Science and Research Council

The Science and Research Council was established by the West Virginia Legislature in 2009 with the passage of House Bill 3229.

The goal of the Science and Research Council is to increase the capacity of the state and its colleges and universities to attract, implement and use cutting-edge, competitive research funds and infrastructure. Members of the council provide expertise and policy guidance to the state regarding federal and state programs including EPSCoR, the West Virginia Research Trust Fund and the Research Challenge Fund. Representatives of government, industry, business and academia make up the council.

The Science and Research Council meets two times per year or more as needed to review Division of Science and Research activities. The most recent meeting was February 27, 2013. See the agenda here.

See the approved Minutes from the July 19, 2012 here: Science and Research Council minutes 07 19 12. (pdf)

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Science and Research Council members:

Nader Abraham, Ph.D.
Vice Dean for Research
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Marshall University
1600 Medical Center Drive
Huntington WV 25701
304.691.1791
e-mail abrahamn@marshall.edu

Pamela Balch, Ed.D.
President
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Ave
Buckhannon WV  26201
304.473.8181
e-mail balch@wvwc.edu

Keith Burdette
Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Commerce
West Virginia Development Office
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Building 6 Room 525
Charleston WV  25305
304.558.2234
e-mail j.keith.burdette@wv.gov

Jack Carpenter
President
Kicking Stones Consulting Inc.
93 12th Street
Suite 1R
Wheeling WV  26003
304.234.6630
e-mail jcarpenter@kickingstonesconsulting.com

Glenn H. Dillon, Ph.D.
Vice President for Health Sciences Research and Graduate Education
West Virginia University
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center
PO Box 9104
Morgantown WV  26506 
304.293.7206
e-mail ghdillon@hsc.wvu.edu

Kay Goodwin
Cabinet Secretary
West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Building 5 Room 205
Charleston WV  25305
304.558.2440
e-mail kay.h.goodwin@wv.gov

Paul Hill, Ph.D.
Chancellor
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd
Charleston WV 25301
304.558.2440
e-mail paul.hill@hepc.wvnet.edu

Fred King, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
West Virginia University
886 Chestnut Ridge Road
Morgantown WV  26506 
304.293.3449
e-mail Fred.King@mail.wvu.edu

John Maher, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Marshall University
401 11th St
Suite 1400
Huntington WV  25701
304.696.4748
e-mail maherj@marshall.edu

Orlando McMeans, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research and Public Services
Gus R. Douglass Institute
West Virginia State University
PO Box 1000
Institute WV 25112
304-766-4291
e-mail mcmeanso@wvstateu.edu

James B. Phares, Ed.D.
Superintendent
West Virginia Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd E
Charleston WV  25305
304.558.2681 
e-mail: dvermill@access.k12.wv.us

Earl E. Scime, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Physics
West Virginia University
128 Hodges hall
Morgantown, WV 26506
304.293.3422
e-mail: escime@wvu.edu

Charles Somerville, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Science
Marshall University
1 John Marshall Drive
Science Building S270
Huntington WV 25755
304.696.2424
e-mail somervil@marshall.edu

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