Alan Rudolph, PhD

Dr. Alan Rudolph serves as the Vice President for Research for Colorado State University. As the chief institutional advocate and facilitator for faculty research activities, he is responsible for programmatic excellence in research. Dr. Rudolph is a former member of the Senior Executive Service, having served as the Director for Chemical and Biological Technologies Directorate, Research and Development Enterprise, Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Dr. Rudolph has had an active career in translating interdisciplinary life sciences into useful applications for biotechnology development. His experience spans basic research to advanced development in academia, government laboratories, and the nonprofit and private sectors.