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Function  
This is a permanent council, chaired by the Vice President for Research, advising the Vice President for Research and ultimately the President, on all matters having to do with research and creative work. The mission of the Council is to assist the University in the implementation of the research goals of the University Strategic Plan. The Council advises the Vice President for Research on (1) ways and means of encouraging sponsored work and creative work of all kinds across the University, (2) identification and elimination of barriers to sponsored research involvement by the faculty, (3) identification of sources of support for the full range of creative work by faculty, and (4) stimulating partnerships and synergistic interaction between units on and off campus. The Office of the Vice President for Research will serve as the base for record-keeping and communication for the University Research Council Membership.  
   
Membership  

The University Research Council will have a broadly representative membership. Appointments will be made by the President upon recommendation coming to the Council. Members will serve staggered three-year terms with one-third of these terms expiring each year. Appointments are renewable.

Membership will include at least one established researcher/scholar from each of the colleges and research organizations:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business & Public Administration
• College of Education & Human Development
• College of Nursing
• John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences
• School of Engineering & Mines
• School of Law
• School of Medicine & Health Sciences
• Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
• Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center (GFHNRC)

In addition:

• At least one dean selected by the Council of Deans
• Graduate School Student Senator or designee
• Grand Forks Community Representative

Membership will also include the following ex officio members:

• Vice President for Research (chair)
• Vice President for Finance & Operations
• Vice President for Health Affairs
• Provost
• Dean of the Graduate School
• Director of Libraries
• Director of the Energy & Environmental Research Center
• Director of the Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
• Director of the Office of Research and Program Development
• Director of the Upper Midwest Aerospace Consortium (UMAC)
• Budget Director
• Manager of Grants and Contracts Administration
• Chair of the Institutional Review Board
• Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
• Chair of the Institutional Biosafety Committee
• Chair of the University Intellectual Property Committee
• Chair of the Radiation Safety & Hazardous Materials Committee
• Chair of Conflict of Interest/Scientific Misconduct Committee
• Chair of the Senate Scholarly Activities Committee
• Chair of the UND EPSCoR Steering Committee
• Chair of the University Senate
• Vice Chair of the University Senate

 
   
Meetings  
The Research Council will meet at least once during the fall and spring semesters, and more frequently at the request of the Vice President for Research.  
   
Research Council 2007-2008 Membership List  
Gary E. Johnson, Ph.D., Chair
Interim Vice President for Research
Stop 8367
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-6736
Email: garyejohnson@mail.und.nodak.edu
 
   

Harmon Abrahamson, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Stop 9024
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2741
Email: harmon.abrahamson@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Julie Anderson, Ph.D.
College of Nursing
Stop 9025
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel:
701-777-4541
Email: julie.anderson@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Joseph Benoit, Ph.D.
Graduate School
Stop 8178
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2786
Email: joseph.benoit@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Alice Brekke
Budget Office
Stop 8233
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel:
701-777-2506
Email: alicebrekke@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Holly Brown-Borg, Ph.D.
Pharmacology, Physiology & Therapeutics
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202


Tel:
701-777-3949
Email: brownbrg@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Sharon Carson, Ph.D.
English, Philosophy & Religion
Stop 7209
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2764
Email: sharon.carson@und.nodak.edu

 
 

Patrick Carr , Ph.D.
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2101
Email: pcarr@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Gerald Combs, Ph.D.
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Stop 9034
Grand Forks, ND 58202


Tel:
701-795-8353
Email: gcombs@gfhnrc.ars.usda.gov

 
   

Tom Erickson, Ph.D.
Energy & Environmental Research Center
Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-5152
Email: terickson@undeerc.org

 
   

Robert Gallager
Vice President for Finance & Operations
Stop 8378
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3511
Email: bobgallager@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Gerald Groenewold, Ph.D.
Energy & Environmental Research Center
Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-5131
Email: ghg@undeerc.org

 
   

Tom Hill, Ph.D.
Microbiology & Immunology
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-6412
Email: tomhill@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Mark Hoffmann, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Stop 9024
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2742
Email: mhoffmann@mail.chem.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Linda Hurst-Torgerson
Human Nutrition Research Center
Stop 9034
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-795-8403
Email: lhtorgerson@gfhnrc.ars.usda.gov

 
   

Jon Jackson, Ph.D.
Anatomy & Cell Biology
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4911
Email: jackson@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Gary E. Johnson, Ph.D.
ND EPSCoR
Stop 7093
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-0823
Email: garyejohnson@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

William T. Johnson , Ph.D.
Grand Forks Human Nutrition Center
Stop 9034
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-795-8411
Email: tjohnson@gfhnrc.ars.usda.gov

 
   

Art Jones, Ph.D.
Art
Stop 7109
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2907
Email: art.jones@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Steven Light, Ph.D.
Political Science and Public Administration
Stop 8379
Grand Forks, ND 5802

Tel: 701-777-3549
Email: steven.light@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Glenda Lindseth, Ph.D.
College of Nursing
Stop 9025
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4506
Email: glenda.lindseth@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Peter Meberg, Ph.D.
Biology
Stop 9019
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4674
Email: peter.meberg@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Barry Milavetz, Ph.D.
Research Development & Compliance
Stop 7134
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4280
Email: bmilavetz@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Charles Moretti, Ph.D.
Civil Engineering
Stop 9007
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3284
Email: charlesmoretti@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Leon Osborne
Regional Weather Information Center
Stop 9007
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2479
Email: leono@rwic.und.edu

 
   

Jim Petell, Ph.D.
Intellectual Property Commercialization and Economic Development
Stop 7095
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-6709
Email: jimpetell@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Tom Petros , Ph.D.
Psychology Department
Stop 8380
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3260
Email: thomas_petros@und.nodak.edu

 
   

Kathryn Rand, JD
Law School/Legal Aid
Stop 9003
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2255
Email: rand@law.und.edu

 
   

David Schmidt
Grants and Contracts
Stop 7306
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2505
Email: davidschmidt@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Richard Schultz, Ph.D
Electrical Engineering
Stop 8115
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4429
Email: richardschultz@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

George Seielstad, Ph.D
Earth System Sciences
Institutional Research
Stop 9007
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-4755
Email: gseielst@aero.und.edu

 
   

Mary Ann Sens, Ph.D
Medical School and Health Sciences
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2630
Email: msens@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Jeff Stamp , Ph.D.
Marketing
Stop 8098
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2135
Email: jeff.stamp@mail.business.und.edu

 
   

Wilbur Stolt
Chester Fritz Library
Stop 9000
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2617
Email: wilburstolt@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Klaus Thiessen
Grand Forks Region Economic Development Corporation
600 Demers Ave
Suite 501
Grand Forks, ND 58201

Tel: 701-746-2725
Email: info@grandforks.org

 
   

Mary Wakefield, Ph.D.
Center for Rural Health
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3848
Email: mwake@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

John Watson, Ph.D.
Engineering and Mines
Stop 8155
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3412
Email: johnwatson@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
 

Greg Weisenstein, Ph.D.
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Stop 8176
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2167
Email: gweisenstein@mail.und.nodak.edu

 
   

Kara Wettersten, Ph.D.
Chair, Institutional Review Board
Stop 8255
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-3743
Email: kara.wettersten@und.nodak.edu

 
   

H. David Wilson, M.D.
Medical School & Health Sciences
Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58202

Tel: 701-777-2516
Email: hdwilson@medicine.nodak.edu

 
   

Gary E. Johnson, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President for Research
Twamley Hall Room 103
264 Centennial Drive
Stop 8367
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8367
Tel: (701) 777-6736
Fax: (701) 777-2193
Email: garyejohnson@mail.und.nodak.edu

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