Research Council Meeting Minutes
October 3, 2022, at 1:00 PM
In-Person Meeting

Attendees: Jerry Lin, Maryam Hamidi, Amy Smith, Mamta Singh, Matthew Hoch, and Alyse Jordan

Not in attendance: Chunda Chen and Kurt Dyrhaug

Meeting called to order at 1:06 pm, by Dr. Jerry Lin

I. Review/Approval of June 2022 Research Council meeting minutes
 Motion to approve by Mamta Singh
 Second motion to approve by Kurt Dyrhaug

II. Introduction of new council members
i. Alyse Jordan
ii. Maryam Hamidi
iii. Matthew Hoch

III. Report of State of Lamar University Research
i. Trend of Federal R&D Spending
ii. Grant performance updates
iii. Research Strategies
iv. Research at Lamar – Industry focused, problem-based, collaborative, cooperative, and innovative
v. Notable Awards – Dr. Liv Haselbach, Dr. Evgeny Romashets, Dr. Sylvestre Twagirayezu, Dr. Daniel Chen, MacNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, Dr. Ruthie Robinson, Dr. James Slaydon, Dr. Gevorg Sargsyan, Dr. Kakoli Bandyopadhyay,
vi. Ongoing Initiatives – Cybersecurity, cyber-forensics and workforce development through community projects and direct spending requests, industrial partnerships in energy and petrochemical engineering, research initiatives on health/clinical sciences
vii. Four pillars of the Research Office are Excellence, Integrity, Service and Efficiency

IV. Planning for FY23
i. Responsible conduct for research integrity
i. Compliance
ii. Research ethics issues
iii. Detrimental research practice
iv. Additional support

V. Roundtable
i. Development of a research course at undergraduate level

Next meeting is Nov 7, 2022, at 1pm

Meeting adjourned at 2:03 pm, by Jerry Lin