NSF Convergence Accelerator virtual Phase I C-Accel Training Participants' Survey, October 2020

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Convergence Accelerator Pre-Participation Survey
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ABOUT YOUR TEAM
1. Please tell us if your team was newly assembled specifically for the Convergence
Accelerator:
Yes
No
2. Have you worked on a research project with any of the PIs or co-PIs on your team
before? Please select one reply.
Yes, I have worked with all of my PIs and co-PIs before
Yes, I have worked with at least one of my PIs or co-PIs before
No, I have never worked with any of my PIs or co-PIs before
Current Knowledge/EXPERIENCE
3. Please rate your familiarity with human-centered design (select one reply):

Not at all familiar
Slightly familiar
Somewhat familiar
Moderately familiar
Very familiar

4. [If Q1 = very familiar] How would you define human-centered design?

5. In the past, have you ever conducted user interviews as part of your work?
Yes
No
6. [if Q3=yes] Please describe how frequently you have conducted user interviews on
your prior work.
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Very frequently
7. Have you ever created low-fidelity prototypes for use in user interviews?
Yes
No
8. Please describe how frequently you create low-fidelity prototypes for use in user
interviews on your prior work.
Rarely
Occasionally
Frequently
Very frequently
Transition to Practice
Transition to practice is the process by which research and/or technological innovation
is transitioned from a laboratory/research environment into society (innovations could
be products, services, software, and so on).
9. How familiar are you with the process of transitioning research/technology into
practice?
• Not at all familiar
• Slightly familiar
• Somewhat familiar
• Moderately familiar
• Very familiar
10. Have you ever attempted to transition your research/technology into practice in
the past?
• Yes
• No

11. [if Q13=yes] On how many distinct research projects did you pursue transition to
practice?
• Numeric answer
Communications
12. How comfortable are you presenting your work to an audience outside of your
discipline? Please select one answer.
Very comfortable
Comfortable
Neutral (neither comfortable, nor uncomfortable)
Somewhat uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable
13. How often do you formally present your work to audiences outside of your
discipline? Please select one answer.
Very frequently
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Convergence Research
Convergence research is a means of solving complex problems in which knowledge,
methods, and expertise are integrated from different disciplines.
14. In the past year, what proportion of the projects you have worked on involved a
convergent, interdisciplinary approach?
All or nearly all
Most
Some
A few
None
15. In the past year, what proportion of the projects you have worked on involved a
multi-partner collaboration (with partners from any sector, such as academia,
government or private industry)? Please select one answer.
• All
• Most
• Some
• A few
• None

Expectations
16. What do you hope to achieve by participating in the Convergence Accelerator
trainings?
17. How would you define success for your Convergence Accelerator team?
18. Is there anything you would like the NSF team to know?

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