[labnetwork] Nano Lab Managers: off-campus budget line support?

[Bill Flounders]

Ian,
No non-campus budgetary support received.
I am rooting for your success so many of us
can point to you.
Sincerely,
Bill Flounders
UC Berkeley NanoLab


On 6/13/2017 9:38 AM, Ian Harvey wrote:
> Dear Micro/Nano Lab Colleagues,
>
> I just had a very positive discussion with our AVP-R acknowledging 
> that she never expects our lab to break even.
>
> (!!)
>
> But for sustainability she wants to go after a legislative line item 
> to fund our O&M and the lab and asset management/automation software 
> that will link to other areas of campus and to off-campus resources.
>
> Her question is: *What other research labs receive non-campus 
> budgetary support *(other than user fees, Dean, VP, etc.), such as an 
> endowment, or a state or other government line item support of ongoing 
> costs to keep prices low to the researchers?
>
> If she can point to peers who are recognized for the importance of the 
> facilities by stakeholders who strategically provide for ongoing 
> costs, then she feels like she can make the case.
>
> Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
>
> —Ian
>
> Ian R. Harvey, Ph.D.
>
> Associate Director
> Utah Nanofab at the University of Utah
> Cleanroom Fabrication and nanoImaging & Surface Analysis
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