2025 Research Leadership Institute (RLI)


March 5-7, 2025

 






Wednesday, March 5, 2025Thursday, March 6, 2025Friday, March 7, 2025




8:00 AM
Breakfast providedBreakfast provided




8:30 AM
Session 4Session 9


Benchmarking with Peers--RLI Survey Results and Discussion


Moderator: Joe Konstan

The Research Workplace; how to manage research space
9:00 AMERC Board Mtg
Moderator: John P. Coulter



9:30 AM


Session 5Session 10
10:00 AMNew ADR bootcampWorkforce Development Supported by ResearchIntroduction to lower-volume agencies

Moderators: Mark Van Dyke, Grace Zhang
Speakers: Mike Molnar, Founding Director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, National Institute of Standards Technology

Dan Somerset, Contractor Compliance & Relationship Manager, Department of Transportation

10:30 AM
Moderators: Grace Zhang, Sukesh Aghara


Session 11
11:00 AMBreak Sponsored by McAllister & QuinnIntroduction to Federal Research Consortia and Advocacy Organizations

Session 6
11:30 AMRegistration and Check-inFinancial Management of Faculty Start-Up Packages and Core FacilitiesSpeakers: Deborah Alenburg, Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy, APLU

Matt Owens, President, COGR

Toby Smith, Sr. Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy, Association of American Universities

Alex Albinak, FDP Co-Chair, Associate Vice Provost for Research Administration

Michelle Masucci, FDP Co-Chair, VP Research


Speaker: William Dunne, Professor and Associate Dean for Research Technology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Moderators: John P. Coulter, Sukesh K. Aghara
Moderators: Joe Konstan, Ken Reardon
12:00 PM

End



12:30 PM
ERC Business Mtg Lunch

McGraw awards
1:00 PM
ERVA team



1:30 PMWelcome and Introductions


Session 1
Current Events
Moderators: Mark Riley, Associate Dean for Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Mark Van Dyke, Associate Dean for Research, University of Arizona
Break Sponsored by McAllister & Quinn
2:00 PM
Session 6.5


Effective Mentoring of New Faculty
2:30 PMSession 2


The Evolving Graduate Student Environment: Supporting the needs of today's graduate studentsSpeakers: Mark Riley, Associate Dean of Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mark Van Dyke, Associate Dean of Research, University of Arizona

3:00 PM
Speakers: Dr. Himanshu Jain, Expert, National Science Foundation


Michael Rutherford, Associate Vice Chancellor, Humans Resources, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Session 7
Strategies for Developing Research Scientist/Research Faculty Track Careers




Moderators: Joe Konstan, Ken Reardon
3:30 PMModerators: John P. Coulter, Sukesh K. Aghara



Break Sponsored by McAllister & Quinn
4:00 PMBreak Sponsored by McAllister & QuinnSession 8

Session 3Analytics and Strategic Planning
4:30 PMAuthorizations, Appropriations, Plus-ups


 Speaker: Susann Miller, Vice President, Cassidy & Associates
Speakers: Ken Reardon, Associate Dean for Research, Colorado State University

Mark Van Dyke, Associate Dean for Research, University of Minnesota

5:00 PMModerators: Mark Van Dyke, Mark Riley



Break
5:30 PMDrinks / Networking





6:00 PMDinnerNo Host Dinners




6:30 PMFireside chat


Speaker: Scott Willoughby, Sector Vice President, Northrop Grumman Space Systems

Moderator: John P. Coulter


7:00 PM