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2009 UCAR Community Survey
Research Applications Laboratory (RAL) |
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Question 1. |
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How would you characterize the nature of your research? |
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Frequency table |
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Adjusted relative frequency |
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Basic |
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1.53% |
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13.88% |
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Mostly basic with a small amount of applied |
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3.20% |
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28.98% |
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Mostly applied with a small amount of basic |
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90 |
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4.06% |
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36.73% |
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Applied |
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2.26% |
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20.41% |
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Not answered: |
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1971 |
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88.94% |
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Sum: |
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100.00% |
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Question 2. |
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Are
there atmospheric research activities taking place in your institution
that you think have potential applications to society? |
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Frequency table |
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Yes |
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191 |
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8.62% |
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75.79% |
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No |
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0.90% |
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7.94% |
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Don’t know or unsure |
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1.85% |
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16.27% |
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Not answered: |
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1964 |
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88.63% |
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Sum: |
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100.00% |
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Question 3. |
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Does your department or institution have a program of technology transfer? |
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Yes |
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125 |
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5.64% |
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49.60% |
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No |
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3.11% |
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27.38% |
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Don’t know or not sure |
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2.62% |
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23.02% |
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Not answered: |
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1964 |
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88.63% |
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Sum: |
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Question 4. |
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Are you aware of any technology transfer programs in your area of research? |
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Yes |
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122 |
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5.51% |
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51.05% |
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No |
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5.28% |
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48.95% |
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Not answered: |
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1977 |
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89.21% |
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Sum: |
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Question 5. |
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How,
in your opinion, is applied research (and its associated technology
transfer) viewed within the atmospheric research community? |
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Uninteresting, to be avoided |
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5 |
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0.23% |
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2.26% |
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Potentially interesting, but usually comes with too many strings attached (e. |
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3.20% |
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32.13% |
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Pursued, if necessary, to obtain funding |
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3.11% |
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31.22% |
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Exciting and actively pursued as part of a balanced research program |
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3.43% |
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34.39% |
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Not answered: |
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1995 |
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90.03% |
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Sum: |
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Question 6. |
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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? |
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Frequency table |
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Levels |
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Absolute Frequency |
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1 (Lowest Impact) |
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0.90% |
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11.90% |
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2 |
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0.45% |
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5.95% |
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3 |
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2.35% |
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30.95% |
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4 |
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2.39% |
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31.55% |
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5 (Greatest Impact) |
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1.49% |
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19.64% |
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Not answered: |
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92.42% |
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Sum: |
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Question 7. |
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A new area of applied research and technology transfer within RAL
focuses on renewable energy. Is this an area of research within your
home institution? |
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Adjusted relative frequency |
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Yes |
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122 |
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5.51% |
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56.74% |
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No |
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93 |
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4.20% |
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43.26% |
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Not answered: |
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2001 |
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90.30% |
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Sum: |
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2216 |
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Question 8. |
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NCAR’s physical and social scientists have conducted numerous
workshops, taught courses at various universities, and established the
Weather and Society*Integrated Studies (WAS*IS) program to bring
together the atmospheric and social sciences communities. Please
provide suggestions as to how we might broaden this outreach effort so
it reaches a more diverse community. |
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Question 9. |
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NCAR has identified the development of new quantitative models that
integrate socioeconomic and biophysical components of climate change as
an important focus for future research.
a. Do you think this is a high priority area of research? |
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Yes |
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183 |
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8.26% |
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82.06% |
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No |
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1.81% |
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17.94% |
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Not answered: |
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89.94% |
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Sum: |
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2216 |
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b. Are you working in this area? |
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Yes |
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2.21% |
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21.59% |
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No |
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8.03% |
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78.41% |
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Not answered: |
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89.76% |
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Sum: |
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100.00% |
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Question 10. |
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Your ideas on future directions of the program:
a. Where should increased emphasis be placed?
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b. Where should decreased emphasis be placed? |
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c. What new activities should be undertaken if resources were to be made available? |
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