Committee Memberships 2025-2026

Executive Committee

Hridesh Rajan, Dean, School of Science and Engineering

Michael Moore, Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Laura Schrader, Chair of Cell and Molecular Biology
Hank Ashbaugh, Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Igor Rubtsov, Chair of Chemistry
Carola Wenk, Chair of Computer Science
Kyle Straub, Chair of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Keith Clay, Chair of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tài Hà, Chair of Mathematics
Fred Wietfeldt, Chair of Physics and Engineering Physics
Janet Ruscher, Chair of Psychology
Ehab Meselhe, Chair of River-Coastal Science and Engineering
Matthew Dalva, Director, Neuroscience Program
Marie Dahleh, Associate Dean for Online and Professional Education
Lev Kaplan, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Laurie O'Brien, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Michelle Sanchez, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Academic Partnerships
Daniel Shantz, Associate Dean for Research and PhD Programs
Jeanette Weiland, Chief Business Officer
Jake Madison, Director of Development (ex officio)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

Nathalie Busschaert (2025-2028)
Mahir Can (2024-2027)
Dan Friess (2025-2028)
Ryan Glasser (2023-2026)
Jordan Karubian, Committee Chair (2025-2028)
Nicholas Sandoval (2024-2027) 
Diyar Talbayev (2023-2026)
Caz Taylor (2024-2027) 
Yu-Ping Wang (2023-2026)

Professor of Practice Promotion Advisory Committee

Matt Barrios (2023-2026)
Fenglei He (2025-2028)
Michael Joyce (2025-2028)
Renata Ribeiro (2024-2027)
Janet Ruscher (2024-2027)

Curriculum Committee

Katherine Raymond, Biomedical Engineering
Robert Dotson, Cell and Molecular Biology, Committee Chair
W.T. Godbey, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mark Sulkes, Chemistry
Saad Hassan, Computer Science
Nancye Dawers, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Donata Henry, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Mahir Can, Mathematics
Tim Schuler, Physics and Engineering Physics
Jake Feiler, Psychology
Mead Allison, River-Coastal Science and Engineering 
Sara Clark, Neuroscience Program
Marie Dahleh, Assosciate Dean for Online and Professional Education (ex officio)
Laurie O'Brien, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (ex officio)
Daniel Shantz, Associate Dean for Research and PhD Programs (ex officio)
Tracy Benoit, Academic Advising (ex officio)
Sarah Montes, Registrar (ex officio)

Graduate Studies Committee

Carolyn Bayer & Donald Gaver, Biomedical Engineering
Stryder Meadows, Cell and Molecular Biology
Noshir Pesika & Hank Ashbaugh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Alex McSkimming and Russ Schmehl, Chemistry
Ram Mettu, Computer Science
Yanxu Zhang, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Jordan Karubian, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Gustavo Didler, Mathematics
Diyar Talbayev, Physics and Engineering Physics
Julie Markant, Psychology
Mead Allison, River-Coastal Science and Engineering 
Ricardo Mostany, Neuroscience Program (ex officio)
Marie Dahleh, Assosciate Dean for Online and Professional Education (ex officio)
Dan Shantz, Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Programs (ex officio)
Rosanna Chavez, Staff, SSE Dean's Office (ex officio)

Grievance Committee

Ron Anderson, Biomedical Engineering
David Mullin, Cell and Molecular Biology
Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
TBD, Chemistry
Lu Peng, Computer Science
Yanxu Zhnang, Earth and Environmental Sciences
TBD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Dagang (David) Yang, Mathematics
Jianwei Sun, Physics and Engineering Physics
Damian Murray, Psychology

Major Advising Committee

Ronald Anderson, Biomedical Engineering
Christian Burr, Cell and Molecular Biology
Katie Russell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mallory Cortez, Chemistry
Aaron Maus, Computer Science
Julie Sonn, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Nancye Dawers, Earth and Environmental Science and Geology
Tewodros Amdeberhan, Mathematics
Beth Wee, Neuroscience
Anoop Rajappan, Physics and Engineering Physics
Carrie Wyland, Psychology
Sarah Montes, Registrar’s Office
Laurie O'Brien, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs (ex officio)

Nominating Committee

Damir Khismatullin, Biomedical Engineering
Shusheng Wang, Cell and Molecular Biology
Kim O'Connor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Committee Chair
Alex Burin, Chemistry
Aaron Maus, Computer Science
Nancy Dawers, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sunshine VanBael, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Lisa Fauci, Mathematics
Michael Naguib, Physics and Engineering Physics
Jonathan Fadok, Psychology
Hridesh Rajan, Dean, School of Science and Engineering

Grand Challenge Scholars Program Steering Committee

Katherine Raymond, Biomedical Engineering
Shusheng Wang, Cell and Molecular Biology
Beth Wee, Neuroscience
Tim Schuler, Physics and Engineering Physics
David Corey, Psychology
Mead Allison, River-Coastal Science & Engineering/Earth & Environmental Sciences 

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Study Abroad

David Mullin, Biochemistry
Katherine Raymond, Biomedical Engineering
Fenglei He, Cell and Molecular Biology
Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Scott Grayson, Chemistry
Victor Banskston, Computer Science
Cindy Ebinger (thru 2024), Earth and Environmental Sciences
Renata Ribeiro, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Lev Kaplan, Physics and Engineering Physics
Teddy Amdeberhan, Mathematics
Katelyn Black, Neuroscience
Lev Kaplan, Physics
Alex Sims, Psychology

AI for All

Tommaso Buvoli, Mathematics
Samridhi Chaturvedi, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Aron Culotta, Computer Science, Chair
Ben Deen, Psychology
Ibrahim Demir, River-Coastal Science & Engineering
Nicholas Mattei, Computer Science
Matthew Montemore, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Yanxu Zhang, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Cognitive Cyber Nexus

Denys Bondar, Physics and Engineering Physics
Jonathan Fadok, Psychology
Bruce Gibb, Chemistry
Michael Moore, Biomedical Engineering, Co-Chair
Jeffrey Tasker, Cell and Molecular Biology, Co-Chair
Zizhan Zheng, Computer Science

Precision Health Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Quincy Brown, Biomedical Engineering, Chair
Nathalie Busschaert, Chemistry
Matthew Dalva, Cell and Molecular Biology
Hannah Frank, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Damir Khismatullin, Biomedical Engineering
Nicholas Sandoval, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Resilient Habitats and Communities

Julie Albert, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Douglas Chrisey, Physics and Engineering Physics
Sönke Dangendorf, River-Coastal Science & Engineering
Daniel Friess, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chair
Jordan Karubian, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Michelle Lacey, Mathematics
Bonnie Nastasi, Psychology

Space Science and Engineering

Denys Bondar, Physics and Engineering Physics
Cynthia Ebinger, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chair
Matthew Escarsa, Physics and Engineering Physics
Kenneth McLaughlin, Mathematics
Mark Mondrinos, Biomedical Engineering
Noshir Pesika, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Daniel Straus, Chemistry

Undergraduate Research for All

Hank Ashbaugh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Mallory Cortez, Chemistry
James Cronin, Cell and Molecular Biology
Michael Naguib, Physics and Engineering Physics
Janet Ruscher, Psychology, Chair
Brian Sidlauskas, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology