Office of Research and Advisory Services

Staff
  • Mark Luckenbach, Associate Dean of Research and Advisory Services
  • Lyle Varnell, Associate Director for Advisory Services
  • Emily Hein, Assistant Director for Advisory Services
  • Cecilia Lewis, Assistant to the Associate Dean of Research and Advisory Services

The Virginia General Assembly is currently in session. For those bills which might be of interest to those at VIMS please see our General Assembly page


This is the central administrative office charged with coordinating VIMS' state-mandated research and outreach activities.  (VA Code  § 28.2-1100)

As part of its broad legislative mission, VIMS serves as the Commonwealth's center of expertise in the marine environment, bringing together governmental, economic, regulatory, and scientific communities. 

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