The Research Council at UMass Amherst works to advance the research mission of the University, advises the administration on RTF expenditures and reviews, and makes recommendations on research and scholarship-oriented grants and awards.
For a complete description of the council’s charge and membership parameters, please view the Research Council section in the Bylaws and Constitution of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate.
Faculty Members
Ex-officio Members
Ex-officio Student
Vacancies
Research Computing Subcommittee
The Research Computing Subcommittee will review, evaluate, and advise the Research Council and the Campus Administration concerning policies and campus resources that support the various research computing and research data management needs of campus scholarly and academic researchers.
Membership:
Patrick Flaherty, Chair ([email protected])
Steve Bischof ([email protected])
Mark Pachucki ([email protected])
Alexander Ribbe ([email protected])
Douglas Rice ([email protected])
Meridith Rolfe ([email protected])
Mark Tuominen ([email protected])
Robert DeConto ([email protected])
Garnett Martin
James Mileski
Rahul Saini ([email protected]) Student Ex-Officio
Anthony Paik ([email protected])
Rolf Jentoft
The Research Council will meet on the following dates during the 2025-2026 academic year. All meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. and take place in the Goessmann Laboratories, Room 250 unless otherwise noted. Meeting will have a hybrid format, please contact the chair of the council for the Zoom link.
Spring Meetings
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2025_11_14_Research_Council_Agenda.pdf
2025_12_12_Research_Council_Agenda.pdf
2026_01_16_Research_Council_Agenda.pdf
To access older documents, please visit our archive here.
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