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 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
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
Spring Meetings
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