The Science and Research Council was established by the West Virginia Legislature in 2009 with the passage of House Bill 3229.

The goal of the Science and Research Council is to increase the capacity of the state and its colleges and universities to attract, implement and use cutting-edge, competitive research funds and infrastructure. Members of the council provide expertise and policy guidance to the state regarding federal and state programs including EPSCoR, the Research Challenge Fund, and the former Research Trust Fund. Representatives of government, industry, business and academia make up the council.

The Science and Research Council meets two times per year or more as needed to review division activities.

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Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Ph.D. (Chair)
Chancellor
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Charleston, W.Va.
304.558.0699
sarah.tucker@wvhepc.edu

Juliana Serafin, Ph.D.
Senior Director
STaR Division: Science, Technology & Research
Charleston, W.Va.
304.558.2321
juliana.serafin@wvresearch.org

James Bailey
Cabinet Secretary
West Virginia Department of Commerce
Charleston, W.Va.
304.558.2234

Michele Blatt
State Superintendent of Schools
West Virginia Department of Education
Charleston, W.Va.
304.558.2681
dvermill@k12.wv.us

Jason Best, Ph.D.
Assistant Provost for Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Strategic Partnerships & Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shepherd University
Shepherdstown, W.Va.
304.876.5331
jbest@shepherd.edu

John “Jack” Dever, Ph.D.
Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President
AVN
South Charleston, W.Va.
304.720.8617
jack.dever@matricinnovates.com

Micheal Fultz, Ph.D.
Associate Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor of Chemistry
West Virginia State University
Institute, W.Va.
304.766.3106
mfultz@wvstateu.edu

Brandon Henderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Marshall University
Huntington, W.Va.
304.696.7316
hendersonbr@marshall.edu

Sally Hodder, M.D.
Associate Vice President for Clinical & Translational Science
West Virginia University
Morgantown, W.Va.
304.581.1842
slhodder@hsc.wvu.edu

Fred King, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
West Virginia University
Morgantown, W.Va.
304.293.3449
fred.king@mail.wvu.edu

John Maher, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Marshall University
Huntington, W.Va.
304.696.4748
maherj@marshall.edu

Maura McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
West Virginia University
Morgantown, W.Va.
304.293.4812
maura.mclaughlin@mail.wvu.edu

Michael Norton, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Marshall University
Huntington, W.Va.
304.696.3489
norton@marshall.edu

Melanie Page, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President for Creative and Scholarly Activities
West Virginia University
Morgantown, W.Va.
melanie.page@mail.wvu.edu

Rachel Roberts
Site Logistics Leader and Manufacturing Production Leader
The Dow Chemical Company
Charleston, W.Va.
rlroberts@dow.com