2022-2023 Officers and Committees
Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) – Mary Hall Reno
Departmental Administrator – Heather Mineart
Director of Undergraduate Studies – Jane Nachtman
Director of Graduate Studies – Vincent Rodgers
Director of Research Operations – John Prineas
Colloquium Coordinator – Ravi Uppu
Outreach Coordinators – Dale Stille, Caroline Roberts
Van Allen Observatory Coordinator – Caroline Roberts
Faculty Assembly – Jane Nachtman, Yannick Meurice
Sciences Library Faculty Liaison – Vincent Rodgers
Society of Physics Students (SPS) Advisor – Jasper Halekas
Honors Director – Wayne Polyzou
Director of Applied Physics Program – Wayne Polyzou
Department Liaison to CLAS – Allison Jaynes
Vice President for Research (VPR) Advisory Committee Member – Yasar Onel
Executive Committee (EC)
DEO — Mary Hall Reno
Director of Undergraduate Studies — Jane Nachtman
Director of Graduate Studies — Vincent Rodgers
Director of Research Operations — John Prineas
Michael Flatté
Jasper Halekas
Departmental Administrator — Heather Mineart
Administrative Support — Misty Lyon
Undergraduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (UACC)
Director of Undergraduate Studies — Jane Nachtman
Shea Brown
Markus Wohlgenannt (2021-24)
Denis Candido (2022-25)
Craig Pryor (2022-25)
Frederick Skiff (2022-25)
Hai Fu (2022-25)
Administrative Support – Matt Larson
CLAS Departmental Advisor — Ellie Healy
Graduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (GACC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Vincent Rodgers
Wayne Polyzou (2023-24)
Ravi Uppu (2021-24)
Kenneth Gayley (2022-25)
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Recruiting and Admissions Committee (GRAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Vincent Rodgers
Keri Hoadley (2022-25)
Allison Jaynes (2022-25)
Thomas Folland (2023-24)
Greg Howes 2023-26
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Vincent Rodgers
Michael Connolly
Cecilia Fasano
Cole Armstrong
Kevin Hall
Aidan Moore
Ian Masson
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Committee on Research Infrastructure & Operations (CRIO)
Director of Research Operations — John Prineas
Deputy Director of Research Operations — David Miles
John Goree 2021-24
Yasar Onel 2023-24
Yannick Meurice 2023-26
Rich Dvorsky 2022-25
Mike Webb 2023-24
George Hospodarsky 2023-26
IT Advisor - Brad Carson
Administrative Support — Dan Gengler
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI)
Casey DeRoo (2022-25)
Kory Stiffler 2023-26
Jasper Halekas (also EC)
Allison Jaynes (also GRAC)
David Miles (also CRIO)
Jane Nachtman (also UACC)
Ravi Uppu (also GACC)
Antonio Washington 22-25
Katherine Deasy 23-24
Danielle Crawford 23-26
SPS Rep.
GSAC Rep.
Administrative Support — Heather Mineart