Council Members
Members of the Council on Research are nominated by their respective dean to the VP for Research & Economic Development, and represent their college on relevant matters. Generally, members are tenured faculty who maintain an active research, scholarly, or creative agenda, serving a three-year term.
Kalliat T. Valsaraj
Vice President
Office of Research & Economic Development
Mark C. Benfield *(Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
Renee Casbergue (Spring 2019)
Professor
School of Education
Marlene E. Janes (Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Food Science
Mandi Lopez *(Fall 2018)
Associate Professor
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Wen Jin Meng (Fall 2018)
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Olivier Moréteau (Spring 2018)
Professor
School of Law
Marcia Newcomer (Spring 2018)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
R. Kelley Pace (Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Finance
Robert Peck (Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Music Theory
Margaret A. Reams (Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Environmental Sciences
Frederick H. Sheldon (Spring 2019)
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
William A Shelton (Spring 2019)
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Darius Spieth (Spring 2020)
Professor
School of Art
Ashok Srivastava (Spring 2020)
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Graça Vicente (Fall 2018)
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Sharon Weltman (Fall 2018)
Professor
Department of English
Gus Kousoulas **
Associate Vice President
Office of Research & Economic Development
Stephen David Beck **
Associate Vice President
Office of Research & Economic Development
* - co-chairs
** - ex officio member