Two senior officers, Donald H. Levy, Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories, and Roy E. Weiss, MD, Deputy Provost for Research, are responsible for central administrative support for sponsored research at the University of Chicago. This includes coordination with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory which are managed by the University through UChicago Argonne, LLC (where the University is the sole member) and Fermi Research Alliance, LLC (where the University and Universities Research Association are the two members) for the U. S. Department of Energy.
Levy, Weiss and staff ensure that the faculty are supported from initial proposal development through award management; foster interdisciplinary, inter-divisional, and inter-institutional collaborations; allocate seed and matching funds; oversee the University's research infrastructure; ensure the responsible conduct of research; and help University researchers effectively disseminate knowledge through both publication and technology transfer.
The Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories works with individual scholars, Departments, and Divisions to encourage, seed, and coalesce research across the University, Argonne, and Fermilab campuses. This includes joint appointments that cross divisional and institutional boundaries.
The Vice President oversees
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- the Office of Technology and Intellectual Property (UChicagoTech)
- Office of University Research Administration (URA)
- Outreach Activities to foster scientific knowledge and the interest of elementary and high school students
- University-Argonne Research Centers: Computation Institute, Consortium for Nanoscience Research, and Joint Theory Institute, and
- all issues related to Human Subjects Research
The Deputy Provost for Research is the Provost Office's liaison to the University Library, the University Press and the Graham School. The Deputy Provost for Research coordinates all matters related to competitive faculty fellowships and awards, and oversees issues pertaining to conflicts of interest, including Financial Conflict of Interest and academic fraud.
Persons reporting to the Deputy Provost, Roy E. Weiss, MD, and the Vice President for Research, Donald H. Levy, are available to assist. Their responsibilities and biosketches are available.
Both groups work closely with the Office for Corporate Relations and the Office for Foundation Relations.