Chemistry Associate Chairs and Committees in 2007-2008

Graduate Affairs

Scott Schaus

Serves as Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) and Chair of Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC), charged with oversight of all aspects of graduate academic programs, degree requirements, and assessment of graduate students

Graduate Admissions

John Porco

Serves as Director of Graduate Admission (DGA) and Chair of Graduate Admissions Committee, charged with the promotion of our graduate program and the recruitment of graduate students

Undergraduate Affairs

Rich Laursen

Serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) and Chair of Undergraduate Affairs Committee (UAC), charged with oversight of all aspects of undergraduate academic programs, degree requirements, and assessment of undergraduate students

Chair’s Advisory Committees

Chair’s Advisory Committee I: Academic Programs and Faculty Actions

John Straub (Chair)

Katinka Csigi (Staff)

• John Porco (Assoc Chair, Graduate Admission)

• Scott Schaus (Assoc Chair, Graduate Affairs)

• Rich Laursen (Assoc Chair, Undergraduate Affairs)

• Tom Tullius (Promotion and Awards)

Charter: Committee members act to advise Chair on matters of all faculty actions including tenure and promotion, the promotion of faculty for awards, the development and promotion of academic programs, and to assist in setting strategic planning goals for the department

Chair’s Advisory Committee II: Research and Development

John Straub (Chair)

Katinka Csigi (Staff)

• Mark Grinstaff (Materials)

• Jim Panek (Synthetic)

• Sean Elliott (Biological/ Inorganic)

• Larry Ziegler (Physical)

• David Coker (Theoretical)

Charter: Committee members act to advise Chair on matters research activity and opportunities, alumni and corporate development, and to assist in setting strategic planning goals for the department

Chair’s Advisory Committee III: Chemistry Operations Committee

John Straub (Chair)

ToBeNamed (Director of Operations, Staff)

• John Caradonna

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Rich Laursen (Department Safety Officer and

Metcalf Space Coordinator)

• John Snyder

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with Department Director to oversee matters related to the maintenance and development of facilities and space, as well as issues surrounding environmental health and safety, in our teaching and research laboratories

Academic Committees

Undergraduate Affairs Committee

Sally Moy (Staff)

Richard Laursen (Chair)

• John Caradonna

• Al Prock

• Corey Stephenson

• Seymour Wang

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with Undergraduate Program Coordinator to promote and develop undergraduate academic programs, evaluate courses and teaching assignments, to facilitate and promote undergraduate research and the Undergraduate Research Symposium, and to identify distinguished undergraduates for special recognition

Graduate Affairs Committee

Sarah Coenen (Staff)

Scott Schaus (Chair & Director of Graduate Studies)

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Linda Doerrer

• David Coker

• Pinghua Liu

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with Academic Administrator to develop the graduate academic program, monitor and evaluate the progress of graduate students, evaluate courses and teaching assignments, carefully maintain graduate student records, and to identify distinguished graduate students for special recognition

Graduate Admissions Committee

Sarah Coenen (Staff)

John Porco (Chair)

• Bjoern Reinhard

• Corey Stephenson

• Pinghua Liu

• Linda Doerrer

• Seymour Wang

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with Graduate Academic Administrator to manage graduate program applications, identify qualified applicants, and recruit new students to graduate program

Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows Program Committee

Katinka Csigi (Staff)

Tom Tullius (Chair)

• John Caradonna

• Sean Elliott

• Mort Hoffman

• John Snyder

Charter: Committee members work to promote the PFF program, identify and recruit qualified candidates, and oversee the mentoring and development of PFFs as teacher/scholars

Facilities Committees

Computer Resources Committee

Milton Masud (Staff)

Tom Keyes (Chair)

• Linda Doerrer

• Seymour Wang

• Bjoern Reinhard

• Brandon Xia

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with the Director of Computational Resources to use the tools of “information technology” to creatively support the teaching and research missions of the department

Chemical Instrumentation Center Steering Committee

ToBeNamed Director of Operations (Staff)

John Snyder (Chair)

• Jonathan Lee, CIC Director

• Michael Creech

• Linda Doerrer

• Pinghua Liu

• Bjoern Reinhard

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with CIC Director, Jonathan Lee, to address tactical demands related to the Center’s operations and to set strategic goals for the development of the Center

Outreach and Development Committees

Colloquium and Seminars Committee

Janine Claysmith (Staff)

Jim Panek (Chair)

• Sean Elliott

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Scott Schaus

• Tom Tullius

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with faculty to develop and promote the Departmental Colloquium, and to coordinate colloquium events with activities of the Physical Chemistry Seminar Series, and Greater Boston Area Theoretical Chemistry Lecture Series

Alumni Relations and Development Committee

Katinka Csigi (Staff)

Gil Jones (Chair)

• Rich Laursen

• Scott Mohr

• Tom Tullius

Charter: Committee members work in collaboration with faculty and the Development Office to promote the work of our department to alumni, corporate sponsors, larger scientific community, and the media

Promotion and Awards Committee

Katinka Csigi (Staff)

Tom Tullius (Chair),

• David Coker

Charter: Identification and promotion of department faculty for university and external teaching and research awards and special recognition, development of first drafts of nomination and recommendation letters