oversight

                                                    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                                     OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
                                                       OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS

                                               CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM

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                  We assessed an allegation about intellectual property developed by the PI in a proposal
         submitted to and funded by NSF .1 Concerns about intellectual property were not substantiated.
         We established that the PI's appointment at a foreign university was not disclosed in the
         biographical sketch of the funded NSF proposal, and a pending internal proposal of the PI was
         not listed in the current and pending support declaration of the funded NSF proposal. The PI
         confirmed that he held an appointment at the foreign university, but that he considered the
         appointment to be merely a visa formality for his sabbatical rather than a genuine appointment
         requiring disclosure on his biographical sketch. The PI stated that he did not think internal
         awards needed to be listed in this section of the proposal, and he considered the proposal and its
         subsequent funding as part of his employment. NSF instructions are clear with respect to
         external appointments and pending research proposals. We emphasized these instructions in a
         letter to the PI, and the need to provide accurate information to NSF.

                   This case is closed with no further action taken.




NSF OIG Fonn 2 (11102)