Our team

Your go-tos for sponsored program and grant proposal assistance. Research administrators in our office are here to assist you with your research needs.

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Dr. Kamal Khayat

Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Dr. Xiaoming He

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

Primary Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Monthly funding opportunity reports
  • Award Capture Team
  • IGI – Ignition Grant Initiative
  • URC annual and five-year reviews
  • Scholarly activity dashboard
  • Research constellations
Dr. Daoru Han

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Pourya Shamsi

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Associate Professor of Electrical Computer Engineer

Dr. Kathleen Sheppard

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Professor of History and Political Science

Gina Webb

Associate Director of Office of Sponsored Programs

Wendy Riggs

Executive Assistant

Vacant

Associate Director of Compliance

Le Wang

Data Analyst II

Vacant

Fiscal Manager

Laura Hamlet

Office Support Assistant

Proposal development

Maria Shaub

Associate Director of Research Activities

Emily O'Donnell

Proposal Developer

Kaitlyn Hatcher

Proposal Project Manager

Cynthia Stevenson

Proposal Project Manager

Pre-award and submission

Melissa Chambers

Grants & Contracts Lead

Departments
  • Chemistry
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Material Science & Engineering
  • Mining & Explosives Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere
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Sarah Lewis

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Magdalena Zawodniok

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Departments
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Earth Sciences and Engineering
  • Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • Physics
  • Teacher Ed & Certification
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Jessica Convertine

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Departments
  • Contract negotiation
Melissa Nash

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Departments
  • Civil, Arch & Environmental Engineering
Ayako Ohrenberger

Business Support Specialist II

Post-award and close-out

Laura Kahl

Business Operations Associate

Ramona Nicewaner

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Awards
  • TriDurLE
  • MIC
  • CEMC
  • Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Education
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere

 

 

Kathy Shepherd

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Awards
  • Material Science & Engineering
  • PSMRC
  • Earth Sciences and Engineering
  • PGCCIC
  • Biological Sciences
  • Engineering Management & Sys Eng
Mendy Kell

Grants & Contracts Lead

Awards
  • MATC
  • INSPIRE
  • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • International Affairs
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere
Charlene Herman

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Awards
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Mining Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • GAANN
  • OBI
  • Financial Aid
  • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Psychological Science
Mike Mitchell

Grants & Contracts Administrator

Awards
  • Civil, Arch & Environmental Engineering
  • MO-CCI
  • LTAP/RTAP
  • MO Space Grant Consortium
  • CAMT
  • Tech Transfer & Economic Development
  • Economics
  • Physics
  • RPDC
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