Recommended Steps for Researchers
The following activities are encouraged and do not require approval from the Export Control Officer.
- Do publish research in a timely manner (early and often)
- Do conduct fundamental research
- Share information that arises during or results from "fundamental" research
- Do not accept contractual controls on your research (see below)
- Do share educational information
- Information released by instruction in catalog courses and associated teaching laboratories at a University
- Do attend international conferences and meetings that are “open”
- Do contact the Export Control Officer if you have any questions about how export control regulations may affect your research
- Do complete the Export Controls Decision Wizard
The following activities require approval from the Export Control Officer.
- Do not accept publication restrictions in any form
- Do not accept any of the following types of restrictions for your work
- Restrictions on citizenship, nationality, visa status
- Requests to boycott a particular country, business or nationality
- For examples of boycott-related requests, please visit the BIS Antiboycott Compliance website
- Do not sign Non Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, or Proprietary Information Exchange Agreements
- Do not travel to or conduct research or educational activities in the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, or the Crimea region of Ukraine
- Do not accept information that is marked as proprietary, confidential or export-controlled
- Do not engage in any activity that involves designing, developing, modifying or adapting any item, software or technology for military or intelligence applications
- Do not ship any tangible items, materials, or equipment internationally, even at the request of a government sponsor
