All research supported by the Center for Emergent Materials (CEM) must include proper grant acknowledgment (DMR-2011876) in resulting publications. This acknowledgment is crucial for two reasons:
- The NSF evaluates CEM's performance partly through publication metrics, and only counts publications that correctly cite the grant.
- The acknowledgment should clearly indicate whether CEM provided primary or partial support. For primary support, either state this explicitly or avoid language suggesting partial funding.
Clear acknowledgment ensures CEM receives proper credit in NSF evaluations and helps demonstrate our research impact. Publications missing the correct grant number cannot be credited to CEM by NSF.
Primary Support
For primary CEM funding (> 50% support from CEM; students, post-docs, materials/supplies, facilities, user fees, etc.), clearly indicate the level of support:
- “This research was primarily supported by the Center for Emergent Materials, an NSF MRSEC, under award number DMR-2011876.”
Partial Support
For partial CEM funding (< 50% support from CEM; students, post-docs, materials/supplies, facilities, user fees, etc.), clearly indicate the level of support:
- “This research was partially supported by the Center for Emergent Materials, an NSF MRSEC, under award number DMR-2011876.”
Facilities
(No direct support for students, etc., but research and subsequent publication directly impacted by use CEM-funded facilities)
- “Funding (or Partial funding) for shared facilities used in this research was provided by the Center for Emergent Materials: an NSF MRSEC under award number DMR-2011876.”