Marshall University is experiencing a significant increase in research activity. Starting in 1990, our total grant and contract funding has doubled every five years. While this rate of growth will be difficult to maintain, it does reflect growing university emphasis and the breadth of resident expertise.

The benefits of our research are boundless. It offers new learning opportunities for our faculty and students and multiple services to the greater community. For example, Marshall has research projects in every county in West Virginia. Marshall research creates jobs – technical, administrative and student stipends. In 2004, our grants and contracts employed over 600 people making the Marshall University Research Corporation one of the top ten employers in Huntington.

Marshall research is playing an ever increasing role in regional economic development. With the creation of the Technology Transfer Office, http://www.marshall.edu/tto/, many researchers brought forth invention disclosures – some with significant commercial potential. In this new knowledge-based economy with its unique emphasis on intellectual capital and R&D, more and more small businesses either grow out of research universities or locate nearby to take advantage of the talents and technologies available on campus.

Research goals of Marshall University are:

• Provide solutions to regional and national educational, socioeconomic, and health problems
• Increase number of faculty and students engaged in research
• Increase nationally competitive funding
• Strengthen research support and administration

Please make use of the information and links available here, and feel free to contact any of us in research administration with ideas, requests, and questions.

Dr. John Maher
Vice President for Research, Marshall University
Director of Technology Transfer Office