Research and Scholarship

Task Force White Paper

Posted 1-21-11 | 4 pg

Task Force Focus

The following questions are provided as a starting point for task force discussions and are not intended to limit the range of discussions.

  • How do we encourage more faculty to engage in more research and scholarship?
  • How do we expand our capacity for research and scholarship?
  • How can we improve our competitiveness for external funding?
  • How can we make the research experience a hallmark of an NC State undergraduate degree?
  • How can we embrace the scholarship of teaching and engagement?

Task Force Members

David Threadgill (co-chair)
Department Head, Genetics
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Greg Parsons (co-chair)
Alcoa Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
College of Engineering

William Adler
Professor, Philosophy and Religious Studies
College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Rick Brandenburg
William Neal Reynolds Professor, Entomology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sihui Chen
Doctoral Student, Physics
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Denise Gonzales Crisp
Associate Professor, Graphic Design
College of Design

Gregg Dean
Professor, Molecular and Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine

Glenn Kleiman
Executive Director, The Friday Institute
College of Education

Jacqueline Krim
Professor, Physics
College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Terri Lomax
Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Office of Research and Innovation

Kevin MacNaughton
Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities
Office of Finance & Business

Jon-Paul Maria
Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Marian McCord
Associate Professor, Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science
College of Textiles

Paul Umbach
Associate Professor, Leadership, Policy and Adult and Higher Education
College of Education

Mary Wyer
Interim Associate Dean for Research
College of Humanities and Social Sciences