R e s e a r c h R e t u r n t o O p e r a t i o n s

GRADUATE STUDENT TOWN HALL

JULY 1 , 2020

1200+ facul ty support ing 4,500+

act ive sponsored programs

105+ bui ld ings wi th 4000+ research

labs and service areas on West

Lafayette campus

Ag Centers and f ie ld s i tes in 92

count ies across Indiana

Diverse port fo l io f rom plant sc ience

to energet ic mater ials!

Our return to operat ions approach

introduces enhanced COVID-19 safety

measures to reduce the r isk of

t ransmission among members of our

community and to take even greater

precaut ions to protect those at h ighest

r isk for ser ious i l lness or compl icat ions.

The Purdue community should expect

campus bui ld ings, labs, and f ie ld s i tes

to funct ion very di f ferently than before

COVID-19. Modif ied operat ions are

l ikely to cont inue unt i l a vaccine is

widely avai lable.

PROTECT PURDUE: Building-by-Building Return to

Operations

C O V I D - 1 9

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S p a c e s & N o t

C r i t i c a l R e s e a r c h

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PROTECT PURDUE: Building-by-Building Return to Operations

(RTO)

J U L Y 1 T A R G E T

R e s e a r c h S p a c e s

O P E N

M A Y 4

P h a s e 1 R T O B e g i n s

• P i l o t b u i l d i n g e v a l u a t i o n

f o r s c a l a b l e p r o c e s s

• B e g i n C O V I D - 1 9 R e s e a r c h

S p a c e S O P p r o c e s s

• C o o r d i n a t e w i t h T a s k

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5 / 1 6 / 1 7 / 1 8 / 1

M a y 1 5

P h a s e 2 R T O B e g i n s

• W e e k l y t o w n h a l l s

• R o l l i n g b u i l d i n g p u b l i c s p a c e

a p p r o v a l

• P i l o t a n d i m p l e m e n t S O P r e v i e w a n d

a p p r o v a l p r o c e s s

• P i l o t a n d i m p l e m e n t H R R T O

p r o c e s s

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P P E C a m p u s D i s t r i b u t i o n

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PROTECT PURDUE: Building-by-Building Return to Operations

(RTO)

M A Y 4

P h a s e 1 R T O

M O N T H O F A P R I L

S p o n s o r e d P r o g r a m

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P r e p a r e P h a s e 1 R T O

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M a y 1 5

P h a s e 2 R T O

S a f e B u i l d i n g s

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> 4 5 0 0 r e s e a r c h e r s r e q u i r e i n c r e a s e d a c c e s s t o c a m p u s

C O V I D - 1 9 I m p a c t o n R e s e a r c h :

Partnership with

Microsoft Higher Ed

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Updates

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T o t a l S O P s r e c e i v e d : 9 7 8T o t a l S O P s a p p r o v e d : 8 1 9 ( 8 4 % )

I n d i v i d u a l & M u l t i - P I S O P• 8 5 8 r e c e i v e d• 7 3 8 a p p r o v e d• 1 2 0 i n p r o g r e s s

S h a r e d U s e r F a c i l i t y S O P • 1 2 0 r e c e i v e d• 8 1 a p p r o v e d• 3 9 i n p r o g r e s s

R e p r e s e n t i n g 8 5 b u i l d i n g s a n d 1 0 0 + c o r e l a b s ( i L a b P u r d u e P o r t a l )

Campus Research Return to Operations

Meeting our July 1 target for submissions of COVID -19 Campus Research

SOP for a l l bui ld ings. Close to 5,000 researchers have returned to

campus operat ions, wi th at least 800 more in the pipel ine.

26-Jun-20 SOP

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In Review 145 +69 +114 +47 +454 5.1% 4.1% 3.5% 8.8% 57.5% 13.9% 7.1%

Anticipated Submissions 50 +20 +25 +15 +100

871 624 898 268 4097 5.1% 3.6% 3.6% 9.2% 64.0% 10.0% 4.5%

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Updates

Guidance for Enhanced PPE for Close -up, Person-to-Person Interactions in Research:

• Enhanced PPE required: Level 1 surgical face mask, face shield in conjunction with face mask, disposable nitrile gloves.

• Guidance can be found here: https://protect.purdue.edu/research/covid-research-space-safe-operating-procedures/

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Updates

Guidance for off -campus research in the U.S.:

• Must follow Purdue practices and policies off -campus

• Domestic air travel is allowed

• Vehicles can only be occupied at 50%

• Hotel rooms must be single occupancy only

https://protect.purdue.edu/updates/guidance-for-off-campus-research-activities-in-the-continental-u-s/

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Updates

Human subject research:

• Purdue HRPP updated its guidance to reflect the University’s phased return to research operations process as outlined by the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships (EVPRP ).

• PIs must submit a protocol modification to IRB, as detailed in the last guidance, before resuming in -person research.

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Safety Monitoring Team (Pilot

Program)

Purpose: P r o v i d e s a f e t y m o n i t o r i n g o f p o s t - a p p r o v e d c a m p u s p u b l i c s p a c e s

a n d r e s e a r c h s p a c e s

Team: 6 i n d i v i d u a l s c o m p r i s e d o f l a b d i r e c t o r s , p r o f e s s i o n a l r e s e a r c h s t a f f ,

a n d o c c u p a t i o n a l s a f e t y s p e c i a l i s t s

Pilot Buildings:• L i l l y – 8 3 a p p r o v e d l a b s , 6 l a b s u n d e r r e v i e w• H a m p t o n – 2 9 a p p r o v e d l a b s , 1 6 u n d e r r e v i e w• A r m s t r o n g – 2 7 a p p r o v e d l a b s , 1 u n d e r r e v i e w , S u m m e r S t a r t• P h y s i c s – 2 7 a p p r o v e d l a b s , 1 u n d e r r e v i e w , S u m m e r S t a r t• M S E E – 1 3 a p p r o v e d l a b s , 5 u n d e r r e v i e w

1 7 9 Total Approved L abs

PROTECT PURDUE: Research Safety Monitoring Team (Pilot

Program)

Monitoring Checklists (general areas)• F a c e m a s k s u s a g e• S o c i a l d i s t a n c i n g , i . e . • S i g n a g e a n d f l o o r m a r k i n g s• H a n d s a n i t i z e r o r s i n k s / s o a p a v a i l a b l e f o r h a n d s a n i t i z a t i o n• L a b a c c e s s / o c c u p a n c y

Timeline: • J u n e 2 2 - 2 6 : C h e c k l i s t d e v e l o p m e n t , c a l i b r a t i o n , t r i a l w a l k - t h r u ’ s , e t c• J u n e 2 9 – U T C : M o n i t o r i n g c o m m e n c e s

General Principles:• T o u c h e a c h l a b w e e k l y• P u b l i c s p a c e s w i l l h a v e d a i l y m o n i t o r i n g• T e a m i s t h e r e t o “ C O A C H ” s t u d e n t s , r e s e a r c h e r s , a n d s t a f f