DAVID SATTERFIELD Director, Asset Development 304-293-4916
Research Office is dedicated to helping faculty and student researchers reach their project
goals by:
• Discovering research funding opportunities • Providing support for grant writing activity • Recognizing the accomplishments of research personnel • Providing assistance in intellectual property management and • Converting discoveries into innovations that spur economic development We hope you take full advantage of the services of the Research Office and visit http://researchoffice.wvu.edu/ for updates on opportunities, news about research successes and information about the more than 60 centers, bureaus and institutes that make up the overall WVU research enterprise.
LARUE WILLIAMS Director, Project Management 304-293-8274 RICHARD BAJURA Director, National Research Center for Coal & Energy 304-293-2867 RANDALL JACKSON Director, Regional Research Institute 304-293-2897 COLLEEN LANKFORD Director, Human Resources West Virginia University Research Corporation (WVURC) 304-293-4766 CHITRA TATACHAR Web Developer, Graphic Designer 304-293-3667
West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Institution. West Virginia University is governed by the West Virginia University Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.
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RESEARCH OFFICE
SERVICES OF THE RESEARCH OFFICE The WVU EPSCoR program—providing
support for research of crosscutting faculty groups and key instrumentation and equipment.
304-293-3449
The WVU Office of Research Integrity and Compliance—helping faculty, staff, and students comply with all applicable federal, state, and institutional requirements and Policies.
304-293-7073
The Office of Sponsored Programs—
providing support to WVU principal investigators in the acquisition and administration of externally funded projects for research, teaching and service. OSP reviews, negotiates, accepts, and initiates awards on behalf of WVU.
304-293-3998
WVU Office of Technology Transfer—
providing assistance and useful information related to Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer activities at WVU. The office exists to help faculty deal with commercialization issues and to help entrepreneurs create new products based on WVU inventions and creations.
304-293-7539
WVU Business Incubator—promoting
economic development by supporting entrepreneurs, advancing entrepreneurial activities and nurturing early-stage businesses with space, facilities and support services.
304-225-2511
KEY CONTACTS
Office of Federal Relations—coordinating
FRED L. KING Interim Vice President for Research 304-293-3449
304-293-5985
MRIDUL GAUTAM Associate Vice President for Research Development 304-293-5913
communication between WVU and representatives of federal agencies and Congressional Offices.
Office of Communications—disseminating information about WVU research results by working via web sites and the news media.
304-293-3743
PURSUIT OF EXTERNAL FUNDING All faculty seeking external funding, especially from federal agencies, are encouraged to take advantage of workshops, seminars, mentoring plans, proposal review options, and a range of additional opportunities designed to help faculty increase competitiveness before submitting proposals to any external agency. There is no personal cost to participate in these opportunities. Full descriptions of the assistance is available at: http://researchoffice.wvu.edu/funding/ assistance In addition, Office of Sponsored Programs has created proposal preparation information and a collection of important OSP forms associated with proposal writing. The information is available at: http://osp.research.wvu.edu/pre_award/ proposal_preparation
ALAN MARTIN Assistant Vice President for Research Administration 304-293-3998 BRUCE SPARKS Director, Technology Transfer 304-293-7539 MARY JANE BUCKLAND Director, Office of Sponsored Programs 304-293-3998 DANIEL R. VASGIRD Director, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance 304-293-7073 MARY BOWMAN Director of Federal Research Relations 304-293-5985 RUSS LORINCE Director, Economic Development 304-293-4806