2024-2025 Officers and Committees
Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) – Mary Hall Reno
Departmental Administrator – Heather Mineart
Director of Undergraduate Studies – Jane Nachtman
Director of Graduate Studies – Allison Jaynes
Director of Research Operations – Gregory Howes
Colloquium Coordinators – Ravi Uppu, Yannick Meurice, Ken Gayley
Outreach Coordinators – Dale Stille, Andi Swirbul
Van Allen Observatory Coordinator – Andi Swirbul
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 – John Prineas
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 — Allison Jaynes
Director of Research Operations — Gregory Howes
Michael Flatté
Jasper Halekas
Departmental Administrator — Heather Mineart
Administrative Support — Misty Lyon
Undergraduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (UACC)
Director of Undergraduate Studies — Jane Nachtman
Kory Stiffler (2024-27)
Denis Candido (2022-25)
Hai Fu (2022-25)
Craig Pryor (2022-25)
Frederick Skiff (2022-25)
Dale Stille (Ex officio)
Administrative Support – Cori Langfitt
CLAS Departmental Advisor — Charity Bolden
Graduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (GACC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
John Goree (2021-24)
Michael Flatté (2024-27)
Vincent Rodgers (2024-27)
Kenneth Gayley (2022-25)
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Recruiting and Admissions Committee (GRAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
David Nataf (2025-280
Ravi Uppu (2024-27)
Yasar Onel (2024-27)
Markus Wohlgenannt (2024-27)
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
Cecilia Fasano
Lillian Daneshmand
Salvatore Quaid
Zane Ozzello
Aidan Moore
Ian Masson
Kevin Hall Jr.
Cole Armstrong
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Committee on Research Infrastructure & Operations (CRIO)
Director of Research Operations — Gregory Howes
Deputy Director of Research Operations — David Miles
Casey DeRoo (2024-27)
Thomas Folland (2024-27)
John Prineas (2024-27)
Yannick Meurice (2023-26)
Rich Dvorsky (2022-25)
George Hospodarsky 2023-26
IT Advisor - Brad Carson
Administrative Support — Dan Gengler