Algonquin College Research Development Institute

在NSERC动员计划的支持下，阿尔冈昆学院正在发起一项名为研究发展研究所（RDI）的独特倡议。RDI将有两个目的：(1)支持与业界和社区伙伴合作的具有高度战略意义的应用研究项目（估计每年五个项目）。(2)发展学院的应用研究能力。在任务(1)下，RDI将支持对学院和社区具有战略重要性的特殊合作应用研究项目。这些项目将在学院现有的卓越研究领域进行，并将解决具有国家重要性的问题。RDI第一年的五个项目，从SP1到SP5，将解决：（SP1）供应链创新（大型杂货连锁店）。（SP2）在线学习和电子数据交换工具（与东安大略省儿童医院合作）。（SP3）亲密伴侣暴力和脑震荡（与当地医疗器械公司合作）。（SP4）用于农村发展的废水（与Eganville镇合作）。（SP5）减少沼气生产中的碳足迹（与一家领先的生物技术公司合作）。RDI将为首席研究员（pi）提供教学许可，并为领导这些项目的学生研究助理提供薪水。在所有情况下，RDI都将最大限度地增加参与课堂（无偿）学生的人数。在任务(2)中，RDI将引入一种名为RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT FACILITATOR （REF）的新型教师课程发布。REFs将成为促进阿尔冈昆大学应用研究能力增长的催化剂。他们将指导其他寻求采用应用研究活动的教授，他们将协助完成诸如拨款写作、业务发展、外联和网络等任务。RDI的主要策略是从学院的全职教学人员中吸引pi和REFs。这与历史上由兼职教授签约领导应用研究项目的做法不同。在学院管理层的支持下，对全职教授的新关注将确保研究知识留在学院内。这将加强阿尔冈昆的研究文化，并将促进整个校园研究的有机增长。其目的是将应用研究嵌入到阿尔冈昆的文化结构中，并确保它能够自给自足、可持续发展，并能够适应研究经费和整个社会不可预见的变化。

Algonquin College, with the support of the NSERC Mobilize program, is launching a unique initiative called the RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (RDI). The RDI will serve a dual purpose: (1) To support highly strategic applied research projects in collaboration with industry and community partners (an estimated five projects per year).(2) To grow applied research capacity within the College. Under task (1) the RDI will support special, collaborative applied research projects that have strategic importance to the College and community. The projects will reside in the College's existing domains of research excellence, and they will address issues of national importance. The five projects for the inaugural year of the RDI, labeled SP1 to SP5, will tackle:(SP1) Supply chain innovation (with a large grocery chain).(SP2) Tools for on-line learning and EDI (with Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario).(SP3) Intimate partner violence and concussion (with a local medical device company).(SP4) Wastewater for rural development (with the Township of Eganville).(SP5) Reduction of carbon footprint in biogas generation (with a leading biotech company). The RDI will provide teaching release for Principal Investigators (PIs) and salaries for student research assistants to lead these projects. In all cases the RDI will maximize the number of in-class (unpaid) students who are engaged.Under task (2) the RDI will introduce a new type of faculty course-release called RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT FACILITATOR (REF). REFs will act as catalysts to grow Algonquin's applied research capacity. They will mentor other professors who seek to adopt applied research activities and they will assist with tasks such as grant writing, business development, outreach, and networking. The key strategy of the RDI is to draw the PIs and REFs from the College's full-time teaching staff. This is a departure from historical practices in which part-time professors were contracted to lead applied research projects. The new focus on full-time professors, which is supported by College management, will ensure that research know-how stays within the College. This will fortify Algonquin's research culture and it will foster organic growth of research throughout the campus. The aim is to embed applied research in Algonquin's cultural fabric and to ensure that it becomes self-sufficient, sustainable, and resilient to unforeseen changes in research funding and in society at large.