Senior Staff

Melany Dickens-Ray
Chief of Staff, Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships

Telephone: 405-325-5208
Email: mdickens@ou.edu

David Ebert
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Director, Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC)

Telephone: 405-325-3806
Email: ebert@ou.edu

Robert Palmer
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Executive Director, Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC)

Telephone: 405-325-6319
Email: rpalmer@ou.edu

Michael Purcell
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Executive Director, Office of Research Services

Email: mp@ou.edu

Andrew Reader
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Executive Director, Export Control and Secure Research Operations

Email: areader@ou.edu

Ann H. West
Associate Vice President of Research Development
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Telephone: 405-325-1810
Email: awest@ou.edu

Andrew Allen
Director for Research Initiatives

Email: rogue-native@ou.edu

Meghan Bomgaars
Director, Planning and Research Facilities

Email: mbomgaars@ou.edu

Joyce Burch
Director, Corporate Partnerships and Regional Economic Development

Email: jburch@ou.edu

Dianna Crissman
Director, Financial Administration

Email: dcrissman@ou.edu

Michelle Dewees
Director, Special Projects

Email: michelleok@ou.edu

Horst Hahn
Distinguished Materials Visiting Professor

Email: horst.w.hahn-1@ou.edu

John Hanak
Chief Innovation and Corporate Officer and Executive Director, Office of Innovation and Corporate Partnerships

Email: jhanak@ou.edu

Chelsea Julian
Director of Marketing and Communications

Email: chelseajulian@ou.edu

Shannon Lunt
Assistant Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Research Integrity Officer

Email: shannonlunt@ou.edu

Andrew Pollock
Managing Director,
Office of Technology Commercialization

Email: arpollock@ou.edu

Kent Teague
Assistant Vice President for Research OU-Tulsa

Email: kent.teague-1@ou.edu

Robert Palmer
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Executive Director, Advanced Radar Research Center

Telephone: 405-325-6319
Email: rpalmer@ou.edu
ARRC website: arrc.ou.edu 

Thirumalai “Venky” Venkatesan
Executive Director, Center for Quantum Research and Technology

Telephone: 405-325-3961
Email: venky@ou.edu
CQRT website: ou.edu/cqrt

David Ebert
Associate Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Director, Data Institute for Societal Challenges (DISC)

Telephone: 405-325-3806
Email: ebert@ou.edu
DISC website: ou.edu/disc

Tim Filley
Director, Institute for Resilient Environmental and Energy Systems (IREES)

Telephone: 765-479-4329
Email: filley@ou.edu

Shane Connelly
Director, Institute for Community and Society Transformation (ICAST)

Telephone: 405-325-4580
Email: sconnelly@ou.edu

Lt Gen Gene Kirkland (USAF, Ret.)
Executive Director, Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute

Telephone: 405-325-2126
Email: gene.kirkland@ou.edu