Liping Huang
Associate Vice President for Research
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
Sarah Niemann
Assistant Vice President for Research
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
Michelle Simkulet
Grants Director
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
Tanya Rautine
Research Budget Director
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
Denise Elwell
Executive Assistant
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
Anne Wasielewski
Administrative Coordinator
wasiea2@rpi.edu
(518) 276-8087
- Office receptionist
- Assists with day to day office operations