Top 3 Challenges to Broader Impacts

1. Which broader impacts initiatives will resonate with stakeholders?
2. How can the impact of these initiatives be measured and reported?
3. Who will manage, report, and amplify these efforts?

What is Cuvette Collective?

Cuvette Collective is a multidisciplinary team of experts (scientists, evaluators, animators, and graphic designers) dedicated to helping research centers achieve, evaluate, and amplify broader impacts.

This removes the need to hire and manage FTE positions, allowing centers to receive the expertise they need from a team experienced in developing, evaluating, and communicating center-wide broader impacts initiatives.

Just as it takes a center (a collaborative team of scientists) to transform STEM, we believe it takes a team (like Cuvette Collective) to impact society.

We center all initiatives around advancing equity in STEM education and broadening participation. This means we put in the work required for efforts to be aligned with and informed by those most impacted, marginalized, and minoritized by these initiatives.

Broader impacts happen when scientific research leaves the walls of a lab or the pages of an article to become a part of someone’s story. - Vanessa Rosa, Ph.D. (Founder)

What services does Cuvette Collective offer?

1️⃣ Strategic Broader Impacts Development

• We develop creative, fundable initiatives aligned with center strengths
• We apply tailored, tried, & tested impact assessment/measurement frameworks
• We create sustainable partnerships with industry and community stakeholders

A Framework for Designing Authentic Broader Impacts 🗺️

This guide walks you through identifying your research category, mapping it to four key broader impact areas, and building strategic partnerships to maximize your impact.

Cuvette CollectiveVanessa Rosa, Ph.D.

2️⃣ Impact Assessment & Reporting

• We design robust measurement frameworks
• We track and document societal impacts
• We generate compelling progress reports for funders and stakeholders

3️⃣ Engagement & Amplification

• We convert technical research into engaging, accessible narratives.
• We highlight the real-world implications and potential societal benefits.
• We create communication strategies that amplify the significance of research.

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What experience does the team at Cuvette Collective have?

Our team has worked with NSF-funded CCI (Center for Chemical Innovation) MONET or the Center for the Chemistry of Molecularly Optimized Networks.

MONET CCI | Molecular Network Design

MONET CCI is transforming polymer and materials chemistry by developing the knowledge and methods to enable molecular-level, chemical control of polymer network properties for the betterment of humankind. We treat networks as complex chemical systems so that the full power of synthetic, physical, and theoretical chemistry is rationally directed toward overarching challenges in de novo molecular network design.

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Our research scientists represent a diverse array of institutions:

Our Guarantee

We evaluate each project with our center partners. If we don't fulfill what we promised during project design, we will refund the hours your center has purchased in full.

Next Steps

1. Click here to book a 1:1 meeting with our Founder, Dr. Rosa.
2. During the meeting, we will discuss what your center wants and how our team can make it happen.
3. Once we've reached an agreement, we will generate a Contract, Invoice, and Detailed Statement of Work for the Center's Host University and undergo the necessary steps for Vendor Registration.
4. Once your retainer is paid, we will get to work!

Questions?

Let’s explore how Cuvette Collective can help your center achieve its broadest impacts.