Office of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA)

The Office of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA) is ready to assist UMBC’s research community along each step from the development and submission of proposals to the patenting and reporting of results.

ORCA is comprised of six major units: the Office of Research Development (ORD), the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), the Office of Center Administration & Management (OCAM), the Office of Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA), the Office of Research Protections & Compliance (ORPC) and the Office of Technology Development (OTD).

Main Office
ITE 221
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: 
410-455-5636 Fax: 410-455-5550.

Office of Research Development
ITE 220
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Email: ord@umbc.edu 
Office: 
410-929-3643 Fax: 410-455-5550

Office of Sponsored Programs
Engineering/Computer Science 329
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Email: ospa@umbc.edu
Office: 
410-455-3140 Fax: 410-455-1876

Office of Center Administration & Management
Technology Research Center, Room 105
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Email: ocam@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1764 Fax: 410-455-1769

Office of Earth & Space Research Administration
5523 Research Park Drive, Suite 310
Baltimore, Maryland 21228
Email: esra_staff@umbc.edu
Office: 
410-455-8812 Fax: 410-455-8806

Office of Research Protections & Compliance
Engineering/Computer Science 329
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Email: compliance@umbc.edu 
Office: 
410-455-2737 Fax: 410-455-3868

Office of Technology Development
Engineering/Computer Science 329
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Email: otd@umbc.edu
Office: 
410-455-3658 Fax: 410-455-8750

 

Other Offices

Contract and Grant Accounting
Financial Services
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Email: FinancialServices@umbc.edu 
Office: 
410-455-1492 Fax: 410-455-1068

Environmental Safety and Health
5200 Westland Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
Email: eshinspections@umbc.edu 
Office: 
410-455-2918 Fax: 410-455-1166