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

Interim Vice Chancellor for Research of Innovation

573-341-6726 | khayatk@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Dr. Xiaoming He

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Primary Duties

Responsibilities:

  • University Research Center evaluations
  • Promoting interdisciplinary research collaborations
Dr. Yue-Wern Huang

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Toxicology and Nanobiotechnology

573-341-6589 | huangy@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Primary Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate international collaboration in graduate education and research
  • Promote interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary research collaborations and programs at Missouri S&T and beyond. One emphasis area is to create synergy in smart health, biomedical applications, and engineering
  • Assist strategic planning and implementation of research directions and policies
  • Enforce research compliance in the areas of biosafety and animal use

 

 

 
Dr. Nancy J. Stone

Faculty Fellow to Vice Chancellor of Research and Graduate Studies, Professor of Psychological Science

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Primary Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate annual NSF GRFP workshop
  • Facilitate, develop, and provide workshops for faculty
  • Assist in the development of policies and procedures
  • Identify and address faculty support needs

 

 
Gina Webb

Assistant Director

573-341-4130 | gswgn5@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Cathie Eikermann

Sr. Compliance Manager

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

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

Sara Lewis

Fiscal Manager

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

Abigayle Sherman

Executive Assistant

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Primary Duties

Scheduling for VCR, Event planning, Administrative support

Proposal development
Summer Young

Lead Proposal Developer

573-341-7121 | youngsn@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Proposal Development Assistance
  • Multi-investigator projects
  • Large, complex projects
  • Otherwise strategic projects
Maria Shaub

Proposal Developer

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Proposal Development Assistance
  • Early-career faculty member proposals

Pre-award and submission
Melissa Chambers

Grants & Contracts Administrator

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Psychology
  • South Central Regional Professional Development Center
  • Teacher Education and Certification
  • Other departments not listed elsewhere
Cynthia Stevenson

Grants & Contracts Administrator

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Biological Sciences
  • Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
  • Economics
  • English and Technical Communication
  • History and Political Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mining Engineering
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Physics
Debra Wielms

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-7120 | wielmsd@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
  • Technology Transfer and Economic Development
Jessica Hays

Grants & Contracts Administrator

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Departments
  • Arts, Language Arts & Philosophy
  • Business and Information Technology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • GGPE
  • International Affairs
  • Office of Academic Support
  • Enrollment Management
Ayako Ohrenberger

Business Support Specialist II

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Post-award and close-out
Becky Black

Grants & Contracts Administrator

573-341-7206 | blackbm@mst.edu |

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Awards
  • Associations
  • CEMC
  • Domestic Universities
  • Foundation
  • GAANN
  • Industry, State, and Federal Flow-Through
  • Institutes
  • Internal Funding
  • MO DESI - RPDC
  • MODESE
  • NASA
  • National Science Foundation
  • PGCCIC
  • Space Grant Consortium
  • State of Missouri
  • University
  • US Dept of Education – GAANN
  • US Dept of Education Student Aid
  • WA State Univ - UTC/USDOT
Ramona Nicewaner

Grants & Contracts Administrator

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Mendy Kell

Grants & Contracts Administrator

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

202 Centennial Hall, 300 W. 12th St.

Awards
  • CAMT
  • CESMII
  • Dept of Veterans Affairs
  • Dept. of Defense
  • Dept. of Health & Human Services
  • Environmental Protection Agency
  • Industry
  • INSPIRE UTC
  • Leonard Wood Institute
  • MATC
  • MIC
  • MO-CCI
  • National Labs
  • National Science Foundation
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  • OBI
  • PSMRC
  • PSRMC Consortium
  • Societies
  • U.S. Dept. of Energy
  • U.S. Small Business Administration
  • Univ OF NE Lincoln
  • US DOT
  • US Forest Service
  • US Geological Survey