Radenka Maric

Co-Chair Executive Steering Committee, Interim President of the University of Connecticut

Office of the Vice President for Research

Dr. Radenka Maric oversees the $260 million research enterprise at all UConn campuses, including UConn Health and CIRCA. Prior to becoming VPR, she served as Executive Director for UConn’s $132 million Innovation Partnership Building, which has already leveraged more than $80 million in industry and federal agency projects. She has also led and continues to drive strategic efforts to build fundamental and applied research and technology commercialization capabilities in partnership with government, industry, and other academic leaders. In addition to her senior leadership roles, Dr. Maric is a CT Clean Energy Fund Professor in Sustainable Energy. She earned her BS from Belgrade University, and her MS and PhD from Kyoto University.