Research Impact Partners

This searchable database provides a list of organizations that support research impact work and includes potential partners for your broadening participation, evaluation, and outreach efforts. Use the drop-down menus at the left to filter the list of organizations by audience, services, types, or umbrella organization. 

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Data Management and Collections (DMC)

DMC group works to meet the needs of faculty and researchers for data collection services, and to contribute to the potential of data-driven research to make discoveries. The group builds and maintains large data-management and storage resources and consults with collections' creators in all aspects of the data lifecycle, from creation to long-term preservation and access. The DMC group actively seeks out research and grant proposal collaborations with researchers and institutions with collections of interest.

DesignSafe - Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure

DesignSafe is a comprehensive cyberinfrastructure that provides cloud-based tools to manage, analyze, understand, and publish critical data for research to understand the impacts of natural hazards. DesignSafe is hosted at the Texas Advanced Computing Center. It is part of the Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) program. Funded by NSF, NHERI is a distributed national facility that enables research discoveries that will protect human life, reduce damage, and minimize economic losses during natural hazard events.

Expanding Pathways in Computing (EPIC)

EPIC's mission is to broaden participation in K20 computing pathways through research, outreach, professional development, and policy advocacy. (PK-12 students and teachers)

Research Impact 1:1 Consultations

Consultations include a 30-minute long appointment and provide an opportunity to talk with an OVPR Research Development team member about your Broader Impacts plans to receive quick feedback and suggestions for campus resources that could support your plans.

STEM Evaluation Services

Provides rigorous, high-quality research and evaluation services that are customized to best serve each project's unique needs. TACC evaluators collaborate with PIs, researchers, administrators, staff, and key stakeholders to help shape the evaluation, inform data collection methods, and effectively use findings for improving programs and demonstrating impacts.