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Research Contacts

Academic Affairs and Provost Office

Amy L. Adamson, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Research and Chief Research Officer
aadamson@fit.edu

Office of Sponsored Research

Telephone: 321-674-8960

General Inquiries: research@fit.edu
Awards: osp_awards@fit.edu
Proposals: osp_proposals@fit.edu
Subawards: osp_subawards@fit.edu
Intellectual Property: ip@fit.edu
Export Control: export_control@fit.edu

Campus Location
Jerome P. Keuper Administration Building

Mailing Address
Office of Sponsored Programs
150 W University Blvd
Melbourne FL 32901

Pre-award and Contract Administration

Researcher support before and during the award process, including proposal development, contracts, agreements, and sponsor requirements.

What We Handle

  • Proposal and budget development
  • Contracts and grants administration
  • Award and contract modifications
  • Non-disclosure agreements
  • Data use agreements
  • Conflict of interest
  • Memorandums of understanding
  • Material transfer agreements
  • Final reporting to sponsors
  • Subaward administration
Contact Primary Responsibilities

Donn Miller-Kermani, Ph.D.
Director of Sponsored Research
dkermani@fit.edu | 321-674-7648
  • Awards and contracts
  • Workday Support for Grants

James Parker, Ph.D.
Director of Research Development
parkerj@fit.edu 
  • Research development and proposal support

Vicki Borton
Sponsored Programs Manager
vborton@fit.edu | 321-674-8960
  • Subaward Administration

Contract Specialists

Contact Assigned Colleges and Units

Lee Wise
Sr. Contract Specialist and Export Control
lwise@fit.edu | 321-674-7239
  • College of Aeronautics
  • College of Engineering and Science
  • College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
  • COES: Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
  • COES: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
  • Florida Tech Research Institute
  • Harris Institute of Assured Information

Laura Danner
Sr. Contract Specialist
ldanner@fit.edu | 321-674-7309
  • College of Business
  • COES: Biomedical Engineering & Science
  • COES: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • COES: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • COES: Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences
  • COES: Mathematics and Systems Engineering
  • Office of the Provost
  • Vertex Applied Innovation Hub

Post Award Accounting

Financial administration and reporting support after an award has been received.

What we handle

  • Internal budget modifications
  • Budget to actual reporting
  • Burn rate monitoring
  • Expenditure review and approval
  • Financial reporting
Contact Assigned colleges and units

Vanesa Lougheed, Ed.D
Director of Sponsored Research Finance
vlougheed@fit.edu  
  • College of Aeronautics
  • College of Business
  • College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
  • COES: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Florida Tech Research Institute
  • Harris Institute of Assured Information
  • Office of the Provost

Jen Formigoni
Sr. Accountant
jformigoni@fit.edu | 321-674-7276
  • COES: Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences
  • COES: Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences

Kelly Schroeder
Sr. Accountant
kschroeder@fit.edu | 321-674-7418
  • College of Engineering and Science
  • COES: Biomedical Engineering & Science
  • COES: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • COES: Mathematics and Systems Engineering
  • COES: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
  • Vertex Applied Innovation Hub

 

Research Compliance

Regulatory and institutional requirements related to research activities, including animal care, human subjects, biosafety, and intellectual property.

Contact Primary Responsibility

Samuel Monzem, Ph.D.
Research Compliance Manager
smonzem@fit.edu | 321-674-7377
  • IACUC
  • IRB
  • IBC
  • Research Compliance
  • Proposals and Budget Development

Brian Foxworthy
Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Specialist
bfoxworthy@fit.edu | 321-674-7362
  • Intellectual Property
  • Technology Transfer
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