Utah Tech Research Office

Research Committee

UT Research Committee Mission Statement

The UT Research Committee at Utah Tech promotes, coordinates and celebrates undergraduate and graduate student research achievements across our campus. To draw attention to outstanding student accomplishments, the committee hosts an annual student research day. The committee also assists with and recommends student proposals for inclusion in the annual Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research.

The UT Research Committee is comprised of faculty members from multiple disciplines, undergraduate research interns, and UTSA student representatives. The Committee meets bi-monthly to discuss, plan and coordinate research activities across campus.

UT Research Committee Members 2026-2027

Name Discipline Email Address
Vinodh Chellamuthu Mathematics – Director of Research Office and Committee Co-Chair vinodh.chellamuthu@utahtech.edu
Jiachun Hong Communication – Assistant Director Research Office and Committee Co-Chair jiachun.hong@utahtech.edu
Bing Jiang Electrical and Computer Engineering bing.jiang@utahtech.edu
Byungeun Pak Education b.pak@utahtech.edu
Danielle Larsen-Rife Psychology dannelle.larsen-rife@utahtech.edu
David Olsen Information Systems & Analytics david.olsen@utahtech.edu
Eva Sanchez Library Services Eva.Sanchez@utahtech.edu
Greg Melton Earth and Environmental Sciences greg.melton@utahtech.edu
Hung Yu Shih Biological Sciences hung.yu.shih@utahtech.edu
Jenn Stewart Director of Sponsored Programs jenn.stewart@utahtech.edu
Jessica Abbott Applied Sociology & Criminal Justice jessica.abbott@utahtech.edu
Ka-Wai Yu Music Ka-Wai.Yu@utahtech.edu
MD Motiur Mazumder Chemistry md.motiur.mazumder@utahtech.edu
MD Sazib Hasan Mathematics MdSazib.Hasan@utahtech.edu
Milan Pantovic Health Sciences milan.pantovic@utahtech.edu
Sai Radavaram Electrical and Computer Engineering sai.radavaram@utahtech.edu
Shariq Sherwani Communication Shariq.Sherwani@utahtech.edu
Sheila Longpré Occupational Therapy sheila.longpre@utahtech.edu
Sheng-Jia Lin Biology sheng-jia.lin@utahtech.edu
Vicki Welch Nursing Vicki.Welch@utahtech.edu
Wendy Schatzberg Chemistry wendy.schatzberg@utahtech.edu
Yuanfei (Steven) Sun Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning yuanfei.sun@utahtech.edu

Contact

Research office

Email: research@utahtech.edu

Phone: 435-879-4957

Office: GCB 410