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 DistributionGrants

ResearchServiceInstruction

Funding by Col-lege CAS

CECSCNHSCEPCBT

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