Committee Assignments

Executive Committee 2025-2026

• Omar Chmaissem
• Xueying Lu
• Laurence Lurio
• Hector de la Torre Perez

Department Safety Committee

• Jeremy Benson
• Yasuo Ito
• Vishnu Zutshi

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

• Jahred Adelman
• Dennis Brown
• Omar Chmaissem
• Michael Eads (Chair)
• Yasuo Ito
• Stephen Martin
• Laurence Lurio

Graduate Curriculum Committee

• Bela Erdelyi
• Yasuo Ito
• Steve Martin (Chair)
• Jahred Adelman
• Roland Winkler
• Zhili Xiao

Grade Appeals Panels

Undergraduate

Faculty:

• Roland Winkler
• Yasuo Ito
• Omar Chmaissem
• Jahred Adelman

Students:

• Ethan Bader
• Thomas McDonald
• Zachary Poetsch
• John Ebersole

Graduate

Faculty:

• Stephen Martin
• Michel van Veenendaal
• Zhili Xiao
• TBA

Students:

• TBA
• Calcifer Phillips
• Daniel Franklin
• TBA

Graduate Exam Committee

• Bela Erdelyi
• Andreas Glatz (Chair)
• Yasuo Ito
• Stephen Martin
• Michel van Veenendaal
• Jahred Adelman

Graduate Recruitment Committee

• Oksana Chubenko
• Andreas Glatz

Graduate Faculty Committee

• TBA (3-year term)
• Omar Chmaissem (Chair, 1-year term)
• Bela Erdelyi (2-year term)

Merit Evaluation Committee

• Gwanghui Ha (1-year Chair 2025/26)
• Omar Chmaissem (Chair-elect 2025/26)
• Oksana Chubenko (1-year member)

Third-Year Review Committee

• Bela Erdelyi
• Stephen Martin
• Michel van Veenendaal

Colloquium Committee

• Oksana Chubenko (Chair 2023)
• Dennis Brown
• Yasuo Ito (advisory)
• Fatima Rodriguez (graduate student representative)
• Abdulrahman Kauther (graduate student representative)

Student Awards Committee

Undergraduate

• Stephen Martin (Chair)
• Xueying Lu
• Yasuo Ito

Graduate

• Roland Winkler
• Omar Chmaissem (Chair)
• Jahred Adelman
• Gwanghui Ha

Library Representative

• Jahred Adelman

University, CLAS and External Committee Assignments

Faculty Senate

Yasuo Ito (2020/21-2025/26)

Faculty Senate Steering Committee

TBA

Academic Planning Council

TBA

Baccalaureate Council

Oksana Chubenko

General Education Committee

Dennis Brown

Laboratory Safety Committee

Yasuo Ito

Jeremy Benson

Radiation Safety Committee

Laurence Lurio

Laser Safety Committee

Yasuo Ito

Student Representative for CLAS Advisory Council

TBA

College Council

Roland Winkler

College Curriculum Committee (Natural Sciences Representative)

Laurence Lurio

Committee for the Improvement of Undergraduate Academic Experience (CIUAE)

TBA

Dissertation Completion Fellowship Committee

TBA

University Assessment Panel

Dennis Brown (2020-2023)

Community Standards and Student Conduct Advisory Board

TBA

Illinois Articulation Initiative Physical and Life Sciences Panel

Dennis Brown