[Effective August 25, 2025]
APS, AAAS Fellowship & Other External Recognitions Committee
- Joe Poon (Chair)
- Peter Arnold (Member)
- Gordon Cates (Member)
- Craig Dukes (Member)
- Seunghun Lee (Member)
Atomic Physics Seminars
- Ian Stevenson (Chair)
Beitchman Summer Graduate Research Fellowship Committee
This committee will select graduate students for Beitchman Summer Graduate Research Fellowships based on their proposals for experimental research.
- Despina Louca (Chair)
- Tomoya Asaba (Member)
- Stefan Baeßler (Member)
- Cristina Mantilla-Suarez (Member)
- Ian Stevenson (Member)
Careers in Physics Seminar Committee
- Despina Louca (Chair)
- Chris Neu (Member)
- David Nichols (Member)
- Cass Sackett (Member)
Chair's Advisory Committee
This committee advises the Chair and Department on standards for faculty hiring and tenure/promotion, research activities for merit raises, and promotion of faculty for awards and recognitions.
- Peter Arnold (Chair)
- Bob Hirosky (Member)
- Dima Pesin (Member)
- Olivier Pfister (Member)
- Dinko Počanić (Member)
- Joe Poon (Member)
Colloquia and Special Lectures Committee
This committee is responsible for the Friday Colloquia and Hoxton Lecture as well as any other special lectures.
- Xiaochao Zheng (Chair)
- Craig Dukes (Member)
- Cristina Mantilla-Suarez (Member)
- Huong Nguyen (Member)
- David Nichols (Member)
- Bellave Shivaram (Member)
Condensed Matter Seminars
- Tomoya Asaba (Chair)
Financial Aid Committee
This committee recommends graduate student financial support policies and levels; candidates for awards and fellowships.
- Chris Neu (Chair)
- Maxim Bychkov (Member)
- Dima Pesin (Member)
Graduate Program Committee
This committee will assume overall responsibility for advising the graduate students concerning their academic programs and course requirements. The committee is also responsible for reviewing the graduate programs and recommending appropriate changes to the Department faculty.
- Chris Neu (Chair)
- Peter Arnold (Member)
- Utpal Chatterjee (Member)
- Julian Heeck (Member)
- Eugene Kolomeisky (Member)
- Kent Paschke (Member)
- Ian Stevenson (Member)
- Diana Vaman (Member)
- Dima Pesin (Ex-Officio)
Graduate Student Admissions Committee
This committee has the responsibility for advertising the graduate programs, recruiting graduate students, and evaluating applications.
- Dima Pesin (Chair)
- Tomoya Asaba (Member)
- Stefan Baeßler (Member)
- Gia-Wei Chern (Member)
- Julian Heeck (Member)
- Cristina Mantilla-Suarez (Member)
- Kent Yagi (Member)
- Chris Neu (Ex-Officio)
Gravity Seminars
- Kent Yagi (Chair)
Grievance Committee
This committee is available to consider grievances from students that are not resolved through direct discussion with the faculty member.
- David Nichols (Chair)
- Rebecca Grouchy (Member)
- Simonetta Liuti (Member)
- Nilanga Liyanage (Member)
- Dinko Počanić (Member)
High Energy Physics Seminars
- Bob Hirosky (Chair)
Committee on Infrastructure and Safety
This committee is responsible for overseeing and recommending changes in the operation of Departmental machine shop, electronic shop, computer facilities, and stockroom. It is also charged with carrying out safety analyses of the department and working to ensure the safety of employees and students.
- Rick Marshall (Chair)
- Rebecca Grouchy (Member)
- Dustin Keller (Member)
- Huong Nguyen (Member)
- Jongsoo Yoon (Member)
Committee on Instructional Laboratories and Technologies
This committee is responsible for the instructional laboratories and technological support for lecture courses.
- Rick Marshall (Chair)
- Maxim Bychkov (Member)
- Huong Nguyen (Member)
- Dinko Počanić (Member)
- Bellave Shivaram (Member)
- Jongsoo Yoon (Member)
Library Infrastructure Committee
- Diana Vaman (Chair)
- Seunghun Lee (Member)
- Rick Marshall (Member)
- Jency Sundararajan (Member)
Long Range Planning Committee
This committee advises the Department and Chair on hiring and long range vision.
- Despina Louca (Chair)
- Stefan Baeßler (Member)
- Craig Dukes (Member)
- Bob Hirosky (Member)
- Nilanga Liyanage (Member)
- Dima Pesin (Member)
- Olivier Pfister (Member)
- Joe Poon (Member)
- Cass Sackett (Member)
Nuclear Physics Seminars
- Dustin Keller (Chair)
Organization of Teaching Assistants and Graders
- Maxim Bychkov (Chair)
Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Student Award Committee
This committee will determine all applicable student awards to be presented at the May graduation ceremony. Consultation with the undergraduate and graduate program committees will be needed, as appropriate.
- Utpal Chatterjee (Chair)
- Craig Group (Member)
- Eugene Kolomeisky (Member)
- Seunghun Lee (Member)
- Simonetta Liuti (Member)
- Cristina Mantilla-Suarez (Member)
- Jeffrey Teo (Member)
Ph.D. Qualifying Examination Committee
This committee has the responsibility for writing, administering, and grading the Ph.D. qualifying examination. The committee normally includes the instructors of the following courses: Stat. Mech. I, Classical Mech., Quantum I and II, and E & M.
- Eugene Kolomeisky (Chair)
- Gordon Cates (Member)
- Julian Heeck (Member)
- David Nichols (Member)
- Kent Paschke (Member)
- Dima Pesin (Member)
- Jeffrey Teo (Member)
- Diana Vaman (Member)
- Chris Neu (Ex-Officio)
Physics Community and Outreach Committee
This committee is responsible for promoting science education efforts and for outreach to the University, public schools, and the community. As part of these efforts, the committee has the responsibility for coordinating Department efforts with those of the Center for Science Education; for planning Physics Day activities; for coordinating connections with the Virginia Academy of Sciences; and for maintaining and improving connections with the Thomas Jefferson High School of Science, Charlottesville and Albemarle public schools, and other schools and school systems throughout the state.
- Kent Yagi (Chair)
- Simonetta Liuti (Member)
- Jency Sundararajan (Member)
- Xiaochao Zheng (Member)
- Chris Neu (Ex-Officio)
- Cass Sackett (Ex-Officio)
Research Talks
- Eugene Kolomeisky (Chair)
Society of Physics Students Advisor
- Jency Sundararajan (Advisor)
Committee on Teaching
This committee is responsible for arranging teaching assignments, evaluating the quality of instruction and promoting excellence in teaching in all of the Department's courses.
- Diana Vaman (Chair)
- Stefan Baeßler (Member)
- Gia-Wei Chern (Member)
- Bob Jones (Member)
- Nilanga Liyanage (Member)
- Dinko Počanić (Member)
- Cass Sackett (Member)
- Jeffrey Teo (Member)
- Kent Yagi (Member)
- Jongsoo Yoon (Member)
Undergraduate Program Committee
This committee will assume overall responsibility for advising the undergraduates concerning their academic programs and course requirements. It will meet with the teachers of the courses for physics majors from time to time as required to discuss matters of common concern. The committee is also responsible for recommending appropriate changes in the undergraduate program to the Department faculty.
Introductory Course Teaching
The Chair of this committee will convene the teachers in the introductory courses from time to time as required to discuss matters of common concern.- Cass Sackett (Chair)
- Gia-Wei Chern (Member)
- Craig Group (Member)
- Bob Hirosky (Member)
- Simonetta Liuti (Member)
- Kent Paschke (Member)
- Olivier Pfister (Member)
- Jency Sundararajan (Member)
- Jongsoo Yoon (Member)
- Rick Marshall (Ex-Officio)
- Diana Vaman (Ex-Officio)
Undergraduate Scholarships and Fellowships Committee
This committee will oversee the awards of all applicable undergraduate scholarships and fellowships.
- Xiaochao Zheng (Chair)
- Gordon Cates (Member)
- Utpal Chatterjee (Member)
- Bob Jones (Member)
- Ian Stevenson (Member)
- Jeffrey Teo (Member)
Web Committee
This committee is responsible for keeping the departmental website functional and its content current. The committee ensures that the website continues to serve the department’s internal and external needs satisfactorily. Technical aspects of the website’s implementation are handled by the staff.
- Bryan Wright (Chair)
- Beth Guyton (Member)
- Bob Hirosky (Member)
- Rick Marshall (Member)