Best Practices for Research Institutes and Centers Organizational Structure and Governance
Huck Catalysis
February 11, 2025 @ 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm
Zoom (link will be shared with registered participants)
Are you ready to take your research Institute or Center to the next level? Or are you looking at leading a Center proposal (internal or external)? In today’s competitive funding landscape, a clear and effective governance framework is key to success. Reserve your spot today and join a dynamic conversation about shaping the future of research institutes and centers.
If you are a faculty member, research administrator, or researcher, this webinar is your chance to explore the strategies, insights, and tools you need to design and implement impactful organizational structures that drive success in today’s complex research environment.
What You’ll Gain
· Expert insights: Learn from seasoned leaders with real-world experience managing and scaling research centers or putting together Center proposals
· Practical strategies: Discover actionable steps to create governance frameworks that promote collaboration, accountability, efficiency, consensus, and sustainability while reducing risks
· Emerging trends: Explore emerging approaches like team science, digital governance, stakeholder-driven governance, and data-driven decision-making
· Interactive Q&A: Get your pressing questions answered by our panel of experts
Who Should Attend?
· Directors and other leaders of research institutes and centers
· Researchers and faculty planning large, multi-PI grant proposals that require an organizational plan
· Administrators and project managers coordinating research teams
· Anyone passionate about advancing collaboration, innovation, and impact in research
Agenda Highlights
1. Introduction and overview: Why governance matters more than ever
2. Panel discussion: Lessons learned from leading actual research centers or Center proposals
3. Case studies: Real-world examples of governance done right
4. Q&A
Presenters:
Camelia Kantor
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Director - Assessment & Outreach, NSF National Synthesis Center for Emergence in Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS)
Nikki Crowley
Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
Huck Early Career Chair in Neurobiology & Neural Engineering
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, & Pharmacology
Matt Ferrari
Director, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Professor, Department of Biology
Ed O’Brien
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Computational and Data Sciences
Director, NSF National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS)
Dipanjan Pan
Dorothy Foehr Huck & J. Lloyd Huck Chair Professor in Nanomedicine
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Nuclear Engineering
Mauricio Terrones
George A. and Margaret M. Downsbrough Department Head, Department of Physics
Evan Pugh University Professor
Verne M. Willaman Professor of Physics
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
Director, Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials
Director, NSF-IUCRC Center for Atomically thin Multifunctional Coatings (ATOMIC)
Contact
Brittany Grimes
bng10@psu.edu