{"id":25267,"date":"2024-09-03T09:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/?page_id=25267"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:11:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T20:11:02","slug":"vcr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_06fd9e-7a\"] 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_9dba50-9f\">Dr. Joe Elabd is the Vice Chancellor for Research at The Texas A&amp;M University System; a system of 12 universities and 8 state agencies with externally funded research expenditures of $1.5 billion annually. As the leader of the A&amp;M System Office of Research, Dr. Elabd is responsible for providing research leadership and services to support all 20 system members and oversees numerous offices and initiatives, including Texas A&amp;M Innovation, Bush Combat Development Complex, Texas A&amp;M Semiconductor Institute, Center for Applied Communications &amp; Networks, Research &amp; Innovation Security &amp; Competitiveness Institute, Research Security Office, Research Compliance Office, Research Administration Office, and the Research Development Office.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_4e3083-d9\">Prior to these roles, Dr. Elabd has served in several administrative roles at Texas A&amp;M University, including the Interim Vice Chancellor and Dean of Engineering, Interim Director of the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Experiment Station, Associate Dean for Research of Engineering, and Associate Department Head of Chemical Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_8036ef-8a\">Dr. Elabd is also currently a Professor and the Axalta Coating Systems Chair II in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&amp;M University. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and served as a Senior Fellow at the Instituto di Studi Avanzati, Universit\u00e0 di Bologna and a Scholar in Residence at the Food &amp; Drug Administration. He has received numerous research awards including the NSF CAREER Award, the ARO Young Investigator Award, and the DuPont Science and Engineering Award. His research focuses on electrochemical energy (batteries, capacitors, fuel cells) and materials and polymer science. Dr. Elabd has taught chemical engineering courses at all levels (freshmen, sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_64edba-5d\">Dr. Elabd received his Ph.D. and B.S. both in chemical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and University of Maryland, Baltimore County, respectively, and was a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25267_783bd5-ec\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column25267_f574e6-3c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/06\/Joe-Elabd_Enhanced-e1725651154700.png\" alt=\"Joe Elabd\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-25136\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee;border-width:2px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/06\/Joe-Elabd_Enhanced-e1725651154700.png 300w, https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/06\/Joe-Elabd_Enhanced-e1725651154700-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice Chancellor for Research Joe Elabd, Ph.D Vice Chancellor for Research, The Texas A&amp;M University System Dr. Joe Elabd is the Vice Chancellor for Research at The Texas A&amp;M University System; a system of 12 universities and 8 state agencies with externally funded research expenditures of $1.5 billion annually. 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