Research and Innovation Council
Virginia Tech's Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui convenes thought leaders across campus who have a role and interest in research, including associate deans for research, research institute directors, associate vice presidents of research and innovation, academic vice presidents of graduate studies and strategic alliances, among others.
With monthly meetings focusing on administrative and visionary components of research, this forum provides an opportunity for discussions from operational to strategic, parallel to the provost-convened Academic Affairs Council.
Council Members

Myra Blanco
Director,
Advancement, Partnerships, and Outreach
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Mary Burrows
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Lynn Byrd
Division Director, Human Resources

Luiz da Silva
Executive Director,
Commonwealth Cyber Initiatives

Zachary Doerzaph
Executive Director,
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Linda Feuster Duffy
Assistant Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Sponsored Programs

Stefan Duma
Director,
Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science

Karine Dupre
Associate Dean for Research and Creative Scholarship,
College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Tom Ewing
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Mike Friedlander
Executive Director,
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Odie Fthenos
Senior Director,
Finance

Keith Goyne
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Natural Resources and Environment

Lindsey Haugh
Senior Director,
Marketing and Communication
Research and Innovation

Randy Heflin
Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation

R. Benjamin Knapp
Executive Director,
Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology

Leslie LaConte
Associate Dean for Research,
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Lisa M. Lee
Senior Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation and Director, Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance

Margie Lee
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies,
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Robin L. McCarley
Executive Director,
Fralin Life Sciences Institute

Laurel Miner
Assistant Vice President and Chief of Staff,
Office for Research and Innovation

Robert Moore
Director,
Macromolecules Institute

John Morris
Associate Dean for Research,
College of Science

Eric Paterson
Executive Director,
Virginia Tech National Security Institute

Jon Porter
Associate Vice President,
Strategic Research Alliances

Karen Roberto
Executive Director,
Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment

Brandy Salmon
Associate Vice President,
Innovation and Partnerships

Radka Schenk Kretinska
Director,
Electronic Research Administration

Neil Sedlak
Senior Director,
Information Technology
Guests

Catherine Amelink
Associate Vice Provost,
Learning Systems, Innovation, and Effectiveness

Lance Collins
Vice President and Executive Director,
Innovation Campus

John Forte
President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied Research Corporation

Guru Ghosh
Vice President,
Outreach and International Affairs

Rebekah Gunn
Director,
Government Relations
Roanoke Community Relations

Sharon Kurek
Vice President, Audit, Risk, and Compliance and Chief Risk Officer

Elizabeth McClanahan
Chief Executive Officer, the Virginia Tech Foundation

Dennis Nolan
Executive Director, Environmental Health and Safety

Ginny Pannabecker
Director,
Research Collaboration and Engagement

Charlie Phlegar
Vice President,
Advancement

Sharon Pitt
Vice President,
Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer

Wayne Scales
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
College of Engineering

Aimée Surprenant
Vice President and Dean,
Graduate School

Keri Swaby
Director,
Undergaduate Research

Don Taylor
Executive Vice Provost,
Provost

Dwyn Taylor
Vice President for Facilities

Chris Yianilos
Vice President,
Government Community Relations
Department Heads

Bob Cohen
Department Head, Biological Sciences,
College of Science

Ching-Hsun Huang
Sustainable Biomaterials,
College of Natural Resources and Environment

Gerard Lawson
Interim Director,
School of Education,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Tim Kring
Entomology,
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Sarah Henrickson Parker
Chair,
Entomology,
Department of Health Systems and Implementation Science

Eileen Van Aken
Department Head of Industrial and Systems Engineering,
College of Engineering

Zheng "Phil" Xiang
Hospitality and Tourism,
Pamplin College of Business