Vice President for Research
Robert Walters
The Vice President and division of Research are responsible for:
- Supporting and promoting Virginia Tech faculty members, staff, and student research, scholarship, and creative activity;
- Policies regarding regulatory compliance and ethical conduct of research;
- Communicating research capabilities and achievements to the university community and the public;
- Supporting the university community and its missions by fostering quality research and scholarship;
- Providing access to funding information;
- Enhancing the ability to respond to national research priorities and pursue opportunities;
- Encouraging and directing inquiry into new and emerging fields;
- Promoting solutions to problems and advances of basic knowledge in diverse disciplines and through interdisciplinary cooperation;
- Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures related to research;
- Marketing faculty talent and university capabilities within the university community and to external audiences;
- Fostering partnerships with outside agencies and businesses.
Offices
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
- Mark Coburn | President, VTIP
(540) 231-3593 or (540) 951-9374
Research and Computing
- Terry Herdman | Associate Vice President
(540) 231-7667
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
- Roop L. Mahajan | Director
(540) 231-6876
Fralin Life Science Institute
- Dennis Dean | Director
(540) 231-6100
Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment
- Karen A. Roberto | Director
(540) 231-7157
Research Compliance
- David Moore | Associate Vice President
(540) 231-4991
Research and Interdisciplinary Programs
- Rodd Hall | Associate Vice President for Research
(540) 231-5410 - Tom Inzana | Associate Vice President for Research Programs
(540) 231-5188
Office of Sponsored Programs
- Linda Bucy | Assistant Vice President and Director of Sponsored Programs
(540) 231-9477
Administrative Services
- Sandra Muse | Senior Director
(540) 231-9359
Other
- Richard Hirsh | Faculty Research Administrative Fellow
(540) 231-5259 (ESM); (540) 231-5601 (Hist/jSTS) - John Kennedy | Director of Research, IALR
(434) 766-6707 - Don Leo | Special Assistant for Energy Initiatives
(540) 231-9171 - Carol Roberson | Special Assistant for Research Contract Affairs
(540) 231-5196 - Randy Murch | Associate Director for Research Development Team, NCR
(703) 518-2719 - Susan Trulove | Public Relations Manager
(540) 231-5646
Administrative Staff
- Deborah L. Nester | Executive Secretary Senior
(540) 231-1483
Contact Info
Mailing Address
301 Burruss Hall (0244)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone
(540) 231-6077