Ivar Strand
Manager Research Partnerships, Strategic Partnerships Programs Office, Office of Research Partnerships and Technology Transfer

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Office of Research Partnerships and Technology Transfer
Bldg. 490
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-7549
istrand@bnl.gov
Ivar Strand manages Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Partnership activities including the CRADA and Strategic Partnership Projects programs. His responsibilities include the Laboratory’s Other Federal Agency and Non-Federal SPP programs, including coordination of proposal review and approval, negotiation of contractual agreements, and interactions with the U.S. Department of Energy as required to obtain necessary approvals.
Expertise
Ivar has extensive experience in pre and post award grants management, research compliance, technology transfer and contract management. He has in-depth knowledge of federal, state, corporate and non-profit funding agencies. Ivar has built and lead successful research administration programs at Stony Brook University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Northwell Health and system-wide at the State University of New York. Further, Ivar has had extensive interaction with BNL over the years as both parties looked for ways to streamline collaborations and jointly enhance their enterprises. At many of these institutions Ivar was instrumental in diversifying and growing the research portfolio and rolling out electronic platforms to enhance internal processes. Most recently, Ivar was the Executive Director of Sponsored Projects for Long Island University overseeing Pre-award, Post-award, Research Compliance and Technology Transfer at the Brookville and Brooklyn campuses and served as the Institutional Official for both the Human Subjects and Animal Program.
Education
Bachelors of Arts, University of Miami, 1985, Finance
Bachelors of Arts, University of Miami 1985, Communications (Journalism) with Minor in English
Masters of Business Administration, Dowling College 2001, International Banking and Finance

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Office of Research Partnerships and Technology Transfer
Bldg. 490
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(631) 344-7549
istrand@bnl.gov