South Carolina Sea Grant ConsortiumPROJECT REPORT

Date:

Please complete this form and submit it electronically by the date indicated in our electronic cover letter to: .

If this is your Final Report, a ten-page narrative report is required along with this document.

Check One: / Annual Report / Final Report / Follow-up Report / “Seed” Report
Initiation Date: / Reporting Period: From / To
Project Number: / Date of Report:
Project Title:
Principal Investigator:
Affiliation(s):
Co-Principal Investigator:
Affiliation(s):
Associate Investigator:
Affiliation(s):
Associate Investigator:
Affiliation(s):

Changes in Objectives: Please refer to your project summary form. Note any significant changes in objectives below. Otherwise, leave blank.

Project Results/Findings (Results/Findings to Date, if Annual Report): Summarize results of your Sea Grant project in no more than 500 words. Structure your response by Project Objective and be complete. Also, note any unanticipated problems in meeting project objectives. If this is your Final Report, a ten-page narrative report is required along with this document.

Impacts: Impacts are higher order, usually long-term results of a project’s activities that have significant scientific, economic, and/or social benefits. Impacts may involve behavioral, policy, or economic changes.

Business Development/Jobs – List and describe any documented, quantifiable economic effects of this project to date, including new business development and/or jobs saved and/or created. Cite companies, agencies, and other groups applying project results.

Commercial Products – List and describe any products or benefits to business and industry that have resulted from this project.

Patents and Copyrights – List any patents or copyrights (awarded or pending) that have resulted from this project.

Scientific/Technical Tools/Techniques – List and describe any scientific or technical tools or techniques (e.g., models, sensors, forecasting/predictive tools) that have resulted from this project.

Policy/Management Decision-Making - List and describe any policy and/or management actions that have been taken by decision-makers (national/regional/state/local) as a result of this project.

Interactions and Partnerships: List and describe significant interactions with other universities, state and federal agencies, regional organizations, business, industry, citizens’ groups, and the general public throughout the duration of the project, including any partners that have provided additional support for this project.

Name of Entity and Contact Person(s): /

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Publications and Outreach Activities: Cite all publications published during the project year specified. You are required to send a PDF electronic copy (via e-mail attachment) and five (5) hard copies of each to the Consortium office.

Journal Articles – Include author(s), title, year, journal name, volume number, and page numbers. Use citation format appropriate for your field of study.

Other Articles – Include articles published in proceedings volumes and as book chapters. Use citation format appropriate for your field of study.

Technical Reports – Include title, author(s), date, and publisher.

Outreach/Education (hard-copy) Publications – Include brochures, fact sheets, curricula, manuals, videos, CD/DVDs, etc.

Web-based/Electronic Publications – Include title, URL, and, if available, number of hits, unique visitors, and downloads.

Presentations – Include title of talk, name of meeting, conference, or workshop, date, and location. Use citation format appropriate for your field of study, if applicable.

Workshops – If you organized one or more workshops (or fora, institutes, etc.) as part of your work plan, list the title of the workshop, date, location, and number of attendees.

Planned Publications – Include title, author(s), expected publication date, and publisher. Use citation format appropriate for your field of study.

Data Sharing – If environmental data generated by this project is available, please describe how it may be accessed.

Students: Include all students who have participated in this project.

Student Name:
Major:
Department/Institution:
Degree:
Actual/Expected Graduation Date:
Major Professor:
Thesis Title:
Current Employer (if applicable):
Student Name:
Major:
Department/Institution:
Degree:
Actual/Expected Graduation Date:
Major Professor:
Thesis Title:
Current Employer (if applicable):
Student Name:
Major:
Department/Institution:
Degree:
Actual/Expected Graduation Date:
Major Professor:
Thesis Title:
Current Employer (if applicable):
Student Name:
Major:
Department/Institution:
Degree:
Actual/Expected Graduation Date:
Major Professor:
Thesis Title:
Current Employer (if applicable):

Follow-up: Describe any follow-up research and/or outreach activities that should be undertaken to ensure that results of this project are applied to their fullest extent.

Future Efforts (optional): List or describe future research or education efforts that would address questions or needs that surfaced during the conduct of this project.

Comments (optional): How helpful was the S.C. Sea Grant Consortium administrative, program management, extension, communications, and education staff during the project? Suggestions on improving any aspect of Consortium/Institutional interactions are welcome.

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(Principal Investigator’s Signature)

Print Name:

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