Restricted Research FY2015

Committee Details:

Committee: Restricted Research
Committee Category: Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate
Fiscal Year: 2015

Committee Description—

Pursuant to the university’s restricted research policy (FSRR Article IX), this committee reviews and, if appropriate under that policy, approves proposals for exceptions to the university policy against engaging in research that is subject to restrictions on the transparency of data or the dissemination of results.

Membership: 6 faculty members holding regular appointments to the graduate faculty, appointed to staggered three-year terms, with two members rotating each year. The Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies or designee and the Chair of the Faculty Senate Research Committee, or designee, will be ex-officio, non-voting members of the committee.g

Members—

Chair: Robert Ward, Molecular Biosciences, (2016)

Paul Atchley, Psychology (2017)

Jerome Dobson, Geography, (2017)

Ivana Radovanovic, Anthropology (2015)

Russell Ostermann, Chemical & Petroleum Engr , (2015)

Manuela Gonzalez-Bueno, Curriculum & Teaching, (2016)

Ex-Officio: Susan MacNally, Interim Director, Research Integrity

Ex-Officio: Larry Hoyle, Institute for Policy & Social Research, Chair, Faculty Senate Research Committee

Charges—

Approved by FacEx:  June 3, 2014
Approved by Faculty Senate: September 11, 2014

  • For further information or to schedule a meeting with FacEx to discuss charges or the committee’s work, contact FacEx Chair Jim Carothers at jbc@ku.edu.
     
  • If the committee is recommending a change to university policy or rules, FacEx must officially receive that recommendation by 03/24/15 in order to meet timeline requirements for full review by Governance.

Standing charges: 

  1. Pursuant to the university’s restricted research policy (FSRR Article IX), review and, if appropriate under that policy, approve proposals for exceptions to the university policy against engaging in research that is subject to restrictions on the transparency of data or the dissemination of results.
  2. Publish each of the Committee’s recommendations in a notice to the Faculty Senate Research Committee in a timely manner. The notice shall include:
    1. Title of project;
    2. Name of principal investigator or project director;
    3. Source or sources of funds for support of project;
    4. Action by the Restricted Research Committee as to approval or
    5. If approved, a short statement of justification for the proposed research in terms of the purposes of the University and in the light of the criteria for approval as listed in Section IV.D. below; if disapproved, a short statement of the reasons for rejection.
  3. Make an annual report to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, listing each restrictive grant or contract considered during the year, to include references to all information identified in Section 4.C. 2 of FSRR Article IX.

Specific charges: 

None

Meeting Minutes—

n/a

Final Reports and Outcomes—

Exemption to Restricted Research - Chris Allen, Chirped LIDAR for Range‐Finding in Tactical Scenarios (PDF)

Exemption to Restricted Research - Jie Han,The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) (PDF)

Exemption to Restricted Research - Suzanne Shontz, 2014 NGA UARC Program (PDF)

Exemption to Restricted Research - Shannon Blunt, CERFER subcontract from Matrix Research, Inc. (PDF)

Exemption to Restricted Research - Belinda Sturm, Balancing Flocs and Granules for Activated Sludge Process Intensification in Plug Flow Configurations (PDF)

Restricted Research FY2015