MEMORIAL
UNIVERSITY
INVENTORY
OF SPONSORED PROJECTS
INTRODUCTION
The
Office of Research has been publishing an annual Inventory of Sponsored
Projects since 1974 (prior to 1998-99 published under the title of Research
Inventory). This volume, the 27th in the series, lists the sponsored
project activity that was carried out at Memorial for the fiscal year April 1,
2000 to March 31, 2001.
The
Inventory does not list all research activity being carried out at
Memorial. It lists only the research
that has received direct funding support.
Another publication of the Office of Research, the Research
Directory, covers the research interests and activity of current members of
faculty. The latest printed edition of
the Research Directory is 2001. It is also available on the Office of
Research Web site at http://www.mun.ca/research.
In
2000-2001 external funding support amounted to over $43 million, a new all-time
high for Memorial University,
representing an increase of 17 per cent over the previous year.
Many
grants and contracts are awarded for a single fiscal year; however, a
substantial number bridge two or more years.
For any research funding that spans more than one year, this Inventory
includes only the portion awarded during the 2000-2001 fiscal year. The details were compiled from Office of
Research records. Preliminary reports
were sent to individual researchers for verification prior to publication. While every effort has been made to ensure
accuracy and completeness, some errors may have occurred. Any errors or omissions should be reported
to the Office of Research.
The
Inventory continues to include grants and contracts for developmental
and international projects, awards made for the organization of conferences at which
research results are disseminated, research infrastructure grants, and
fellowships that facilitate research. A
number of grants and contracts providing support for innovative teaching
techniques and course development, particularly for delivery by distance and
via the Internet, are also included.
ORGANIZATION
OF THE INVENTORY
The
listing is organized by campus, faculty or other unit, then by department where
applicable, and finally alphabetically by principal investigator within each
unit. Projects supported by funds from
agencies and organizations outside the university are reported in the first
section of the Inventory. Grants
awarded internally from block funds and from faculty funds are listed in the
next section. For both internal and
external awards, each research project is individually listed, giving the name
of the principal investigator(s), title of the project, funding agency or fund,
and the amount awarded for 2000-2001.
Some scholars have appointments in more than one faculty or department,
or are cross-appointed with an institute; their projects are listed in detail
only once but the additional affiliations are noted and cross-referencing is
provided so that the details of all awards may be readily located.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The
production of the Inventory was, as usual, owing to the efforts of a
number of people. Joy Carew, who was
responsible for formatting and editing, conscientiously saw it through from
preliminary to final draft. Debbie
Barnes, Eleanor Butler and Janice Peach assisted with data verification.
Deborah Inkpen assisted with printing. Craig Perchard co-ordinated the
effort. Outside of the Office of
Research special thanks are extended to Michael Freeman and the staff in the Administrative
Systems Group of the Department of Computing and Communications for their
efforts in helping us develop and maintain our research information system from
which the Inventory is produced. Also, thanks to Rod Jerrett, Marine
Institute, Sheila Bartlett, C-CORE, and Colleen Clarke, International Centre,
for assisting with their data. Thanks
to Linda Russell, University Relations, who was responsible for final editing
and to Helen Houston of University Relations for the cover design. Finally, thanks to all researchers and
administrative personnel for contributing to the integrity of the data by
taking the time to respond during the verification process.