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 may be difficult to maintain, it does reflect growing university emphasis and the breadth of resident expertise.

The benefits of our research are boundless. Research 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 also creates jobs - technical, administrative and student stipends. In 2004, our grants and contracts employed more than 600 people, making the Marshall University Research Corporation one of the top 10 employers in Huntington.

Marshall research is playing an ever-increasing role in regional economic development. When the university's Technology Transfer Office was created, a number of researchers brought forth invention disclosures, some with significant commercial potential. In today's knowledge-based economy with an emphasis on intellectual capital and research and development, more and more small businesses are either growing out of research universities or locating nearby to take advantage of the talents and technologies available on campus. In a complementary effort to create new, high-paying jobs and add to the diversification of our state's economy, the legislature in 2008 created the West Virginia Research Trust Fund. The fund matches state dollars with private donations to encourage university research and leverage private giving.

The research goals of Marshall University are:

• Provide solutions to regional and national educational, socioeconomic and health problems
• Increase the number of faculty and students engaged in research
• Increase nationally competitive funding; and
• 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 or questions.

Dr. John Maher
Vice President for Research, Marshall University

Executive Director, Marshall University Research Corporation

Director, Technology Transfer Office

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