Research

The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) is located in Woody Hall 350, and is the administrative home for the following units:

• Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (OSPA)
• Office of Research Compliance
• Technology Transfer Program
• Center for Ecology
• Neuroscience Research Center
• Advanced Coal and Energy Research Center
• Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
• Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
• Materials Technology Center
• Research Support Facilities
• STEM Education Research Center

The office also works closely with SIU Carbondale's other research centers to strengthen research and graduate education. It administers the University's technology transfer program through OSPA and works closely with the Southern Illinois Research Park. It offers a matching funds program for grants, and a new faculty startup program. (See OSPA's web site for a full listing of internal funding programs for research.) 

SIU is a proud member of the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR). See here for more information on UCOWR or check out some of SIU's many aquatic research efforts:

• Aquatic Research Laboratory and Saluki Aquarium
• Department of Forestry Watershed Science Research Group
• Department of Geography and Environmental Resources research projects
• NSF IGERT PhD Program in Watershed Science and Policy

One advantage of attending a comprehensive research university such as SIU Carbondale is the opportunity to participate in research, working one-on-one with faculty and graduate students.  "Research" may be conducted in any discipline, from science to the arts; we define it broadly as inquiry, discovery, and creation of new knowledge and new perspectives about the world.  SIU Carbondale offers research opportunities for students at all levels.  Your support of student research will help fund 35  Research-Enriched Academic Challenge (REACH) Awards.  These awards offer the opportunity for SIU Carbondale undergraduate students to work with a faculty member on independent creative activities or research.