Research Applications Laboratory (RAL)

• Research Applications Program
• Development Testbed Center

1.How would you characterize the nature of your research? Please select only one.

Option Count Percent 1. Basic 22 13.1% 2. Mostly basic with a small amount of applied 42 25.0% 3. Mostly applied with a small amount of basic 57 33.93% 4. Applied 47 27.98% Total 168 100% Median:   3.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   168 Maximum value:   4

2.Are there atmospheric research activities taking place in your institution that you think have potential applications to society?

Option Count Percent 1. Yes 146 87.43% 2. No 4 2.4% 3. Don’t know or unsure 17 10.18% Total 167 100% Median:   1.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   167 Maximum value:   3

3.Does your department or institution have a program of technology transfer?

Option Count Percent 1. Yes 74 44.58% 2. No 36 21.69% 3. Don’t know or not sure 56 33.73% Total 166 100% Median:   2.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   166 Maximum value:   3

4.Are you aware of any technology transfer programs in your area of research?

Option Count Percent 1. Yes 70 44.87% 2. No 86 55.13% Total 156 100% Median:   2.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   156 Maximum value:   2

5.How, in your opinion, is applied research (and its associated technology transfer) viewed within the atmospheric research community?

Option Count Percent 1. Uninteresting, to be avoided 3 2.0% 2. Potentially interesting, but usually comes with too many strings attached (e.g., firm deliverables and rigid schedules) 55 36.67% 3. Pursued, if necessary, to obtain funding 40 26.67% 4. Exciting and actively pursued as part of a balanced research program 52 34.67% Total 150 100% Median:   3.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   150 Maximum value:   4

6.NSF emphasizes “merit review criteria,” one of which addresses the “broader impacts of proposed activity,” placing emphasis on the utility of the research and its potential benefit to society. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest impact, how has this requirement affected the nature of proposals you have submitted?

Lowest Impact 1 2 3 4 5 Greatest Impact Total Count 14 11 44 29 13 111 Percent 12.61% 9.91% 39.64% 26.13% 11.71% 100% Average:   3.14 Minimum value:   1 Variance:   1.32 Median:   3.0 Maximum value:   5 Std. deviation:   1.15

a.Has your department or institution become more involved with this area of research since the 9/11 incident?

Option Count Percent 1. Yes 50 32.68% 2. No 61 39.87% 3. Not sure 42 27.45% Total 153 100% Median:   2.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   153 Maximum value:   3

b.If yes, what is the degree of increased involvement?

Option Count Percent 1. Significant involvement 17 27.42% 2. Moderate involvement 24 38.71% 3. Only minor involvement 21 33.87% Total 62 100% Median:   2.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   62 Maximum value:   3

c.If yes, does your department or institution engage in classified applied research in this area?

Option Count Percent 1. Yes 22 31.43% 2. No 48 68.57% Total 70 100% Median:   2.0 Minimum value:   1 Total responses:   70 Maximum value:   2