Office of Strategic Initiatives

The Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) guides the execution of the Texas A&M University Research Enterprise Strategic Plan for 2023-2030 and coordinates cross-cutting strategic initiatives to advance the university’s research enterprise and deliver significant societal impact.

Core Functions

Strategic Planning

Leads the implementation of the Research Enterprise Strategic Plan, focusing on six strategic research themes and 21 sub-themes that leverage Texas A&M’s strengths across multiple disciplines.

Coordination of Initiatives

Aligns and integrates cross-cutting strategic initiatives to address state, national and global challenges, providing opportunities to deliver significant societal impact.

Stakeholder Engagement

Collaborates with various stakeholder groups to advance high or immediate priority sub-themes as strategic initiatives

Resource Allocation

Provides resources to support the development or demonstration of the commercial potential of recent discoveries within the Texas A&M research enterprise.

Programs

Advancing Discoveries to Market (ADM)

Offers a $5 million program open to researchers, faculty, staff and students of Texas A&M University and three state agencies to support the development or demonstration of the commercial potential of recent discoveries.

Artificial Intelligence in Research

Provides guidelines and best practices on the use of Generative AI in research, acknowledging its potential impact on various components of the university mission.

Panther RISE Grant Program (PRISE)

Facilitates an agreement between Texas A&M Prairie View University and Texas A&M University to establish productive research and scholarly collaborations, positioning them to pursue multidisciplinary research and innovation projects.

Space Exploration

Supports Texas A&M’s role as a space-grant university, promoting research and workforce development in space exploration, including earth and planetary sciences, human space-flight research and planetary surface engineering and construction.

Initiatives

Strategic Research Themes

Focuses on six strategic research themes

Community, Culture, and Economic Resilience

Arts Ecosystem and Culture; Human Development and Social Dynamics; Workforce and Future of Work. 

Emerging Technologies and Innovations

Artificial Intelligence, Learning and Autonomy; Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing; Data, Visualization, and Information Technologies; Microelectronics and Semiconductors; Quantum Science and Technology. 

Health and Quality of Life

Diagnostics, Treatments, Intervention and Cures; Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Health Disparities and Community Health. 

National Security

Biodefense and Biosecurity; Cybersecurity; Nuclear Security; Advanced National Security Technologies. 

Space Exploration

Human Space Flight; Space Engineering and Construction; Earth and Planetary Sciences. 

Sustainability and Environment

Climate Resilience and Mitigation; Energy Transition/Clean Energy; Food-Energy-Water-Health (FEWH) Nexus. 

Henry Fadamiro

Associate Vice President for Research, Strategic Initiatives Office of the Vice President for Research Division of Research

Joe Arosh

Faculty Fellow Health-NIH Focus Division of Research Professor Veterinary Integrative Biosciences School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Kristin de Ruiter

Strategic Initiatives Program Manager Office of the Vice President for Research Division of Resarch

Aericka Dixon

Executive Assistant II Office of the Vice President for Research Division of Research

Manoranjan Majji

Faculty Fellow Office of Strategic Initiatives Division of Research Professor Aerospace Engineering College of Engineering

Xinyue Ye

Faculty Fellow Office of Strategic Initiatives Division of Research Professor Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning College of Architecture

Additional Contact Information

Address

Office of Strategic Initiatives 
Texas A&M University 
1112 TAMU 
College Station, TX 77843 

Phone

(979) 845-8585