[labnetwork] Nano Lab Managers: off-campus budget line support?

[kevin.walsh at louisville.edu]

Ian

I would be interested in ur results. We do not receive a line item budget directly from the state. We get state support in that resources that the univ receives from the state support several of our staff. But we would love to have a line item budget directly from the state. I have heard that a few of the cleanrooms do but I don't think many.

We do received about $25k of operation costs from a $500k endowment for which one of our bays is named.

Kevin

Prof Kevin Walsh
Associate Dean of Research
Speed School of Engineering
University of Louisville

Prof Kevin Walsh
Associate Dean of Research
Speed School of Engineering
University of Louisville

On Jun 13, 2017, at 1:14 PM, Ian Harvey <IRHarvey at eng.utah.edu<mailto:IRHarvey at eng.utah.edu>> wrote:

Dear Micro/Nano Lab Colleagues,

I just had a very positive discussion with our AVP-R acknowledging that she never expects our lab to break even.

(!!)

But for sustainability she wants to go after a legislative line item to fund our O&M and the lab and asset management/automation software that will link to other areas of campus and to off-campus resources.

Her question is:  What other research labs receive non-campus budgetary support (other than user fees, Dean, VP, etc.), such as an endowment, or a state or other government line item support of ongoing costs to keep prices low to the researchers?

If she can point to peers who are recognized for the importance of the facilities by stakeholders who strategically provide for ongoing costs, then she feels like she can make the case.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

—Ian

Ian R. Harvey, Ph.D.

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