Grants Review Committee
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Overview | Current Year (AY 2026-2027) | Resolutions | Archives
Overview
Responsibilities:
The Grants Review Committee will develop policies and procedures for the review of grant proposals referred to it, including but not limited to those funded through the Chancellor’s Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity allocations.
The Grants Review Committee will make recommendations to the Chief Research Officer concerning the funding of other internal grants subject to review by the source of funding.
The Grants Review Committee will develop policies and procedures for the selection of Cal Poly State University student delegates to the system-wide CSU Student Research Competition.
The Grants Review Committee will evaluate both the oral and written presentations of students and select the delegates for the system-wide CSU Student Research Competition.
Committee Procedures:
Grants Review Committee Policy and Procedures
Current Year (AY 2026-2027)
Charges:
TBD
Meetings:
TBD
Membership:
New for AY 2026-2027, pursuant to AS-1006-26: "Resolution on Changes in Academic Senate Grants Review Committee Membership"
A recommended constitution of at least 12 members with a target of 2 representatives from each Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo college, and a member from Professional Consultative Services and not more than 3 representatives from any one Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo college. Representation from Cal Poly, Solano is to include at least 1 representative with a target of 2 and a max of 6.
Ex officio members shall be the Chief Research Officer or designee and an ASI representative. The ASI representative must be a graduate student. The Chief Research Officer is non-voting. the ASI representative only votes during the selection of the CSU Student Research Competition participants.
In occurrences where the committee is not filled, the Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Committee may be asked to assist in the GRC duties.
No member of the Grants Review Committee is eligible to apply for any grant, leave, or award program administered by the committee while serving on the committee.
New: Click here to submit your statement of interest if you would like to serve on the committee.
Please note that the target is 12 voting members.
| Name | Department | College/Unit | Office Phone | Exp. Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agarwal, Puneet | Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering | CENG | (805) 756-7467 | pagarw05@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 2 | Costanzo, Philip (Chair) | Chemistry & Biochemistry | BCSM | (805) 756-2692 | pcostanz@calpoly.edu | 2028 |
| 3 | Guerra Silva, Rafael | Industrial Technology & Packaging | OCOB | (805) 756-5533 | rguerras@calpoly.edu | 2028 |
| 4 | Jenkins, Ryan | Philosophy | CLA | (805) 756-1224 | ryjenkin@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 5 | Kolegraff, Stacy | Construction Management | CAED | (805) 756-5612 | sakolegr@calpoly.edu | 2028 |
| 6 | Oppenheim, Tomas | Mechanical Engineering | Solano | (707) 654-1792 | toppenhe@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 7 | Ryalls, Emily | Interdisciplinary Studies | CLA | (805) 756-2909 | eryalls@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 8 | Sadek, Mohammad | BioResource and Agricultural Engineering | CAFES | (805) 756-2638 | mosadek@calpoly.edu | 2028 |
| 9 | Shields, Jennifer | Architecture | CAED | (805) 756-1362 | jeshield@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 10 | Shin, Joongmin | Industrial Technology & Packaging | OCOB | (805) 756-2710 | jshin20@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 11 | Wang, Cindy | Marketing | OCOB | (805) 756-7638 | cwang96@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| 12 | Watts, Katharine | Chemistry & Biochemistry | BCSM | (805) 756-2530 | krwatts@calpoly.edu | 2028 |
| (EO) | Wendt, Dean | Research | Academic Affairs | (805) 756-2226 | dwendt@calpoly.edu | EO (Research) |
| VACANT | ASI | EO | ||||
| VACANT | PCS | 2027 |
Resolutions:
AS-794-15 Resolution on Changes in Academic Senate Grants Review Committee Membership and Responsibilities - President Armstrong acknowledged receipt and approval on May 21, 2015
AS-600-03/GRC Resolution on Change in Academic Senate Grants Review Committee Membership (Bylaws section I.7.a) - President Baker acknowledged receipt on June 10, 2003
ARCHIVES
AY 2025-2026 Charges and Membership
Charges:
- Revise the bylaws and committee procedures to accommodate the following changes to university infrastructure:
- Include representation from the Cal Poly, Solano Campus and devise a method for equitable distribution of awards to both the SLO and Solano campus locations. 2025-2026
- Reflect the University’s conversion to the semester system (as needed). 2025-2026.
- Reflect the Q2S conversion on GRC internal policy and procedures and draft revision plans as needed. Ongoing through conversion.
- Suspend the bylaws to recruit an additional voting representative from the Solano campus to evaluate Solano campus RSCA grant application (and other special initiatives as needed) and the CSU Student Research Competition.
- Review of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA) Grants and other special initiatives as needed. Ongoing.
- Review and selection of student delegates for the CSU Student Research Competition. Ongoing.
- Discuss the impact of the proposed Year-Round Operations calendar and administrative structure, and Solano campus considerations on GRC bylaws, policy, and procedures, and draft revisions as needed. Ongoing through implementation.
GRC Members AY 2025-2026
| Name | Department | College/Unit | Office Phone | Exp. Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Bennett, Darin |
Animal Science | CAFES | (805) 756-2440 | dbenne06 | 2026 |
| Costanzo, Philip (Chair) | Chemistry & Biochemistry | BCSM | (805) 756-2692 | pcostanz@calpoly.edu | 2026 |
| DeBruhl, Bruce | Computer Science | CENG | (805) 756-1392 | bdebruhl@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| Engel, Alyson | Graduate Student Representative | ASI | - | aengel03@calpoly.edu | EO (ASI) |
| Guerra Silva, Rafael | Industrial Technology & Packaging | OCOB | (805) 756-5533 | rguerras@calpoly.edu | 2026 |
| Parker, Alex | Oceanography | Solano Campus | (707) 654-1149 | aparker@csum.edu | 2026 |
| Ryalls, Emily | Interdisciplinary Studies | CLA | (805) 756-2909 | eryalls@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| Shields, Jennifer | Architecture | CAED | (805) 756-1362 | jeshield@calpoly.edu | 2027 |
| Wendt, Dean | Research | Academic Affairs | (805) 756-2226 | dwendt@calpoly.edu | EO (Research) |
| VACANT | PCS | 2027 |
AY 2024-2025 Charges and Membership
Charges:
- Review of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities (RSCA) Grants and other special initiatives as needed. Ongoing.
- Discuss impact of Q2S conversion on GRC internal policy and procedures and draft revision plans as needed. Ongoing through conversion.
- Discuss the impact of the proposed Year-Round Operations calendar and administrative structure on GRC bylaws, policy, and procedures, and draft revisions as needed. Ongoing through implementation.
- Discuss the impact of the possible integration with Cal Maritime on GRC internal policy and procedures and draft revision plans as needed. If approved, ongoing through integration.
- Review and selection of student delegates for the CSU Student Research Competition. Ongoing.
- Review and update committee procedures, policies, and bylaws. Ongoing.
GRC Members AY 2024-2025
| Name | Department | College/Unit | Office Phone | Email (@calpoly.edu) | Exp. Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell, Nevan | Grad | ASI | 61281 | nebell | EO (ASI) |
|
Bennett, Darin |
AnimalSci | CAFES | 62440 | dbenne06 | 2026 |
| Costanzo, Philip (CH) | Chem | BCSM | 62692 | pcostanz | 2026 |
| DeBruhl, Bruce | CompSci | CENG | 61392 | bdebruhl | 2025 |
| Guerra Silva, Rafael | IndustTech | OCOB | 65533 | rguerras | 2026 |
| Lester, Sarah | Library | PCS | 66019 | salester | 2025 |
|
Neill, Dawn |
Rsrch&SP | Admin | 66046 | dbneill | EO (Research) |
| Ryalls, Emily | Interdisp Studies | CLA | 62909 | eryalls | 2025 |
| VACANT | CAED | 2025 | |||
Quarterly Reports (PDF)