Who to Contact
General Questions
For general questions related to:
- Grants & Contracts: Assigned Department Specialist or Sparc@rice.edu
- Preaward Concierge: Sparc.concierge@rice.edu, 713-348-2508
- IRB Compliance: irb@rice.edu, 713-348-3586
- IACUC Compliance: Sarah Viranda, 713-348-2342
- IBC Compliance: Daniel Kirienko, 713-348-7349
- COI or Export Control Compliance: conflicts@rice.edu, exportcontrols@rice.edu
For Emergencies (Internal customers)
Note that SPARC observers University holidays and closures. Any proposal deadline should be coordinated prior to the deadline in accordance with SPARC’s 5 day rule. For emergencies related to grants & contracts or compliance contact Krystal Toups, AVP for SPARC or Dr. Yousif Shamoo, VPR for Research.
Sponsored Projects
Contacts for Grant & Contracts Questions and Issues. To determine who your departments assigned SPARC Grants & Contracts Specialist is visit Department Assignment.
Grants
- Aaron Parvis, Associate Director of Grants and Contracts, 713-348-5584
- Stacy Ridling, Grant Specialist III, 713-348-6173
- Barnabas Cho, Grant Specialist, 713-348-2452
- C. Lee Taylor, Data Analyst, 713-348-4820
Contracts
- Heidi Thornton, Assistant Director, 713-348-6204
- Laurie Sandel, Contracts Specialist III, 713-348-6203
- Subaward Correspondence
Pre-Award Concierge
- Rick Mottu, Pre-Award Concierge Specialist, 713-348-2508
- Felix Gadi, Pre-Award Concierge Specialist, 713-348-4589
- sparc.concierge@rice.edu
Research Compliance
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- irb@rice.edu, Compliance Administrator, 713-348-3586
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- Sarah Viranda, Compliance Administrator, 713-348-2342
Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
- Daniel Kirienko, Compliance Administrator, 713-348-7349