NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
CLOSEOUT MEMORANDUM
Case Number: A15030013 Page 1of1
NSF OIG received an allegation that a Proposal 1 contained material copied from an Article2 that
neither the PI3 nor Co-PI4 authored. Our investigation determined that the majority of copied
material was used with permission of the author. The remaining copied material was de minimis.
We sent the PI and Co-PI questionable research practice letters reminding them of their
respective responsibilities.
Accordingly, this case is closed with no further action taken.
NSF OIG Form 2 (11/02)
Plagiarism (Verbatim)
Published by the National Science Foundation, Office of Inspector General on 2017-05-20.
Below is a raw (and likely hideous) rendition of the original report. (PDF)