Advancing Research Excellence
Supporting TCU's research community across sponsored programs, research contracts, compliance and creative activity.
Together with TCU faculty, students and leadership, the Office of Research & Creative Activity is building the next chapter of the university's research enterprise through bold collaboration, strategic growth and research that makes a difference.
Growing a research enterprise isn't about adding programs. It's about creating a culture where ambitious ideas, meaningful collaboration and world-class scholarship can thrive. That's the future we're building at TCU.
Focus Areas
The Office of Research & Creative Activity advances TCU's growing research enterprise through four strategic focus areas that strengthen research excellence, foster interdisciplinary collaboration and expand the impact of discovery and creative activity.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Foster collaboration across disciplines to bring together diverse expertise, spark new ideas and address complex challenges through research and creative activity.
Undergraduate Research
Empower undergraduate students to pursue meaningful research and creative activity alongside faculty mentors from the start of their TCU experience.
Centers & Institutes
Strengthen TCU's research enterprise through centers and institutes that foster collaboration, accelerate discovery and connect research to real-world impact, such as the Roach Institute of Athlete Engineering and the Institute of Behavioral Research.
Partnership & Innovation
Build partnerships with industry, government and community organizations that translate TCU research and creative activity into real-world solutions and lasting impact.
Leadership
Reuben F. Burch V, Ph.D.
Vice Provost for Research
As vice provost for research, Reuben Burch is leading the expansion of TCU's research enterprise by strengthening interdisciplinary collaboration, growing strategic partnerships and advancing the university's path toward Carnegie R1 status.
An inventor, entrepreneur and internationally recognized researcher, Burch holds nearly 50 patents and is the founder of Athlete Engineering, an interdisciplinary field connecting engineering, human performance and emerging technologies. His career has focused on building innovative research programs and partnerships that translate discovery into real-world impact.
"Our role is simple: serve our faculty, remove barriers to discovery and create the conditions for research and creative activity to thrive. When we keep the main thing the main thing, extraordinary things happen."
— Reuben F. Burch V, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research
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