Chairpersons

scott shaw

Scott Shaw, Ph.D.

Research Council Chairperson
scott-k-shaw@uiowa.edu
319-384-1355
Associate Professor- Chemistry, Term: 2023-2029
Yasar Onel

Yasar Onel, Ph.D.

Research Council Vice Chair
yasar-onel@uiowa.edu
319-335-1853
Professor- Physics & Astronomy, Term: 2022-2028

Faculty

Abbey Dvorak

Abbey Dvorak

abbey-dvorak@uiowa.edu
(319) 467-3139
Associate Professor- Music, Term: 2026-2029
carrie figdor

Carrie Figdor, Ph.D.

carrie-figdor@uiowa.edu
319-335-0093
Professor- Philosophy, Term: 2023-2029
Ravinder Gaddam

Ravinder Gaddam

rgaddam@uiowa.edu
319-335-2153
Research Assistant Professor- Internal Medicine, Term: 2024-2027
Kelly Messingham

Kelly Messingham

kelly-messingham@uiowa.edu
(319) 353-5928
Research Professor- Dermatology, Term: 2025-2028
Yasar Onel

Yasar Onel, Ph.D.

Research Council Vice Chair
yasar-onel@uiowa.edu
319-335-1853
Professor- Physics & Astronomy, Term: 2022-2028
Anthony Panos

Anthony Panos, M.D.

anthony-panos@uiowa.edu
319-356-4155
Professor- Surgery, Term: 2021-2027
Gary Pierce

Gary Pierce

gary-pierce@uiowa.edu
319-335-9487
Professor- Health and Human Physiology, Term: 2025-2028
Fatima Toor

Fatima Toor

fatima-toor@uiowa.edu
319 335 6071
Professor- Electrical & Computer Engineering, Term: 2021-2027
Robert B. Wallace

Robert B. Wallace, M.D, M.Sc.

Robert-wallace@uiowa.edu
319-384-1551
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology and Internal Medicine. Term: 2024-2025
Whitney Zahnd

Whitney Zahnd

whitney-zahnd@uiowa.edu
(319) 467-4402
Assistant Professor- Health Management & Policy, Term: 2026-2029

Staff

Mihaela Bojin

Mihaela Bojin, Ph.D.

mihaela-bojin@uiowa.edu
319-335-2723
Associate Director- University of Iowa Research Foundation, Term: 2020-2028
Majid Nada

Majid Nada

majidhameednada-nada@uiowa.edu
319-335-0367
Environmental Lab Scientist- State Hygienic Lab, Term 2024-2027
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Yelena Perkhounkova

elena-perkhounkova@uiowa.edu
319-335-7078
Statistician- College of Nursing, Term: 2025-2028

Students

Kathit Patel

Kathit Patel

Undergraduate Student Representative
kathit-patel@uiowa.edu
Term: 2025-2026
Brendan Powers

Brendan Powers

Graduate Student Representative
brendan-n-powers@uiowa.edu
Term: 2025-2026

Postdoc

Paras Gaur

Paras Gaur

Postdoctoral Researcher
paras-gaur@uiowa.edu
Term: 2025-2026

Administrative Liaisons

lauren galliart

Lauren Galliart

Assistant to the Vice President
lauren-galliart@uiowa.edu
319-467-4912
Tawny Tibbits

Tawny Tibbitts

Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
tawny-tibbits@uiowa.edu
319-335-1841
mike weaver

Mike Weaver

Administrative Liaison
michael-l-weaver@uiowa.edu
319-335-2453