Instructions to Referees
The
George A. Miller Programs Committee accepts applications
for a $3500 grant to invite a speaker to deliver the Arnold
O.
Beckman Lecture. The UIUC campus Research Board established
this lecture series in 1982 to reflect the character and
career of
Arnold O. Beckman. Dr. Beckman's career provides notable
examples of the process by which fundamental discovery is
translated into
products for general societal use. The series is designed
to emphasize the benefits of basic research as reflected
in the
development of new technology and in the general economic
benefit to society.In addition to the lump-sum grant, the
Center's staff handles
production and publicity for the lecture and pays these
expenses. All arrangements with the lecturer and any additional
costs are the responsibility of the host department. Note
that
the host department is expected to obtain a copy of the lecture
for publication in the Annual Report of the Beckman Endowment
(no contravening restriction).
Unit
head's letter is required indicating the financial commitment
of your unit and how the visit will impact on the unit as a
whole.
Referee
Selection Criteria
We
would like your candid and critical appraisal of the proposed
speaker/visitor. A
Beckman lecturer is distinguished by (a) demonstrating a
capacity not only for basic discovery but also for the
management needed to develop commercially successful products
or (b) contributing in an important way to theoretical studies
of the process by which basic discovery is translated into
commercial applications or into some new understanding of the
social aspects of this process.
