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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; Chair, Department of Biology; 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, UNST, AHUM, and SOSC divisions. Committee members normally serve three-year terms. One representative from the Dean of Faculty office and the Director of University Grants and Sponsored Research serve ex officio.

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Noah Apthorpe
Associate Professor of Computer Science; Chair, Department of Computer Science
jpchen
Joe Chen
Associate Professor of Mathematics
lfestine
Laura Festine
Director of University Grants and Sponsored Research
ffrey
Frank Frey
Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies
224 Ho Science Center
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Douglas Johnson
Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs; William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences
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Padma Kaimal
Batza Professor of Art, Emerita; Research Affiliate in the Department of Art
jlevine
Jonathan Levine
Professor of Physics
mloranty
Mike Loranty
Professor of Geography; Chair, Department of Geography
307 Ho Science Center
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William Peck
Professor of Earth and Environmental Geosciences
422 Ho Science Center
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Jennifer (Jenny) Peeler
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
104 Wynn Hall
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Jennifer Tomlinson
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; University Professor, Core Sciences
121 Olin Hall
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Rebecca Upton
Professor of Global Public and Environmental Health and Africana & Latin American Studies; Director, Global Public and Environmental Health Program
130 Ho Science Center