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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ross, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am so sorry we ran out of time today during the Council Meeting, and am so glad we will pick this up at the next one, as I too think this is a great idea and was excited to listen to the discussion! I did have a few additional thoughts:
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">In addition to the NSF Enabling Project, I also wanted to note that we have exercised the “Participant Support” line in our NSF budgets. This is very helpful as our University does
not charge any overhead on this particular line (and I think this would be true of all Universities as I think it is an NSF rule, not a University one). Anyway, the great thing is, if you write in $50,000 for Participant Support, you really get $50,000 (e.g.,
the 54% overhead isn’t extracted on that line item so it is full direct costs to your grant). The stipulation is, though, that you *<b>must</b>* use these funds for *<b>training purposes</b>*. You cannot require deliverables associated with Participant Support
Costs. This is how, for example, we are paying a $750 stipend to our CONVERGE Data Ambassadors, as the training component is all about them learning how to use DesignSafe, not about them, for example, having to deliver a 10 page paper to us!
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Diversity – You used the term “diversity” at the beginning of your wonderful presentation today, and it is used below. However, that word means so many things to so many people (functional
or skill diversity, demographic diversity, disciplinary diversity, etc.). As you spoke, I initially thought you might be speaking to
<i>racial or gender diversity, </i>but then it became that your form of diversity your are addressing seems to be about
<i>early career or new user </i>diversity. Then Arindam made the great point that this could also be about
<i>diversity in hazard type that is studied. </i>I think the key is to try to flesh out what is meant here – since diversity can become a catch all – and instead to be as explicit as possible. As you progressed with the presentation, I liked the shift to “early
career” or “new user” because it felt more specific to the end you are trying to achieve. Just flagging this here, for future consideration as you continue to develop this. And, it seems like perhaps different facilities might have different forms of diversity
that they are trying to promote. So again, please know I’m not suggesting there is a right or a wrong approach. Far from it! I love the focus, but instead just want to make sure that the “diverse outcome” you are trying to achieve is clear so people understand
the parameters of the training and mentoring program! <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Payload – I am so sorry, but I have NO IDEA what that word means! It seems that it is completely familiar to the engineering community, so maybe this is no problem, but I had to look
it up in the dictionary. Please don’t kick me out of the NHERI club! But I want to be honest that I’ve never heard of that term, so I wanted to make sure that it is the right term for the audience you are trying to reach.
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Finally, I think the paper that you, Dan, and your other colleagues wrote on mentoring in research centers would certainly be worth citing in a future grant:
<a href="https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cbNjDwAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PA21&dq=info:35x-mqx-uxsJ:scholar.google.com&ots=qCzIscVwT9&sig=vcyhF4att3sHzDUftEhHKrXpbkg#v=onepage&q&f=false">
An example of effective mentoring for research centres</a>. You’ve already established a great framework!
<span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😊</span> <o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you so much and best wishes with this important endeavor. Now I’m back to trying to figure out what a payload is! Lol.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lori <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lori Peek, Ph.D. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/sociology/"><span style="color:#4472C4">Department of Sociology</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Director, <span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4">Natural Hazards Center</span></a></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Principal Investigator, Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure
<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/"><span style="color:#4472C4">CONVERGE Facility</span></a></span>, Social Science Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/sseer"><span style="color:#4472C4">SSEER</span></a></span>)
Network, and Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Extreme Events Research (<span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://converge.colorado.edu/research-networks/iseeer"><span style="color:#4472C4">ISEEER</span></a></span>) Network
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek"><span style="color:#4472C4">https://hazards.colorado.edu/biography/lori-peek</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nheri-council <nheri-council-bounces@designsafe-ci.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ross W Boulanger<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 4, 2021 1:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> julio ramirez <ramirez@purdue.edu>; NHERI-Council <NHERI-Council@designsafe-ci.org>; Pauschke, Joy M. <jpauschk@nsf.gov>; Stephanie Smallegan <ssmallegan@southalabama.edu>; liesel14@vt.edu; Robin Nelson <robin.nelson@utsa.edu>; Zehner, Daniel R <zehner2@purdue.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nheri-council] Council Meeting Agenda 2-4-21 and Minutes 1-14-21<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Attached are the slides regarding the researcher-as-payload concept.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lori sent a link to the Natural Hazards Center's "NSF Enabling Program" which looks to me like a great framework to consider.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://hazards.colorado.edu/resources/nsf-enabling-program">https://hazards.colorado.edu/resources/nsf-enabling-program</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please give some thought as to whether a researcher-as-payload program would help you increase user diversity for your facility. We can then take a poll of interest/thoughts at the next meeting,
before deciding whether to continue developing the idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Ross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> Nheri-council <<a href="mailto:nheri-council-bounces@designsafe-ci.org">nheri-council-bounces@designsafe-ci.org</a>> on behalf of julio ramirez <<a href="mailto:ramirez@purdue.edu">ramirez@purdue.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2021 12:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> NHERI-Council <<a href="mailto:NHERI-Council@designsafe-ci.org">NHERI-Council@designsafe-ci.org</a>>; Pauschke, Joy M. <<a href="mailto:jpauschk@nsf.gov">jpauschk@nsf.gov</a>>; Stephanie Smallegan <<a href="mailto:ssmallegan@southalabama.edu">ssmallegan@southalabama.edu</a>>;
<a href="mailto:liesel14@vt.edu">liesel14@vt.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:liesel14@vt.edu">liesel14@vt.edu</a>>; Robin Nelson <<a href="mailto:robin.nelson@utsa.edu">robin.nelson@utsa.edu</a>>; Zehner, Daniel R <<a href="mailto:zehner2@purdue.edu">zehner2@purdue.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Nheri-council] Council Meeting Agenda 2-4-21 and Minutes 1-14-21</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">See you next Thursday and have a nice weekend...Julio<br>
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Julio Ramirez, Ph.D.<br>
Karl H. Kettelhut Professor in Civil Engineering<br>
Director, NHERI-NCO Center<br>
Lyles School of Civil Engineering<br>
Purdue University<br>
(765) 430-7853<o:p></o:p></p>
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