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独特的倡议，称为研究发展研究所(RDI)。RDI将发挥双重作用：(1)与业界和社区合作伙伴合作，支持具有高度战略意义的应用研究项目(估计每年有5个项目)。(2)提高学院内的应用研究能力。根据任务(1)，RDI将支持对学院和社区具有战略重要性的特殊的、协作的应用研究项目。这些项目将驻留在学院现有的卓越研究领域，它们将解决国家重要性的问题。RDI第一年的五个项目，标记为SP1至SP5，将解决：(SP1)供应链创新(与大型食品杂货店)；(SP2)在线学习和EDI工具(与东安大略省儿童医院)；(SP3)亲密伴侣暴力和脑震荡(与当地医疗设备公司合作)；(SP4)农村发展废水(与伊甘维尔镇)。(SP5)减少沼气发电的碳足迹(与一家领先的生物技术公司合作)。研究部将为首席调查员提供授课机会，并为领导这些项目的学生研究助理提供薪酬。在所有情况下，RDI都将最大限度地增加课堂上(无偿)参与的学生的数量。在任务(2)下，RDI将引入一种新型的教师课程发布，称为研究参与促进器(REF)。参考文献将作为催化剂，提高阿尔冈昆的应用研究能力。他们将指导其他寻求采用应用研究活动的教授，他们将帮助完成诸如拨款撰写、商业发展、外联和网络等任务。RDI的关键策略是从学院的全职教职员工中提取PI和推荐人。这与历史惯例背道而驰，在历史惯例中，兼职教授受雇领导应用研究项目。在学院管理层的支持下，对全职教授的新关注将确保研究诀窍留在学院内。这将加强阿尔冈昆的研究文化，并将促进整个校园内研究的有机增长。其目的是在阿尔冈昆的文化结构中嵌入应用研究，并确保它变得自给自足、可持续，并对研究资金和整个社会的意外变化具有弹性。

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.