UTK Research Council Committees,
1995-1996
- SARIF: EPPE
- Charge: To solicit and evaluate applicatons for EPPE grants on a timely
basis and make recommendations to AVC/Research for funding.
Chair: Dorothy
Habel
Members: Earl Wehry, Michael Keene, Michael Gant
Ex-officio: Bill Blass
(Chair, Research Council), Ken Walker (Assoc. VC/Research)
Administrative Support: Jodie Wehr
- Centers Evaluation
- Charge: To evaluate Research Centers on an ongoing periodic basis
and recommend to the AVC/Research the disposition of renewal requests; to perform the same evaluation for
new applications for Research Center status.
Chair: Pat Fisher
Members: Paula Kaufman, Ben Oliver, Michael Gant
Ex-officio: Bill Blass
(Chair, Research Council), Ken Walker (Assoc. VC/Research)
- Policies and Procedures
- Charge: To explore the realm of policies and procedures at the
University with special
attention to policies and procedures which have not evolved consistent with the University's development as
a Research I University. To make recommendations to the AVC/Research regarding desirable policy and
procedure changes that would enhance the productivity of the research enterprise.
Chair: Jim Adcock
Members: Ray Popp, Bobbie Bledsoe, Paula Kaufman, Andrew Kramer, David Dobbs
Ex-officio: Chris Cox, Phyllis Turner,
representative from VC Hamilton's Office
- Research Advancement
- Charge: To work with the ORA Research Advancement Group to
educate the community -- University as well as Statewide -- regarding the research activities of the
University. To promote awareness of the activities and achievements of the research enterprise.
Chair: Kim Jensen
Members: Ted Paludin, Dwight Teeter, David Bemis, Michael Keene, Burt English
Ex-officio: Tom Garritano, Lillian Mashburn
News Center: Mike Bradley (to be
invited)
- Research Practices
- Charge: To explore the research realm to identify areas needing
attention by the Council in matters of compliance, research ethics, research faculty - research student
interaction, research data archiving, e-mail as research record and recommendations on retention and
archiving of e-mail. To bring matters of concern to the Council as a whole for discussion and
disposition.
Chair: Dwight Teeter
Members: David Bemis, Ravi Krishnan, Andrew Kramer, Mike Singletary, Dennie Kelley,
Larry Ratner
Ex-officio: Steve Pulik
- Chancellor Research Awards
- Charge: To solicit nominations, receive nominations, evaluate
nominations materials and make recommendations to the Chancellor for the awards.
Chair:
Michael Gant
Members: Michael Keene, Andrew Kramer, Pat Fisher, Kula Misra
Ex-officio: Bill Blass (Chair RC), Ken Walker (Assoc.
VC/Research)
- SARIF: Summer Special Research Assistants
- Charge: To solicit nominations, receive nominations, evaluate nominations materials and
make recommendations to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for the awarding of the funding.
Chair:Ben Oliver
Members:Dorothy Habel, Ray Popp, Kim Jensen, Earl Wehry
Ex-officio: Bill
Blass (Chair RC), Ken Walker (Assoc. VC/Research)
- Research Council Web Page
- Charge:To explore the establishment of a Research Council Web
page; to design and implement one as soon as possible.
Chair: Gayle Baker
Members: Ham Bozdogan, Pat Fisher, Kim Jensen
Ex-officio:Ken Walker, Tom Garritano
- Research Network and Computation Needs
- Charge: To expeditiously explore the network and high
performance computing needs of the research enterprise. To communicate the results of the exploration to
the full council by the end of the Fall Term 1995. To keep the Vice Chancellor for Information Infrastructure
fully aware of the committee's activities, progress, and conclusions.
Chair:Ham Bozdogan
Members: Jim Adcock, Bobbie Bledsoe, Ray Popp, Earl Wehry
Ex-officio:Fay Muly (Div. of Information Infrastructure)
Preliminary Report
- Research & Teaching Councils' Joint Committee on Issues
- Charge:To explore and investigate issues of common interest and
concern to teaching and research activities of the University. To search outways to leverage resources in
order to maximally support and enhance both teaching and research. To remain abreast of and fully informed
regarding all ongoing policy matters jointly affecting teaching and research. To keep both Councils at an high
state of awareness regarding these matters.
Research Council Members: Dennie Kelley, Ravi Krishnan, Ben Oliver, David Dobbs, Kula
Misra