Agenda - Council of Principal Investigators - Texas A&M University

Council of Principal Investigators Mail Stop 2403 • College Station, TX 77843-2403 • (979) 458-1861 • [email protected] Texas A&M University - Texas A&M Health Science Center – Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Texas A&M AgriLife Research – Texas A&M Transportation Institute CPI Executive Committee Meeting February 5th, 2013, 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Donald L. Houston Building (West Campus) 200 Discovery Drive, Room 124

Expected attendees: CPI Executive Committee attending (College/Unit):        

Niall Slowey, Chair (Geosciences) Mary Bryk, Vice Chair (COALS) Wolfgang Bangerth (Science) Mary Meagher (Liberal Arts) Lawrence Rauchwerger (Engineering) Lori Taylor (Bush School) Terry Thomas (Science) Victor Ugaz (Engineering)

Invited Guests attending (Unit):        

Becky Carr (Information Technology Advisory Committee – ITAC) Allison Ficht (Texas A&M Health Science Center) Costas Georghiades (Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station) Billy Hamilton (A&M System) Glen Laine (Texas A&M University) Craig Nessler (Texas A&M AgriLife Research) Henrik Schmiediche (Information Technology Advisory Committee – ITAC) J. Martin Scholtz (Texas A&M University Division of Research)

2013‐14 CPI roster: Chair — Niall Slowey, Geosciences ●  Vice Chair — Mary Bryk, COALS ●  Past Chair  — Reza Langari, Engineering ● AgriLife – Non‐COALS  — Jamie Foster, Ronald Randel, Travis Whitney ● Architecture — Walter Peacock ● BCD —  Jay Groppe ● Bush School —  Lori Taylor ● Business —  Arun Sen   ●  COALS  —  Clinton  Allred,  Joseph  Awika,  Bhimu  Patil,  Penny  Riggs,  Susanne  Talcott,  Heather  Wilkinson  ● Education  –  Jeffrey  Liew  ●  Engineering  —Jaime  Grunlan,  Ricardo  Gutierez‐Osuna,  Tony  Hsieh,  Daniel  Jimenez,  Lawrence  Rauchwerger,  Raffaella  Righetti,  Victor  Ugaz  ●  Geosciences  —  Steve  DiMarco  ●  IBT/PHARM/RCHI — Leyuan Liu ● Liberal Arts —Mary Meagher, Richard Street, Teresa Wilcox ● Medicine — Helene Andrews‐Polymenis, Vytas Bankaitas ●  Science —Wolfgang Bangerth, Jean‐Luc Guermond, Paul Hardin, Emil Straube, Terry Thomas ● SRPH — Eva  Shipp ●  TEES Non‐COE  — Richard  Mercier  ●   TAMU at Galveston — Joan Mileski ●  TAMU at Qatar — Anuj Gupta  ●  TTI — Lance Bullard, Beverly Kuhn, Joe Zietsman  ●  University Libraries — Sandy  Tucker ● Veterinary Medicine — Joe Arosh, Sanjay Reddy, Loren Skow  The  CPI  is  sponsored  annually  through  funding  from  Texas  A&M  University  Division  of  Research,  Texas  A&M  Health  Science  Center,  Texas  A&M  AgriLife  Research, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute 

February 5, 2014 Agenda (11:30 – 1:00 p.m.) CPI Executive Committee with guests (Moderated by Dr. Niall Slowey, CPI Chair) (11:40 – 12:00)

Discussion with Mr. Billy Hamilton, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, The Texas A&M University System

(12:00 – 12:20)

Update from Interim Vice President for Research – Dr. Glen A. Laine

(12:20 – 12:40)

Overview of Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) presentation on February 12th – Dr. Becky Carr and Dr. Henrik Schmiediche

(12:40 – 12:45)

Finalize February 12th meeting agenda – Dr. Niall Slowey  ITAC presentation – Becky Carr, Henrik Schmiediche; Library efforts to assist university research scholarship – Bruce Herbert (pending); Update on PwC Administrative Review (pending); other?

(12:45 – 1:00)

Other business – Dr. Niall Slowey  Next full CPI meeting will be held on March 5th (prospective agenda items will be distributed by email to the EC for comment)  CPI EC meets with Mr. Sharp, Mr. Hamilton, and Dr. Mogford – Friday, February 7th (10 a.m. – noon)  2014 PI census almost complete; nominations/elections to begin by February 17th.

(1:00)

Adjourn

(1:05 – 1:15)

CPI Executive Committee meeting in closed session

2013‐14 CPI roster: Chair — Niall Slowey, Geosciences ●  Vice Chair — Mary Bryk, COALS ●  Past Chair  — Reza Langari, Engineering ● AgriLife – Non‐COALS  — Jamie Foster, Ronald Randel, Travis Whitney ● Architecture — Walter Peacock ● BCD —  Jay Groppe ● Bush School —  Lori Taylor ● Business —  Arun Sen   ●  COALS  —  Clinton  Allred,  Joseph  Awika,  Bhimu  Patil,  Penny  Riggs,  Susanne  Talcott,  Heather  Wilkinson  ● Education  –  Jeffrey  Liew  ●  Engineering  —Jaime  Grunlan,  Ricardo  Gutierez‐Osuna,  Tony  Hsieh,  Daniel  Jimenez,  Lawrence  Rauchwerger,  Raffaella  Righetti,  Victor  Ugaz  ●  Geosciences  —  Steve  DiMarco  ●  IBT/PHARM/RCHI — Leyuan Liu ● Liberal Arts —Mary Meagher, Richard Street, Teresa Wilcox ● Medicine — Helene Andrews‐Polymenis, Vytas Bankaitas ●  Science —Wolfgang Bangerth, Jean‐Luc Guermond, Paul Hardin, Emil Straube, Terry Thomas ● SRPH — Eva  Shipp ●  TEES Non‐COE  — Richard  Mercier  ●   TAMU at Galveston — Joan Mileski ●  TAMU at Qatar — Anuj Gupta  ●  TTI — Lance Bullard, Beverly Kuhn, Joe Zietsman  ●  University Libraries — Sandy  Tucker ● Veterinary Medicine — Joe Arosh, Sanjay Reddy, Loren Skow  The  CPI  is  sponsored  annually  through  funding  from  Texas  A&M  University  Division  of  Research,  Texas  A&M  Health  Science  Center,  Texas  A&M  AgriLife  Research, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute