance (go to HuffinesInstitute.org to apply for Affiliate Status). These grants ARE NOT limited to faculty in HLKN or CEHD.
Funds from this award will begin July 30, 2018 and must be spent by June 30, 2019, or be returned to the Institute.
For additional information and the application to apply visit the website at http://huffinesinstitute.org/portals/0/images/faculty_research_grant_RFA_2018-19.pdf, or email [email protected].
Potential Opportunity for NSF and NIH Supplements to Existing Grants ------Because FY18 appropriations were approved late in the cycle, potential exists that funding agencies, such as NSF and NIH, may rely on distributing some money through supplements to existing grants. Faculty with existing NSF and NIH grants are encouraged to contact their program officers very soon to inquire about potential supplements (up to $1 million) to either buy a piece of equipment that had to be eliminated from a previous project budget or to expand the scope of the project to include another element/facet, or to add on REUs and RETs.
A suggested way to begin conversations with program managers could be as simple as calling to let them know how the project is going (let them know about any recent successes from the project) and then telling them that it would be great to do “x or y” to augment these findings, etc.
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Export Controls Designated Liaison Network ------The University’s Export Control Designated Liaison Network consists of TAMU offices with responsibility for administering components of TAMU’s export control compliance program. The department/unit representatives coordinate with the Export Controls Office on export control compliance. The group meets on a periodic basis to discuss export control issues of concern, ensure coordination of compliance efforts, assist each other on developing enhancements to existing processes, procedures, and to share training resources and best practices. Mr. Ray VanNorman ([email protected]), the Director of the TAMU Export Controls Office ([email protected]), is chair of the Network.
In addition to representatives of TAMU offices with responsibility for administering components of export control compliance program, faculty representation through the CPI was requested for the group. The faculty representatives do not serve as department/unit designated liaisons, but do provide input to the group from a faculty perspective.
Some points from the May 24 meeting: (a) Iranian sanctions changed; (b) Updates from the University Export Control Officers’ Conference in Madison: common issues include mis-categorization of technologies and a lack of understanding of deemed exports; (c) Processes being used by our EC offices if a commodity code in AggieBuy triggers a possible export code; (d) Application of General License and License Exceptions to non-U.S. citizens – must be handled on a case-to-case basis; (e) Changes in how violations in status of F, M, J visa holders are being handled; and (f) General discussion items included possible implications of the new data protection standards and IT compliance issues in various international travel situations.
Lee Tarpley ([email protected] ), AgriLife Research, Beaumont; off-campus representative Darren Depoy ([email protected]), TAMU, Physics & Astronomy; campus representative
3rd Annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium – September 19, 2018 ------PIs, please forward the information about the 3rd annual Postdoctoral Research Symposium and encourage all your postdocs participation on September 19, 2018. See attached flyer at the back of the newsletter or email Shannon Eyre at [email protected].
Sign Up for Notifications about Limited Submission Proposal Opportunities ------The list of current Limited Submission Proposal (LSP) opportunities, maintained by the Division of Research, are available at https://u.tamu.edu/LSP. To receive notifications about new LSP opportunities as soon as they are announced, email Ms. Shelly Martin at [email protected].
Bulletin for Principal Investigators ------The Division of Research at Texas A&M University issues a brief weekly bulletin for Principal Investigators. The bulletin accepts news items about researchers and their teams from the colleges, schools, campuses and agencies within the Texas A&M research enterprise, including honors, funding, publications, presentations, and appearances in news media. Click here to subscribe or unsubscribe to the bulletin.
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Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance FY2018-19 Faculty Research Seed Grant Program Purpose The purpose of the Huffines Institute Seed Grant program is to provide limited financial support to Huffines’ Affiliate Faculty members for research that contributes to the mission of the Huffines Institute and that will provide data leading to proposals for extramural funding.
Eligibility To be eligible, you must be a faculty affiliate member of the Huffines Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance (go to HuffinesInstitute.org to apply for Affiliate Status). These grants ARE NOT limited to faculty in HLKN or CEHD.
Limitations • An Affiliate may not receive more than one Huffines Seed Grant in a two-year fiscal period. • Funding is limited to direct costs associated with conducting research. Costs for the production of a research report and for computer equipment and software are not allowed. • Travel requests must be clearly justified and linked directly to data collection. Requests for travel to professional meetings will not be considered. • Huffines seed grants are limited to $7,500 direct costs. • Total funding budgeted for this program is $15,000 (based on past demand for the program); however, the Institute reserves the right to fund fewer grants than budgeted. • Funds from this award will begin July 30, 2018 and must be spent by June 30, 2019, or be returned to the Institute. • Applications will be evaluated on scientific merit. The Huffines Seed Grants require applicants to provide a clear description of how seed funding will contribute toward the development of successful extramural research grant proposals.
Post Award Requirements • Submit a written report of the research results by the end of the award period (i.e. 6/30/19). The report must document publications and external grant proposals supported by this award. Lack of external proposals from the grant will hinder consideration of the faculty member for further seed-grant opportunities. • The Awardee will serve on the Huffines Institute’s Internal Advisory Council for the period of the grant • All publications and presentations of the results of the funded research must credit the Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute of Sports Medicine and Human Performance.
Submission Procedures • Deadline for submission is June 15, 2018 (late submissions not accepted). • Grantees will be notified by letter as to the outcome of their application by July 15, 2018. • Scan completed application form and required materials into one .pdf file and title the file: “your_last_name”_Faculty_research_2018.pdf • Email the application file to: [email protected] and [email protected]. Our mission: to be the bridge between scientists, practitioners, and the lay public in all aspects of sports medicine and human performance, with a particular focus on athletic performance.
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Sydney and J.L. Huffines Institute for Sports Medicine and Human Performance Faculty Research Grant Application Cover Form
Name Faculty Rank Phone # Date
E-mail: Unit/Department:
Research Project Title
Attach project description to this cover form (see attached pages for application specifics) ------Required Signature:
Huffines Faculty Affiliate Applicant
Printed name of Applicant
FOR INSTITUTE USE ONLY:
Approved amount: Approved date:
Signature of approval:
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Proposal Sections: To facilitate use of this proposal for future external funding, the proposal will largely take the form of an NIH R03 application. The written proposal of the project should use 0.5 inch margins, 11 point Arial font, and consist of the following sections: Section 1) Specific aims (one page); Section 2) Research Strategy (6 page limit) – includes: a) Significance b) Innovation c) Approach Section 3) Detailed Dissemination and External Funding Plan (1 page limit) Section 4) Budget (one page) Detail proposed expenditures in the following categories: i) Equipment, ii) Supplies & Expendables, iii) Essential Travel for Data Collection, iv) Other; Section 5) NIH Biosketch (limited to 3 pages).
Description of Proposal Sections: Specific Aims – This section should include a brief introduction, the long-range goal of the investigator’s research program, the overall goal of the proposed research, the specific aims that will be used to fulfill the overall goal, the expected outcomes, and the potential significance of the results.
Significance – In short, this section should define the positive effect that the proposed research will have on the knowledge base in this area. As NIH defines it, this section answers the following questions: “Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to profess in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventive interventions that drive this field?” (SF424, Application Guide for NIH and Other PHS Agencies). Whichever of the questions you answer in describing the significance of your project, you should understand that this section is critical in letting the reviewer know how your project ‘fits’ within current knowledge. This section should probably be about 0.5 – 0.75 pages long.
Innovation – This section really should describe how the approach you are taking is different/novel from the past attempts to answer this question. What is/are the new and different way(s) that this project approaches the fundamental question you are addressing? Again, NIH says: “Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by using novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense?” This section should be about 0.5-0.75 pages long.
Approach – This section will take up the rest of the proposal (about 3.5 pages) and should describe how you are going to fulfill the Aims you put forward earlier. This section has to be brief, succinct, and concise. In general, you want to focus more on your experimental design (i.e. how are you going to test your hypothesis?) versus details of your methods. However, you will need to give enough
Our mission: to be the bridge between scientists, practitioners, and the lay public in all aspects of sports medicine and human performance, with a particular focus on athletic performance.
Read Building Huffines Institute, 356 Blocker Bldg. TAMU 4243 College Station, TX 77843 [email protected] evidence that you can complete the methods you propose. IMPORTANTLY, this section should indicate the status of this protocol with the appropriate compliance committee (e.g. IRB, IACUC, IBC). If your protocol already has approval, please provide a copy of the approval notification. If your project is still pending approval and you are awarded a grant, you will not be able to expend any funds until you have final approval from the appropriate compliance committee.
Dissemination/funding plans –This section should lay out very specifically how you intend to disseminate the results (e.g. presentations, papers to what journals), an itemized timeline for this dissemination, and what external funding mechanisms are going to be pursued with these results. For example, if you were going to pursue NIH/NSF funding, you would want to clearly indicate which program you were applying to (e.g. R03, R21, R01) and the timeline by which you’ll be applying. As noted earlier, the focus of this program is to provide financial support for seed results that will be used for external funding proposals. Thus, the detail in this section is important. Further, it will be helpful if you detail what papers and/or external funding proposals resulted from any previous funding you received from the Huffines.
Three-page NIH biosketch – NIH has (again) recently introduced a revised format for the biosketch; in particular, they significantly changed the publication section – which is now called the “Contribution to Science” section (plus, the “personal statement” section that was added about four years ago has been tweaked as well). Since the Huffines’ grants are for single-investigators, it is assumed that you are responsible for all aspects of the grant; thus, you should not include the “personal statement” section. Thus, please reduce the biosketch to three pages, and in particular, be detailed in the “other support” section, especially as it pertains to funding over the past three years. Here is a link to the new biosketch where you can find the form and an example: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm - format
Reviewer Guidelines: It is always nice to understand by what guidelines your effort will be judged. Thus, at least two external reviewers will be asked to comment on the following four core criteria of each proposal: a) Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? b) Investigators: Can the individual do the project? c) Innovation: Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies novel to the field? d) Approach: Does the approach proposed provide the best chance for success? The reviewers will score each of these core criteria on a scale of 1 (exceptional) – 9 (poor).
The reviewers will also give an overall priority score ranging from 1 (exceptional) – 9 (poor). This overall priority score will not be an average of the core criteria scores, but will be an overall score that considers the complete package and likelihood of success. Overall priority scores from the reviewers for each application will be averaged to give each grant an overall priority score and that average score will be multiplied by 10 for the final score.
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Positioning Faculty Successfully for External Recognition
Awards and other recognitions increase faculty members’ visibility and distinction. Thus, they help faculty members to compete for grants, win promotions and raises, attract selection by peers for committees and boards, and gain nominations for other awards. They also encourage and reward scholarly work throughout one’s career. Faculty members should target awards and other honors suitable for each stage of their career and pursue nominations with the assistance of their mentors and department heads. Recognitions to consider seeking include early career awards, society fellowships, elected memberships, and named lectureships.
Over the years, faculty members at Texas A&M University have received many national and international awards and honors. Our distinguished faculty includes winners of the Nobel Prize, Wolf Prize, National Medal of Science, and other highly prestigious awards. Faculty are members or fellows of the American Philosophical Society, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Council of Learned Societies, or National Academy of Public Administration. As our faculty continues to grow in size and distinction, more and more among our ranks are well qualified for such honors.
The Office of External Faculty Recognition (OEFR) at Texas A&M University exists to promote recognition of our faculty by external awards and honors for their academic and scholarly accomplishments. We stand ready to assist faculty, department heads, deans, and staff with the process of identifying awards, submitting nominations, and celebrating the honors won by our faculty. Please see our website at http://oefr.tamu.edu/ or contact us at [email protected] (Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni, PhD, Assistant Provost) or [email protected] (Robert Spann, Executive Assistant).
How a faculty member can become well situated for nomination
1. Develop solid skills and achievements, and assess them objectively and continually to enhance strengths and overcome limitations. 2. Target awards that might be appropriate now, as well as awards that might be appropriate in a few years. 3. Develop visibility in the field. For example: • Participate in professional conferences. • Actively network at conferences to meet people in relevant scholarly fields who might become collaborators, supporters, or mentors. • Obtain invitations to speak at other universities, and network with the faculty there. • Meet with or host speakers from other institutions who come to this campus. • Review papers for journals. Some journal editors allow faculty to offer their services. • If appropriate in one’s field, maintain an active social media presence. 4. Maintain memberships in professional societies, attend meetings of the societies, and actively contribute to the societies. As well as being worthwhile in their own right, doing so can help qualify one for society recognitions. Early-career faculty should learn about professional societies from mentors in their fields. 5. Keep a well-organized, complete, current curriculum vitae (CV). 6. Build and maintain a good website highlighting past and present scholarly activities and providing information about trainees. Website features that can enhance one’s candidacy for awards include lab videos, short documentaries of field research or scholarly investigation, and brief interviews. 7. Seek out senior colleagues as mentors and supporters. 8. Serve on internal and external awards committees, in part to become familiar with selection processes. 2
How to discover awards in a field
1. Query Academic Analytics data: OEFR and department heads can access Academic Analytics’ tabulations of more than 6,000 awards won by faculty at more than 400 US institutions. Lists of awards in specific disciplines can be extracted. The awards also can be categorized as Highly Prestigious, Prestigious, or Other (per the National Research Council). Recipients of specific awards at Texas A&M also can be identified. 2. Examine lists of awards won by highly recognized scholars in one’s field of interest. Looking at the awards won and years they were received can disclose possible pathways to top awards, including early-career recognitions and professional-society awards that commonly precede the highest awards. 3. Study the profiles of past recipients of awards to understand the types and levels of achievements these awards recognize. Many governing organizations have lists of previous recipients on their websites.
How to prepare nominations for awards
1. Recognize that strong nominations take time and effort. Allow ample time; a rule of thumb is 3 months, though the time needed may vary with the complexity of the nomination requirements. Study the nomination guidelines and available background information. Some awards allow self-nominations, and others require nominations by third parties. Most have specific criteria by which nominees are judged. 2. Obtain strong letters of support, if applicable. Letters of support should be requested in a timely fashion; a general guideline is 6 weeks in advance, with polite reminders if needed once a few weeks have passed. These letters should provide firsthand, specific observations on the impact of the nominee’s work. It is usually helpful to include in the request the award criteria, the nominee’s CV, and relevant talking points about the nominee. Some supporters request a draft from which they can work, and some send a draft and offer to make changes if needed; both approaches can help in tailoring the message. If possible, the nomination package should include a description of the letter writers’ qualifications, with emphasis on their expertise and standing in the field. This information may be provided as a separate document, at the end of the letter of nomination, or at the bottom of each support letter. 3. In the letter of nomination, present an impeccably compelling story about why the nominee is the ideal choice for the award. The letter should provide specific, objective evidence of how the nominee meets each evaluation criterion defined by the governing organization. Listing previous awards the nominee holds is often effective if done early in the nomination letter, but the achievements they recognized should be the focus, rather than simply a list of recognitions. Links to the nominee’s website may be particularly powerful for presenting the candidate; however, as selection committee members generally are not obligated to view candidates’ websites, all crucial information should appear in the letter itself. Models of successful letters are available from OEFR. In some cases, the nomination letter must be signed by the provost or president; OEFR can arrange for the signature. 4. Remember to write letters thanking all letter writers for their support. Especially if the outcome is positive, do inform letter writers and other supporters.
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Office of External Faculty Recognition (OEFR) http://oefr.tamu.edu • Academic Analytics Where are we now? collects data on ~6000 awards TAMU Rank Among AAU Public • Awards are Highly Institutions for Number of Awards per Prestigious, Prestigious, Faculty Member and undesignated. All Awards Prestigious Highly • 2016 AA data for Awards Prestigious research-intensive awards faculty: TAMU had 1289 awards, 80 HP #18 TAMU [#21 in 2015] 25/34 26/34 30/34 (no change) (down 1) (up 1) • TAMU lags behind peers.
Tie #32-33 TAMU [no change from FY2015]) #Tied #21-23 TAMU
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Scholarly Research Index -AAU Public Scholarly Research Institutes Index: (FY2016 Academic Analytics) 0.6 The z-score of weighted totals for all areas of 0.5 research activity TAMU SRI = 0.2 0.4 (0=population mean) (tied 25-29/34) 0.3 • Articles: 2013 - 16 0.2 • Citations: 2012 - 16 0.1 • Conf. Proceedings: 0 2013 - 16 • Books: 2007 - 16 #32 TAMU -0.1 • Grants: 2012 - 16 -0.2 • Awards: No Limit -0.3
What are the award opportunities? Who should be nominated? • NRC lists (prepared in 2006) – 1393 Highly Prestigious (HP) and • Identify candidates by use of Academic Analytics tools Prestigious (P) awards Arts and Humanities HP=62 Physical Sciences & Engineering HP=73 Social Sciences HP=24 Life Sciences HP=54 Faculty • Association of American Universities (AAU) – counts NRC HP awards. Will member’s update in collaboration with Academic Analytics. research productivity • Stepping stone awards (Fellows, Society Medals, Early Career Awards, etc.). exceeds We are adding to AA lists. recognition • We are building a dynamic database with award names, descriptions, nomination information and past winners from TAMU.
2 American Academy of Arts and Sciences Active Fellows: 4895. Fellows at Texas A&M University: 9
Name Department Class Year Darensbourg, Marcetta Chemistry I:3–Chemistry 2011 DeVore, Ronald A. Mathematics I:1–Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and 2001 Statistics Herschbach, Dudley R. Physics and Astronomy I:3–Chemistry 1964 Howe, Roger Teaching, Learning, and I:1–Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and 1993 Culture Statistics Lee, David M. Physics and Astronomy I:2–Physics 1990 Needleman, Alan Materials Science and I:5–Engineering Sciences and Technologies 2007 Engineering Rodríguez-Iturbe, Ignacio Ocean Engineering I:5–Engineering Sciences 2012 and Technologies Scully, Marlan O. Physics and Astronomy I:2–Physics 2008 Wooley, Karen Chemistry I:3–Chemistry 2015
List of classes and sections: https://www.amacad.org/content/members/classlist.aspx
Class I: Mathematical and Physical Sciences • Section 1: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics • Section 2: Physics • Section 3: Chemistry • Section 4: Astronomy (including Astrophysics) and Earth Sciences • Section 5: Engineering Sciences and Technologies • Section 6: Computer Sciences (including Artificial Intelligence and Information Technologies) Class II: Biological Sciences • Section 1: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology • Section 2: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Microbiology, and Immunology (including Genetics) • Section 3: Neurosciences, Cognitive Sciences, and Behavioral Biology • Section 4: Evolutionary and Population Biology and Ecology • Section 5: Medical Sciences (including Physiology and Pharmacology), Clinical Medicine, and Public Health Class III: Social Sciences • Section 1: Social and Developmental Psychology and Education • Section 2: Economics • Section 3: Political Science, International Relations, and Public Policy • Section 4: Law (including the Practice of Law) • Section 5: Archaeology, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, and Demography Class IV: Humanities and Arts • Section 1: Philosophy and Religious Studies • Section 2: History • Section 3: Literary Criticism (including Philology) • Section 4: Literature (Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting and Translation) • Section 5: Visual and Performing Arts—Scholarship, Criticism, and Practice (including Art, Architecture, Sculpture, Music, Theater, Film, and Dance) Class V: Public Affairs, Business, and Administration • Section 1: Public Affairs, Journalism, and Communications • Section 2: Business, Corporate, and Philanthropic Leadership (Private Sector) • Section 3: Educational, Scientific, Cultural, and Philanthropic Administration (Nonprofit Sector) 1
Genetics Program, Texas A&M University Awards Profile (Academic Analytics 2016 data) (first 2 pages of 18 for CPI meeting June 13, 2018) Comparator group: 68 programs, 63 institutions, 78 unit faculty at TAMU, 2978 faculty in discipline. NRC categories: H=Highly prestigious, P=Prestigious, Blank=Other Compiled and edited by the Office of External Faculty Recognition May 25, 2018 Please contact [email protected] regarding errors and omissions.
Award Name Governing Society Prestige Awards Discipline Awards Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences H 0 96 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize American Association for the Advancement of Science H 0 6 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize American Association for the Advancement of Science H 0 1 Charles Judson Herrick Award American Association of Anatomists H 0 1 Membership American Philosophical Society H 0 8 Judson Daland Prize American Philosophical Society H 0 2 Established Professional/Walter B Cannon Award Lecture American Physiological Society H 0 1 ASBMB‐Merck Award American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology H 0 2 Eli Lilly and Company Research Award American Society for Microbiology H 0 2 Osborne and Mendel Award American Society for Nutrition H 1 2 Robert Chapkin, 2013 Mead Johnson Award American Society for Nutrition H 0 2 The Morrison Award American Society of Animal Science H 0 1 Charles Albert Shull Award American Society of Plant Biologists H 0 2 Martin Gibbs Medal American Society of Plant Biologists H 0 2 The Stephen Hales Prize American Society of Plant Biologists H 0 2 Adolph E Gude, Jr Award American Society of Plant Biologists H 0 1 Fellowships for Science and Engineering David and Lucile Packard Foundation H 0 26 ESA Founders' Memorial Award Entomological Society of America H 0 2 Benjamin Franklin Medal Franklin Institute H 0 3 Harvard Society Junior Fellows Harvard Society of Fellows H 0 6 Investigator/Alumni Investigator Howard Hughes Medical Institute H 1 96 Richard Gomer, 1990 Kyoto Prize Inamori Foundation of Japan H 0 1 Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation H 0 21 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award Lasker Foundation H 0 8 2
Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award Lasker Foundation H 0 2 Albert Lasker Award for Special Achievement in Medical Lasker Foundation H 0 1 Science Fellow MacArthur Foundation H 0 9 Membership National Academy of Engineering H 0 5 Member National Academy of Medicine H 0 73 Members/Foreign Associates National Academy of Science H 2 111 Leif Andersson, 2014; James E. Womack, 1999 NAS Award in Molecular Biology National Academy of Science H 0 9 Richard Lounsbery Award National Academy of Science H 0 3 Jessie Stevenson Kovalenko Medal National Academy of Science H 0 1 John J Carty Award for the Advancement of Science National Academy of Science H 0 1 Selman A Waksman Award in Microbiology National Academy of Science H 0 1 Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars National Endowment for the Humanities H 0 1 National Medal of Science National Science and Technology Medals Foundation H 0 3 National Medal of Technology and Innovation National Science and Technology Medals Foundation H 0 1 Nobel Prize‐Physiology or Medicine Nobel Foundation H 0 2 Nobel Prize‐Chemistry Nobel Foundation H 0 1 Phi Beta Kappa Book Awards ‐ Science Book Phi Beta Kappa Society H 0 1 Japan Prize Laureates Science and Technology Foundation of Japan, The H 0 1 Theodosius Dobzhansky Prize Society for the Study of Evolution H 0 3 Wolf Prize Wolf Foundation H 2 8 Leif Andersson, 2014; James E. Womack, 2001 Sloan Research Fellowship‐Molecular Biology Alfred P. Sloan Foundation P 0 37 Sloan Research Fellowship‐Neuroscience Alfred P. Sloan Foundation P 0 22 Sloan Research Fellowship‐Chemistry Alfred P. Sloan Foundation P 0 4 Sloan Research Fellowship‐Mathematics Alfred P. Sloan Foundation P 0 2 AAAS Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science P 4 326 Martin Dickman, 2010; Clint Magill, 2009; Matthew Sachs, 2013; David Threadgill, 2010 Harland Winfield Mossman Developmental Biologists Award American Association of Anatomists P 0 3 Eugene M Emme Award American Astronautical Society P 0 1 Edward Tuckerman Award American Bryological and Lichenological Society P 0 1 Arthur C Cope Scholar Award American Chemical Society P 0 2