
Welcome to the Office of the Associate Dean for Research
The Office of the Associate Dean for Research (ADR) provides support for the College of Engineering’s research enterprise, seeking to enhance the strength and vitality of engineering research. This is accomplished by identifying new research opportunities, encouraging research collaborations, and facilitating partnerships among faculty both within and outside of U-M as well as non-University individuals and organizations.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Executive Orders – Federal Funding Agencies
Please see the information below from Arthur Lupia, U-M’s Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Eric Michielssen, CoE’s Associate Dean of Research, regarding changes at federal funding agencies in response to recently issued executive orders:
New Webpage: OVPR has created an update page to gather and share information about agency changes arising from these executive orders.
General Questions & Information Sharing: If you have general questions about these changes—or if you learn of additional information that might benefit others—please email [email protected], and copy CoE’s ADR office ([email protected]).
Specific Grant-Related Communications: If you receive communications directly from federal sponsors about your grant related to the executive orders, please have your Research Administrator forward this communication to the ORSP representative who handled the grant so they can assess next steps, and copy Rick Wintergerst ([email protected]).
NSF Executive Order Implementation and FAQs Page and Federal Court Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) – In order to comply with the TRO, the NSF Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) system is available for awardees to request payments as of 12:00pm EST, February 2, 2025
Strategic Funding Opportunities
Meet the Associate Dean

Eric Michielssen, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research
Eric Michielssen is the Louise Ganiard Johnson Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science – Electrical and Computer Engineering Division.
Reach out to us

Colleen Root
Administrative Assistant to Eric Michielssen Associate Dean for Research
Phone: 734-647-7030
Notable Opportunities
Internal Funding
Check out Research Commons
OVPR Research Catalyst Program
Bold Challenges launches 2024 program. Boost applications open February 20. Accelerate applications are on a rolling deadline.
Early Career Opportunities and Events
NIH Research Training and Career Development – standard due dates
NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative – standard due dates
Events
NSF CAREER 2024-2025 Series
We encourage you to sign up for our next resources session:
RD Resources Session: Partnerships and Outreach
Hosted by CoE Research Development
Date: Feb. 13
Time CHANGE: Begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. so we have time for all presentations and you can listen and eat the provided lunch.
Location: LEC, 3rd Floor, Johnson Rooms
This session will assist in sparking your imagination as to potential partnerships for the educational and outreach components of your proposal. We are excited that they are coming from our UM campus and externally. Here is just a sample of departments/organizations presenting:
UM Natural History Museum
UM XR Visualization Studio (Duderstadt)
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum/Leslie Science Center
Washtenaw Community College
Michigan Engineering Zone (Detroit)
UM CoE Library
Here is a schedule and registration links for future NSF CAREER sessions.
External Funding