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Committees

[Effective August 22, 2011]


Affirmative Action Coordinator

This person’s role on search committees is to ensure that proper procedures are followed.

Xiaochao Zheng

APS Fellow Nominating Committee

Lou Bloomfield (Chair)
Brad Cox
Michael Fowler
Dinko Počanić
Stu Wolf

Atomic Physics Seminars

Tom Gallagher (Fall Semester)
Olivier Pfister (Spring Semester)

Chair’s Advisory Committee

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

Colloquia and Special Lectures Committee

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)

Condensed Matter Seminars

Eugene Kolomeisky

Committee on Diversity

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

Engineering Physics Committee

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

Faculty Associates for Lower Division Advising

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)

Faculty Honor Advisor

The honor advisor answers questions of the faculty about the honor system and its procedures.

Blaine Norum

Financial Aid Committee

This committee recommends graduate student financial support policies and levels; candidates for awards and fellowships.

Despina Louca (Chair)
Blaine Norum
Jongsoo Yoon

Graduate Program Committee

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

Graduate Student Admissions Committee

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)

Grievance Committee

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

HEETF Committee

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

High Energy Physics Seminars

Craig Dukes

Committee on Instructional Laboratories and Technologies

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)

Library Committee

Michael Fowler (Chair)
Eugene Kolomeisky
Bellave Shivaram

Long Range Planning Committee

Joe Poon (Chair)
Lou Bloomfield (Assoc. Chair)
Peter Arnold
Bob Jones
Austen Lamacraft
Nilanga Liyanage
Despina Louca
Chris Neu

Nuclear Physics Seminars

Don Crabb

Organization of Teaching Assistants and Graders

Blaine Norum

Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee

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)

Physics Outreach and Education Committee

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)

Physics Teacher Scholarship Committee

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)

Research Talks

Bellave Shivaram

Safety Committee

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)

Science Education Seminars Committee

Steve Thornton (Chair)
Richard Lindgren (Ex-Officio)

Society of Physics Students Advisor

Stefan Baeßler (Advisor)

Committee on Teaching Organization, Assignments and Evaluation

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)

Committee on Technical Support Facilities

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)

Undergraduate Program Committee

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)

Undergraduate Research Award Committee

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)

Undergraduate Awards and Scholarships Committee

This committee will oversee the awards of all applicable undergraduate scholarships.

Michael Fowler (Chair)
Tom Gallagher
Bob Hirosky
Blaine Norum
Steve Thornton
Diana Vaman

Web Committee

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)