{"id":26403,"date":"2026-06-09T14:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/?page_id=26403"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:58:14","slug":"ffs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/ffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Development &#8211; FFS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id26403_24fc6a-f9{margin-top:-75px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id26403_24fc6a-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id26403_24fc6a-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id26403_24fc6a-f9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1500px 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2rem);}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading26403_52c2a7-c2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_52c2a7-c2\">friday faculty<br>Series<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .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-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column26403_b1fb39-a7 kb-section-has-link\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right a.{ text-decoration: none; } has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-260a2dd9a90597b7293fa9d098b0939b\" style=\"border-bottom-width:1px;color:#cccccc;letter-spacing:1px;line-height:.9\"><strong>RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-81cc61ce3ab6d92e41c5355eb813c1e3\" style=\"color:#cccccc;margin-top:-25px;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:3px;line-height:.9\">THE TEXAS A&amp;M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamus.edu\/research\/development\/\" class=\"kb-section-link-overlay\" aria-label=\"Research Excellence Fund\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1500px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xxl, 5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(80% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(20% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1{z-index:7;position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id26403_6bfc21-b1 > 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767px){.kadence-column26403_ac4cfa-86 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top:0px dashed #666666;border-right:0px dashed #666666;border-bottom:0px dashed #666666;border-left:0px dashed #666666;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column26403_ac4cfa-86\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0\"] 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-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading25358_06fe3a-5a_0\">Join the Research Development Office each Friday from <strong>noon to 1:00 p.m.<\/strong> for an informal Zoom discussion about research across The Texas A&amp;M University System. Whether you&#8217;re exploring a new idea, developing a proposal, managing an active award, seeking collaborators, or looking ahead to future funding opportunities, we&#8217;re happy to connect.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_363861-7e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_363861-7e\"] 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-heading26403_363861-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_363861-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading26403_363861-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_363861-7e\">The Friday Faculty Series offers a relaxed virtual forum for discussing research challenges and opportunities, learning about sponsor priorities, exploring potential partnerships, and discovering resources available through your institution and the System. Bring your questions, your ideas, or join the conversation. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33\"] 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-heading26403_49aa61-33 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading26403_49aa61-33 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" 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