Resources to help you navigate the research enterprise, including help getting started, getting funding and getting the word out.
U-M’s research expertise database
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Find Collaborators
Associate Dean for Research (ADR): Builds relationships with corporate, foundation and international research partners and has resources for hosting visiting scholars.
Contact:
- International Relations Director Christine Muchanic, [email protected]
- Corporate and Foundation Relations Director Theresa Lempka, [email protected]
SHORTCUTS
Altmetric Explorer – research mentions database
U-M Research Resources Portal – Find collaborators
Visiting Scholars – Michigan Engineering
Funding
Associate Dean for Research (ADR) – Find funding: Includes Limited Submissions, internal and external funding sources, newsletter signups and tips on setting up funding alerts.
Contact: Research development team
Research Administration: A division of RPM. Provides forms, policies and procedures, help with proposal preparation, and other resource documents.
Contact: Research administration director Rick Wintergerst, [email protected]
U-M Office of Research and Sponsored Projects: University office providing research support. A division of the U-M Office of Research.
Getting Started
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects: University-level office with guidance on steps, tools, policies and procedures for the entire project life cycle.
- Find funding
- Develop proposal
- Route and submit proposal
- Set up project
- Manage project
- Close out project
Contact: Office of Research
Research Resources
Engineering Research Administration: A division of RPM. Provides information, resources, and tools for proposal preparation and financial management of sponsored research.
Contact: Research administration director Rick Wintergerst, [email protected]
Michigan Research: University office of research portal, includes information on collaboration, pre- and post-award topics, data protection, dissemination.
Contact: Office of Research – Contact Us
Labs & Facilities
University facilities: U-M affiliated research only, including Ford Battery Lab, Functional & In-vivo MRI labs
User facilities: Available for U-M and outside research. Includes:
- Chemical Engineering Clean Room
- High Temperature Corrosion Laboratory
- Ion Beam Laboratory
- Irradiated Materials Testing Complex
- J.D. Hanawat X-Ray MicroAnalysis Laboratory
- Lurie Nanofabrication Facility
- Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory
- Mcity
- Michigan Center for Materials Characterization
- Observatory and Dish
- Space Physics Research Laboratory
- Vacuum Chamber
- Wind Tunnels
Contact: See labs & facilities on Contacts page
Postdoctoral Fellows
Associate Dean for Research (ADR): Hiring and onboarding information for postdoctoral research fellows and the faculty who hire them.
Contact: Michigan Postdoctoral Association of the College of Engineering
Ethics & Compliance
U-M Office of Research and Sponsored Projects – Ethics & Compliance: University office supporting faculty researchers. Guidelines, regulations and governance for ethical research.
Contact: Compliance hotline
Training
Responsible Conduct of Research and Scholarship (RCRS): Required training for PhD students and for all engineering students with NIH/NSF grants or fellowship funding.
Contact: Research Development Specialist Joanne Navarre, [email protected]
SHORTCUTS
PEERRS – Responsible research courses
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