OKLAHOMA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
2019 OSTRaD Board Meeting Dates | Agenda for the August 14, 2018 OSTRaD Board Meeting |
OCAST is governed by the Oklahoma Science and Technology Research and Development (OSTRaD) Board of Directors (Title 74, Section 5060.6). This 21-member board of directors consists of the secretary/executive director of the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the chancellor of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, the secretary of agriculture, the presidents of Oklahoma's three research universities, the president of a regional university, 12 members appointed by the Governor and two nonvoting legislators representing the House and the Senate. Members appointed by the governor serve with the consent of the senate and generally serve four-year terms. | |
Ann Ackerman, Ph.D., President & CEO Blayne Arthur, Secretary Don Betz, Ph.D., President Gerard Clancy, M.D., President James L. "Jim" Gallogly, President V. Burns Hargis, J.D., President Rhonda Hooper, President & CEO David Humphrey (Chair) Glen D. Johnson, J.D., Chancellor Brent Kisling, Director Tom Kupiec, Ph.D., President & CEO (Vice Chair) |
Dayal T. Meshri, Ph.D., President & CEO Manu S. Nair, Vice President, Technology Ventures Matthew Newman, Director/Business Manager Karl Reid, Sc.D. Steven Rhines, J.D., Vice President, Terry L. Salmon, Ed.D., President & Founder The Honorable Jason Smalley The Honorable Tammy West Sherri Wise, President one vacancy |
STANDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES |
OCAST receives support and assistance from the Oklahoma Health Research, Oklahoma Plant Science Research, Oklahoma Applied Research and Small Business Research Assistance advisory committees for research-related programs. Research-related standing committees must consist of representatives of the “business, higher education and research communities” (74 O.S., Section 5060.9[a]) and at least one-third of the members of each committee must be researchers. Committees are approved annually by the board. The Seed Capital Investment advisory committee is created to assist OCAST in evaluating potential investments with the Seed Capital Revolving Fund (74 O.S., Section 5060.21). |
Oklahoma Health Research Committee Tyrrell Conway, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma Plant Science Research Advisory Committee Peter Camfield, Ph.D., Oklahoma Panhandle State University, Goodwell Oklahoma Applied Research Advisory Committee Kenneth E. Bartels, D.V.M., M.S., Oklahoma State University, Stillwater Small Business Research Assistance Committee Mike Callaway, CalTech Global LLC, Sapulpa Seed Capital Investment Committee James Dickson, BancFirst, Oklahoma City |
GOVERNOR'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL |
OCAST provides administrative support for the Governor's Science and Technology Council. Learn more about the council at STCouncil.ok.gov.