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Welcome to the Office of the ADR
at Grainger Engineering
The Grainger Engineering Office of the ADR offers comprehensive research development programming and support services to foster a collaborative, interdisciplinary, cross-sector, and impactful research enterprise. Our staff and services complement the research administration professionals in departmental business offices and Engineering Shared Services for research proposal submissions and project management.
PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT
We provide numerous resources and services for writing winning proposals and obtaining other support through the process.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
We track funding opportunities to help researchers find external support for their work and assist faculty with matching to various external funding sources.
OFFICE OF THE ADR FUNDING
Our office administers multiple internal funding opportunities to help faculty get initial support for their ideas.
CORPORATE RELATIONS
Our team connects researchers with industry partners and coordinates corporate engagement across the college. We are dedicated to building strategic partnerships that support all stakeholders.
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FOR RESEARCH
We offer a variety of development opportunities for faculty. Our programs support new faculty, mid-career researchers, and emerging leaders across the college.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Our office provides part-time project management assignments (supported by grant funds) as needed for center start-up support.
MEET OUR TEAM
Daniel J. Bodony
Associate Dean for Research, Grainger College of Engineering
Blue Waters Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Donald Biggar Willett Faculty Scholar
Bodony is an internationally recognized scholar in high-speed flows, fluid-thermal-structural interactions, aeroacoustics, and high-performance computing, with research supported by NASA, NSF, the Departments of Defense and Energy, and industry partners. Since joining Illinois, he has held several academic and administrative leadership roles spanning graduate education, research computing, strategic planning, and technology governance. He earned his Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University and has authored nearly 300 journal and conference publications. His honors include the NSF CAREER Award, the Grainger Engineering Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, and election as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
Research Events
View a sample of upcoming events including seminars, colloquia and lectures from across the Grainger College of Engineering.