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Committees

[Effective August 20, 2012]

Affirmative Action Coordinator: This person’s role on search committees is to ensure that proper procedures are followed.; Xiaochao Zheng
APS Fellow Nominating Committee: Brad Cox (Chair); Michael Fowler; Dinko Počanić; Stu Wolf; Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio)
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); Gordon Cates; Paul Fendley; 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.; Lou Bloomfield; Gordon Cates; Brad Cox; Paul Fendley; Michael Fowler (Spring Semester); Tom Gallagher; Israel Klich; Eugene Kolomeisky; Nilanga Liyanage; Rick Marshall; Chris Neu; Olivier Pfister; Joe Poon; Cass Sackett; Hank Thacker; Diana Vaman; Jongsoo Yoon; 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; Cass Sackett
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; Craig Group; Eugene Kolomeisky; Kent Paschke; Olivier Pfister; Cass Sackett; Hank Thacker
Graduate Student Admissions Committee: This committee has the responsibility for advertising the graduate programs, recruiting graduate students, and evaluating applications.; Cass Sackett (Chair); Utpal Chatterjee; Brad Cox; Israel Klich; Chris Neu; Jongsoo Yoon; 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); Maxim Bychkov; Craig Dukes; Nilanga Liyanage; Rick Marshall; Jongsoo Yoon; Lou Bloomfield (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; 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.; Michael Fowler (Chair); Brad Cox; Paul Fendley; Eugene Kolomeisky; Cass Sackett; Hank Thacker; Diana Vaman; Jongsoo Yoon; 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 (Co-Chair); Rick Marshall (Co-Chair); Donal Day; Tom Gallagher; Kent Paschke; Lou Bloomfield (Ex-Officio); Maxim Bychkov (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; Michael Fowler; 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; Seunghun Lee; Simonetta Liuti; Hank Thacker; Bryan Wright (Ex-Officio)