Research and Scholarship Committee
The University of Houston Research and Scholarship Committee (RSC) exists as one branch of the faculty governance structure through the Faculty Senate. It assists the President, Provost, and Vice Presidents in formulating recommendations and policies affecting the research community on the UH campus. The Research and Scholarship Committee provides a forum for internal discussion, initiates policies touching on research matters, gathers and disseminates information to the faculty, and provides a faculty voice to University Administration on matters pertaining to research.
The Research and Scholarship Committee also administers the funding for UH internal awards.
FY2025 Meeting Dates
The RSC meets on the third Friday of each month (except where noted) from 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Fall Meeting Dates
- Friday, September 20, 2024
- Friday, October 18, 2024
- Friday, November 15, 2024
- Friday, December 20, 2024
Spring Meeting Dates
- Friday, January 24, 2025
- Friday, February 21, 2025
- Friday, March 21, 2025
- Friday, April 18, 2025
- May 5, 2025 - RSC Retreat (Monday, 9am-3pm)
Committee Members (FY2025)

John O'Brien
RSC Chair
Professor, College of Optometry

Santi Thompson
RSC Vice Chair
Librarian, University Libraries

Alex Badas
Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Kelsie Barta
Assistant Professor, Nursing

Jodi Berger Cardoso
Associate Professor, Social Work

Emily Berman
Professor, Law

Bernhard Bodmann
Professor, Mathematics

Jakoah Brgoch
Associate Professor, Chemistry

Diana Chow
Professor, Pharmaceutics

Julie Derges
Associate Professor, Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts

Scott Gilbertson
Professor, Chemistry

Alexey Golubev
Associate Professor, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Marc Hanke
Instructional Associate Professor, Honors College

Munenori Ishibashi
Research Assistant Professor, College of Optometry

Shailendra Joshi
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Benjamin King
Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Medicine

Mili Kyropoulou
Assistant Professor, Architecture and Design

Leigh Leasure
Professor, Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Minwoo Lee
Associate Professor, Global Hospitality Leadership

T. Randall Lee
Professor, Chemistry

Bin Li
Assistant Professor, Accountancy & Taxation

Dmitri Litvinov
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Fatima Merchant
Professor, Engineering

Ognjen Miljanic
Professor, Chemistry

Lisa Ostrin
Associate Professor, College of Optometry

Virginia Rangel
Associate Professor, College of Education

Hanadi Rifai
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Vincent Tam
Professor, Pharmacy

J. Douglas Thornton
Associate Professor, Pharmacy

Jack Zhang
Associate Professor, Engineering
Ex-Officio Representatives

Jacinta Conrad
(non-voting)
Office of the Provost

Holley Love
(non-voting)
Instructional Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dan Price
(non-voting)
Clinical Associate Professor, Honors College
DOR Ex-Officio Representatives

Claudia Neuhauser
(non-voting)
Vice Chancellor/Vice President for Research
DOR Ad Hoc Members
