Vice President for Research
Ian A. Waitz
About the position
The Vice President for Research (VPR) is the Institute’s senior research officer and has overall responsibility for research administration and policy at the Institute. The VPR sets MIT’s strategic research direction, fosters an outstanding research environment for faculty, students, and staff, and enables major multidisciplinary research initiatives. The VPR is responsible for research integrity and compliance and plays a central role in the Institute’s research relationships with the federal government, industry, and other sponsors. The position oversees MIT Lincoln Laboratory and more than a dozen interdisciplinary research laboratories and centers.
Committees on which the vice president for research serves
- Academic Council
- Committee for Renovation and Space Planning
- Committee on Graduate Programs
- Information Technology Governance Committee
- Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
- Reactor Safeguards Committee
- Risk and Audit Committee
Committees chaired by the vice president for research
- Committee on Intellectual Property
- Institute Council on Environmental Health and Safety
- Research Council
Committees sponsored by the vice president for research
Committees that report to the vice president for research
- Committee on Animal Care
- Committee on Radiation Protection
- Committee on the Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight
- Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects
- Committee on Toxic Chemicals
- Lincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction Committee
- Reactor Safeguards Committee