Oklahoma State University

by big data solutions, including OSU’s high performance computing facilities and advanced analytical expertise. The Division of the Vice President for Research administers research across the OSU System. The division is comprised of the following units: The Research Administration office (research.okstate.edu (http:// research.okstate.edu)) is responsible for research governance, operations and special programs including OSU Research Week, the Regents Distinguished Research Awards, the President’s Fellows Faculty Research Award, the Otto S. Cox Graduate Fellowships for Genetics Research and the Niblack Research Scholars program. Other areas administered by the office include conflict of interest, complaints of scientific misconduct, core facilities and facilities renovation/development programs, and the University cost-share and University start-up programs. The Center for Strategic Proposal Development (cspd.okstate.edu (https:// cspd.okstate.edu)) works closely with faculty, staff and administration across colleges and campuses at OSU to develop strong and competitive external funding proposals. An experienced grant writer is available to provide a wide range of pre-award services, advice and information to strengthen and enhance proposal quality. The Office of University Research Compliance (compliance.okstate.edu (http://compliance.okstate.edu)) ensures OSU follows federal, state and University regulations that set forth requirements for certain kinds of research. Working through faculty committees, it oversees research involving human subjects, animal models, radiological materials, certain hazardous agents and recombinant DNA. The Office of University Research Services (urs.okstate.edu (http:// urs.okstate.edu)) is the document control center for the routing of all proposals and awards throughout the University. It provides support to faculty and staff (through information about funding opportunities, and training seminars); posts online research expenditures and abstracts; and provides guidance for compliance with federal export control regulations that govern the conduct of research and export of specific technologies that may have an impact on national security and trade. The Division of the Vice President for Research is also home to two core research facilities. The High Performance Computing Center (hpcc.okstate.edu (https://hpcc.okstate.edu)) provides supercomputing services and computational science expertise that enables faculty, staff and students to conduct a wide range of focused research, development and test activities. Its main objective is to facilitate research and aid in educational advancement by integrating state-of-the-art high performance computing technology for multidisciplinary units across the OSU campus and throughout Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State University Microscopy Laboratory (http://microscopy.okstate.edu) is a multi-user instrumentation facility for materials research spanning from nanotechnology to biology and medicine. Analytical capabilities include microscopy via electron beams, force probes and visible light, as well as nanomechanical and nanotribological probes. In addition to units within the division, the Division of the Vice President for Research is closely aligned with components of the Oklahoma State University Research Foundation (OSURF; osurf.org (http:// www.osurf.org)) which handles technology development, transfer and commercialization on behalf of OSU. OSURF also manages several strategic resources that can connect OSU researchers to industry and other partners. The OSU Research Park is a 160-acre site uniquely designed for collaboration among tenants while providing custom facilities for technology-based or industry-driven companies in all stages of development. The Venture I building consists of OSU and

private-sector labs while the Michael S. Morgan Business Accelerator Building is designed to support and serve as an incubator for technology- based start-ups. The Technology Development Center (tdc.okstate.edu (http://tdc.okstate.edu)) manages OSU’s innovative technologies and other intellectual property for the benefit of the University and the public. In carrying out this mission, personnel work with faculty, staff, administrators and students to protect OSU’s intellectual property and license it to commercial firms. Cowboy Technologies (cowboytechllc.com (http://cowboytechllc.com)) is a for-profit, limited-liability company within OSURF with the mission to be a catalyst for commercializing university inventions. The company goals run parallel with that of OSU’s land-grant mission of taking University research from “Campus to Community.” Research Centers and Facilities OSU has multiple research centers and facilities across the Stillwater campus and throughout the state. The NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ESPCoR) program leads a statewide initiative that conducts cutting edge research while building Oklahoma’s talent pipeline in STEM fields (http://okepscor.org). The National Energy Solutions Institute (nesi.okstate.edu (http://nesi.okstate.edu)) fuses the needs of private industry in energy production, distribution and conservation with practical and impactful academic research. The Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Diseases (ocrid.okstate.edu (http://ocrid.okstate.edu)) works toward understanding and treatment of a major health problem in the U.S. The Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity (circaok.com (http://circaok.com)), a collaboration between OSU and the OSU Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, is establishing the linkages between childhood difficulties and later physical health. The Unmanned Systems Research Institute brings together researchers from all over the university and the state to advance unmanned aerial systems and related technologies and applications. The Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center provides large and small businesses, producers and entrepreneurs access to faculty and staff with expertise in business and technical disciplines. The FAPC seeks to develop successful value-added enterprises in Oklahoma. The Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Center is a state-of-the- art research, development, testing and education center located on the OSU-Tulsa campus. Faculty from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and materials science and engineering work collaboratively there on research and graduate education. The Henry Bellmon Research Center houses six of OSU’s leading interdisciplinary research programs: synthetic chemistry, biodiversity, biophysics, photonics, bioforensics and biogeophysics. These are but a few of OSU’s research centers and facilities; for other examples and more detailed information, visit https://research.okstate.edu/center-

institutes.html. Outreach

Oklahoma State University's long and proud tradition of excellence in international studies and outreach has its roots in the post-World War II era when U.S. President Harry S. Truman appointed OSU President Henry G. Bennett as the first chief executive officer of the Point Four Program. This program is known today as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Over the past half-century, hundreds of faculty members have served abroad on numerous projects sponsored