After a national search, the Office for Research and Economic Development has named Michael Boyle the new executive director of research security and export controls, effective July 14. Boyle’s appointment marks a significant step forward in strengthening UA’s internal infrastructure for secure research. As executive director, he will oversee University-wide research security and export control…
Dr. Gregory Thompson, Distinguished University Research Professor and executive director of the Alabama Materials Institute, has been named a fellow of the International Field Emission Society. Election as an IFES Fellow is one of the society’s highest honors, recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to the science and application of field emission, atom probe…
Dr. Nicole Ruggiano, professor and associate dean for research in the School of Social Work, has been named a Research Leader Fellow by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Council on Research. The COR Research Leader Fellowship is a year-long leadership development program designed to prepare emerging university research leaders for senior roles. Through…
The Office for Research & Economic Development has named Dr. Julie Schwindt assistant vice president for research finance, effective February 24. Reporting to Jennifer Camp, senior associate vice president for research administration, Schwindt will lead the Office for Contract and Grant Accounting, which oversees all post-award accounting and the financial management of externally sponsored projects.…
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the College of Community Health Sciences’ Department of Translational Science and Medicine, has been named assistant vice president for interdisciplinary research in the Office for Research & Economic Development. His appointment began March 17. “I am pleased that Ravi is joining us in the Office for…
Dr. Sharlene Newman, executive director of the Alabama Life Research Institute and professor of psychology, has been inducted into to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top two percent of engineers…
Dr. M.N.V. Ravi Kumar, Distinguished University Research Professor in the Department of Translational Science and Medicine in the College of Community Health Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). This honor recognizes his outstanding research contributions in the fields of medicine and pharmaceutical science. The New York…
