Implementation Plan for Use of Financial Resources. With regard to financial resources, the Program will do two key things to help ensure the success and long-term retention of : (1) develop and renovate laboratory facilities to ensure a quick and productive start, and (2) provide additional support that will augment the UNM startup package, enabling a vigorous startup on multiple research fronts and providing additional resources to help him develop new collaborations and funding avenues. The Faculty Development Program proposed herein will augment the committed startup resources, enabling a robust start on multiple research themes, which should pay dividends in the variety and strength of subsequent proposals. The potential impact of this cannot be overstated in the current funding climate. The proposed expenditure plan for this Program was developed while consulting the startup resources previously committed to . It is not duplicative of startup resources, but rather will allow to develop and pursue more opportunities than he would otherwise, which should lead to a stronger research portfolio at the mid-probationary and tenure evaluations. The research plan outlined above represents a new area of research at UNM that will require a significant amount of new equipment, as well as extensive renovation of laboratory space. To address that need, significant resources are allocated from the NRC budget and the UNM cost- share commitment to develop and renovate laboratory facilities in support of research. Significant travel money is also provided in the Program, since travel is critical to building new collaborations, and promoting and raising the visibility of a new program. Resources to support human capital are also provided in a balanced package of faculty summer salary and support for undergraduates on this project. At least one graduate student will be involved but funded from start-up package. has communicated his strong interest in having undergraduate student involvement in his research program. This Faculty Development Program will provide resources to do that at the outset of his career, which also supports a departmental goal of promoting the integration of research into the teaching mission.
