About

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.

Chair
Chair of Research Policy
shelburne
shelburne
Membership

Faculty Members

Isenberg School of Management
Agha Iqbal Ali
Agha Iqbal Ali
Senator Nutrition
Cordeiro
Cordeiro
Senator Polymer Sciences
Coughlin
Coughlin
Student Development
sarah
sarah
Senator
Office of Faculty Development
keough
keough
Department of Microbiology
Michele Klingbeil
Michele Klingbeil
Comparative Literature
Lachman
Lachman
Senator
Music & Dance  
ricciardi
ricciardi
Psychological and Brain Sciences
sanders
sanders
History of Art and Architecture
shelburne
shelburne
Nursing
Lisa Wolf
Lisa Wolf

Ex-officio Members

Director of Research Computing and Data

Ex-Offcio member of Research Computing (Sub)Committee

Faculty Senate Research Council

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Provost/Designee
Michelle Budig
Michelle Budig
Interim assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement 
mager
mager
Dean Libraries/Designee
mani
mani
Chief Information Officer
misra
misra
Secretary of the Faculty Senate
paik
paik
Dir. Inst. For Applied Life Sciences
reinhart
reinhart
Associate Dean of Research for the School of Public Health and Health Services
Susan Sturgeon
Susan Sturgeon
Graduate School Dean/Designee
urla
urla
VC Research & Engag/Designee
Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Chair of Grad Council
seven
seven

Ex-officio Student

Undergraduate Student

Cristian Clewis
Cristian Clewis
Graduate Student
Elizabeth Cote
Elizabeth Cote

SGA Designee

Wania Imran
Wania Imran

GSS designee

Irma Marroquin
Irma Marroquin
GSG Representative 
Gaurav Mitra
Gaurav Mitra

SGA Designee

Bella Rabin
Bella Rabin

Undergraduate Student

Stephan Saint-Juste
Stephan Saint-Juste

Vacancies

Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Vacant Faculty Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Student Position
VACANT 2
(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)
VACANT 2
Subcommittee

Research Computing Committee

The Research Computing Committee 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 (pflaherty@umass.edu)

Steve Bischof (bischof@umass.edu)

Mark Pachucki (mpachucki@umass.edu)

Alexander Ribbe (aeribbe@mail.pse.umass.edu)

Douglas Rice (drrice@umass.edu)

Meridith Rolfe (mrolfe@polsci.umass.edu)

Mark Tuominen (tuominen@physics.umass.edu)

Robert DeConto (deconto@umass.edu)

Garnett Martin

James Mileski

Anthony Paik (secretary@umass.edu)

Rolf Jentoft

Meetings

The Research Council will meet on the following dates during the 2024-2025 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.

Fall Meetings

13
Dec
9:00 am - 10:30 am ET
Research Council Meeting 12/13/24

Spring Meetings

14
Feb
9:00 am - 10:30 am ET
Research Council Meeting 02/14/25
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