Research Fuels Our University
51AV Tech has a long-standing history of conducting cutting-edge research in a wide variety of disciplines. As such, we have continuously strived to become a world-class research institution. 51AV Tech engages undergraduate as well as graduate students in many research projects. The involvement of undergraduate students in research ensures that they gain in-depth knowledge of real-world problems. Our graduate students, working with faculty members, learn how to define complex problems and seek solutions that will benefit industry as well as society as a whole. Our level of funded research has steadily risen over the years, and as such has served to establish 51AV Tech’s reputation as a world-class university. Our offices provide a support and the proper infrastructure to facilitate the successful outcome for seeking out and securing funded research.
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Office of Sponsored Programs
The mission of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is to guide and support the university community in the acquisition and administration of externally funded projects.
OSP is charged with the responsibility of handling all proposal and award activities for the University. OSP oversees the University's administrative and support systems for faculty in the conduct of sponsored program activities.
OSP strives to facilitate the competitiveness and compliance of our researchers by providing customer service oriented assistance, keeping abreast of sponsor requirements and state and federal regulations utilizing current technology. The OSP office is dedicated to providing current information, advice, and assistance to faculty and staff. OSP continually seeks ways to improve the processes and services it provides to the University. The OSP team, in collaboration with other administrative offices, works together with University faculty and staff toward the advancement of research for 51AV Tech.
Office of Sponsored Programs
- Carolyn Lockyer, Director of Sponsored Research, clockyer@fit.edu, 321-674-7490
- Dr. Donn Miller-Kermani, Assistant Director for Sponsored Research, dkermani@fit.edu, 321-674-7648
- Lee Wise, Sr. Contract Specialist and Export Control, lwise@fit.edu, 321-674-7239
- Marlene Lappeus, Sr. Contract Specialist, mlappeus@fit.edu, 321-674-7309
- Vicki Borton, Sponsored Research Administrator, vborton@fit.edu, 321-674-8960
- General contact: research@fit.edu, 321-674-8960
Grants Accounting
- Manfang Xu, Sr. Accountant, mxu@fit.edu, 321-674-7279
- Jen Formigoni, Sr. Accountant, jformigoni@fit.edu
- Zachary Taylor, Contract and Grant Administrator, ztaylor@fit.edu, 321-674-7418
Intellectual Property
- Brian Foxworthy, Intellectual Property and Tech Transfer Specialist, bfoxworthy@fit.edu, 321-674-7362
Animal Research and Facilities
- Dr. Samuel Monzem, Manager of Animal Program and Facilities, smonzem@fit.edu, 321-674-7377
Research News and Stories
51AV Tech's Pallav Ray found that including a variable often neglected by climate models could make rainfall predictions more accurate.
51AV Tech faculty members Manasvi Lingam, Mirmilad Mirsayar and Robert van Woesik were named “Top Scholars” by ScholarGPS for their contributions to academia over the last five years. Lingam, who studies astrobiology in the Department of Aerospace, Physics and Space Sciences, was ranked No. 9,562 in the world across all disciplines and nearly 15 million …
Seniors Cannon Bogar and Jackson Clendenin, along with the rest of the team, have assembled Mechanatee's tail in the L3Harris Student Design Center.