[Effective August 22, 2011]
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- This person’s role on search committees is to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
- Xiaochao Zheng
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- Lou Bloomfield (Chair)
- Brad Cox
- Michael Fowler
- Dinko Počanić
- Stu Wolf
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- Tom Gallagher (Fall Semester)
- Olivier Pfister (Spring Semester)
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- This committee advises the Chair and Department on standards for faculty
hiring and tenure/promotion, research activities, and promotion of
faculty for awards and recognitions.
- Peter Arnold (Chair)
- Paul Fendley
- Bob Hirosky
- Bob Jones
- Seunghun Lee
- Nilanga Liyanage
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- This committee is responsible for the Friday Colloquia and Hoxton Lecture as well as any other special lectures.
- Brad Cox (Chair)
- Peter Arnold
- Gordon Cates
- Bob Jones
- Seunghun Lee
- Stu Wolf
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
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- Eugene Kolomeisky
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- This committee is responsible for recommending ways to increase the diversity in the department and ways to create a more welcoming environment.
- P.Q. Hung (Chair)
- Gordon Cates
- Diana Vaman
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- This committee represents the Physics Department on the Engineering Physics committee and should report to the Department periodically on the status of that program.
- Jongsoo Yoon (Chair)
- Olivier Pfister
- Stu Wolf
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- These faculty members serve as advisors to first and second year students in Arts and Sciences.
- Peter Arnold
- Stefan Baeßler
- Lou Bloomfield
- Craig Dukes
- Craig Group
- Bob Hirosky
- P.Q. Hung
- Bob Jones
- Austen Lamacraft
- Seunghun Lee
- Rick Marshall
- Kent Paschke
- Bellave Shivaram
- Diana Vaman
- Keith Williams (Spring Only)
- Xiaochao Zheng (Fall Only)
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- The honor advisor answers questions of the faculty about the honor system and its procedures.
- Blaine Norum
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- This committee recommends graduate student financial support policies and levels; candidates for awards and fellowships.
- Despina Louca (Chair)
- Blaine Norum
- Jongsoo Yoon
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- This committee will assume overall responsibility for advising the graduate students concerning their academic programs and course requirements. The committee is also responsible for reviewing the graduate programs and recommending appropriate changes to the Department faculty.
- Despina Louca (Chair)
- Donal Day
- Eugene Kolomeisky
- Austen Lamacraft
- Chris Neu
- Kent Paschke
- Olivier Pfister
- Hank Thacker
- Jongsoo Yoon
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- This committee has the responsibility for advertising the graduate programs, recruiting graduate students, and evaluating applications.
- Jongsoo Yoon (Chair)
- Craig Dukes
- Paul Fendley
- Chris Neu
- Cass Sackett
- Xiaochao Zheng
- Despina Louca (Ex-Officio)
- Blaine Norum (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee is available to consider grievances from students that are not resolved through direct discussion with the faculty member.
- Tom Gallagher (Chair)
- Despina Louca
- Diana Vaman
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- This committee is responsible for reviewing request for equipment purchases with HEET funds.
- Joe Poon (Chair)
- Lou Bloomfield
- Brad Cox
- P.Q. Hung
- Seunghun Lee
- Rick Marshall
- Dinko Počanić
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- Craig Dukes
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- This committee is responsible for the instructional laboratories and technological support for lecture courses.
- Steve Thornton (Chair)
- Craig Dukes
- Nilanga Liyanage
- Rick Marshall
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
- Larry Suddarth (Ex-Officio)
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- Michael Fowler (Chair)
- Eugene Kolomeisky
- Bellave Shivaram
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- Joe Poon (Chair)
- Lou Bloomfield (Assoc. Chair)
- Peter Arnold
- Bob Jones
- Austen Lamacraft
- Nilanga Liyanage
- Despina Louca
- Chris Neu
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- Don Crabb
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- Blaine Norum
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- This committee has the responsibility for writing, administering, and grading the Ph.D. qualifying examination. The committee normally includes the instructors of the following courses: Stat. Mech. I, Classical Mech., Quantum I and II, and E & M.
- Eugene Kolomeisky (Chair)
- Peter Arnold
- Brad Cox
- Michael Fowler
- Israel Klich
- Austen Lamacraft
- Cass Sackett
- Hank Thacker
- Despina Louca (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee is responsible for promoting science education efforts and for outreach to the University, public schools, and the community. As part of these efforts, the committee has the responsibility for coordinating Department efforts with those of the Center for Science Education; for planning Physics Day activities; for coordinating connections with the Virginia Academy of Sciences; and for maintaining and improving connections with the Thomas Jefferson High School of Science, Charlottesville and Albemarle public schools, and other schools and school systems throughout the state.
- Steve Thornton (Chair)
- Michael Fowler
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
- Richard Lindgren (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee seeks and reviews applications for the Physics Teacher Scholarship, normally awarded to an undergraduate physics major planning to teach high school physics.
- Steve Thornton (Chair)
- Randy Bell (Curry School of Education)
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
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- Bellave Shivaram
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- This committee is charged with carrying out safety analyses of the department and working to ensure the safety of employees and students.
- Gordon Cates (Chair)
- Tom Gallagher
- Rick Marshall
- Kent Paschke
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
- Larry Suddarth (Ex-Officio)
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- Steve Thornton (Chair)
- Richard Lindgren (Ex-Officio)
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- Stefan Baeßler (Advisor)
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- This committee is responsible for arranging teaching assignments and evaluating the quality of teaching in all of the Department’s courses.
- Olivier Pfister (Chair)
- Craig Dukes
- Steve Thornton
- Xiaochao Zheng
- Despina Louca (Ex-Officio)
- Blaine Norum (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee is responsible for overseeing and recommending changes in the operation of Departmental machine shop, electronic shop, computer facilities, and stockroom.
- Donal Day (Chair)
- Stefan Baeßler
- Brad Cox
- Rick Marshall
- Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee will assume overall responsibility for advising the undergraduates concerning their academic programs and course requirements. It will meet with the teachers of the courses for physics majors from time to time as required to discuss matters of common concern. The committee is also responsible for recommending appropriate changes in the undergraduate program to the Department faculty.
Introductory Course Teaching
The Chair of this committee will convene the teachers in the introductory courses from time to time as required to discuss matters of common concern.
- Blaine Norum (Chair)
- Stefan Baeßler
- P.Q. Hung
- Dinko Počanić
- Steve Thornton
- Diana Vaman
- Rick Marshall (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee seeks and reviews applications for the Undergraduate Research Award. This award is presented at the May graduation ceremony.
- Steve Thornton (Chair)
- Seunghun Lee
- Kent Paschke
- Olivier Pfister
- Blaine Norum (Ex-Officio)
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- This committee will oversee the awards of all applicable undergraduate scholarships.
- Michael Fowler (Chair)
- Tom Gallagher
- Bob Hirosky
- Blaine Norum
- Steve Thornton
- Diana Vaman
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- This committee is responsible for keeping the departmental website functional and its content current. The committee ensures that the website continues to serve the department’s internal and external needs satisfactorily. Technical aspects of the website’s implementation are handled by the staff.
- Rick Marshall (Chair)
- Lou Bloomfield
- Craig Dukes
- Austen Lamacraft
- Seunghun Lee
- Simonetta Liuti
- Hank Thacker
- Bryan Wright (Ex-Officio)
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