At VCU anyone can be "PI - the leader of the science" that the chair and
dean approve.  To be "PI - the person approving expenditures on the
account" one must be an employee.  Therefore, in a few cases (training
fellowships being the most common) we have a PI and, once we get the award,
a different "responsible person".  (sometimes people forget that "PI"
actually encompasses thes two different functions.)

Chuck

At 10:57 AM 4/18/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Good morning.
>
>Our campus is engaged in a lively discussion about who should be allowed
>to function as a PI. Do your institutions allow faculty, including
>assistant and visiting faculty, staff and students to function as PIs?
>
>Thanks in advance for the information.
>
>Diane McLean
>University of Alaska

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