Governance & Advisory Groups
The Research Computing Office will be governed by three groups, two of which are advisory and one has an executive oversight role. We are actively forming and expanding those groups to ensure a varied and broad representation from OSU units and communities who are contributing to the overall research enterprise.
RCO Information Technology Advisory Group (started Nov. 2024)*
Christopher Thompson Director, Information Technology, College of Engineering
Christopher Sullivan Director, Research and Academic Computing, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Clara Llebot Lorente Data Management Specialist, Valley Library
Breanne Taylor IT Governance Program Manager, University Information and Technology
Brent Kronmiller Interim Director, Center for Quantitative Life Sciences
Dirk Petersen Director, Supercomputing Operations, University Information and Technology
Anthony Koppers (co-chair) Research Computing Office
Shayne Huddleston (co-chair) Research Computing Office
David Barber (coordinator), Research Computing Office
* This group started out as the Research Computing Roadmap Working Group in November 2024 and in January 2026, with the start of the new RCO office, it got renamed and reconfigured into the RCO Information Technology Advisory Group.
RCO Researchers Advisory Group (start date March 2026)
The RCO Researchers Advisory Group is being formed at this moment, with a first meeting planned in March 2026.
RCO Executive Committee (started Nov. 2024)
Irem Tumer (co-chair), Vice President, Division of Research and Innovation
Andrea Ballinger (co-chair), Chief Information Officer and Vice Provost, University Information and Technology
Belinda Batten Senior Advisor to the Provost for Special Projects
Brent Gustafson Chief Budget Officer, Division of Finance and Administration
Tuba Ozkan-Haller Dean, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Staci Simonich Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
Forrest Masters Dean, College of Engineering
Anthony Koppers (ex-officio) Research Computing Office
Shayne Huddleston (ex-officio) Research Computing Office
Research Computing 2030 Task Force (2023 – 2024)
Todd S. Palmer (chair), University Distinguished Professor, Nuclear Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Kyle Niemeyer Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, College of Engineering
Brent Kronmiller Interim Director, Center for Quantitative Life Sciences
Jessica Garwood Assistant Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
James Lerczak Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Taal Levi Associate Professor, Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences
Benjamin Dalziel Associate Professor, Mathematics and Integrative Biology, College of Science
Evan Forsythe Assistant Professor, Integrative Biology, College of Science
Stefan Lee Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering
Bogdan Strimbu Associate Professor, Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, College of Forestry
Mark Keever Executive Director, Digital Research Infrastructure, University Information and Technology
Anthony Koppers Associate Vice President for Research Advancement and Strategy, Division of Research and Innovation