After having spent years housed in different campus locations, offices under the Vice Provost for Research have been moved under one roof in order to serve the campus better. Seventy Butterfield Terrace is now home to the Office of Grant and Contract Administration (OGCA), Animal Care, Research Affairs, Research Compliance, Industry Liaison and Economic Development (ILED), and Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP).

The Research Area will be hosting an Open House on Friday, November 5th from 3-5 pm. Come visit us. We'd like you to get to know us and talk about how we can better serve your research needs. Please stop by to meet the staff, tour the building and enjoy refreshments. We're listed on the Campus Map as the Career Center, behind Hills South. Link here to the announcement.

Do you want to enter into sponsored research agreements with external parties? Do you have questions about managing your awards after they are won? If so, the place to go is the Office of Grant and Contract Administration (OGCA). OGCA is responsible for the review, processing and submission of proposals to external sponsors; negotiations, formal acceptance and execution of awards; and for administrative post-award oversight of grants and contracts for externally sponsored projects.

Carol Sprague, Director, 413.545.0698
Jennifer Donais, Associate Director, 413.545.0698
OGCA website

*OGCA also has administrative offices on the 2nd Floor of Butterfield Terrace.

Do you need to house and care for animals that will be used in your research program? Do you need training on how to handle these animals? Animal Care staff provide standard and specialized year-round animal husbandry and veterinary care for the animals whose use is justified for teaching and research. The staff also serve as a resource for training in, or information about, the handling, care, and use of animals in teaching and research.

Steve Plouff, Director, 413.545.5268
Animal Care website

Are you looking for information on internal grants or external funding agencies and grant opportunities? Do you need help developing your proposal writing skills? Contact the Office of Research Affairs. Research Affairs supports the University Research mission by providing information services and training that promote the use of external sponsorship.

Bruce McCandless, Director, 413.545.5283
Marg Burggren, Associate Director, 413.545.3428
Research Affairs website

Do you need to know about the regulations and guidelines that govern the responsible conduct of research, including the use of animals, humans and certain materials? Contact the Office of Research Compliance. Compliance staff help ensure that research is conducted in accordance with the complex regulatory environment.

Hilary Woodcock, Compliance Coordinator, 413.577.0387
Compliance website

Are you interested in how your interdisciplinary research initiative can best use state, regional and industry relationships? Could you benefit from having more exposure for your research? Contact Industry Liaison and Economic Development. ILED helps enhance the research capacity of the campus by supporting and promoting interdisciplinary research initiatives that can benefit from industry, regional, and state participation.

Marla Michel, Director, 413.545.2706
Karen Hayes, Associate Director, 413.545.2706
ILED info

Do you think your research may have commercial value? Are you curious about ways in which to protect your intellectual property? Contact the office of Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP). CVIP is responsible for evaluating, protecting and commercializing inventions and discoveries created by researchers on the Amherst campus.

Michael Jaremchuk, Interim Director, 413.545.3606
Lyne Laliberté, Manager, CVIP Operations & Patent Administration, 413.545.1062
CVIP website