Committees

Title	Committee Description	Committee Chair	Members
Academic Committee	Work related to undergraduate and graduate curricula and degree programs; oversight of scholarship and fellowship awards/funds	Tom Meixner	Chris Castro, Brittany Ciancarelli, Ty Ferré , Guo-Yue Niu, Lupe Romero, Martha Whitaker, Xiquan Dong, Ave Arellano, Dale Ward
Admissions Committee (Academic Sub-Committee)	Work related to graduate admissions		Christopher Castro, Ty Ferré
Awards (Staff & Faculty)	Work related to the nomination of staff and faculty awards	Hoshin Gupta and Avelino Arellano	Laura Condon, Xubin Zeng
Awards - Students (Academic Sub-Committee)	Work related to the nomination of student awards, encompassing scholarships available to students enrolled in the HAS department and awards offered by the College of Science	Thomas Meixner	Chris Castro, Brittany Ciancarelli, Ty Ferré , Guo-Yue Niu, Lupe Romero, Martha Whitaker, Xiquan Dong, Ave Arellano, Dale Ward
Development & Industrial Affiliates	Promote philanthropic suport for the department's research, teaching and outreach programs via Alumni, Advocacy and Corporate Relations		Eric Betterton, Thomas Meixner
El Dia Advisors	Advisors for El Día del Agua y la Atmósfera, the spring event showcasing student research in Schools of Earth & Environmental Sciences/COS and Natural Resources & the Environment/CALS		Ty Ferré , Erma Santander, HAS Student Association
Executive Committee	Advisors to the department head on academic, business, finance, infrastructure, and personnel matters	Eric Betterton	Tom Meixner, Martha Whitaker, Xubin Zeng
HAS Seminar	Coordinators of the department's weekly colloquium series featuring invited speakers	Bo Guo	Guo-Yue Niu
Promotion and Tenure Committee	Work related to the promotion and tenure of tenure-track faculty members	Larry Winter	Jennifer McIntosh, Xubin Zeng, Xiquan Dong
Space and Computer Facilities	Work related to monitoring and maintaining the department's building space and computer facilities		Tim Corley, Mike Eklund, Ty Ferré