Research and Innovation Council
Virginia Tech's Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui convenes thought leaders across campus who have a role and interest in research, including associate deans for research, research institute directors, associate vice presidents of research and innovation, academic vice presidents of graduate studies and strategic alliances, among others.
With monthly meetings focusing on administrative and visionary components of research, this forum provides an opportunity for discussions from operational to strategic, parallel to the provost-convened Academic Affairs Council.
Council Members
Myra Blanco
Director,
Advancement, Partnerships, and Outreach
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Mary Burrows
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Lynn Byrd
Division Director, Human Resources
Luiz da Silva
Executive Director,
Commonwealth Cyber Initiatives
Zachary Doerzaph
Executive Director,
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
Linda Feuster Duffy
Assistant Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Sponsored Programs
Stefan Duma
Director,
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science
Karine Dupre
Associate Dean for Research and Creative Scholarship,
College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
Tom Ewing
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Mike Friedlander
Executive Director,
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
Odie Fthenos
Senior Director,
Finance
Keith Goyne
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Lindsey Haugh
Senior Director,
Marketing and Communication
Research and Innovation
Randy Heflin
Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation
R. Benjamin Knapp
Executive Director,
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Leslie LaConte
Associate Dean for Research,
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Lisa M. Lee
Senior Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance
Margie Lee
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Robin L. McCarley
Executive Director,
Fralin Life Sciences Institute
Laurel Miner
Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff,
Office for Research and Innovation
Robert Moore
Director,
Macromolecules Institute
John Morris
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Science
Eric Paterson
Executive Director,
Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Jon Porter
Associate Vice President,
Strategic Research Alliances
Karen Roberto
Executive Director,
Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment
Brandy Salmon
Associate Vice President,
Innovation and Partnerships
Radka Schenk Kretinska
Director,
Electronic Research Administration
Neil Sedlak
Senior Director,
Information Technology
Guests
Catherine Amelink
Associate Vice Provost,
Learning Systems, Innovation, and Effectiveness
Thomas Archibald
Executive Director,
Center for International Research, Education, and Development
Lance Collins
Vice President and Executive Director,
Innovation Campus
John Forte
President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Research Corporation
Guru Ghosh
Vice President,
Outreach and International Affairs
Rebekah Gunn
Director,
Government Relations
Roanoke Community Relations
Sharon Kurek
Vice President, Audit, Risk, and Compliance and Chief Risk Officer
Gretchen Matthews
Director,
Southwest Virginia Node
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Elizabeth McClanahan
Chief Executive Officer, the Virginia Tech Foundation
Dennis Nolan
Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety
Ginny Pannabecker
Director,
Research Collaboration and Engagement
Charlie Phlegar
Vice President,
Advancement
Sharon Pitt
Vice President,
Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer
Wayne Scales
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering
Aimée Surprenant
Vice President and Dean,
Graduate School
Keri Swaby
Director,
Undergaduate Research
Don Taylor
Executive Vice Provost,
Provost
Dwyn Taylor
Vice President for Facilities
Chris Yianilos
Vice President,
Government Community Relations
Department Heads
Bob Cohen
Department Head, Biological Sciences,
College of Science
Ching-Hsun Huang
Sustainable Biomaterials,
College of Natural Resources and Environment
Gerard Lawson
Interim Director,
School of Education,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Tim Kring
Entomology,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Sarah Henrickson Parker
Chair,
Entomology,
Department of Health Systems and Implementation Science
Eileen Van Aken
Department Head of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College of Engineering
Zheng "Phil" Xiang
Hospitality and Tourism,
Pamplin College of Business