COUNCIL ON RESEARCH (COR)
2013-14 Subcommittee Composition
Name of Subcommittee
Benevolent Awards Review
(Benevolent Association
Research Grant for Graduate
Students)
Conference/Journal Support
Awards Review
Subcommittee Charge
Review applications/proposals and make
recommendations for funding to the Vice President
for Research via COR. The committee may also
review program guidelines and procedures and
submit recommended changes to the Chair of
Council on Research
This subcommittee should consist of at least three
to five members plus the chair person, of which at
most two may be drawn from faculty or staff who
are not students or Voting Faculty
Review applications/proposals and make
recommendations for funding to the Vice President
for Research via COR. The committee may also
review program guidelines and procedures and
submit recommended changes to the Chair of the
Council on Research
2013-14 Membership
2013-14 Chair: Samantha Friedman, Sociology
2013-14 Members:
Christian Poehlmann, University Libraries
Hemalata Iyer, Information Studies (COR)
Susan Gauss, History
Staff Support: Elizabeth Rooks
2013-14 Chair: Aiguo Dai, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
2013-14 Members:
Wendy Roberts, English
Staff Support: Elizabeth Rooks
FRAP – A Award Review
Review applications/proposals and make
recommendations for funding to the Vice President
for Research via COR. The committee may also
review program guidelines and procedures and
submit recommended changes to the Chair of the
Council on Research
This subcommittee should consist of nine to eleven
members plus the chair person, of which at most
two may be drawn from faculty or staff who are
not students or Voting Faculty
2013-14 Chair: Igor Kuznetsov, Center for Functional Genomics
2013-14 Members:
Jennifer Montimurro, RNA Institute (COR)
Kevin Knuth, Physics (COR)
John Welch, Chemistry
Pan Li, Biology
Dan White, History
Richard Cunningham, Biology
Martin Hildebrand, Mathematics
Charles Hartman, East Asian Studies
Staff Support: Elizabeth Rooks
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Name of Subcommittee
Committee on Centers,
Institutes and Specialized
Research Laboratories
Excellence in Research &
Creative Activities Review
Subcommittee Charge
Responsible for guiding the Council on Research’s
actions as charged by the University Policy on
Organized Research Units. In coordination with the
University’s assessment/evaluation initiatives, the
committee will recommend improvements to the
current procedures for evaluating organized research
units.
This subcommittee must include a minimum of
four COR members, and no more than 2 voting
members selected from Faculty or Staff who are
not students or Voting Faculty.
Review nomination packets and make
recommendations to the Vice President for Research
for the University’s Excellence in Research &
Creative Activities Award. Also, review
nominations and make recommendations to the Vice
President for Research for the SUNY Chancellor’s
Award for Scholarship and Creative Activities
and the SUNY Research Award.
This subcommittee must consist of at least 7 to 9
members including the President’s designee, the
Senate designee, student representation and COR
members.
Edited 9/6/2013
2013-14 Membership
2013-14 Chair: Kajal Lahiri, Economics
2013-14 Members:
Samantha Friedman, Sociology (COR)
Jen Montimurro, RNA Institute (COR)
Igor Kuznetsov, Center for Functional Genomics (COR)
Lisa Donohue (COR)
Staff Support: Tom Malone tmalone@uamail.albany.edu 437-4737
2013-14 Chair: John Monfasani, Social Science
2013-14 Members:
Phil McCallion, School of Social Welfare
Shawn Bushway, Criminal Justice
Marina Petrukhina, Chemistry
Aiguo Dai, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences (COR)
JoAnne Carson, Arts (Presidential nominee)
Yangzi Isabel Tian, GSA (COR)
Lawrence Schell, Anthropology (Senate nominee)
Staff Support: Elizabeth Rooks
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Name of Subcommittee
Researchers Liaison
Committee
Subcommittee Charge
Consider improvements to the campus procedures
related to grants management. Provide
recommendations to the Vice President for Research,
via COR, on methods to improve investigators’
capacity to efficiently apply for external funding and
manage grants received
This subcommittee must be composed of a
minimum of three COR members; the Director of
the Office of Sponsored Funds, ex officio; a
minimum of two principal investigators designated
by the Council; directors or designees from the
following Sponsored Funds offices: Personnel,
Purchasing, Accounting, and Compliance; and no
more than 2 voting members selected from Faculty
or Staff who are not students or Voting Faculty.
IRB Policy Review
Edited 9/6/2013
Oversee the development and implementation of
policies regarding the well-being of human subjects,
handling of non-compliance issues, and compliance
with other regulatory standards.
2013-14 Membership
2013-14 Chair: Jen Montimurro, RNA Institute
Members:
Jennifer Manganello, School of Public Health
Lisa Donohue, Environmental Health & Safety (COR)
Standing Institutional Members:
Tracey Williams, Sponsored Funds Personnel
Paula Kaloyeros, Sponsored Funds Financial Mgmt
Margy O’Brien, Sponsored Funds Program
Adrienne Bonilla, Regulatory Research Compliance
Dawn Marie Helin, Institutional Services (Purchasing)
Kevin Wilcox, University Controller
Staff Support: Elizabeth Rooks
NOT AN ACTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE; ISSUES FORWARDED ON AN
AS NEED BASIS FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF
REGULATORY RESEARCH COMPLIANCE
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