Office of Sponsored Research Administration
The Office of Sponsored Research Administration (OSRA) has primary responsibility for the following:
- Industrial Outreach
- Proposal Submission Review & Approval
- Intellectual Property
- Export Control
- Institutional Planning (including Performance Measures and Self-Assessment Reporting)
- Ombuds
- Space Management
Laboratory's Preliminary Proposal Form (PPF)
You can download most current version of the PPF and instructions on completing the form here:
Preliminary Proposal Form Effective August 1, 2011
Preliminary Proposal Form Instructions Effective August 1, 2011
Our staff is always available to assist you in these areas as the need arises. Please contact us if you have questions:
- Deb Covey, Associate Laboratory Director for Sponsored Research Administration
- Phone: 294-1048
- Email: covey@ameslab.gov
- Responsibilities: Overall management of OSRA; negotiation and approval of various technology transfer agreements (WFO, CRADA, ACT and TSA), nondisclosure agreements (NDA), material transfer agreements (MTA); preproposal process, review and approval of all PPFs.
- Stacy Joiner, Manager, Office of Intellectual Property
- Phone: 294-5932
- Email: joiner@ameslab.gov
- Responsibilities: Invention disclosures; coordination of patenting and licensing activities with ISU's Research Foundation; negotiation of technology transfer agreements; provides guidance of scientific and technical information.
- Beth Ebert, Administrative Specialist
- Phone: 294-6486
- Email: ebert@ameslab.gov
- Responsibilities: Assigns PPF numbers; maintains the PPF database; schedules meetings for OSRA managers.
- Tessa Lemons, Administrative Specialist
- Phone: 294-2618
- Email: tlemons@ameslab.gov
- Responsibilties: Scientific and technical information (including publication patent clearance, page charges, submitting publications to DOE's OSTI).
