Staff listing
- Executive
- Finance and Administration Team
- Grants Team
- Industry Team
- Planning and Operations Team
- Communications and Web
Executive
Director, Research and Innovation Office
9514 1253
Jeffrey.Francis@uts.edu.au
Jeff is responsible for leading RIO’s engagement in the strategic development, management and support of UTS Research Strengths, research programs and projects and research staff. He leads RIO’s four functional teams that facilitate the development and management of contract and collaborative research projects, the commercialisation of research generated intellectual property, and research compliance reporting and analysis. Jeff is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of accessUTS Pty Ltd, the University’s wholly owned consulting and commercial services provision company and is the UTS nominated Director to the Board of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Institute Ltd.
Executive Manager, Centres and Researcher Development
9514 1254
Mark.Berlage@uts.edu.au
Strategic advice and development support for proposals for externally funded research centres and similar large collaborative programs. Responsible for co-ordination of RIO's Researcher Capability Development Program.
Finance and Administration Team
Finance Manager
9514 7697
Alan.Maurice@uts.edu.au
Alan reports to the DVC Research on the management of the Central Research Budget and University wide reporting of research income including preparation of the HERD Collection.
Administrative Assistant (Reception)
9514 9681
Kristen.Davidson@uts.edu.au
Kristen is the first port of call for visitors to the Research and Innovation Office. She looks after corporate files, laboratory notebooks for students, invoicing and various administrative tasks.
Administration and Projects Officer
9514 9617
Suzanna.Stojanov@uts.edu.au
Suzanna provides a range of administrative and project services to support the effective functioning of the Research and Innovation Office.
Research Service Centre Coordinator
9514 9731
Brett.Wortham@uts.edu.au
As the Service Desk Coordinator, Brett is responsible for the maintenance and ongoing development of the RIO Service Desk and its associated functions.
Grants Team
Executive Manager Contract Execution and Management
9514 1275
Jaine.Stockler@uts.edu.au
Responsible for the management and coordination of all international and strategic funding opportunities; pre-award advice and development of proposals for international schemes.
Officer, Research Development
9514 2073
Natalie.Chung@uts.edu.au
Initial enquiries about funding opportunities for Australian funding opportunities and UTS development schemes.
Officer, Research Development
9514 2478
Meghna.David@uts.edu.au
Meghna is the first point of contact for researchers seeking assistance with grants and funding. She can assist with issues pertaining to the pre-award stage of the grant cycle and research funding opportunities.
Manager, Research Development
9514 8239
Thorsten.Kostulski@uts.edu.au
Thorsten’s primary focus is on providing advice for researchers applying for Australian research grant funding, in particular ARC schemes.
Grants Administrator
9514 2074
Priya.Narula@uts.edu.au
Priya manages the post-awards grants process from the commencement stage up until the point when final reporting is completed. She provides administrative support to researchers and RIO staff and assists researchers in complying with the rules and regulations of their grants.
Manager, Research Development
9514 7452
Helen.Thomson@uts.edu.au
Responsible for the management and coordination of international funding opportunities; pre-award advice and development of proposals.
Contracts Administration Officer
9514 1252
Patutai.Toki@uts.edu.au
Tai coordinates the movement of contracts between the University and Industry Partners, and internally within the University. Tai is responsible for data management for the Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team, and additionally provides the Team with a wide range of support including organisational and administrative services
Officer, Research Development
9514 7610
Cheryl.Walker@uts.edu.au
Funding opportunities and development proposals for international schemes and the coordination of the UTS partnership grants scheme.
Contract Manager
9514 7453
Kim.Warburton@uts.edu.au
Kim manages the execution of contracts and agreements related to research, including contract research agreements, confidentiality agreements and materials transfer agreements. Kim ensures that agreements comply with UTS policies and refers matters to Legal Services where appropriate. Kim also provides advice and assistance on contractual matters to other teams within the Research & Innovation Office.
Contracts Officer
9514 9621
Hadiza.Yunusa@uts.edu.au
Hadiza reviews and facilitates execution of research agreements, focusing on collaborative research agreements (including Linkage and Partnership grant agreements), confidentiality agreements and materials transfer agreements. Hadiza also manages the relationship of the University with Cooperative Research Centres of which it is a member. Hadiza ensures that agreements comply with UTS policies and refers matters to Legal Services where appropriate. She also provides advice and assistance on contractual matters to other teams within the Research & Innovation Office.
Industry Team
Executive Manager (Industry and Commercialisation)
9514 9616
John.Haining@uts.edu.au
John and his team can provide assistance with research engagement, intellectual property, and commercialisation.
Contracts Administration Officer
9514 9620
Katharine.Harris@uts.edu.au
Kate coordinates the movement of contracts between the University and Industry Partners, and internally within the University. Kate is responsible for data management for the Industry Engagement and Commercialisation Team, and additionally provides the Team with a wide range of support including organisational and administrative services
Commercialisation Manager
9514 2052
Sandra.Martin-1@uts.edu.au
Sandra’s primary responsibilities are to liaise with industry partners on research projects and assist with contract management matters.
Industry Engagement and IP Officer
9514 9758
James.Sung@uts.edu.au
James can assist with UTS Intellectual property issues relating to patents, trademarks and designs. He can also provide advice on the UTS IP Policy, patentability and/or trademark/design filing, assist researchers in securing contract research deals or commercialising UTS legacy IP.
Planning and Operations Team
Executive Manager, Policy Development
9514 1419
Scott.McWhirter@uts.edu.au
Scott is responsible for managing the Planning and Operations Team and the way in which RIO interacts with other academic and administrative units through enterprise systems, particularly Researchmaster. He manages the UTS reporting of research for HERDC, the ABS, DIISR and the upcoming ARC Excellence in Research for Australia survey. He also manages the establishment and assessment of UTS research strengths.
Research Ethics Administrator
9514 9645
Maria.Gonzalez@uts.edu.au
Initial enquiries about Human Ethics, Animal Ethics and Biosafety processes.
Manager, Research Performance and Monitoring
9514 2075
Helen.Guan@uts.edu.au
Helen is responsible for managing the data team and can assist with any ResearchMaster or ERA related queries.
Research Reporting Framework Manager
9514 9614
Urmez.Jesrani@uts.edu.au
Urmez manages internal and external research reporting across all levels of the university and provides technical and administrative support for research reporting applications like Research Master and COGNOS reporting suites.
Research Ethics Manager (Human)
9514 1279
Yordanka.Krastev@uts.edu.au
Yordanka is responsible for provision of high level advice on human ethics to academics, students, human research ethics committee (HREC) members and senior managers of the University and to promote a strong ethical research culture at UTS. She is also responsible for developing and reviewing ethics policies, procedures and guidelines.
Research Ethics Manager (Animal Ethics and Biosafety)
9514 9772
Racheal.Laugery@uts.edu.au
Responsible for providing advice to research staff and students on the preparation and submission of ethics applications for Human Ethics, Animal Ethics and Biosafety.
Research Reporting Coordinator
9514 1264
Weichen.Wang@uts.edu.au
Weichen assists UTS researchers and research managers to accurately and comprehensively report research activities and outcomes by the collection, verification, storage and interpretation of all research related data.
Communications and Web
Marketing and Communications Officer
9514 1271
Claire.Thompson@uts.edu.au
Claire is involved in the development and implementation of marketing and communications activities for the UTS research community. She assists the Manager, Research Communications in profiling and promoting UTS researchers, research activities and facilities to the UTS community, industry, media and the broader Australian public.
Web Coordinator
9514 4041
Andrew.Macpherson@uts.edu.au
Andrew is part of the UTS Web Team, and works between faculties managing web content, features and functionality of UTS sites. He is currently working for the Research and Innovation Office (Wednesdays and Thursdays) and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Fridays).
