About the Consultation
The Broader Impacts (BI) criterion used by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other agencies is an increasingly important component for successful proposals. Our team of researchers and science communicators has extensive experience in suggesting innovative BI activities that have helped UU Principal Investigators (PIs) write more competitive proposals in diverse disciplines and from a range of NSF programs, including GRFPs, CAREER grants, research proposals, training programs, and Centers. The 30-minute consultation sessions guide individual PIs and/ or labs to design, implement, and evaluate BI activities for your upcoming proposals. BI consultations are open to all faculty, students, and staff at the University of Utah. The consultations are led by the University of Utah’s STEM Ambassador Program team and supported by Research Education (REd) and the Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science (NEXUS).
Dates: Wednesdays from 10:00 am-3:00 pm MST
Mode of delivery: In-person or virtual
Contact: Andrew.George@utah.edu
STEM Ambassador Program Staff
Andrew George, PhD
STEM Ambassador Program Associate Director
Andrew will lead your BI consultation meeting and review and edit your proposal materials. Andrew received his Ph.D. in Integrative Biology from the University of Chicago. His graduate work was supported by an NSF GRFP fellowship. He then worked as a researcher and community educator funded through an NSF postdoctoral research fellowship (PRFB) at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago before joining the STEMAP team in 2021.
In 2024, Andrew was awarded the "Emerging Broader Impacts Leader Award" from the national NSF-supported Center for Advancing Research Impacts in Society (ARIS)
Sara Yeo, PhD
STEM Ambassador Program Faculty Director