College of Arts and Science Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Univeristy College of Arts and Science

Committees

Department of Mathematics Committees and Service
2012-2013

CHAIR
Dietmar Bisch (LOA AY 12/13)

ACTING CHAIR
Mike Neamtu

VICE CHAIR
Phil Crooke

DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Akram Aldroubi

DIRECTOR OF TEACHING
John Rafter

DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Gieri Simonett

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Denis Osin

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Lori Rafter

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Jakayla Robbins

ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
Vaughan Jones (F12)
Gennadi Kasparov
Ralph McKenzie
Mike Mihalik
Ed Saff
Mark Sapir (S13)
Gieri Simonett

COLLOQUIUM COMMITTEE
Dechao Zheng, Chair
Bruce Hughes
Denis Osin
Ed Saff

COMPUTING COMMITTEE
Doug Hardin, Chair
Phil Crooke
Mark Ellingham
Dechao Zheng

GRADUATE COMMITTEE
Akram Aldroubi (DGS), Chair
Denis Osin (Associate DGS)
Lori Rafter (Assistant DGS)
Doug Hardin
Alex Powell
Glenn Webb

GRADUATE STUDENT RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE
Akram Aldroubi (DGS), Chair
Denis Osin (Associate DGS)
Gennadi Kasparov
Jesse Peterson (S13)

Ed Saff
Dechao Zheng

COMMITTEE ON TEACHING
John Rafter (DT), Chair
John Ahner

Phil Crooke
Başak Gürel
Linda Hutchison
Mike Mihalik
Pamela Pigg
Lori Rafter

UNDERGRADUATE COMMITTEE
Gieri Simonett (DUS), Chair
Jakayla Robbins (Assistant DUS)
Bruce Hughes

Jesse Peterson (S13)
John Rafter
Ioana Suvaina

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION COMMITTEES (for August 2012 exams)
Algebra: Constantine Tsinakis (Chair), Alexander Olshanskiy, Denis Osin, Steve Tschantz
Analysis: Akram Aldroubi (Chair), Alex Powell, Glenn Webb, Dechao Zheng
Topology: Mike Mihalik (Chair), Bruce Hughes, John Ratcliffe

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION COMMITTEES (for January 2013 exams)
Algebra: Constantine Tsinakis (Chair), Alexander Olshanskiy, Mark Sapir
Analysis:
Akram Aldroubi (Chair), Alex Powell, Glenn Webb, Dechao Zheng
Topology: Mike Mihalik (Chair), Gennadi Kasparov,
Başak Gürel

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION COMMITTEES (for August 2013 exams)
Algebra: Mark Sapir (Chair), Denis Osin, Constantine Tsinakis
Analysis: Ed Saff (Chair), Jesse Peterson, Larry Schumaker, Daoxing Xia
Topology: Mike Mihalik (Chair), Bruce Hughes, Ioana Suvaina

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES COMMITTEE
John Rafter, Scheduler
Area Representatives: Alex Powell (Analysis & Applied Analysis & Computational Math), Ioana Suvaina (Geometry & Topology), Mark Ellingham (Algebra & Discrete Math)

2013 SHANKS LECTURE & CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Constantine Tsinakis, Chair

COMMITTEE FOR THE B. F. BRYANT AWARD
John Rafter, Chair
Mark Ellingham
Gieri Simonett

COMMITTEE FOR THE B. JÓNSSON AWARD
Akram Aldroubi, Chair
Ralph McKenzie
Larry Schumaker (S13)
Alexander Olshanskiy
Daoxing Xia

COMMITTEE FOR THE R. LARSEN AWARD
Undergraduate Committee

COMMUNITY GIVING CAMPAIGN SOLICITOR
John Ahner (F12)
Daoxing
Xia (S13)

LIBRARY REPRESENTATIVE
John Ahner

REAPPOINTMENT COMMITTEE (ROBBINS)
Phil Crooke, Chair
Doug Hardin
Mark Ellingham

PROMOTION COMMITTEE (OSIN)
Mike Mihalik, Chair
Bruce Hughes
Mark Sapir (S13)
Gieri Simonett (teaching)

HIRING COMMITTEE (TT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR)
Mike Neamtu, Chair
Phil Crooke
Gieri Simonett
Glenn Webb
& Open Membership

POSTDOC SEARCH COMMITTEE
Ralph McKenzie, Chair
Akram Aldroubi
Philip Crooke
Bruce Hughes
Vaughan Jones
Denis Osin