Research Guidance for Fall 2020 Matrix | WVU Research

Fall 2020 Research Guidance Matrix


	Phase 1 - Absolute Minimal Operations	Phase 2 - Summer 2020	Plan B - Fall Semester Opening with Pivot
Time Frame	March 17 - May 18	May 18 - August 7	August 7 -
Research Permitted On-Site	Only Covid-19 and longitudinal studies where pauses would drastically impact project	Only that which cannot be conducted off-site	All research/scholarship allowed on-site, subject to included guidance. Work that can be conducted productively from remote locations is still encouraged whenever possible. Those not previously approved for on-site summer research must complete Covid-19 testing before return to campus. Faculty not previously authorized for summer return who plan to supervise graduate students, staff and UGs in on-site research on-site should submit a return plan for college approval and are required to sign the supervisor pledge.
Density in Lab and Offices		200 sq. ft/person or 1 person in single occupancy spaces	200 sq. ft/person or 1 person in single occupancy spaces
Masks		Required	Required unless alone in single occupancy office
Office Use (Faculty/Grad Students/Post-docs/Technical Staff)	No	Permitted only for lab-based faculty when in immediate support of lab-based efforts	No disciplinary restrictions, but expectations to work from home whenever possible
Field Research		Yes, with travel restrictions of two people per row in vehicles	Yes, with travel restrictions of two people per row in vehicles (may change on short notice)
Travel (Externally Funded)	No	For data collection only and with restrictions per University guidelines	For data collection only and with restrictions per University guidelines
Clinical Trials and Research at HSC	No	Resumption with Covid-19 screening, appropriate PPE and transmission risk assessment	Resumption with Covid-19 screening, appropriate PPE and transmission risk assessment (PIs should be aware that guidance and access to HS may change on short notice.)
Clinical Research Non-HSC (face-to-face)	No	Yes, with restrictions	Yes, with restrictions
On campus, Non-clinical Research (face-to-face)	No	Yes, with restrictions	Yes, with restrictions
Off campus, Non-clinical research (face-to-face)	No	Yes, with restrictions	Yes, with restrictions
Undergraduate Researchers	No	Yes, but not SURE/REU on site and must be in direct support of research efforts	Yes, but UGs should not displace grad students within the 200 sq. ft/person density
Core Facilities	Maintain instrumentation at minimal operational state	Core staff performs maintenance and QC for trained users. Core operates under approved SOPs. Operating hours 7AM-10PM	Core staff performs maintenance and QC for trained users. Performs critical sample analysis as necessary for ongoing projects. Operating hours TBD Resumes training at a distance.
Shared Research Facility	Maintain instrumentation at minimal operational state	COVID-19 SRF Procedures	COVID-19 SRF Procedures (new processes to be announced shortly)