Research Technologies Committee (RTC)
Meeting Schedule
9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. every 2nd Tuesday in September, November, February, April & June.
About the RTC
The Research Technologies Committee (RTC) advises on IT strategies and services that empower faculty and student research by soliciting input from across campus and aligning recommendations with Texas A&M's research mission.
Members
- Brendan Roark (Chair) - Research Centers & Institutes Representative
- Guofei Gu (Chair-elect) - Computer Science & Engineering Representative
- Larry Olivarez (Secretary) - Technology Services
- Nick McLarty - TAMU System Representative
- Horvat Leonarda - Sponsored Research Representative
- Ann McNamara - University Research Council Representative
- Honggao Liu - High-Performance Computing Representative
- John Chris Blazier - Executive Advisory Council on Core Facilities
- Danny Miller - TAMU Systems Representative
- Dr. Shannon Glaser - Council of Principal Investigators
- Dr. Wenshe Liu - Council of Principal Investigators
- Kay Wijekiumar - Faculty Member Representative
- Mary Campbell - Faculty Senate Representative
- Eduardo Gildin - Petroleum Engineering
- Amir Asadi - Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
- Donggil Song - Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution
- Guni Sharon - Computer Science & Engineering
- Kim Andrews - Technology Services Architecture & Engineering
- Vacant - Research Leader Representative
- Vacant - Research Leader Representative
- Vacant - Research Faculty Member Representative
- Vacant - Graduate and Professional Student Council Representative
Ex-Officio Members
- Dr. Costas Georghiades - Interim Vice President for Research
- Vacant - Assistant Vice President for Research Technology
Committee Scope & Membership
Scope
- Review and recommend research technology applications with a university-wide impact.
- Identify and evaluate university-wide research technology IT policy issues as requested by the Vice President for Research or related stakeholder groups.
- Identify and evaluate university-wide research data management or governance issues in collaboration with the Data Governance Committee.
- Identify and evaluate university-wide data science technologies and infrastructure.
- Make recommendations for university-wide projects and service priorities in support of research technologies.
- Strategic planning covering technologies needed to support Division of Research strategic plan objectives.
- Develop strategies to assist Principal Investigators (PIs) on existing and planned grant funded initiatives to support existing technology investments or potential technology investments.
- Evaluate potential university-wide and institutional data systems projects using academic data in partnership with the Data Governance Committee that uses research data.
Membership
- 1 Faculty Senate Representative
- 2 Faculty Members (Appointed by Division of Research)
- 1 System Office Representative (Appointed by TAMUS Vice President for Research)
- 2 Council of Principal Investigators (CPI) Representatives
- 1 Research Centers and Institutes Representative (By Appointment of Vice President for Research)
- 1 Sponsored Research Services Representative (By Appointment of Vice President for Research)
- 1 University Research Council Representative (By Appointment of Vice President for Research)
- 1 Executive Advisory Council on Core Facilities Representative (By Appointment of Vice President for Research)
- 1 High-Performance Research Computing Representative (By Appointment of Vice President for Research)
- 1 Graduate and Professional Student Council Representative
- 2 Research Leader Representatives (By appointment of the President)
- 1 IT Professional (By appointment of the Vice President for IT and CIO)
Ex-Officio Members
- Vice President for Research
- Assistant Vice President for Research Technology
Last Modified: September 8, 2025