University Research and Scholarship Council Members

Mission

(1) To advance the research and scholarly mission of Lawrence Technological University by fostering a culture of research excellence, promoting opportunities for faculty to obtain grant and fellowship funding, and facilitating innovative, collaborative, and student-focused projects.

(2) To support faculty in their unique research and scholarship activities by providing professional mentorship, assistance in identification of grant, fellowship, and partnership opportunities, support in grant-writing and project management, and promotion and advocacy of faculty scholarship within LTU and to the broader LTU community.

(3) To advise on the distribution of resources, such as seed grant awards and facility utilization, and to identify current and potential areas of research strength for promotion, marketing, and recruitment.

(4) To provide faculty with mentorship and support in navigating the expectations for research and discipline-specific scholarship required for obtaining tenure and promotion, and to provide expert, discipline-specific, and fairness-minded assistance to mid-tenure, tenure, and promotion committees.

(5) To uphold a steadfast commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which make the University and broader scholarship communities intellectually richer, more innovative, more creative, and more productive.

	Dr. Nabil Grace Sr. Vice President of Research & Economic Development
	Dr. Karl Daubmann Dean College of Architecture and Design
	Dr. Patrick Nelson Interim Dean College of Arts & Sciences
	Dr. Matthew Cole Interim Dean College of Business and Information Technology
	Dr. Richard H. Heist Provost Interim Dean College of Health Sciences
	Dr. Matthew Johnston Associate Dean of Research College of Arts and Sciences
	Dr. Liping Liu Associate Dean of Research College of Engineering
	Kathryn Wrench Executive Director Sponsored Research and Institutional Grants