2026-2027 Officers and Committees
Departmental Executive Officer (DEO) – Gregory Howes
Departmental Administrator – Heather Mineart
Director of Undergraduate Studies – Jane Nachtman
Director of Graduate Studies – Allison Jaynes
Director of Research Operations – Casey DeRoo
Colloquium Coordinators – Ravi Uppu, Yannick Meurice, Ken Gayley
Outreach Coordinators – Andi Swirbul
Van Allen Observatory Coordinator – Andi Swirbul
Faculty Assembly – Denis Candido (Fall) & Ravi Uppu (Spring)
Sciences Library Faculty Liaison – Vincent Rodgers
Society of Physics Students (SPS) Advisor – Jasper Halekas
Honors Director – Markus Wohlgennant
Director of Applied Physics Program – John Prineas
Vice President for Research (VPR) Advisory Committee Member – Yasar Onel
Executive Committee (EC)
DEO — Gregory Howes
Director of Undergraduate Studies — Jane Nachtman
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
Director of Research Operations — Casey DeRoo
Thomas Folland
Yannick Meurice
Matheus Hostert
Departmental Administrator — Heather Mineart
Administrative Support — Meagan Conley
Undergraduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (UACC)
Director of Undergraduate Studies — Jane Nachtman
Kory Stiffler (24-27)
Markus Wohlgenannt (25-28)
Kenneth Gayley (25-28)
Mary Hall Reno (25-28)
Colby Haggerty (26-29)
Andi Swirbul (Ex officio)
Administrative Support – Cori Langfitt
CLAS Departmental Advisor — Charity Bolden
Graduate Affairs & Curriculum Committee (GACC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
John Goree (24-27)
Michael Flatté (24-27)
Vincent Rodgers (24-27)
Hai Fu (25-28)
Libby Tolman (26-29)
Jasper Halekas (26-29)
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Recruiting and Admissions Committee (GRAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
Ravi Uppu (24-27)
Yasar Onel (24-27)
David Nataf (25-28)
Denis Candido (25-28)
Matheus Hostert (25-28)
Dustin Swarm (25-28)
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)
Director of Graduate Studies — Allison Jaynes
Lily Daneshmand
Ian Masson
Aidan Moore
Zane Ozzello
Salvatore Quaid
Justin Riggs
Administrative Support — Cyerra Hutchins
Committee on Research Infrastructure & Operations (CRIO)
Director of Research Operations — Casey DeRoo
Deputy Director of Research Operations — David Miles
Casey DeRoo (24-27)
Thomas Folland (24-27)
John Prineas (24-27)
Craig Pryor (26-29)
Garret Hinson (25-28)
Research Administrator - Rich Dvorsky
IT Advisor - Brad Carson
Administrative Support — Dan Gengler