Louisiana Stimulus for Excellence in Research (LaSER): The Louisiana EPSCoR Program

路易斯安那州卓越研究刺激计划 (LaSER)：路易斯安那州 EPSCoR 计划

• 批准号: 8820219
• 负责人: Barry Benedict
• 金额: $ 195万
• 依托单位: Louisiana Board of Regents
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-01-15 至 1993-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8820219&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Louisiana; Stimulus; Excellence; Research; LaSER

The State of Louisiana has made excellent progress in implementing the EPSCoR program over the last two years using its own resources. The EPSCoR committee remained intact and implemented the EPSCoR component projects which were rated VERY GOOD - to EXCELLENT by the NSF EPSCoR merit review process, conducted in 1986. While the projects were scaled back, due to NSF's declination of the initial proposal, the Louisiana Board of Regents provided $3.4 million and the universities provided $6.5 million to initiate EPSCoR. All of these projects have made progress. The State of Louisiana has committed $34.0 million in interest income annually from off-shore oil windfall monies to establish the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) for education/research development. Louisiana is committed to the expenditure of at least $17.0 million of these funds in support of higher education. A portion of these funds will support the Louisiana Stimulus for Excellence in Research (LASER). As Louisiana re-submitted only those original components which were recommended as VERY GOOD - and above, no new merit reviews were requested on these components. However, a site visit to determine State commitment was conducted in August 1988. Site visitors were Dr. John Margrave of Rice University and former member of EPSCoR final panel in 1986; Dr. Dennis Willows of Friday Harbor Lab in Washington and former site visitor to Louisiana in 1986 and; Dr. Judith Sunley, Division Director for Mathematics at NSF , also a site visitor in 1986. After consideration of the initial Stage 1 technical reviews and a review of progress to date and an assessment of State commitment, all three of these reviewers gave the Louisiana Proposal high marks. At a meeting with Governor Buddy Roemer, the Governor assurred the site visit team and NSF of his personal commitment and that of his administration and the State's Legislature. The Louisiana EPSCoR Plan is a broad-based cooperative effort by the Louisiana Board of Regents and the various University units. The Committee's initial assessment of R&D barriers was impressive and has subsequently been enriched by the development of a "White Paper", prepared by the LASER committee, entitled "Prosperity Through Academic Excellence". This document was adopted by the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund and the Louisiana Board of Regents as policy for the State of Louisiana. The Louisiana EPSCoR proposal embraces 13 component research projects and 73 targeted researchers from 12 Louisiana Institutions. LSU and Tulane University participate in the greatest number of the projects; however, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana Marine Consortium, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Southern University all participate. The leadership of the Louisiana EPSCoR Program is excellent. The EPSCoR Chairperson and Project Director are highly qualified. Based on the above analysis and review, an award is recommended.

路易斯安那州在以下方面取得了巨大进展： 在过去的两年里， 自己的资源。 EPSCoR委员会保持不变， 实施了EPSCoR组件项目， 非常好-通过NSF EPSCoR优点评审为优秀 过程，于1986年进行。 当项目规模扩大时， 由于NSF对最初提案的拒绝， 路易斯安那州董事会提供了340万美元， 大学提供了650万美元启动EPSCoR。 所有 这些项目已取得进展。 路易斯安那州承诺支付3400万美元的利息 每年从近海石油意外收入中获得的收入， 路易斯安那州教育质量支持基金 （LEQSF）教育/研究发展。路易斯安那州是 承诺支出至少1 700万美元， 这些资金用于支持高等教育。 的一部分 这些资金将用于支持路易斯安那州的卓越刺激计划 激光（Laser） 由于路易斯安那州重新提交的只有那些原始组件， 被推荐为非常好-以上，没有新的优点 要求对这些组成部分进行审查。然而，一个网站 8月进行了访问，以确定国家承诺 1988. 现场参观者是莱斯大学的约翰·马格雷夫博士 1986年EPSCoR最终小组的前成员; Dennis博士 华盛顿星期五港实验室的柳树和旧址 1986年访问路易斯安那州; Judith Sunley博士，分部 美国国家科学基金会数学主任，也是1986年的现场访问者。 在审议了第一阶段的初步技术审查之后， 审查迄今取得的进展并评估各国 承诺，所有这三个评论家给路易斯安那州 求婚高分。 在会见州长巴迪·罗默时，州长保证， 他个人承诺的现场访问团队和NSF， 他的政府和国家立法机构。 路易斯安那州EPSCoR计划是一项基础广泛的合作努力， 路易斯安那州董事会和各大学 单位 委员会对研发障碍的初步评估是 令人印象深刻，并随后丰富了 开发“白色纸”，由LASER准备 委员会，题为“通过学术卓越的繁荣”。 该文件由路易斯安那州教育质量委员会通过。 支持基金和路易斯安那州董事会作为政策， 方面应受中华 路易斯安那州的EPSCoR提案包括13个组成部分的研究 来自路易斯安那州12个州的73名目标研究人员 机构职能体系 路易斯安那州立大学和杜兰大学参加了 最大数量的项目;然而，路易斯安那理工大学， 路易斯安那州东南部路易斯安那州海洋财团 大学和南方大学都参加了。 路易斯安那州EPSCoR计划的领导力非常出色。 EPSCoR主席和项目主任高度重视 合格 根据上述分析和评论， 建议。