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Department Committees and Service Activities, 2008-2009




Personnel Planning and Policy Committee

The Personnel Planning and Policy Committee is an elected committee whose main responsibilities are to plan for the development of the mathematics faculty and to implement this by organizing and coordinating procedures for new personnel appointments.


Members Alternates Area Term
R. Lyons Dept. Chair ex officio
G. Cherlin Undergraduate Vice-Chair ex officio
M. Saks Graduate Vice-Chair ex officio
V. Retakh R. Wilson Algebra/Logic until Fall 2009
S. Chanillo Y. Li Analysis until Fall 2009
R. Falk H. Sussmann Applied Mathematics until Fall 2009
C. Woodward X. Rong Geometry/Topology/Lie Theory until Fall 2009
S. Ferry
H. Iwaniec
R. Wheeden
J. Lebowitz
M. Vogelius
At-Large until Fall 2008

*Alternate Member. Alternate Members will serve when the primary member is unavailable or is on leave.
Area members serve until new elections in the Fall of odd-numbered years.
At-Large members serve until new elections in the Fall of even-numbered years.


Graduate Committee

The Graduate Committee is an elected committee which has the responsibility for the administration of the graduate program in mathematics and the implementation of policies of the Department.


Members Alternates Area Term
M. Saks Vice-Chair for the Graduate Program ex officio
D. Maclagan S. Thomas Algebra/Logic until Fall 2008
Y. Li Z. Han Analysis until Fall 2008
M. Kiessling K. Mischaikow Applied Mathematics until Fall 2008
C. Woodward F. Luo Geometry/Topology until Fall 2008
E. Carlen
C. Weibel
R. Wilson
E. Speer At-Large until Fall 2009

*Alternate Member. Alternates will serve when primary members are unavailable.
Area members serve until new elections in the Fall of even-numbered years.
At-Large members serve until new elections in the Fall of odd-numbered years.


Undergraduate Committee

The Undergraduate Committee has two members elected for two-year terms, and two members appointed annually by the Vice-Chair for the Undergraduate Program. It has the responsibility to assist and advise the Vice-Chair in the administration of the undergraduate program in mathematics and in the implementation of policies of the Department.


Members Status
G. Cherlin ex officio (Vice-Chair for the Undergraduate Program)
R. Bumby, V. Scheffer ex officio
L. Hirsch ex officio (Director of Basic Skills Program)
S. Greenfield, E. Speer Elected; term expires 2010
F. Luo, S. Thomas Reappointed 2008; term expires 2009

A. Cohen is an alternate. Alternates will serve when primary members are unavailable.



For positions marked ** below, the list of people is tentative or incomplete.

General Department Service Activities

  • Chair: R. Lyons
  • Director of the Center for Mathematical Sciences Research: J. Lebowitz
  • Director of the Center for Non-Linear Analysis: A. Bahri
  • Director/Associate Director of the Rutgers Center for Systems and Control (SYCON): E. Sontag / H. Sussmann
  • BioMaPS Steering Committee Member: K. Mischaikow
  • Directors for New Faculty Appointments: R. Nussbaum
  • **Colloquium Chairs: L. Carbone, K. Mischaikow, A. Buch
  • Library Committee: M. Kiessling, J. Lepowsky
  • Lewis Lectures Committee: H. Sussmann, M. Vogelius, V. Vu, C. Woodward
  • D'Atri Lectures Committee: A. Bahri, S. Gindikin, Y. Li
  • New Brunswick Faculty Council Representative: R. Wilson
  • Peer Evaluation Committee: R. Falk, R. Wheeden, R. Wilson
  • Computer Committee: R. Falk, R. Bumby, W. Pegden P. Feehan, G. Cherlin, R. Hynes, M. Saks
  • Department Newsletter: T. Butler
  • Committee on Research Grants (advice on proposals): F. Luo, K. Mischaikow, E. Sontag, W. Vasconcelos, M. Vogelius
  • Wolfson Memorial Fund Committee: R. Goodman, T. Butler


Graduate Program Service Activities

  • Vice-Chair for the Graduate Program: M. Saks
  • Director for Professional Development of Graduate Students: C. Woodward
  • Creator/Coordinator of Master's Program in Mathematical Finance: P. Feehan
  • Graduate Admissions Committee: X. Rong, J. Komlos, S. Miller, S. Tahvildar-Zadeh
  • Graduate Support Committee: J. Tunnell, R. Wheeden, C. Weibel
  • Written Qualifying Exams Committee: R. Goodman, J. Beck, S. Greenfield, J. Lepowsky
  • Foreign Language Proficiency Examiners:
    • French: A. Bahri, G. Cherlin, R. Gundy, C. Weibel, D. Zeilberger
    • German: G. Cherlin, S. Greenfield, M. Kiessling, C. Weibel
    • Russian: S. Gindikin, V. Retakh, C. Weibel
  • Graduate Student--Faculty Liaison Committee: a group that maintains student evaluations of graduate courses,
    offers advice in matters of concern to graduate students, and generally eases the process of communication between faculty and graduate students.
    • Faculty: E. Carlen, M. Kiessling, Y.Y. Li, M. Saks, C. Weibel, R. Wilson, C. Woodward S. Thomas, C. Woodward
    • Graduate Students: G. Bouch, J. Bryk, W. Pegden, P. Raff, and T. Robinson
  • Mentoring committee (for first year graduate students) Lisa Carbone, R. Falk, R. Goodman, Dan Ocone, Siddhartha Sahi, C. Weibel
  • TA Training Coordinator: T. Butler, A. Cohen (assistant)
  • Graduate Summer Internship Coordinator: E. Sontag
  • Committee on Training Grants: A. Cohen, S. Greenfield, M. Saks (ex officio)


Undergraduate Program Service Activities

  • Vice-Chair for the Undergraduate Program: G. Cherlin
  • Head Undergraduate Advisor: R. Bumby
  • Basic Skills Coordinator: L. Hirsch
  • Undergraduate Course Scheduling Committee: G. Cherlin, S. Sahi
  • Ombudsman: J. Lepowsky
  • Peer Mentor Coordinator: S. Goldstein
  • Course Coordinators:
    • Math 103: M. Weingart
    • Math 135: S. Ferry
    • Math 151 (fall), 152 (spring): M. O'Nan
    • Math 152 (fall), 151 (spring): V. Scheffer
  • Liaison Committee for Mathematics Department Service Courses: M. Vogelius, E. Sontag
  • Putnam exam team advisors: M. Saks, A. Buch
  • Mathematical Careers and Ideas: E. Carrington
  • Actuarial advisor: D. Ocone
  • Mathematics Major brochure: E. Carrington
  • Committee on Honors and Prizes: S. Thomas (head), E. Carrington, G. Cherlin, J. Komlós, B. Osofsky, S. Sahi, M. Saks.
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