Office for Research

hullr2@rpi.edu
(518) 276-8385

huangL5@rpi.edu
(518) 276-4037

• VPR administration and operations
• Oversight of Institute-wide research center faculty/staff
• Development of new interdisciplinary research topics and themes
• Support large multidisciplinary research proposals
• Contractual interactions with research sponsors
• Compliance with financial regulatory requirements
• Development and growth of research partnerships
• External visibility of research programs

niemas2@rpi.edu
(518) 276-3400

• Research development
• Proposal development
• Cross-Institute collaborations and forming of multidisciplinary teams
• External collaboration, partnerships, and alliances with academic, federal, state, local, and industrial stakeholders
• Broader impacts
• Community outreach

burgeb@rpi.edu
(518) 276-4875

• Human subject research
• Animal research
• Stem cell research
• Institutional biosafety committee matters
• Responsible conduct of research
• Initial contact for export control questions from faculty
• Data & Information sharing and security

simkum@rpi.edu
(518) 276-4409

• Cost share / IDC waiver requests
• Limited submission opportunity information and internal competition coordination
• Proposal development (including institution-wide content such as core facilities, data management, DEIA, and outreach opportunities)
• Assistance with specific funding opportunities
• Funding opportunity exploration for given research topics

struzt@rpi.edu
(518) 276-3010

• Budgets and forecasts for all fund types
• HR- hiring, renewals, promotions, resignations
• iLabs/core facility internal billing – adding users, funding authorizations, adding instruments/cores, rates
• Data Warehouse (OBIEE) – custom reports, training
• Access to administrative systems
• NIH over the cap tuition and salary 

elweld@rpi.edu
(518) 276-4873

• Vice President’s calendar
• Inquiries received by the VPR office
• Monthly President’s report
• Office for Research website
• CII conference reservation system (now EMS)
• Operational guidance to division’s administrative staff

wasiea2@rpi.edu
(518) 276-8087

• Office receptionist
• Assists with day to day office operations