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ORP Services--Quick Reference
Abstract Review and Coding

Susan E. Benoit
Theresa Baker
with Cheryl Liptak
Account Closeouts Susan E. Benoit
Theresa Baker
with Cheryl Liptak
Certification of Salary Distribution (CSD)--Effort Reporting/(Formerly PARS) Anne R. Brown
Contract and Grant Coordination/Review William J. Nicholson
with Cheryl Liptak
CRIS--Current Research Information System Donna B. Follett

Faculty Salary Recovery (IFR) and
Cost Sharing (CS) Processes (RF SUNY Payroll) and Cost Sharing Award Closeouts

 Donna B. Follett
MaryAnne Stanton
International Liaison, Research/Administrative Neil H. Ringler
International Scholar Services Neil H. Ringler,
Theresa Kaier-May
McIntire-Stennis Administrative-Technical Neil H. Ringler
McIntire-Stennis General Information William J. Nicholson
McIntire-Stennis Budgeting Susan E. Benoit
McIntire-Stennis Guidelines Theresa Kaier-May
ORACLE Campus Project Leader and GA Development Team Member Donald E. Artz
Patents/Inventions (Technlogy Transfer) Neil H. Ringler,
with Cheryl Liptak
Personnel Requisition Account Approval Process Susan E. Benoit
Theresa Baker
with Cheryl Liptak
Post Award Account Activity see Proposal Assistance/Budgeting
Project Activity and Statistical Reports Donald E. Artz
Project Technical Reporting Monitoring Susan E. Benoit
with Cheryl Liptak
Proposal Assistance/Budgeting
Faculties of Chemistry; Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering; Environmental Resources Engineering; Environmental Studies; Forestry and Natural Resource Management as well as Outreach Theresa Baker
with Anne R. Brown
and Cheryl Liptak
Faculties of Forestry and Natural Resource Management; as well as McIntire-Stennis program; and Administrative accounts Lisa Schwabenbauer
with Anne R. Brown
and Cheryl Liptak
Faculties of Environmental and Forest Biology; Landscape Architecture; and Paper and Bioprocess Engineering Susan E. Benoit
with Anne R. Brown
and Cheryl Liptak
Funding Opportunities-- ESF Grants Search and Research Times
 Jessica L. Clemons
Sponsor Information and Guidelines Susan E. Benoit
Theresa Baker
SUNY2 Information/Guidelines Anne R. Brown
Website (ORP) Donna B. Follett

The Office of Research Programs (ORP)

The Office of Research Programs (ORP) seeks to stimulate, facilitate and highlight research at ESF. The ORP staff at all levels, and the Vice Provost for Research, strive to make research opportunities at the College as broad and achievable as possible. We are the central resource for the initiation, funding and management of all ESF research activity. Our specific roles and responsibilities are listed here.

Office of Research Programs
200 Bray Hall
SUNY-ESF
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-470-6606
315-470-6779 (fax)

2010 ORP Retreat

ORP Staff Directory

Vice Provost for Research

  • Neil H. Ringler, Vice Provost, Research Programs; Distinguished Teaching Professor, Environmental and Forest Biology Faculty; Director, Council on McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research
    NeilRingler@esf.edu

Staff:

ORP Staff Responsibilities

As Vice Provost for Research, Neil H. Ringler provides leadership, coordination and support for College-wide research programs through the initiation, development and implementation of research management, administrative and financial/budgetary strategies. Research-oriented Center, Institutes, Councils and Consortia report to the Vice Provost, who works closely with the Provost in support of these entities. The Vice Provost works synergistically with the ESF administration and with counterparts at Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, Central New York Biotechnology Research Center, the business community and other college partners to develop research opportunities and new initiatives. The Vice Provost also serves as the Responsible Officer for the College's internal Exchange Visitor Program. See Neil's extended profile.

William J. Nicholson is the Director of Sponsored Programs, who coordinates and directs the activities of the technical staff of the Office of Research Programs. He assists the Vice Provost of Research with all phases of the administration of grants and contracts from sponsors external to the College. This includes general oversight responsibility for pre-award and post-award activities, including liaison with project directors, sponsoring agencies and organizations, and the Research Foundation of State University of New York. This position is central to the development of Memoranda of Understanding as well as finalization of contracts and grants.

Donald E. Artz is an Administrative Staff Assistant IV. He coordinates resolution of sponsored program post-award activities, as well as accounts receivable/collections and award closeout activities. He develops and ensures integrity of research-related data management systems and information, and supervises input, training and preparing research activity metrics and statistical reports for campus management. He administers institutional funds designated for research support and monitors institutional research compliance and risk. He is the college's RF Sponsored Programs Focus Group representative, representing ESF's interests in sponsored program administration, Oracle business system development, and Internal Controls with the Research Foundation of SUNY. He works closely with the Vice Provost, the Provost and the Director of Sponsored Programs in development of annual budget plans for the research activities of the College.

Susan E. Benoit is a Senior Staff Assistant. Her responsibilities include coordinating proposal submissions for a subset of the faculty that includes members of the Departments of Environmental and Forest Biology, Landscape Architecture, and Paper and Bioprocess Engineering; training on pre- and post-award procedures; preparing expenditure and budget reports; assisting with post-award activity; award closeouts; project technical report monitoring; and maintaining and disseminating information on potential sponsors.

Theresa Baker is a Sponsored Programs Assistant I.  Her responsibilities include coordinating proposal submissions for a subset of the faculty that includes members of the Departments of Chemistry, Environmental Resources Engineering, and Sustainable Construction Management and Engineering; preparing expenditure and budget reports and assisting with post-award activity and award closeouts.  In addition, she also works directly with the Office of Outreach, Instructional Quality and Technology.

Lisa Schwabenbauer is a Sponsored Programs Assistant I. Her responsibilities include coordinating proposal submissions for a subset of the faculty that includes the McIntire-Stennis Program, members of the Department of Forest and Natural Resources Management, and Administration; preparing expenditure and budget reports and assisting with post-award activity

Donna B. Follett is an Administrative Staff Assistant II. She maintains data on ORP and Research Foundation information systems and prepares expenditure/budget reports that facilitate the post-award account activities of faculty salary recovery, cost-sharing and certification of salary distribution, as well as ESF's data coordination of the USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS). She assists with campus-wide training in ORP-related systems as needed. She also designs, maintains and implements ORP's web presence.

MaryAnne Stanton is an Administrative Staff Assistant I. She maintains data on ORP and Research Foundation information systems and prepares expenditure/budget reports that facilitate the post-award account activities of faculty salary recovery, cost-sharing and certification of salary distribution. She also assists with the training of new personnel.

Theresa Kaier-May is a Senior Administrative Assistant. She coordinates and supports all activities of the Dean of Research, including the McIntire-Stennis Program, international scholars, visitors (as Alternate Responsible Officer for the College's Internal Exchange Visitor Program), as well as coordination of research-oriented meeting and special events. She also provides support to the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems and NYSTAR programs and to the SUNY Center for Sustainable and Renewable Energy.

Cheryl A. Liptak is a Clerk Specialist II.  Cheryl assists with post-award tasks of reviewing and monitoring the close-outs of awards, and notifying the PI’s of award balances and reports due.  She is also responsible for monitoring the contracts and grants campus approval review process; sub-recipient monitoring; tuition encumbering and charging; and works with the Outreach Office on multiple sponsor award set-up and closeouts.  She monitors technology transfer submissions; submits and processes cash transmittals submitted to the Research Office; and assists with faculty PIAI training. She also plays an important role in special events including the Mentoring Conference, NY State Fair and campus visits of major research figures.

Anne R. Brown is a Clerical Specialist 1.  Anne assists with many functions of the proposal process. This includes preparation and processing of a variety of required proposal forms including transmittal materials for faculty/project directors. Anne also provides assistance with post-award tasks, updating and revising data between ORP and Research Foundation database systems, tracking personnel and purchase order requisitions, forwarding monthly account statements, and assisting with sub-recipient monitoring and the effort reporting process.

Jessica L. Clemons is a Research Librarian working in conjunction with ORP as our Funding Opportunity Specialist. Jessica monitors many funding agencies and databases and uses this information to compile biweekly editions of the Research Times, our funding opportunity newsletter. She also provides individual and group training to faculty and staff on funding databases and targets individual funding opportunities.

 

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