The Vice President for Research and Development has responsibility for all activities related to the oversight and management of research and development at the university including:

• Office of University Research
• Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization
• Intellectual Property Management
• Intellectual Property Committee
• Non-Disclosure Agreements
• Louisiana Tech Technology Incubator
• Incubator Policies and Management
• Technology Transfer Center (Shreveport)
• Center for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
• Research Council
• Council of Research Centers and Institute Directors
• Research Compliance
• Human Use Committee
• Animal Care Committee
• Biohazards Committee
• External Relations
• Government Relations
• State-wide Initiatives
• EPSCoR Committee
• Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI)
• Regional Initiatives
• Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA)
• CERT NLPI
• National Initiatives
• NASULGC
• CRPGE