Committee Membership and Service Activities, 2007-2008

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.
*=Alternate Member

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

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)
B. Osofsky	ex officio (Head Undergraduate Advisor)
L. Hirsch	ex officio (Director of Basic Skills Program)
A. Cohen-Corwin, S. Greenfield	Elected; term expires 2008
F. Luo, S. Thomas	Appointed 2007; term expires 2008

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.

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, S. Coskey, 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: B. Osofsky
• 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,