Undergraduate Research Committee

Function

The functions of the Undergraduate Research Committee are to:

promote quality research experiences for undergraduate students by advocating policies and procedures, encouraging undergraduate research, and increasing quality and recognition of undergraduate research accomplishments;
to encourage faculty/student research; to publicize available funding opportunities;
to evaluate student proposals for small grant research funding and to award undergraduate research grants; to advise the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship on matters relating to undergraduate research at the University; and to report regularly to University Senate.

Six (6) faculty members, at least one (1) of whom shall be a member of University Senate.

The following disciplinary groupings shall each be represented by two (2) faculty members:
- Applied sciences and natural sciences
- Business, education, and social sciences
- Humanities and creative arts
Five (5) undergraduate students nominated according to a procedure established by the Associated Student Government
- Three (3) of the student members shall serve one-year terms
- Two (2) of the student members shall serve two-year terms
One (1) graduate student
One (1) ex officio nonvoting member
- A representative from the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship to be appointed by the Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship or his/her designee.

Yvette Harris (PSY), Business, Education, or Social Science, harrisyr@miamioh.edu
Todd Dupont, (GEO), Natural or Applied Science, dupontt@MiamiOH.edu

Susan McDowell, Vice President for Research and Innovation, mcdowes2@MiamiOH.edu