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Research Policy Committee

Per FH Policy A65.3: Research Policy Committee the primary role of the RPC shall be to encourage and support research and its funding at UNM, including all its established units.

Meetings

This section only shows meetings in the last 90 days and next 30 days.
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Roster

Chair
Tito Busani
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2027
Support staff
Gena Garcia
Started Feb 4, 2022
Faculty
Arts and Sciences
Voting
Jean-Claude Diels
Professor
Physics and Astronomy
College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 16, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Arts and Sciences
Voting
Caleb Richardson
Associate Professor
History
College of Arts and Sciences
Sep 13, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Education and Human Sciences
Voting
Michael Dominguez
Associate Professor
Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies
College of Education and Human Sciences
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Education and Human Sciences
Voting
Deena Gould
Assistant Professor
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership and Policy
College of Education and Human Sciences
Sep 13, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Engineering
Voting
Tito Busani
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
Sep 13, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Engineering
Voting
Marek Osinski
Distinguished Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Engineering
Sep 13, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Faculty
Voting
Steven Walsh
Distinguished Professor
FI Department Administration
The James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
HSC
Voting
Tione Buranda
Associate Professor
Pathology
School of Medicine
Jul 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
HSC
Voting
Sarah Nash
Associate Professor
IM Epi
School of Medicine
Sep 16, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Library
Voting
Margo Gustina
Assistant Professor
CULLS
College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences
Sep 16, 2025 - Jun 30, 2028
Library
Voting
Danielle Maurici-Pollock
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences Library
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Aug 15, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
Fine Arts
Voting
Vacant
Student
GPSA
Voting
Duncan McGraw
Research Assistant: PHD Optical Sci & Engineering
Nov 10, 2025 - Jun 30, 2026
Ex-officio
Chief Administrative Officer for Research at the Health Sciences Center
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Melissa Rethlefsen
Professor
Health Sciences Library
Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center
Started Aug 29, 2025
Chief Administrative Officer for Research on Main Campus
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Om Perumal
Associate Vice President
Pharmaceutical Sciences
College of Pharmacy
Started Jul 1, 2025
Director of UNM Rainforest Innovations
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Lisa J. Kuuttila
CEO & Chief Economic Development Officer
UNM Rainforest Innovations
Started Jul 1, 2018
University Patent Lawyer
Ex-officio
Non-voting
Ariadna Vazquez
Deputy University Counsel
University Counsel Office
President Administrative Independent Office
Started Aug 18, 2021