Research Council

The UNH Research Council serves as an advisory body to the Senior Vice Provost for Research on matters pertaining to the support and advancement of excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activities at UNH.  It provides a forum for communication and opportunities for collaboration among the Research Office, the colleges and schools, the research centers and institutes, and other key players in the UNH research enterprise.


The goals of the UNH Research Council are to:

  • Advise the Senior Vice Provost for Research (SVPR) on research, scholarship, and creative activities (RSCA)-related issues, including services, policies, and procedures;
  • Recommend and help operationalize actions to strengthen and promote UNH’s RSCA programs;
  • Facilitate information sharing; and
  • Identify opportunities for collaboration.

Procedures:  The Council meets quarterly.

Membership:

  • SVPR (Chair)
  • Associate deans for research (or equivalent) from each UNH college and school
  • Director, deputy, or associate director of selected UNH research institutes
  • Cooperative Extension representative
  • Library representative
  • Foundation / Advancement representative
  • Faculty Senate representative

Current members of the Research Council are:

CHAIRJan Nisbet Senior Vice Provost for Research
MEMBERS   
Carsey InstituteCurt Grimm Research Associate Professor,
Department of Anthropology;
Deputy Director, Carsey Institute
College of Engineering &
Physical Sciences (CEPS)
Glenn Shwaery Associate Dean, CEPS
College of Health &
Human Services (CHHS)
John Bunker Associate Dean, CHHS
College of Liberal
Arts (COLA)
Alasdair Drysdale Professor of Geography, COLA
College of Life Sciences
& Agriculture (COLSA)
Kim Babbitt Associate Dean of Academic
Affairs, COLSA
Cooperative ExtensionKen LaValley Extension Associate Professor,
Water Resources
Faculty SenateGlen Miller Professor of Chemistry, CEPS
Institute for the Study
of Earth, Oceans, and
Space (EOS)		Scott Ollinger Professor of
Natural Resources, EOS
Institute on
Disability (IOD)		Charles Drum
 Director, IOD and Professor
of Health Management
& Policy, CHHS
Library
Emily
Poworoznek		 Engineering & Physical Sciences
Librarian; Associate Professor,
Engr/Math/CS Library
UNH Foundation /
Advancement Office
Diane Schaefer University Advancement,
Foundation Relations
UNH - Manchester
(UNH-M)
Mihaela Sabin
 Associate Professor, Computing
Technology, UNH-M
Peter T. Paul College of
Business & Economics
(Paul College)

A.R. (Venky)
Venkatachalam

 Associate Dean of Academic
Programs, Paul College
STAFF
   
Research OfficeKathy Cataneo Director of Research Development
and Communications
Research OfficeTammy Goldberg  Director of Finance and
Administration
    
 

   UNH Research Council, Februrary, 2013