Keynote Address
Hollie Mackey, Interim Chief Strategy Officer for the North Dakota Advanced
Agriculture Technology Engine and Associate Professor of Educational and
Organizational Leadership, North Dakota State University
Day 1 presentations
Day 1 Welcome Remarks
Alicia Knoedler, Office of Integrative Activities, Head
EPSCoR Programmatic Updates
Sandra Richardson, Research Capacity and Competitiveness, Section Head
Pathway to Success for Inaugural Cohort of E-CORE RII Awardees, Introduction to E-CORE
J.D. Swanson, EPSCoR Program Director, OD/OIA
Chi-Chi Nnakwe Whitley, EPSCoR Program Director, OD/OIA
NSF Office of Legislative & Public Affairs (OLPA) Update
Amanda Greenwell, OLPA Head
NSF Policy Update
Jean Feldman, Head, Policy Office, Division of Institution & Award Support
Leveraging EPSCoR Investments: RII Track-1
Gary Zank, Distinguished Professor & Space Science Chair,
University of Alabama
Leveraging EPSCoR Investments: RII Focused EPSCoR Collaborations
Vaishali Sharda, Assistant Professor,
Kansas State University
Leveraging EPSCoR Investments: RII Track-3
John Monahan, Consulting Specialist,
University of Alaska-Fairbanks
Leveraging EPSCoR Investments: RII EPSCoR Research Fellows
Zhe Qiang, Assistant Professor,
University of Southern Mississippi
Day 2 presentations
Day 2 Welcome Remarks
Sandra Richardson, Research Capacity and Competitiveness, Section Head
CHIPS & Science and Agency Priority Goal Updates
Sandra Richardson, Research Capacity and Competitiveness, Section Head
Alicia Knoedler, Office of Integrative Activities, Head
Sylvia Butterfield, Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for STEM Education
NSF Budget Update
Beth Blue, Branch Chief, Office of Budget, Finance, and Award Management,
Budget Division
Division of Grants & Agreements and Division of Institution & Award Support Update
Cartia Brown-Morgan, Grants Management Specialist, Office of Budget,
Finance, and Award Management, DGA
Liz DeHart, Grant & Contract Cost Analyst, Office of Budget, Finance, and
Award Management, DIAS
Leveraging GRANTED for Expanded Capacity Building
Dina Stroud, Program Director, GRANTED
Alicia Knoedler, Office of Integrative Activities, Head
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure, Management, Requirements, and Strategies
Denise Pfeifer, Project Manager & Research Administrator,
Boise State University
Engaging with NSF Regional Innovation Engines for Impact in EPSCoR Jurisdictions
Dmitri Perkins, Program Director, TIP/ITE
National Conference Update and Farewell
Matt Andrews, Director, Nebraska EPSCoR
Sandra Richardson, Research Capacity and Competitiveness, Section Head