Office of the Vice President for Research

Christian E.G. Przirembel, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research & Economic Development
300 Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-7701
FAX: 864-656-7700
E-mail: cprzmbl@clemson.edu

Melody Land
Administrative Coordinator
300 Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-7701
FAX: 864-656-7700
E-mail: mel@clemson.edu

Responsibilities for this office are to:

• facilitate and support faculty research activities;
• development of policy and procedures for research, research compliance and intellectual property rights;
• coordination of interdisciplinary research activities;
• coordination and approval for an extensive array of University grants,
  contracts, proposals and sponsored programs;
• identification and support for complex interdisciplinary global research programs;
• liaison with industrial and government agencies for transfer of technology; economic development;
• administration of University intellectual property rights;
• coordination of University involvement in regional and state economic development efforts.

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Senior Contract Advisor

Stephen R. Chapman, Ph.D., J.D.
Senior Contract Advisor
301B Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-1296
Fax: 864-656-0881
E-mail: schpmn@clemson.edu

Jo Abernathy
Administrative Assistant
300 Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-2424
Fax: 864-656-0881
E-mail: joanna@clemson.edu

The Senior Contract Advisor provides legal advice to faculty and administrators related to intellectual property, patents and protecting patentable interests, assisting in drafting patent applications, and negotiating, drafting and evaluating all types of research related contract documents.

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Office of Technology Transfer

On July 1st, 2006 the Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) took over the function of Technolgy Transfer.

Joseph W. Kolis, Ph.D.
Executive Director, CURF
Clemson Research Park
91 Technology Drive, AMRL Building
Voice: 864-656-4237
FAX: 864-656-0474
E-mail: kjoseph@clemson.edu

Vincie Albritton
Associate Director, CURF
Clemson Research Park
91 Technology Drive, AMRL Building
Voice: 864-656-5708
FAX: 864-656-0474
E-mail: valbrit@clemson.edu

Janet Dillon
Patent Administrator
Clemson Research Park
91 Technology Drive, AMRL Building
Voice: 864-656-4237
FAX: 864-656-0474
E-mail: gjanet@clemson.edu

The Clemson University Research Foundation (CURF) promotes and facilitates intellectual property programs whose goal is to commercialize Clemson University technology. The primary objectives of the Foundation include:

• efficient and effective handling of intellectual property disclosures and the marketing and commercialization thereof;
• coordination of patent and software copyright applications and licensing activities;
• developing marketing plans for Clemson University intellectual properties, including, as appropriate, development of marketing brochures and letters, meeting with prospective licensees and negotiating licenses;
• monitoring of contract/grant proposals and final documents to protect Clemson University’s rights in intellectual property, confidentiality and data.

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Office of Research Compliance

Tracy S. Arwood, M.S.
Director, Office of Research Compliance
223 Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-1525
FAX: 864-656-4475
E-mail: tarwood@clemson.edu

Marlene Ventura, EdD, RN, FAAN
Assistant Director/IBC Coordinator
223 Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-6460
FAX: 864-656-4475
E-mail: ventura@clemson.edu

The Office of Research Compliance facilitates university research and teaching programs by providing oversight and coordination of regulatory compliance in the areas of human subjects in research, vertebrate animals in research and teaching activities, and hazardous agents.

Responsibilities for this office are to:

• Coordinate institutional compliance with federal laws regulating the use of vertebrate animals in the conduct of research, teaching, and testing activities. Federal laws and regulations include: the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals; the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-158, November 20, 1985 – “ANIMALS IN RESEARCH”), the Animal Welfare Act (Public Law 89-544 Act of August 24, 1966); Animal Welfare Act as Amended (7USC, 2131-2156), and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Chapter I, Subchapter A–Animal Welfare.
• Coordinate institutional compliance with federal laws regulating the use of human subjects in the conduct of research activities. (Code of Federal Regs., Title 45, Part 46, Protection of Human Subjects, Revised June 18, 1991.)
• Coordinate institutional compliance with federal laws and institutional policies regulating the use of hazardous and potentially dangerous biological and chemical agents and recombinant DNA (Federal Register 51 (88) page 16959 I-D-2).
• Coordinate the activities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), the Institutional Review Board (IRB), and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).
• Provide investigator consultation, training, educational seminars, workshops, and perform extensive record keeping and reporting procedures required by federal law.

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Office of Research Services

W. Gregory Queen, DVM
University Veterinarian
Godley-Snell Research Center
Voice: 864-656-1849
FAX: 864-656-0461
E-mail: wgqueen@clemson.edu

Melody C. Willey, BS, LATG
Director of Operations
Godley-Snell Research Center
Voice: 864-656-0908
FAX: 864-656-0461
E-mail: mclrk@clemson.edu

Research Services facilitates university research and teaching programs by providing professional and technical support, training and education, and appropriate facilities and equipment for agriculture and laboratory animal research and teaching activities while promoting the humane and responsible use of animals.

Responsibilities for this office are to:

• provide accredited laboratory animal research and teaching activities;
• provide oversight of veterinary care programs for all university animals used in research and teaching activities;
• provide qualified professional and technical staff to support animal research, teaching, and testing activities;
• provide veterinary consultation regarding animal model selection, surgery, anesthesia, analgesia and experimental protocols for animal research;
• provide project cost analysis for animal research activities. Procure animals, equipment and supplies for specific projects conducted at Godley-Snell Research Center;
• conduct investigator training, educational seminars and workshops.

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Office of Sponsored Programs (Pre-Award)

Vincent S. Gallicchio, Ph.D., Dp (hon), FRSA, FASAHP
Associate Vice President for Research
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
301A Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-1643
FAX: 864-656-0881
E-mail: vsgall@clemson.edu

Emily Land
Administrative Coordinator
301J Brackett Hall
Voice: 864-656-1643
FAX: 864-656-0881
E-mail: emland@clemson.edu

The mission of the Office of Sponsored Programs is to supervise and facilitate, at the University level, the processes associated with the identification of funding sources, proposal development, and submission approval requirements, as well as, the negotiation and acceptance of award agreements for performance of faculty members’ research and other scholarly activities funded from a broad spectrum of federal, state, local and private agencies. Integral to the success of the mission is the oversight, communication and training of Divisional policy and procedure for the promotion of responsible management and conduct of those externally funded activities.

• oversight of Divisional policy and procedures associated with the responsible institutional management of sponsored activities;
• provide opportunity funding search resources to faculty;
• provide preliminary proposal assistance to faculty and support staff;
• conduct final proposal reviews and provide institutional signature and/or certification of federal compliance;
• coordinate with Divisional offices of Compliance and Technology Transfer;
• conduct contract negotiations with sponsors;
• receive and internally distribute contract awards;
• other associated activities:
  • prepare and negotiate subcontract activities;
• provide routine or ad hoc reports concerning proposal/award statistical data;
• conduct procedural training or procurement of special workshop presentations for faculty and grant coordinator support.

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Office of Sponsored Programs Accounting and Administration (Post-Award)

Roberta Elrod
Interim Director
Administrative Services Building
Voice: 864-656-4352
FAX: 864-656-0806
E-mail: elrodr@clemson.edu

The Office of Sponsored Programs Accounting and Administration is responsible for post-award project administration that includes, but is not limited to the following:

• advising appropriate University officials on matters relating to federal and state laws, and University rules and regulations, and policies pertaining to contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other types of sponsored program agreements;
• establishing and closing on-line expenditure account numbers for all sponsored awards;
• ensuring the University complies with all provisions of contracts, grants or agreements with individuals, companies, or external agencies;
• ensuring auditable records are maintained to support all direct and indirect charges to grants, contracts, or agreements
• assisting internal, state, and external auditors of sponsored programs financial records;
• administering subcontracts;
• screening and approving equipment requisitions;
• preparing and submitting invoice documents for reimbursements, financial reporting, and other administrative reports for grants and contracts;
• training grant administrators.

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