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Research Advisory Council


Duties of the Research Advisory Council
a. Advise the university administration through the Director of Research on research policy. b. Assist the university administration to create an institutional research climate befitting a major land-grant university and bring to reality the potential of its faculty in research and scholarly activity. c. Advise in grant and contract management. d. Aid in the development of faculty incentives for research and scholarly activity throughout the university. e. Responsible for establishing necessary subcommittees as required by state and/or federal regulations.
Members of the Research Advisory Council
John Ruffolo, Chair, Associate Vice President for Research
Kevin Kephart, Vice President for Research
John Kirby, Director of Agricultural Experiment Station
Sung Shin, Dean of Engineering Representative
Jackie Nelson, Grants Administrator
Norm Braaten, Research Compliance Coordinator
Kelly Tilmon, Faculty, ABS, 2011
Elizabeth Droke, Faculty, FCS, 2011
Brian Logue, Faculty, A&S, 2011
Geoffrey Henebry, Faculty, GISc Center, 2009
Nancy Fahrenwald, Faculty, Nursing, 2010
Omathanu Perumal, Faculty, Pharmacy, 2010
Padu Krishnan, Academic Senate
Hande Briddick, Graduate Council, Ed/Counseling, 2009




Major activities in which the RAC is involved:
The annual university-wide research appreciation day - "Celebrating Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities at SDSU."
The annual competition for faculty research grant awards under the SDSU Research Support Fund.

Research Support Fund

The annual Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, Creative Activities Day.

SDSU annual Journal of Undergraduate Research, edited by George Langelett.

Undergraduate Research



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