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. To see a detailed organizational chart, click here
Dr. Kamal Khayat

Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

573-341-6211 | kkhayat@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Dr. Xiaoming He

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

573-341-6208 | hex@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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. Marek Locmelis

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation / Associate Professor of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

573-341-4759 | locmelism@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Primary Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Early Career Faculty (ECF) mentoring
  • CAREER proposal workshops
  • RPM panel
  • Large proposal support
  • Award Capture Team
  • Research constellations
Gina Webb

Associate Director of Office of Sponsored Programs

573-341-4134 | gswgn5@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Donna Luechtefeld

Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

573-341-4061 | dsl5z6@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Cathie Eikermann

Associate Director of Compliance

573-341-4124 | caeqmb@mst.edu |

202E Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Le Wang

Data Analyst II

573-341-4015 | lkang@mst.edu |

202E Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Angelica Nuno

Fiscal Manager

573-341-7873 | anuno@mst.edu |

202H Centennial Hall

Laura Hamlet

Office Support Assistant

573-341-4134 | lhgnd@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Proposal development
Maria Shaub

Associate Director of Research Activities

573-341-7122 | shauba@mst.edu |

110 ERL, 500 W. 16th St.

Emily O'Donnell

Proposal Developer

(573) 341-4021 | ekggb@mst.edu |

110 ERL, 500 W. 16th St.

Kaitlyn Hatcher

Proposal Project Manager

(573) 341-7122 | kohf48@mst.edu |

110 ERL, 500 W. 16th St.

Pre-award and submission
Melissa Chambers

Grants & Contracts Lead

573-341-7553 | melissac@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Material Science & Engineering
  • Math and Statistics
  • Chemistry
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere
Cynthia Stevenson

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-7272 | stevensonc@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Civil, Arch & Environmental Engineering
  • Economics
  • English & Technical Communication
  • History & Political Science
  • Mining
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • GGPE
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere
Magdalena Zawodniok

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-4163 | maznr5@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Engineering Management & Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
  • Psychological Science
  • Physics
  • Teacher Ed & Certification
  • Other Departments not listed elsewhere
Jessica Convertine

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-4135 | jnhkk7@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Contract negotiation
Vacant

Grants & Contracts Administrator
Ayako Ohrenberger

Business Support Specialist II

573-341-7764 | ohrenberger@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W 12th St

Post-award and close-out
Laura Kahl

Business Operations Associate

573-341-4238 | laurak@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Ramona Nicewaner

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-6855 | rdbfy6@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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

 

 
Kathy Shepherd

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-4044 | kcshepherd@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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

Grants & Contracts Lead

573-341-7140 | mkell@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-4132 | cherman@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-4202 | michael.mitchell@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

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