Faculty Central

The NCSU Libraries is a United States Patent and Trademark Office-designated Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC). We offer access to several patent-searching databases, and can provide general guidance on searching patents and trademarks.

Find contact information for staff of the Office of Contracts and Grants. This site requires a Unity ID and password for login.

NC State’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs serves as a clearinghouse for information related to postdoctoral appointments and provides programs, resources and support to postdocs. NC State provides an array of resources for postdoctoral scholars to prepare them for a successful transition to the university community and a career beyond their postdoctoral appointments.

Find contact information for staff of Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services.

The Project Information and Navigation System (PINS) resources available include help with NIH progress reports, document upload, adding a new investigator to PINS, browser information and other tips, a restricted sponsor list, export controls pertaining to sponsors and subrecipients, and commonly-asked questions.

The PI Portal provides a listing of each PI’s projects (active and inactive), alerts, and project specific information.

The Project Modification Request page includes a link to the Access PMR Portal, the PMR user manual and enhancements, and related forms from the Office of Sponsored Programs.

There have been changes to PRR’s and clarifications of the university property disposition process for any type of University owned/controlled property (capital, non-capital, supplies, etc). Related links point to the updated disposition process document and the updated Policy statements located on the NC State University PRR website. These documents provide uniform guidance that should be followed by all faculty and staff. The updated policy supersedes all prior policies or procedures.

Learn more about submitting an invention, software, copyright, tangible research material or plant disclosure. An Innovator's Portal helps you file an invention disclosure to help the Office of Research Commercialization evaluate the research and its potential for commercialization. An Inventor's Guide answers FAQs posed to the office, and policies and forms guide you through the commercialization process.

The Copyright and Digital Scholarship Center offers legal guidance to help you understand the issues and to support your publication decisions. We also offer more information about publication agreements, the central legal instrument in the academic world and specific issues such as rights reversion for scholarly monographs.

Radiation Safety assists the campus community with radiation related programs. Staff provide training and consultations, conduct routine safety inspections in laboratories, assist researchers with the acquisition and disposal of radioactive materials and radiation-producing devices and maintains radiation emergency response capabilities.

The RPT Report, formerly known as the RADAR RPT Report, provides a list of grant activity to help faculty members build their RPT Dossier. The RPT Report is a pre-defined report generated through the Sponsored Research Activity Reporting (SRAR) viewer, which is powered by SAS Visual Analytics.

Find contact information for the Office of Research and Innovation units and leadership teams, including the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Research Operations, Research Development Office, Proposal Development Unit, Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance, and Technology Commercialization and New Ventures.

Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services provides information and guidelines on research compliance including: Research Integrity; Conflict of Interest and Notice of Intent; Export Controls; Animal Care and Use; Human Subjects; and Restricted Research Data. Training information and important contacts are also listed.

Find information on required research compliance training by regulatory area.