The Summerville Interdisciplinary Research Office (SIRO) is pleased to provide this
easy to use resource for faculty and staff to find information to aid in their professional
growth and development related to research.
Our office reaches across colleges, to assist researchers on all campuses in learning
about research practices and to find collaborative groups. This will also be a source
for introducing faculty to the SIRO where we help to identify funding opportunities,
develop proposals, and manage post award for grants, as well as oversight for the
conduct of research project and/or contract.
If you’re new to research or new to Augusta University, we suggest you begin by looking
through our various offices, policies and resources related to research. These
will help you
become familiar with general research practices.
I work to develop a culture of research that spans across
disciplines through the development of research infrastructure
in the areas of humanities, education, business, and science
research. Contact me if you want to collaborate with other
researchers or have general questions about getting involved in
research.
I support Augusta University investigators across colleges to develop and submit research
grants and contracts. I encourage faculty to visit the Summerville Interdisciplinary
Research Office to learn more about identifying funding opportunities, proposal development,
and the management of post-award activities.
I support faculty in the development, preparation, and submission of grant and contract
proposals. I also help in post-award activities including the reconciliation of project
budgets and preparing budget reports to meet project goals and federal requirements.
To assist faculty in identifying potential sponsors, the Department of Sponsored Programs
Administration provides access to sponsor web sites, an alphabetical listing with
links directly to sponsor home pages, and to Grants.gov, announcements of funding
by various federal and private sponsors.
Muthusamy Thangaraju, PhD, an associate professor at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and researcher at the Georgia Cancer Center, was recently awarded over $2.2 million in research grants.
Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao, PhD, has published extensive research around the United Nation’s Human Development Index. His most recent research was published in the scientific journal Mathematical Biosciences.
Augusta University supports faculty-led research and scholarly activity with undergraduates
in a variety of ways including: faculty and student development activities, sponsoring
the monthly student research seminars, assessing the impact of student research
The Graduate School Website includes processes for selecting, approving and implementing
Graduate Assistant positions. It also distinguishes responsibilities between each
of the three primary departments: the Program/Department, The Graduate School and
Human Resources.