Colleen Amaral has been a member of the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) since April 2022 and currently holds the title of grants and contracts analyst.

Amaral leads ROSEI in a variety of key areas, including but not limited to:

• Partnering with and acting as the final point of contact with faculty and/or budgetary staff and the Office of Research Administration (JHURA) toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies
• Tracking expenditure rates, budget allocations, sub-awards, and account maintenance for accounts across the faculty portfolio
• Ensuring that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, HR Payroll transactions, effort reporting, cost transfers, paying invoices and paperwork finalization related to subcontract setup, and closeout

Amaral has worked at Johns Hopkins University since 2019. She was previously with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as an administrative coordinator until April 2022. Amaral was in the finance management field for 25 years prior to joining JHU.

She is the recipient of a Whiting School of Engineering Virtual Innovator Award in 2021.

Amaral received her bachelor’s degree in mass communication and communication studies from Towson University.