About VPRP

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships (OVPRP) is advancing an impact-focused vision for research at the University of Oklahoma, emphasizing the university’s unique strengths in areas where it is particularly well-positioned to lead and deliver solutions. These include:

• Energy – building on Oklahoma’s historic and emerging leadership in energy to shape a secure energy future.
• Extreme Weather – driving research that deepens understanding and predictive capabilities in severe weather, directly benefiting communities across Oklahoma and beyond.
• Health – advancing medical research and innovation to improve patient outcomes and community well-being.
• National Security – leveraging OU’s deep and globally respected expertise in radar innovations, as well as its emerging exceptionalism in advanced manufacturing and materials engineering to contribute to national defense and resilience.

The OVPRP serves as the hub for OU’s research ecosystem, driving outcomes that improve lives, strengthen communities, and fuel innovation. We recognize and champion the full spectrum of high-quality research and creative activity across disciplines, supporting all work that advances knowledge and has meaningful impact on our communities, our state, our region, and the world. As we strengthen OU’s role as a nationally recognized public research university, our guiding vision remains clear: to generate knowledge, foster innovation, and deliver outcomes that improve lives in Oklahoma and far beyond.