Dr. Michael A. Stubblefield serves as the Vice Chancellor for Research and Strategic Initiatives (ORSI) at Southern University and A&M College. He received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Southern University and his PhD in engineering science from Louisiana State University. As Vice Chancellor, Dr. Stubblefield serves as the University’s representative to enter into grants and contracts and oversees their execution and closure. In addition to providing technical and administrative oversight of strategic initiatives, research centers, institutes, and other research related functions, he supervises the Offices of Sponsored Programs and Governmental Contracting Services, and the LSBDC at Southern University, under the auspices of the LSBDC network, is hosted through the ORSI.

Through his office, Dr. Stubblefield has established mentor-protégé agreements between university and associations, national labs, and private firms. He has been a direct awardee of grants and contracts from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, Army Corps of Engineers, Commerce, Defense, NASA, and the EPA, as well as from state agencies and private companies. Regarding a vibrant education and workforce, he has established programs for increasing undergraduate/graduate research experiences, and small business/economic development, created a global workforce development plan thereby increasing access to global partners and experts through international research participation for HBCUs.

Dr. Stubblefield’s topics of interest range from pre-college experiential programs, university capacity building, curriculum/laboratory development, materials science, energy, and undergraduate/ graduate research experiences, and small business/economic development.