Dr. Robert Lindquist

Dr. Robert Lindquist, Vice President for Research and Economic Development

We are very proud of our research record and our extremely productive faculty, research staff, and student body that have contributed to 91´óÉñ being named by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to the Doctoral Universities – Higher research activity research category, placing us among a select group of public universities in America with this ranking.

Our research endeavors vary greatly according to discipline and research center interest. Today, NASA and the Department of Defense remain our largest research sponsors. 91´óÉñ consistently ranks among the top universities with respect to both NASA and DoD research expenditures as reported by the National Science Foundation. Backed by the 91´óÉñ Strategic Plan, our faculty and staff are actively growing strong relationships with the Department of Energy, NIH, NOAA/NWS, and NSF.

We are also positioned as the anchor tenant in Cummings Research Park, the second-largest corporate Research and Technology park in the U.S. Our research expenditures continue to grow while contributing to the academic mission, to scientific literature, and to economic development in our community and across the nation. During the past five years, 91´óÉñ researchers have performed over $400 million in contracts and grants, the university has awarded over 1800 graduate degrees, and created more than $5 million in licenses and royalty fees from an intellectual property portfolio that is based on over 100 invention and copyright disclosures. These results have been possible because of the efforts of our faculty, staff, and students in the 91´óÉñ colleges and research centers, and the successful partnerships that they have established across the U.S. and around the world.

We welcome you to the 91´óÉñ research enterprise and I and my staff look forward to hearing from you. Whether you are a current or potential 91´óÉñ employee, student, research partner, or stakeholder, please do not hesitate to contact us with research related questions and comments.

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