GOALI Logic Model

GOALI PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
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Leverage NSF research award investments to increase collaboration between academic research labs and industry.
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GOALI: Collaborative Research Projects (Most awards)
• Detailed plan for collaboration with strong industry commitment of time and resources to enhance academic research capabilities
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GOALI: Faculty and Students in Industry (Approximately ~ 5% of awards)
• Faculty and Students gain hands-on experience in industry facility
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GOALI: Industry Personnel in Academe (Very low percentage of awards)
• Industry personnel interact with academe providing a new perspective for curriculum development and research objectives while
also serving as a mentor for those interested in careers in industry.
Enhance education by providing industry experience to academic professionals
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The partnerships will lead to improved curriculum and education as academic professionals obtain a broader perspectives and learn more
real world application examples to include in their educational programming.
Enhance training of graduate students and post-docs to facilitate the development of a cross-trained workforce valuable to academia and industry.
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Participation in GOALI will provide participants (graduate students, post docs and/or faculty) experiences that will enhance their knowledge
of research translation and industrial operations beyond the usual academic research experience.

GOALI LONG-TERM LOGIC MODEL

INPUTS
Funding and logistics
• GOALI provides 1820% of award,
reviewing program
provides the
remainder
• Industry commitment
to the partnership
with documentation
Intellectual Property
agreement
Expertise NSF-funded
researchers
Process, Materials, and
Resources
• Industry professionals
compensated time
• Industry equipment
and maintenance
• Proprietary data
Student and Postdoc
Mentoring Plans
Dissemination Plan

PROJECT
ACTIVITIES
Educate and train
academics to consider
commercialization for
research products
Provide on-the-job
experience in industry for
graduate students, postdocs, and faculty
Establishment of a
relationship between
academic research and
industry partners
Leveraging of additional
capital from sources
outside the university or
NSF e.g. other Federal
agencies

OUTPUTS

Students, Postdocs and
PIs are trained for
industrial positions
Transfer of new
knowledge about
industry practices and
standards
Facilitation of High
Risk/High Reward
projects
Publications with
industry partners are
developed
Intellectual Property is
created
A subset of partners
continue the relationship
after the life of the award

IMMEDIATE
OUTCOMES
Industry
Enlarged recruiting talent
pool
Diverse perspectives
improve R&D
Patent and license
applications for
technology developed
during GOALI
collaborations

INTERMEDIATE
OUTCOMES
Industry
Increased fundamental
research efforts
Increased number of
cross-trained
professionals which can
be resources for both
industry and academic
projects

Academia
Extension of in-house
research capability

Improved manufacturing
processes

Alignment of efforts with
viable technology options

Increased efficiency due
to fresh perspectives and
new insight from
academic partners

Direct and more
immediate impact of
research on technology
New applications of GOALI
research are developed

Academia
Increase in academically
trained staff transitioning
to industry careers

Researchers and/or
students pursue further
funding for the technology

Increased appeal of
classes delivered by
educators with industry
experience

NSF
GOALI funds enable
collaboration across
directorates

Academics incorporate
new companies and
apply for NSF transition
funds (I-Corps, SBIR)

LONG-TERM
OUTCOMES/
IMPACT
Industry
Small and medium sized
businesses have
continued opportunities
for mutually beneficial
partnerships
Highly qualified and
diverse workforce
Academia
Improved transition of
GOALI funded trainees to
careers in industry
University continues to
supports and promote
similar partnerships

Possible Indicators for GOALI

Human Capital
Development
•Number of students, post-docs or
faculty supported by GOALI who go on
to positions in industry
• Where are these positions?
•Number of students and postdocs
trained by GOALI PI

Curriculum
Development
•PI reported changes in curriculum or
course material related to their industry
partnership
•PI reported changes in mentoring
resulting from industry partnership

Industry
Collaboration
•Number of participants pursuing a
continued relationship with their GOALI
partners or pursuing involvement with
other academics

Academic culture that
values AcademicIndustry Partnerships
•Number of GOALI PIs submitting to
other programs (e.g. I-Corps, SBIR etc.),
or other NSF programs, or other federal
agencies
•Number of publicly available patents or
licenses purchased from university IP
•Number of PIs reporting career
changes/enhancements or research
approaches as a result of the
relationship sponsored by the GOALI
award
•Number of publications supported by
the GOALI award
•Number of new research applications
identified as a result of the GOALI
partnership
•Number of coauthored publications by
academic and industry partners after the
award

Data Sources for GOALI Indicators
RPPR/Annual Report
• Publications supported by the GOALI award
• Number of patents or licenses purchased from university IP
• Number of students and postdocs trained by GOALI PI
Other NSF Data Systems
• Number of GOALI PIs submitting to other programs (e.g., I-Corps, SBIR etc.) or other NSF programs
• Number of new or continuing awards from NSF
Life-of-award Monitoring System
• Number of GOALI PIs submitting to other federal agencies
Post-award Monitoring System
• Publications on technology and/or advancements in the project area supported by the GOALI award
• Number of GOALI related patents or licenses purchased from university IP after the award
• Number of academic participants pursuing continued relationship with their GOALI partners or with other industry
partners
• Number of industry participants pursuing continued relationship with their GOALI partners or other academic partners
• Number of GOALI PIs submitting to other federal agencies
• Number of new or continuing awards from other agencies or institutions leveraged from the GOALI award
• Number of students, postdocs, or faculty supported by GOALI who go on to take positions in industry
• Number of revised curricula stemming from GOALI funded industry exposure
• Number of GOALI PIs reporting changes in mentoring approaches as a result of the industry partnership
• Number of new research applications identified as a result of the GOALI partnership
Other Data Sources (University Reporting, Google Scholar, Internal NSF)
• Number of coauthored publications by academic and industry partners after the award
• Number of similar partnerships via GOALI or other avenues that the university continues to support and promote