Graduate Student Orientation

The Office of Sponsored Research

• • Dr. Michael Odell, Associate Vice President – Research and Federal Relations – Coordinating office for externally funded projects Services – Sponsored Projects Proposal Development – Research Center Development – Collaborations with other Institutions – Internally Funded Seed Projects – Post-Award Management – Technology Commercialization – Federal Relations – Ingenuity Center

Research Development

• Dr. Blake Bextine – STEM Research Proposal Development • Focus on Basic and Technical Research – Sciences – Mathematics – Engineering • Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) – IUCAC Oversight • Vivarium – Student Research

Student Research Opportunities

• • • • • Council for Undergraduate Research (CUR) Research Competitions Research Assistantships – Faculty With Grants – Research Centers Intellectual Property Development NOTE: OSR does not directly support students

Pre-Award Services

• • Dr. Carla Reichard (1.0 FTE) • Purpose – Provide support for the early stages of program and proposal development.

Services – Assist in proposal development and submission – Cayuse Management – Review and negotiate research-related grants and contracts – Preparing Budgets – Registering for GRC, COS and SpinPlus

Post-Award Management

• • • Debbie Gibson Purpose – Provides financial and accounting infrastructure for awarded sponsored projects.

Services – Oversee financial management of grants and contracts – Receive awards and establish accounts – Ensure compliance with expenditure regulations – ECRT (Time and Effort)

Technology Commercialization

• • • Brandon Reynolds Purpose – Encourages and supports UT Tyler inventors in moving viable inventions from the lab to the market.

Services – Protection of Intellectual Property – Facilitate the creation of spin-offs – Assist with licensing – Marketing to industry and investors

OSR Staff

• • • Administration/Grants Management – Cheryl Samuel – Christian Moist Institutional Review Board (IRB) – Dr. Gloria Duke IUCAC – Dr. Lance Williams

Funding Distribution

Grants

Research Service Instruction

Funding by College

CAS CECS CNHS CEP CBT • • • • Goals: Increase Restricted Research Expenditures in CAS, CNHS, and CECS Capitalize on Research Infrastructure Investment Assist Colleges in Recruiting Faculty with Funding Potential Create Research Centers that Create Synergies

Research Clusters

• Established: – STEM Education • • • Ingenuity Center Innovation Academy UTeach – TxAIRE • Indoor Air Quality • HVAC • Energy Efficiency • High Potential – – Genomics Cyber-security – Transportation – Geriatrics