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

Portrait of Associate Dean for Research Eric Michielssen

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 Limited Submissions 

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

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