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Research Operations Council

The Research Operations Council provides leadership for NC State's research endeavors.

Who We Are

The Research Operations Council (ROC) provides leadership at the college and university level for NC State research endeavors. The council’s monthly meeting agenda is set by the Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation. Members include the associate dean for research (or comparable chief research officer) from each college, the Vice Chancellor’s senior staff and the University Research Committee’s chair.

Mission

The Research Operations Council provides distributed leadership at the college and university level for research endeavors at NC State University. The ROC contemplates growth opportunities, identifies areas of excellence, catalyzes cross-disciplinary and trans-institutional collaborations, unifies divergent goals and objectives of local research and exploration thrusts with institutional mission and resource priorities. The ROC meets monthly under the leadership of the Vice Chancellor for Office of Research and Innovation who sets the agenda.

Objectives and Responsibilities

  • Contemplate growth opportunities.
  • Identify areas of excellence
  • Catalyze cross-disciplinary and trans-institutional collaborations
  • Unify divergent goals and objectives of local research and exploration thrusts with institutional mission and resource priorities.

2024 Meetings


Meetings held via Zoom unless otherwise noted. These meetings will be held from 8:30-10:00.

  • January 18
  • February 8
  • March 21
  • April 18
  • May 16
  • June 19
  • July – NO MEETING
  • August 15
  • September 19
  • October 23
  • November 14
  • December – NO MEETING

2023-2024 Members

Associate Deans for Research

  • Tom Birkland, Associate Dean, Research and Engagement, CHASS
  • Soolyeon Cho, Associate Dean, Research, COD
  • Peter Fedkiw, Interim Associate Dean for Research, Engineering
  • Karen Hollebrands, Associate Dean, Research, CED
  • Alexander (Lex) Kemper, Interim Associate Dean, Research, COS
  • Steve Lommel, Associate Dean, Research, CALS; Director, NC Agricultural Research Service
  • Robert Scheller, Associate Dean, Research, CNR
  • Joshua Stern, Associate Dean, Research, CVM
  • Richard Warr, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, COM
  • Xiangwu Zhang, Associate Dean for Research, COT

Ex Officio Members

  • Mladen Vouk, Vice Chancellor, Office of Research and Innovation and Chair
  • Ginger Burks Draughon, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration, Office of Research and Innovation
  • Wade Fulghum, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Research Commercialization, Office of Research and Innovation
  • Genevieve Garland, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Operations and Communications, Office of Research and Innovation
  • Jennifer Halbleib, Research Planning Manager, RDO, Office of Research & Innovation
  • Jon Horowitz, Associate Vice Chancellor, Research Infrastructure, Office of Research and Innovation
  • Susan Ivey, Director, Research Facilitation Service
  • Lucian Lucia, Chair, URC, Professor, Biomaterials
  • Mary Millsaps, Director of Research Compliance, SPARCS
  • David Monks, Associate Director, NCARS, CALS
  • Barbara Moses, Associate Vice Chancellor and University Budget Director, Budget Office
  • Amy Orders, Senior Director, Emergency Preparedness and Strategic Initiatives, Environmental Health and Public Safety
  • Margery Overton, Vice Provost for Academic Strategy, Institutional Research and Planning
  • Matt Peterson, Director, Federal Research Affairs, Office of External Affairs, Partnerships and Economic Development
  • Behnam Pourdeyhimi, Associate Dean, Industry Research and Extension, COT
  • Pradip Pramanik, Director, Proposal Development Unit, Office of Research and Innovation
  • Mark Schmidt, Associate Vice Chancellor, Partnerships Office
  • Missy Thomas, Chair, Research Support Council
  • Justo Torres, Director, Contracts and Grants
  • Shawn Troxler, Deputy General Counsel
  • Alyson Wilson, Associate Vice Chancellor for National Security and Special Research Initiatives, Office of Research and Innovation