Office for Research

Robert Hull is the Henry Burlage Professor, Director for the Center of Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems, and Vice President for Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which he joined in January 2008.

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