Use this directory to find research administration support. If you cannot find your specific college or school, contact the OVPR Research Development Team.
Center for Electromechanics
Cockrell School of Engineering
Center for Electromechanics
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Steve Brahm — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: s.brahm@cem.utexas.edu
Proposal, contract maintenance to contract closeout. Export controls and security (visual compliance). Equipment control. NDA's and TCP's. Point of contact for any pre-award audits for the center.
Center for Space Research
Cockrell School of Engineering
Center for Space Research
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Shauna Pendleton — Assistant Director, Research Administration
Email: pendleton@csr.utexas.edu
Post award, financial reporting, accounting, ana compliance.
Center for Water and the Environment
Cockrell School of Engineering
Center for Water and the Environment
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Suli Zhang — Administrative Associate
Email: suli.zhang@austin.utexas.edu
Human resources for students, reporting and accounting, account management, invoicing and deposits.
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Cockrell School of Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Kenneth Thomas — Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: kenneth.thomas@utexas.edu
Post-award management
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Meghan Papszycki — Research Coordinator
Email: meghan.papszycki@austin.utexas.edu
Research coordinator for Adam Bush, Mia Markey, Nicholas Peppas, Pengyu Ren, Grady Rylander, Jeanne Stachowiak
Erika Trevino — Research Coordinator
Email: e.trevino@utexas.edu
Lori Guerra — Research Coordinator
Email: lori.guerra@austin.utexas.edu
Research coordinator for Aaron Baker, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Sapun, Parekh, Laura Suggs, James Tunnell
Carlos Rodriguez — Research Coordinator
Email: carlos.alonso@utexas.edu
Amy Brock, Andrew Dunn, Tyrone Porter, Edward Castillo, Ken Diller, Samantha Santacruz, Stephanie Seidlits, Janet Zoldan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Melinda McGlaun — Manager of Research Administration
Email: mmcglaun@austin.utexas.edu
- Pre-award support: proposal submission tasks and documents, requests for information, budget preparation and revision, just-in-time information, assistance with the awards process.
- Post-award support: no-cost extension and other post-award requests, budget forecasting/spending, subaccount transfers, cost share reports.
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell School of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Vickie Grier — Pre-Award Grants and Contracts Coordinator
Email: vgrier@austin.utexas.edu
Derek Lopez — Post-Award Financial Analyst
Email: derek.lopez@austin.utexas.edu
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Cockrell School of Engineering
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Cockrell School of EngineeringAssociate Dean for Research
Fernanda Leite, Ph.D.
Email: fernanda.leite@austin.utexas.edu
Associate Dean for Research Website
Research Website
Faculty/Researcher Lists
Research Contact
Reggie Crim — Director of Research Administration
Email: reggiecrim@austin.utexas.edu
Joey Walker — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist (Pre-Award)
Email: walker@mail.utexas.edu
Nicole Babilya — Manager of Post Award Administration
Email: nicole.babilya@austin.utexas.edu
Julio Fonseca — Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist
Email: julio@austin.utexas.edu
Comprehensive research administrative support for the entire grant lifecycle is provided to Principal Investigators (PI) and staff at the central college level in the Cockrell School of Engineering (CSE). The team also assists the Associate Dean for Research and the Dean’s Office with identifying solutions to complicated research matters while developing standard post-award procedures for researchers in the college.
Women in Engineering Program
Cockrell School of Engineering
Women in Engineering Program
Cockrell School of EngineeringResearch Website
WEP Initiatives
Research Contact
Tricia Berry — Executive Director, Women in Engineering Program
Email: triciaberry@utexas.edu
Broader Impacts consulting: expertise in public and K12 outreach and STEM education efforts, access to events and initiatives for broadening participation efforts, connections across the STEM educational and outreach community (schools, districts, teachers, camp programs, informal STEM organizations, Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem, etc.). WEP proposal examples