Other Advisory Groups

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IDeA Research Council

The West Virginia IDeA Research Council is made up of biomedical researchers who participate in the National Institutes of Health Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program. The group provides state research administrators with feedback and advice regarding the federal IDeA program.

Council Members

Richard Niles, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Marshall University

Gary Rankin, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator, West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
Chairman, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology
Marshall University

James Sheil, Ph.D.
Project Coordinator, West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE)
Vice-Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology
West Virginia University

George Spirou, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Neuroscience
West Virginia University

NASA EPSCoR Committee

The West Virginia NASA EPSCoR Committee consists of representatives from academia, industry and government in West Virginia. The committee meets twice a year to make research awards to faculty, set policies and review programs.

Committee Members

Majid Jaraiedi, Ph.D.
Director, NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium

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Executive Director of Title III/Academic Outreach Programs
Bluefield State College

Margie Cooke
Contracts Administrator for Sponsored Programs
Center for Educational Technologies
Wheeling Jesuit University

James Estep
President and CEO
West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation

Paul Hill, Ph.D.
Director, West Virginia EPSCoR
Vice Chancellor for Science and Research
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

John Maher, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Marshall University

Phillip Mason, Ph.D.
Fairmont State University

Mary Ellen Mazey, Ph.D.
Dean, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
West Virginia University

Reza Mirdamadi
Chairman, Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Engineering
Shepherd University

Lisa Montgomery
NASA IV & V Facility

Robert Paysen, Ph.D.
Chairman, Department of Chemistry
Bethany College

Andrew Rogerson, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Science
Marshall University

Garth Thomas
Chairman, Chemical Engineering Department
WVU Institute of Technology

Joseph Wiest, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
West Virginia Wesleyan College

Naveed Zaman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics
West Virginia State University

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