Our Team

As chief research officer for NC State, the vice chancellor is responsible for the central units supporting the university’s sponsored research enterprise. In addition, he provides leadership and direction for 13 cross-disciplinary centers and institutes.

Leadership

Mladen Vouk
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Contact

Miriam Hines
Administrative Officer
E: mahines2@ncsu.edu
P: 919.515.2117

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Research Operations and Communications drives the development, planning and implementation of the Office of Research and Innovation’s strategic plan. This unit works collaboratively across the Office of Research and Innovation to lead operations, strategic initiatives, reporting, research programs and events, research training and education, interdisciplinary research initiatives, communications, marketing, web services, and human resources.

Leadership

Genevieve Garland
Associate Vice Chancellor
Research Operations and Communications
and Chief of Staff

Contact

Sibyl Smith
Executive Assistant and Springboard Office Manager
E: svsmith2@ncsu.edu
P: 919.515.6183

The Integrated Support Service Center (ISSC) provides general business and financial services for the Office of Research and Innovation. In addition, the center provides proposal, financial and administrative support for the Office of Research and Innovation’s centers and institutes, as well as principal investigators across the university who are not affiliated with a college research office.

Leadership

Ginger Burks Draughon
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Finance and Administration

Contact

Ginny Moser
Director, Research Administration
E: ginny_moser@ncsu.edu
P: 919.515.7686

Alexander Clark
Director for Research Fiscal Affairs
E: aclark4@ncsu.edu
P: 919.513.2466

The Research Development Office (RDO) enhances collaborative research and lays the foundation for sustainable research growth. The office plans strategies to pursue large-scale projects, manages limited submission funding opportunities and the Office of Research and Innovation’s seed-funding programs, develops NC State’s research infrastructure, plans and oversees university core facilities and provides administrative oversight for centers and institutes.

RDO units include:

• Research Funding
• Centers and Institutes
• Proposal Development Unit

Leadership

Jon Horowitz
Associate Vice Chancellor
Research Infrastructure and Development

Pradip Pramanik
Executive Director
Proposal Development Unit

Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance Services (SPARCS) provides central research administration support. Sponsored Programs assists with proposal submission, agreement negotiation and administration of sponsored projects. Regulatory Compliance oversees conflicts of interest and commitment management, export controls, human and animal subjects protections, facility security matters and research integrity.

Leadership

Sherrie Settle
Associate Vice Chancellor
Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance

Marissa Clarkson
Director of Sponsored Programs
Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance

Mary Millsaps
Director of Research Compliance
Sponsored Programs and Regulatory Compliance

Contact

Monique Burnette
Operations Manager
E: amburnet@ncsu.edu
P: 919.515.0856

The Office of Research Commercialization (ORC) protects and promotes university research discoveries and intellectual property, works with and guides industry partners and boosts the acceleration of startups. This unit connects NC State’s research community to industry and startups by strategically evaluating, protecting and licensing technology.

Leadership

Wade Fulghum
Assistant Vice Chancellor
Office of Research Commercialization

Contact

Miranda Drake
Executive Assistant
E: mdrake2@ncsu.edu

National Security and Special Research Initiatives leads the National Laboratories Initiative, the Laboratory for Analytical Sciences (LAS) and the IBM Quantum Hub. This team is also charged with strategic research development around national defense and security initiatives.

Leadership

Alyson Wilson
Associate Vice Chancellor
National Security and Special Research Initiatives

Contact

Mary Catherine Cole
University Program Associate
E: mccole@ncsu.edu
P: 919.515.9394

We work closely with partner offices across campus to move NC State’s research enterprise forward.

Corporate and Foundation Relations

The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations supports NC State faculty and staff by initiating, cultivating and coordinating strategic relationships with nongovernment corporations and foundations that can lead to grants and charitable support.

Federal Relations

The Office of External Affairs, Partnerships and Economic Development serves as the primary liaison between the university and the federal government in order to increase understanding of and support for NC State’s federal agenda, primarily focused on NC State’s federal research initiatives. The Director of Federal Relations communicates federal policy changes and effects change in those policies when they would adversely impact the operations of NC State.

Office of General Counsel

The Office of General Counsel provides legal and risk management advice on a wide variety of matters to the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, senior officers, other university administrators and faculty and staff who are acting on behalf of the university. The Office of General Counsel is committed to serving these individuals by facilitating creative and collaborative solutions and by providing advice to assist them in their daily decision-making and to further the university’s goals and initiatives.

Partnerships and Economic Development

The Office of Partnerships and Economic Development helps organizations save time and money by providing expert assistance and strategic connections. Centennial Campus Partnerships and Industry Alliances build relationships between the university, industries, government agencies and nonprofits with the goal of streamlining access to important resources on and off campus. Economic Development assists businesses and other organizations with expanding their operations in North Carolina and works closely with local and state government.