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= = =**The Old Dominion University Research Foundation **=

4111 Monarch Way, Suite 204, Norfolk, VA 23508
 * Office Location and Contact Information **

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6369, Norfolk, VA 23508

Telephone: 757-683-4293 - Fax: 757-683-5290


 * About the Foundation **


 * **ODURF ** is the fiscal and administrative agent for sponsored research and other projects conducted by ODU.


 * **ODURF ** is the administrative and fiscal services support of funded projects.


 * **ODURF ** is the authority to enter into sponsored agreements with external funding agencies on behalf of ODU.

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 * **ODURF **is a separate, private, not-for-profit corporation.

The Old Dominion University Research Foundation (ODURF) supports, enhances and enables a growing set of programs that are spread across the educational disciplinary spectrum. A stated chief goal of providing extremely capable personnel in administration, fiscal and support is applied in order to foster a highly motivated and knowledgeable workforce for its clients.

From the ODURF website [1]


 * Mission Statement**:

//“Old Dominion University Research Foundation supports and enhances the research mission of Old Dominion University by:// //Providing highly valued administrative, fiscal and support services in the most cost-effective and efficient manner// //Fostering a knowledgeable, motivated workforce which provides superior service to its clients// //Old Dominion University Research Foundation, in close coordination with Old Dominion University, creates and develops opportunities to increase sponsored program activity and to maximize the utilization of research results.”//

//“Welcome to the Office of Research at Old Dominion University.// //ODU is classified as a Carnegie Research Institution with a “high” research activity. ODU’s total R&D expenditures amounted to $102.2 million in FY 2011. According to the National Science F////oundation, eighteen ODU programs are ranked amongst the top 100 of their respective national peers in terms of R&D expenditures. The university is ranked 61st in total R&D expenditures amongst institutions without affiliated medical schools, 89th in DOD research, and 50th in NASA research. In NIH funding, ODU has moved ahead 100 positions in six years.//
 * Message from the Vice-President of the ODURF **[2]

This links to an informative PowerPoint deck of graphs and statistics. //Our growing body of faculty researchers, which includes 75 elected fellows, serves in editorial roles for over 370 journals. At ODU, it is not only the quantity of research that makes our mission imperative, but the quality of its implementations as well.// //The Office of Research is dedicated to fostering the creation of intellectual capital that can address today’s issues, improve the quality of life, and provide an engine for economic growth by facilitating R&D across six colleges and its many research centers. The Office establishes and oversees the university’s legal, ethical and safety standards and regulations relating to research.// //We look forward to working with you and your research endeavors.”//
 * //Mohammad Karim//**

//Vice President for Research//


 * Grants and Contracts **

Pre-award and post-award services at ODURF have been established to facilitate the obtaining of external funding and to support the academic development of graduate students The pre-award service includes proposal writing and budget preparation, submission, and acceptance. The post-award services desk provides fiscal and administrative management support services from project inception through timely closeout. Both service desks will bear responsibility to establish and enforce compliance.


 * Accounting **

The Accounting/Procurement department’s sole function is to work with “principal investigators and their designated staff with review and process of advance travel authorizations, travel advance requests, expense settlements, payment of travel related expenditures, and obtaining goods and services needed to fulfill their obligations under sponsored research agreements.”(ODURF website)

=IP Administration= =IP Marketing- Technology Transfer=
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Intellectual Property **
 * [|Copyright Management]
 * [|Faculty Start-up Companies]
 * [|IP On-Line Training]
 * [|IP Policies & Procedures]
 * [|Lab Notebook Primer]
 * [|Patents Online]
 * [|Provisional Patent Information]
 * [|U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)]
 * [|USPTO Trademark Law Rules of Practice and Federal Statutes]
 * [|Volunteer or Visitor Scholar Agreement]
 * [|Conflict of Financial Interest]
 * [|Conflicts of Commitment and Influence]
 * [|Intellectual Agreements & Forms]
 * [|Inventions Catalog]
 * [|Technologies Available for Licensing]
 * [|Licensing Success Stories]
 * [|Licensing the University's Name]

Strict rules and inherent agreements are enforced and monitored through the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Office. This office evaluates any and all intellectual property generated at ODU in the course of research and scholarly activities, and seeks to protect those inventions that bear marketable interest and any potential licenses of those rights in the public or private sectors. Should ODU claim an interest in any intellectual property, the creator has to assign his/her ownership rights over to ODU. Consequently, the University turns the rights over to the Research Foundation for management.

The ODURF Website offers informational, departmental, employment and many useful links to topics such as Grant Writing, Procedures, Funding Searches, Government Documents, and Forms and Assistance.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Website **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; font-size: 24px;">Human Resources **

Employment activities and all other Human Resource functions are provided through the Human Resources team. This team serves //all// Research Foundation employees, Principal Investigators, and Project Directors and Advisors. Compensation, benefits, policies, procedures and counseling are their primary focuses. The Research Foundation //Board of Trustees// oversees and establishes policy for the HR team The Director of the team develops and applies operating procedures, rules, regulations and to implement the provisions and intent of the Human Resources Management Policy<span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">.

Works Cited

1 & 2 http://www.researchfoundation.odu.edu/ Retrieved 3/15/2012.