EVALUATION SURVEY FOR RESEARCH EXCHANGES
NSF International Materials Institute for New Functionality in Glass

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, USA
Pennsylvania State University, State Park, PA, USA

Carla C. Johnson, IMI/NFG Evaluator
New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University

 

This survey is being sent by email to all participants and PI's involved in IMI-NFG Research Exchanges. For many of the questions, a scrolling box has been provided so that you can enter any comments you may have. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey; the responses will be returned directly to me and I will summarize the results for the IMI-NFG Directors. Your name and email address will be held confidential.

SECTION 1 - GENERAL QUESTIONS:
1. Your Name:
Your Email:
 
2.

Are you from a United States (US) or International (non-US) institution?

  US
International (non-US)
   
3. What was your role in the Research Exchange (you may check more than one if appropriate):
 

Sending PI
Hosting PI
Traveling Researcher

   
4. How did you originally learn about the IMI-NFG and its programs or grants? (you may check more than one if appropriate):
 

Email from IMI
From colleagues
From meetings/conferences
From web search
Other - please indicate here:  

   
5.

Which of the six thrust areas below does/did your project impact? 

  Metamaterials, novel glasses and nanocomposites
Functional Coatings
Engineered Strengthening
Ionic functionality
Optical functionality
Biofunctional Glasses
   
6. What was your role in preparing the IMI application for RE support?
  Primary author
Contributing author
No significant participation
   
7.

Was the application process clear and easy to understand? 
  Yes
No
If “No,” please list specific concerns here: 
   
For the Exchange Visitor:
8. Please comment on whether the program was helpful to you in meeting your objectives.
 
   
9. Please comment on whether the duration of the visit was adequate to accomplish your objectives.
 
   
For non-US participants:
10. Was this your first application for a United States visa?
  Yes
 No
   
11. Did you have any difficulties with the US visa approval process?
  Yes
No
Comments: 
   
12. How long did it take to get your visa approved once you received the DS2019 form?
 

Length of time to get visa approved: 
   
13. Was the IMI-NFG staff helpful during your exchange?
  Yes
No
Comments: 
   
14. Was your hosting institution helpful with your visit?
  Yes
No
Comments: 
   
15. Was the IMI process for financial support (per diem and reimbursement for housing) sufficiently clear? 
  Yes
No
Comments: 
   
16. Please provide any additional comments or suggestions you have to improve the process:
 
   
SECTION 2 – FRUITS OF THE EXCHANGE
17. Did a previous collaboration exist between the US and international groups of your exchange?
Yes
No
Comments: 

If “Yes,” how long prior to the exchange did this collaboration exist?
Length of collaboration: 
18. How essential was the IMI grant to your participation in this research collaboration?
Essential - would not have happened without the grant
Certainly helped -  to initiate this collaborative exchange
Nice - but we would have arranged a collaboration anyway
Comments:

 

19. What new aspect(s) of your research program(s) is enabled by this exchange?
New aspects enabled: 

Comments: 

 

20. Overall, how would you rate the importance of the IMI-NFG Research Exchange Grants to enhancing international collaboration?
Little to no impact
Some impact
Moderate impact
Significant impact
Very significant impact

 
NOTE:  For the questions below, you may prefer to click the button marked “Exchange in progress” if the exchange visit is not yet complete. Any information you wish to enter in the scrolling box will still be helpful to us.
21. Please list any and all new functionality resulting from this exchange to date (or anticipated in the near future).
Exchange in progress
New functionality – please list here: 

 
22. Please list any talks, papers, patents or other technical outputs from the exchange (either completed or in preparation):
Exchange in progress
Talks, papers, patents, etc.- please list here: 
23. Are there plans to continue the collaboration into the future?
Exchange in progress
Yes
No
Comments:

 
24. Are you or someone else in the group likely to apply for another IMI Research Exchange grant in the future?
Exchange in progress
Yes
No
Comments:

 
 


THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY! YOUR FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT.

Carla C. Johnson, IMI/NFG Evaluator
ccjohnson@alfred.edu
 

 

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