December 12, 2012 CPI Meeting

1. Welcome to the December 12, 2012 CPI meeting • Today’s agenda includes the following items: • Demo of iRIS Portal – Dr. Robert Nobles, Executive Director of Research Compliance and Biosafety, Division of Research • Update on the Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study (TIAS) – Dr. John L. Junkins, Founding Director of TIAS and Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering • Update on Outsourcing Implementation– Mr. Ralph Davila, Executive Director of Contract Administration, Division of Finance, and Mr. Bob Casagrande, Vice President for Operations, SCC/Compass

3. Research Compliance and Biosafety integrated into iRIS Dr. Robert Nobles Executive Director Dec. 12, 2012

4. Research Compliance and Biosafety Programs Division of Research

5. Rationale • Integration into an online format was intended to ultimately: • Decrease frustration • Enhance the quality of submissions and submission responses • Improve efficiencies • Help researchers maintain compliance

6. iRIS Timeline

7. iRIS Facilitates Communication • Researchers have a streamlined mechanism of seeking approval • Compliance committees and compliance staff perform reviews and share outcomes • Approval documentation maintained and easily retrievable • OSRS staff have access • Integrated with CITI (and TrainTraq)

8. Top iRIS calls/concerns • Log in information and student access • General Navigation – increased guidance on iRIS portal page to assist with starting forms for each program • Mechanism for responding to compliance committee requests • Occasional glitches that have remained unexplained

9. iRIS System • Instructions for using the system: http://rcb.tamu.edu/iris • This page includes step-by-step screen shots for creating applications and submissions for each program. • iRIS Support Line 979.845.4969

10. Logged In View

11. My Assistant Tab Your account information is derived from your Directory Information. Please check that your information is correct. We can make adjustments if needed.

12. Profile Information You may add a CV or other information if preferred.

13. Navigation within iRIS Always use this Back button to navigate to a previous screen. If you use the Browser’s back button, you may be logged out and lose your session.

14. Ready to add a new study?

15. Select the Application

16. Contacts • The log in is at http://imedris.tamu.edu • iRIS Support Line 979.845.4969 • Office of Research Compliance and Biosafety 979.458.1467

18. TIASTexas A&M UniversityInstitute for Advanced StudyJohn L. JunkinsPresentation to the CPIDecember 12, 2012

19. TIAShttp://tias.tamu.edu/ • TIAS goals: • Attract eminent scholars across all graduate disciplines • Enrich the intellectual climate of the University • Enhance the image of the University • Enhance research productivity • Enrich educational experiences

20. President TIAS Organization ProvostVice President for Research Administrative Council TIAS Advisory Board TIAS Director TIAS Electorate TIAS Faculty Fellows TIAS Graduate Fellows (HEEP Foundation)

21. TIAS Advisory Board The TIAS Advisory Board is charged with the responsibility of soliciting and evaluating nominations for TIAS Faculty Fellows and working collaboratively with the University's academic colleges and departments to realize TIAS goals. • Term Expires November 30, 2013 • JoAnne R. Lupton, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences • Gerald R. North, College of Geosciences • Bruce Thompson, College of Education and Human Development • Term Expires November 30, 2014 • Margaret J.M. Ezell, College of Liberal Arts • B. Don Russell Jr., Dwight Look College of Engineering • James E. Womack, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences • Term Expires November 30, 2015 • R.J. Q. Adams, College of Liberal Arts • Christopher Layne, Bush School of Government and Public Service • Marlan O. Scully, College of Science

22. TIAS Administrative Council ... responsible for oversight and TIAS policies ... Co-ChairsDr. Karan L. WatsonDr. Theresa Fossum Provost and Executive VP for Academic Affairs Interim Vice President for Research Members (in alphabetical order)Dr. R. J. Q. Adams Distinguished Professor, College of Liberal Arts Dr. Nancy M. Amato Unocal Professor, College of Engineering Dr. N.K. Anand Interim Dean, College of Engineering Dr. Robert S. Bednarz Professor, College of Geosciences Dr. Karen L. Butler-Purry Associate Provost for Graduate Studies Ms. B. J. Crain VP for Finance Dr. Eddie J. Davis President, Texas A&M Foundation Dr. Michael A. Hitt Distinguished Professor, Mays Business School Dr. Mark A. Hussey Dean, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesDr. Charles A. Johnson Senior Associate Vice President for ResearchDr. John L. Junkins Distinguished Professor, College of Engineering Dr. Joanne R. Lupton Distinguished Professor, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dr. Rodney P. McClendon Vice President for AdministrationDr. Kate C. Miller Dean and Professor, College of Geosciences Dr. Douglas J. Palmer Dean, College of Education and Human Development Dr. Stephen H. Safe Distinguished Professor,College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Dr. Jorge Vanegas Dean, College of Architecture Dr. Karen L. Wooley Distinguished Professor, College of Science

23. TIAS History • An outcome of the June 2009 Academic Master Plan • Endorsed by University Leadership (2009 - ) • Approved, Texas A&M Board of Regents, Dec, 2010 • 70 Person Electorateappointed, Dec 2010 • TIAS Administrative Council Appointed, April 2011 • J Junkins Appointed Interim Director, Oct 2011 • E Fry Appointed Deputy Director, Oct 2011 • J Junkins Appointed Founding Director, Sep 2012 • TIAS Advisory Board Appointed, Nov 2011 • 2012-2013 Faculty Fellow Nominations, Feb 17, 2012 • Recruitment Initiated, May 2012, 2012-2013 Class of Eminent Scholars Announced October, 2012 • First TIAS Eminent Scholar Lecture, Nov 13, 2012 • 2013-2014 Faculty Fellow Nominations Nov 30, 2012 • 2012-2013 Eminent Scholars Arrival Dates: • Jay Dunlap/COS Nov 2012 • Alan Needleman/COE Jan 2013 • Vernon Smith/Liberal Arts Mar 2013 • Roth/Mays, Liss/Geosciences, Sreenivasan/COE Summer 2013

24. Dr. Jay C. Dunlap holds the Nathan Smith Chair in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. He is professor of genetics and biochemistry and founding chair of the Department of Genetics (1999-). Dunlap earned his doctorate in biology fromHarvardUniversity in 1979, and his postdoctorate in genetics from the University of California in 1983. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and is best known for his research on the molecular basis of biological clocks, including their synchronization to environmental light-dark cycles and their regulation of daily rhythms in physiology, metabolism, and behavior. Dunlap has authored and co-authored over 150 research papers, as well as a widely used textbook on biological clocks, Chronobiology: Biological Timekeeping. In addition to receiving a 1998 National Institutes of Health Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award, his work was recognized by the Honma International Prize for Biological Rhythms Research (1991), the Genetics Society of America’s R. L. Metzenberg Award (2005), and the George W. Beadle Medal (2009). He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010) along with the American Academy of Microbiology (2010). Dunlap will collaborate with Matthew Sachs, professor of biology; Deborah Bell-Pedersen, professor of biology; and Paul Hardin, distinguished professor of biology, College of Science.

25. Dr. Peter S. Lisshas been on the faculty of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England for more than 40 years and is currently a professorial fellow. He is a Fellow of the Royal Societyand is known for his research contributions on the biogeochemical interactions between the ocean and the atmosphere. His research is an integral part of the School’s Laboratory for Global Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry (LGMAC). Lissserved as chairman of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) for five years and was subsequently chair of its Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS). He is currently a member of the Science Advisory Council for the United Kingdom Government's Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He was a member of the United Kingdom’s Natural Environment Research Council for five years, chairing both its Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Boards. Lisswas the first recipient of the Challenger Society Medal, has been awarded the Plymouth Marine Sciences Medal, and the John Jeyes Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and is guest professor of the Ocean University of Qingdao, China. Liss has recently been elected a member of Academia Europaea (The Academy of Europe). Liss will collaborate with Piers Chapman, department head and professor of oceanography, and other faculty-researchers in the College of Geosciences.

26. Dr. Alan Needleman’s research interest is in material science, especially mathematical modeling of fracture, dislocations, and environmental effects on materials. His research is concerned with improving understanding of multifunctional material properties. Needleman is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and is the recipient of several top honors in his field. Following a more than 40 year career at the MIT and Brown University, he recently joined the University of North Texas. Needleman earned his doctorate in engineering at Harvard Univin 1970. He spent five years in applied mathematics at MIT before moving to Brown University where he became Florence Pirce Grant University Professor in 1996. He retired from Brown (2009), and is a professor of materials science and engineering at the UNT. His contributions include the development of a ductile fracture computational methodology, the development of cohesive surface methods for fracture analysis, and creation of a framework that enables the use of discrete dislocation plasticity to solve general boundary value problems. Needleman was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1977, and is a member os AAAS. He has been awarded the Timoshenko Medal from the Am Socof MechEngr, the Prager Medal by the Socof EngrScience, the Drucker Medal by the Am Socof Mech Engr. Needleman will collaborate with Amine Benzerga, assistant professor of aerospace engineering; Ray Arroyave, associate professor of mechanical engineering; and Haiyan Wang, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, in the College of Engineering.

27. Dr. Aleda V. Roth is the Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor at Clemson University. She is widely known for her work on risk analysis, sustainability, and supply chain.Her research is motivated by theoretical and practical explanations of how firms can best deploy their operations, global supply chain, and technology strategies for competitive advantage. Her research addresses the performance and competitiveness impacts of emergingparadigms, including strategic sourcing/reshoring, operational and quality risks, supply chain adaptivity, complexity, sustainability, service science and design for customer experience, knowledge sharing, and e-operations strategies. Roth earned her master’s in biostatistics from UNC at Chapel Hill, and her doctorate from The Ohio State University. With over 200 publications (92 in refereed journals), Roth’s work ranks in the top one percent of production and operations management scholars in the U.S. Roth has received over 70 research and teaching awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Production and Operations Management Society. Roth plans to work on problems in the food and pharmaceutical supply chain. Roth will collaborate with Mays Business School’s Greg Heim and Michael Ketzenberg. She will also collaborate with Rich Metters, Tenneco professor and department head of information and operations management.

28. Dr. Vernon L. Smith holds joint appointments with the ArgyrosSchool of Business and Economics and the School of Law and helps operate the new Economic Science Institute at Chapman University. Smith was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in economic sciences for his groundbreaking work in experimental economics and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Smith earned his bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology, his master’s in economics from the University of Kansas, and his doctorate in economics at Harvard University. Smith is a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association, an Andersen Consulting Professor of the Year, and the 1995 Adam Smith Award recipient conferred by the Association for Private Enterprise Education. He received the Cal Tech’s distinguished alumni award in 1996. He has served as a consultant on the privatization of electric power in Australia and New Zealand. In 1997, he served as a Blue Ribbon Panel Member on the National Electric Reliability Council. He is past president of the Public Choice Society, the Economic Science Association, the Western Economic Association, and the Association for Private Enterprise Education. Previous faculty appointments include the Univof Arizona, Purdue Univ, Brown Univ, the Univof Massachusetts, and George Mason Univ, where he was a professor of economics and law prior to joining the faculty at Chapman University. Smith has been a Ford Foundation Fellow, Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, and a Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar at the Cal Tech. Smith will visit Texas A&M on two occasions and offer lectures on economics. These lectures will be relevant to the current international economic challenges.

29. Dr. Katepalli R. Sreenivasanis senior vice provost for science/technology for the Global Network University, and provost for the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU). He is also university professor, Department of Physics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU. Sreenivasan was previously director of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Trieste, Italy), distinguished university professor and professor of physics and engineering at the University of Maryland, and director of the Institute for Physical Science and Technology. Sreenivasanis a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He plays a significant role in the planning and development of NYU as a Global Network University. Sreenivasanearned his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from Bangalore University, India, in 1968, and both his master’s and doctorate in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science in 1970 and 1975, respectively. He is an international leader on the nature of turbulent flows, including experiment, theory, and simulations; his expertise crosses the boundaries of physics, engineering, and mathematics. Sreenivasan is the recipient of two dozen international honors and several honorary doctrates and has delivered a number of named lectures, is a fellow of the learned societies associated with his disciplines. He is the author of more than 240 research papers and has served the scientific community in several capacities. He will collaborate with Diego Donzis, assistant professor of aerospace engineering; DeveshRanjan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; and AdoniosKarpetis, associate professor of aerospace engineering, in the College Engineering as well as several faculty members from the College of Science.

30. TIAS Eminent Scholar Lecture Series The Time of Your LifeDr. Jay C. DunlapTIAS Faculty Fellow, College of ScienceNovember 13, 2012 • 7 p.m. There is an aspect of biology that is both old and very new, a part of biology that is so basic that we alltake it completely for granted and consider it just a part of being alive. It is an aspect of human biology that is so pervasive that it affects the activity of every organ and tissue type and virtually every cell in the human body. Moreover, it is an aspect of being alive that we share with nearly every other living thing above the level of bacteria. It’s an area about which we know a great deal at the level of whole organisms, but only recently have come to understand at the level of cells and molecules. It is the biology of time. For most organisms the principal domain for time organization is the 24 hour day, where activities in cells are metered by a circadian clock. Such clocks have arisen at least three times during evolution. This presentation will cover where they are found, how they work, and how molecular interactions at the sub-cellular level ramify to influence behavior of organisms. Dr. Jay C. Dunlap holds the Nathan Smith Chair in the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

31. TIAS Resources & Growth • We have ~$ to underwrite 5 yrs of TIAS operation • $500K/yr from AMP • $1M/yr from Chancellor (AUF) • ~$400K from HEEP Foundation (for TAMU graduate student fellowships) • ~$300K/yr Cost Sharing From Colleges • Immediate Plan: Identify and recruit 5/yr or more stellarTIAS Faculty Fellows and up to 10 TIASGraduateStudentFellows • First round of recruiting has gone great • Now can we do it again?! • Substantial Endowment Sought to allow growth & long term stability: • Goal: 20-25 TIAS Fellows/yr by 2018 • JJ and EF working with EJD & the Foundation and others to establish strategies for development campaign Challenge: Staying on the same page with University, Colleges, et al Re Development Plans & Priorities.

32. Graduate Student Fellowships • Up to $400K/yr is available from HEEP Foundation funds for TAMU graduate fellowships. The TIAS Advisory Board will establish policies for the TIAS Graduate Fellow appointments. • The plans for these fellowships have not been finalized, but it is anticipated that • TIAS Graduate Fellows’ research will be aligned with one or more of the TIAS Faculty Fellows’ interests. • We anticipate 1 or 2 graduate fellowships per TIAS Faculty Fellow, these graduate fellows will nominally be advised by the nominator of the successfully recruited TIAS Faculty Fellow. We seek especially to ally the Faculty Fellows with “rising star” young professors. • These fellowships may be filled a few months in advance of the TIAS Faculty Fellows’ arrival, once the date of acceptance of the TIAS Faculty Fellows has been agreed to, the fellowships will nominally terminate upon completion of the Faculty Fellow’s appointment.

33. TIASTexas A&M University Institute for Advanced Studyhttp://tias.tamu.edu/ Questions? • TIAS goals: • Attract eminent scholars across all graduate disciplines • Enrich the intellectual climate of the University • Enhance the image of the University • Enhance the research productivity • Enrich educational experiences

35. Acknowledgements Thank you for attending today’s meeting. Copies of today’s presentation materials and a video of the meeting will be available at http://cpi.tamu.edu/meetings The next CPI meeting will be held on January 16, 2013 in Rudder 601. *Activities and staff assistance for the CPI is provided through equal annual funding support by the Texas A&M University Division of Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.