Chemistry Associate Chairs and Committees in 2009-2010

Graduate Programs

Lawrence Ziegler

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

Graduate Admissions

Karen Allen

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 Programs

John Caradonna

Serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) and Chair of Undergraduate Programs Committee (UPC), 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)

• Karen Allen (Graduate Admissions)

• John Caradonna (Undergraduate Programs)

• Katinka Csigi (Staff)

• Scott Schaus (PFF Committee)

• Lawrence Ziegler (Graduate Programs) 

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/Theoretical)

• Katinka Csigi (Staff)

• Sean Elliott (Biological/ Inorganic)

• Mark Grinstaff (Materials)

• John Porco (Organic)

• Bjoern Reinhard (Physical)

• Adrian Whitty (Biochemical)

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: Facilities and Operations Committee

John Straub (Chair)

• John Caradonna

• Paul Ferrari (Director of Operations, Staff)

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Norman Lee (Staff)

• Paul Sanschagrin (Staff)

• Corey Stephenson (Department Safety Officer)

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 Programs Committee

John Caradonna (Chair & Director of

Undergraduate Studies)

• Binyomin Abrams

• Linda Doerrer

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Sally Moy (Staff)

• Jim Panek

• Feng 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 Programs Committee

Larry Ziegler (Chair & Director of Graduate Studies)

• Sarah Coenen (Staff)

• Sean Elliott

• Corey Stephenson

• Feng Wang

• Adrian Whitty

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

Karen Allen (Chair)

• Sarah Coenen (Staff)

• Sean Elliott

• Ramesh Jasti

• Bjoern Reinhard

• Corey Stephenson

• Feng Wang

• Adrian Whitty

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

Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows Program Committee

Scott Schaus (Chair)

• Katinka Csigi (Staff)

• Susan DeSensi

• Sean Elliott

• John Straub

• Tom Tullius

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

Website Development Committee

Katinka Csigi (Chair)

• Paul Sanschagrin (Staff)

• Scott Schaus

• John Straub

• Mic Timony (Staff)

• Tom Tullius

• Adrian Whitty

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

Chemical Instrumentation Center Steering Committee

Norman Lee (Staff, Interim Chair)

• Karen Allen

• Catherine Costello

• Sean Elliott

• Paul Ferrari (Staff)

• John Snyder

• John Straub

Charter: Committee members work to address tactical demands related to the Center’s operations and to set strategic goals for the development of the Center

Colloquium Committee

Colloquium Committee

Jim Panek (Chair)

• Sean Elliott

• Rosina Georgiadis

• Kevin Schwartz (Staff)

• Corey Stephenson

• Adrian Whitty

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