UM Vice Provost for Research

Vice Provost for Research

Chief research officer for the University of Miami, the Vice Provost for Research is responsible for overall policy implementation and coordination of the research activities of the University. Reporting to the Office of Research are the Division of Veterinary Resources, the Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy, the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Office, the Office of Research Compliance Assessment, the Office of Research Education and Training, the Office of Research Information Management, the Office of Research Standards, and the Coral Gables and Medical Research Administration Offices. The Vice Provost for Research serves as Chair of the University Research Council, the University Patent and Copyright Committee, the University Compliance Committee, and the Institutional Biosafety Committee, and is the administrative official responsible for the South Campus.

Dr. Richard J. Bookman, Vice Provost for Research
E-mail: rbookman@miami.edu

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 016960 (R-64) Miami, Florida 33101

Street Address:         1400 N.W. 10th Avenue         Dominion Tower 12th Floor         Medical Campus, LC: R64         Miami, Florida 33136

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"[W]hy did the National Aeronautics and Space Administration choose Florida as the nation's launchpad? It's all about the state's location, explains Fred Marschak, an astronomy professor at Santa Barbara City College in California.

From the beginning, NASA needed beachfront property. Early rockets dropped debris, shed spent booster packs, and sometimes exploded. Better to have these scraps and missteps plummet into the ocean than onto American towns.

Plus, blasting off over the Atlantic has an added bonus. "Our Earth rotates eastward," Mr. Marschak says. When space shuttles launch in the same direction, "the Earth gives us a push." This planetary effect is similar to why it's easier to swim with the water's current rather than against it.

NASA also wanted a southern state because the rotational push is strongest along the equator."

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