COMMITTEES

The Department of Chemistry committees are responsible for the efficient operation, communication of information, and recommendations to administrative leadership that is consistent with the founding principles, objectives, and values of the department.
Teaching
Technical Facilities
Departmental
Awards
Adhoc

Teaching Committees (TC)

 Associate Chair Stephen A. Miller
  Director of General Chemistry Programs Melanie K. Veige
  Graduate Coordinator Aaron Aponick
  Undergraduate Coordinators: (UC) Tammy A. Davidson
    Maria V. Korolev
    Melanie K. Veige
     
Undergraduate Registration/Advising (RA) Chair Tammy A. Davidson
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
  Stacy-Ann Benjamin
    Maria V. Korolev
    Jason Portmess
    Martina Sumner
    Melanie K. Veige
     
General Chemistry (GEN) Chair Melanie K. Veige
  Members Stacy-Ann Benjamin
    George Christou
    Steven Harris
    Simon Lopez D'Sola
    Maria V. Korolev
    Leslie J. Murray
    Martina Sumner
     
Undergraduate Curriculum (UC) Chair
Valeria Kleiman (Chair)
  Members Phillip Brucat
    Steven D. Bruner
    Stefanie Habenicht
    Alexander Jacobs
    Maria V. Korolev
    Leslie J. Murray
    Adam Mansell
     
Graduate Selections & Recruiting (GSR) Chair Aaron Aponick
  Members Matthew Eddy
    Austin Evans
    Fan Hong
    Mingjie Liu
    Ramon Miranda Quintana
    Jeffrey Rudolf
    Daniel Seidel
    Chenjie Zeng
    Yong Zeng
     
Graduate Advising (GA) Chair Aaron Aponick
  Members Rebecca Butcher
    Austin Evans
    Gail Fanucci
    Alberto Perez
    Boone Prentice
    Keith Searles
     
Graduate Curriculum (GC) Chair Stephen Miller
  Members Clifford R. Bowers
    Charles Cao
    Ronald Castellano
    Daniel R. Talham
    W. David Wei
     
Seminar & Distinguished Visiting Professor (SEM) Chair Rodney J. Bartlett
  Members Divisional seminar coordinators
     
Instruction/Peer Evaluation (IP) Chair Valeria Kleiman
  Member Ronald Castellano
    Tammy Davidson
    Maria Korolev
    Martina Sumner
    Melanie K. Veige
     
Online Course Oversight (OCO) Chair Melanie K. Veige
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
    Stacy-Ann Benjamin
    Maria V. Korolev
    Jason Portmess
    Martina Sumner
     
Lab Coordination (LC) Chair Alexander Jacobs
  Members Tammy A. Davidson
    Philip Brucat
    Adam Mansell
    Alix Rexford
    Simon Lopez D'Sola
    Melanie K. Veige
     

Technical Facilities Committees

(TFC)		 Overall Chair Jon D. Stewart
     
Technical Facilities (TFC-A) Chair Jon D. Stewart
  Members Gail Fanucci
    Alexander Jacobs
    Brent Sumerlin
     
Electronics Shop (TFC-E) Chair W. David Wei
  Members Y. Charles Cao
    Valeria Kleiman
    Charles Martin
    Stanley Pych
     
IT Advisory (TFC-IT) Chair Philip J. Brucat
  Members Dwight Bailey
    Steven D. Bruner
    Eric Chesser
    Ajith Perera
    Alberto Perez
     
Machine Shop (TFC-M) Chair Jon D. Stewart
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
    Clifford R. Bowers
    Todd Prox
    W. David Wei
     
Spectroscopic Services (TFC-SS) Chair Leslie Murray
  Members Kari B. Basso
    Dobryzcki
    Charles Cao
    Ion Ghiviriga
    Zhongwu Guo
     

Departmental Committees

    
Division Heads Advisory (DH) Members Steven D. Bruner
    Ronald Castellano
    John Stanton
    Adam S. Veige
    Yong Zeng
     
External/Alumni Relations (ER) Chair Brent Sumerlin
  Members Aaron Aponick
    Rebecca Butcher
    George Christou
    Adrian Roitberg
    Daniel R. Talham
     
Faculty Recruitment Advisory (FRA) Chair Adam S. Veige
  Members Rebecca Butcher
    Valeria Kleiman
    John Stanton
    Brent Sumerlin
    Yong Zeng
     
Faculty Merit (FM) Chair Daniel R. Talham
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
    Steven Bruner
    Ronald Castellano
    Valeria Kleiman
    Adam S. Veige
    Yong Zeng
     
Graduate Standards Committee (GSC) Chair Aaron Aponick
  Members Philip Brucat
    Michael Harris
    Charles Martin
    Leslie J. Murray
    Alberto Perez
    Daniel Seidel
     
Leadership Board Liaison Committee Chair Daniel R. Talham
  Members Rebecca Butcher
    George Christou
    Tammy A. Davidson
    Zhongwu Guo
    Brent Sumerlin
    Undergraduate Representative
    Graduate Representative
     
Library Liaison (LL) Liaison Alexander Angerhofer
     
Web Site Coordinators (WS) Chair Aaron Aponick
  Members Dwight Bailey
    Eric Chesser
    Maria V. Korolev
    Leslie J. Murray
     
Undergraduate Chemistry Club (UCC) Members Stefanie Habenicht
    Ashley Hale
     
Courtesy Appointments (CAS) Chair Daniel Seidel
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
    George Christou
    Zhongwu Guo
     
Department Safety (SAF) Chair Michael Harris
  Members Kari B. Basso
    Ronald Castellano
    Eric Chesser
    Michael Harris
    Adam Mansell
    Ajith Perera
    Chenjie Zeng
     
Alpha Chi Sigma Chair Martina Sumner
  Members Daniel Savin
     
Broadening Accessibility (BAC) Co-Chair Steven Harris
  Co-Chair Boone Prentice
  Dwight Bailey
    Y. Charles Cao
    Michael Harris
    Antionette Knight
    Simon Lopez D' Sola
    Alex Rexford
    Miranda Quintana
    Alex Rexford
    Martina Sumner
    W. David Wei
    Gina Pedro
    Larissa Silva
     
Social Media (SM) Chair Jeffery Rudolf
    Austin Evans
    Mingjie Liu
    Ramon Miranda Quintana
     

Awards Committees and Coordinators

    
     
Undergraduate Teaching and Student Awards (STA) Chair Alexander Angerhofer
    Stefani Habenicht
    Jason Portmess
    Adam Mansell
  Members Simon Lopez D'Sola
  Members Martina Sumner
     
Faculty Awards (FA) Chair Daniel R. Talham
  Members Rebecca Butcher
    Charles Martin
    Charles Martin
    Adrian Roitber
     
Graduate Student Awards Coordinator (GAC) Coordinator Aaron Aponick
     
Battiste - Petra Research Award (BPR) Coordinator Aaron Aponick
    Daniel Seidel
     
Butler Award (BA) Coordinator Brent Sumerlin
     
Early Career Physical Chemistry Award (EC) Members John Stanton
    Gail Fanucci
     
Sanibel Awared Coordinator Rodney J. Bartlett
     
Keaffaber Scholar Award Chair Ronald Castallano
  Members Alexander Angerhofer
    Tammy A. Davidson
     
Jones Award (JA) Coordinator Alexander Grenning
    Chenjie Zeng
     
Laitinen/Bates Award (LBA) Coordinator Nicolo Omenetto
    Yong Zeng
     
M. Vala Award for Teaching Excellence (MVT) Coordinator Pete Punthasee
    Stacey-Ann Benjamin
     
M. Vala Award for Pchem Research Excellence (MVR) Coordinator Gail Fanucci
    Russ Bowers
     
Undergraduate Chemical Physics Scholarship (CPS) Coordinator Valeria Kleiman
    John Stanton
     
Micha Scholarship (MS) Coordinator Valeria Kleiman
    John Stanton
     

AD Hoc Committees

    
     
Mass Spec User Advisory Committee Chair Michael Harris
  Members Kari Basso
    Leslie Murray
    Agbandje-McKenna (Biochemistry & Molecular Biology)
    Robert Huigens ( Medicinal Chemistry)
    Julie Maupin-Frulow (Microbiology & Cell Science)
     
Artificial Intelligence Chair Adrian E. Roitberg
  Members Philip J. Brucat
    Mingjie Liu
    Alberto Perez
     

Currently Authorized Faculty Search Committees

    
     
Organic Search Chair Daniel Seidel
  Members Aaron Aponick
    Ramon Miranda Quintana
    Boone Prentice
     
Katritzky Analytical Search Chair Yong Zeng
  Members Boone Prentice
    Rebecca Butcher
    Fan Hong
    Steven Harris
     
Polymer Search Committee Chair Brent Sumerlin
  Members Thomas Angelini
  Members Austin Evans
    Ron Castellano
    Valeria Kleiman
    Steven Harris