Executive Committee

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Faculty Director

The Institute is administered by faculty director Ahmet Ay. The director is appointed by the President with advice from the Dean of the Faculty. The director normally serves a three-year term.

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Ahmet Ay
Professor of Biology and Mathematics; Director of the Research Council; and Director of the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute

Picker ISI Coordinator

Charlotte (Char) Howard is the academic department coordinator for the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute.

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Charlotte (Char) Howard
Academic Department Coordinator

Executive Advisory Committee

The Executive Advisory Committee provides guidance to faculty interested in participating in the Institute and selects proposed activities for support by the Institute. The committee is comprised of one member of each of the NASC departments, Geology department, and UNST, AHUM, and SOSC divisions. Committee members normally serve three-year terms. One representative from the Dean of Faculty office and Director of University Grants and Sponsored Research serve ex officio.

napthorpe
Noah Apthorpe
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
jbary
Jeff Bary
Sweet Family Chair and Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
409 Ho Science Center
  • M 12:45pm - 2:15pm (409 Ho Science Center)
  • R 1:30pm - 3:00pm (409 Ho Science Center)
jpchen
Joe Chen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
  • MW 2:30pm - 4:15pm (215 McGregory Hall)
  • R 2:00pm - 3:30pm (215 McGregory Hall)
cducomb
Christian DuComb
Associate Dean of the Faculty for Faculty Recruitment and Development; Associate Professor of Theater
105E McGregory Hall
lfestine
Laura Festine
Director of University Grants and Sponsored Research
mhaughwout
Margaretha Haughwout
Associate Professor of Art
317 Little Hall
  • T 3:30pm - 5:00pm (103 Bernstein)
  • W 11:30am - 1:00pm (317 Little Hall)
mloranty
Mike Loranty
Professor of Geography; Director of the Environmental Studies Program
307 Ho Science Center
tmccay
Timothy (Tim) McCay
Dunham Beldon Jr. Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
318 Olin Hall
  • M 1:00pm - 2:00pm (318 Olin Hall)
  • W 12:15pm - 1:15pm (318 Olin Hall)
  • F 9:00am - 11:00am (318 Olin Hall)
wpeck
William Peck
Professor of Earth and Environmental Geosciences
422 Ho Science Center
  • MW 9:30am - 11:00am (422 Ho Science Center)
  • F 1:00pm - 2:30pm (422 Ho Science Center)
jpeeler
Jennifer (Jenny) Peeler
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
104 Wynn Hall
rupton
Rebecca Upton
Professor of Global Public and Environmental Health
130 Ho Science
  • W 10:30am - 12:00pm (130 Ho Science)
  • R 1:30pm - 3:00pm (130 Ho Science)
jtomlinson
Jennifer Tomlinson
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; University Professor, Core Sciences
121 Olin Hall