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Faculty Council Representatives and Committees

Academic Year 2026-2027

Chair: Roberto Giacobazzi, Professor, Computer Science
Vice Chair: TBD

Department Representatives

Astronomy & Steward Observatory

TBD

Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences

TBD

Continuing Status Track Representatives

Steward Observatory

TBD

Career Track Representatives

Life Sciences

Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences

Voting Underway

Physics and Space Sciences

TBD

Subcommittee Members

Workload and Transparency Committee
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA
Community Building and Belonging Committee
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA
Faculty Career Development Committee 
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA
Salary/Compensation Committee
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA
Strategic Planning Committee
Chair: TBA
Members: TBA

Chair: Roberto Giacobazzi Professor, Computer Science
Vice Chair: To be elected

Elected Faculty Council Members

Department Representatives

Continuing Status Track Representatives

  • Steward Observatory - TBD
  • Math/MCB/NROS/CS - Cynthia Anhalt, Research Professor, Mathematics

Career Track Representatives

  • Earth Sciences - Amanda Hughes, Associate Professor of Practice, Geoscience
  • Life Sciences - TBD
  • Mathematics and Computational Sciences - DeAnna McDonald, Lecturer, Mathematics
  • Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences - TBD
  • Physics and Space Sciences - TBD

*First year on Faculty Council

Co-Chair: Brenda Frye, Astronomer & Professor, Steward Observatory
Co-Chair: Aneta Kielar, Associate Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Elected Faculty Council Members

Department Representatives

Continuing Status Track Representatives

Career Track Representatives

  • Earth Sciences - Amanda Hughes*, Associate Professor of Practice, Geoscience
  • Life Sciences - Nicole Leitner, Assistant Professor of Practice, Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • Mathematics and Computational Sciences - DeAnna McDonald*, Lecturer, Mathematics
  • Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences - Florian Hafner, Assistant Professor of Practice, SLHS
  • Physics and Space Sciences - Alex Burant, Assistant Professor of Practice, Physics

*First year on Faculty Council

Chair: Ross Buchan, Associate Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Co-Chair: Paul Goodman, Senior Lecturer, Geoscience

Elected Faculty Council Members

Department Representatives

Continuing Status Track Representatives

  • Steward Observatory Brenda Frye, Associate Professor & Associate Astronomer*
  • Math/MCB/NROS/CS - Cynthia Anhalt, Associate Research Scientist & Associate Research Professor*

Career Track Representatives

  • Earth Sciences - Paul Goodman, Senior Lecturer, Geoscience
  • Life Sciences - Nicole Leitner, Assistant Professor of Practice, Molecular & Cellular Biology*
  • Mathematics and Computational Sciences - Tynan Lazarus, Instructor, Mathematics
  • Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences - Florian Hafner, Assistant Professor of Practice, SLHS*
  • Physics and Space Sciences - Alex Burant, Assistant Professor of Practice, Physics*

*First year on Faculty Council.

Subcommittee Members

DEI
Chair: Carlos Vargas
Members: Christopher Hamilton, Cynthia Anhalt, Scott Saleska, Jessica Kapp

Workload and Transparency
Chair: Tynan Lazarus
Members: Todd Proebsting, Xiquan Dong, Haijiang Cai, Sam Gralla

Faculty Career Development 
Chair: TBA
Members: Florian Hafner, Aneta Kielar, Brenda Frye, Shankar Venkataramani 

Salary/Compensation Committee
Chair: TBA
Members: Nicole Leitner, Bryan Black, Heidi Hamann, Alex Burant, Jeff Pyun

Strategic Planning Committee (provisional)
Chair: TBA
Members: Christopher Hamilton

Chair: Anna Dornhaus, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Vice Chair: Guadalupe Lozano, Associate Research Scientist, Mathematics

Elected Faculty Council Members

Department Representatives

  • Astronomy/Steward Observatory - Carlos Vargas, Assistant Astronomer
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry - Jeffrey Pyun, Professor
  • Computer Science - Roberto Giacobazzi, Professor
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Anna Dornhaus, Professor
  • Geological Science - Pete DeCelles, Professor
  • Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences - Peter Troch, Professor
  • Mathematics - Chris Henderson, Assistant Professor
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology - Ross Buchan, Associate Professor
  • Neuroscience & Cognitive Science - Haijiang Cai, Associate Professor
  • Physics - Koen Visscher, Associate Professor
  • Planetary Sciences - Dante Lauretta, Regents Professor
  • Psychology - Jeff Stone, Professor
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Science Robin Samlan, Associate Professor
  • Tree-ring Laboratory - Bryan Black, Associate Professor

Continuing Status Track Representatives

  • Steward Observatory - Andrew Youdin, Associate Astronomer
  • Math/MCB/NROS/CS - Guadalupe Lozano, Associate Research Scientist, Mathematics

Career Track Representatives

  • Earth Sciences - Paul Goodman, Senior Lecturer, Geoscience
  • Life Sciences - Vacant
  • Mathematics and Computational Sciences - Tynan Lazarus, Instructor, Mathematics
  • Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences - Dana Narter, Associate Professor of Practice, Psychology
  • Physics and Space Sciences - Drew Milsom, Associate Professor of Practice, Physics

Subcommittee Members

DEI
Chair: Carlos Vargas
Members: Carlos Vargas, Jeff Stone, Dante Lauretta, Roberto Giacobazzi

Communication, Socializing, and Community-Building
Chair: Bryan Black
Members: Bryan Black, Chris Henderson, Dante Lauretta

Workload and salary transparency
Chair: Tynan Lazarus
Members: Drew Milsom, Tynan Lazarus, Chris Henderson, Andrew Youdin

Bylaws for FC and Reading Existing Faculty Governance Policies and Practices
Members: Robin Samlan, Dana Narter, Paul Goodman

Chair: Anna Dornhaus, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Vice Chair: Guadalupe Lozano, Associate Research Scientist, Mathematics

Elected Faculty Council Members

Department Representatives

  • Astronomy/Steward Observatory - Carlos Vargas, Assistant Astronomer
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry - Jeffrey Pyun, Professor
  • Computer Science - Lester McCann, Professor
  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Anna Dornhaus, Professor
  • Geological Science - Pete DeCelles, Professor
  • Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences - Peter Troch, Professor
  • Mathematics - Chris Henderson, Assistant Professor
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology- Ross Buchan, Associate Professor
  • Neuroscience & Cognitive Science - Haijiang Cai, Associate Professor
  • Physics - Koen Visscher, Associate Professor
  • Planetary Sciences - Dante Lauretta, Regents Professor
  • Psychology - Jeff Stone, Professor
  • Speech, Language, and Hearing Science Robin Samlan, Associate Professor
  • Tree-ring Laboratory - Bryan Black, Associate Professor

Continuing Status Track Representatives

  • Steward Observatory - Andrew Youdin, Associate Astronomer
  • Math/MCB/NROS/CS - Guadalupe Lozano, Associate Research Scientist, Mathematics

Career Track Representatives

  • Earth Sciences - Paul Goodman, Senior Lecturer, Geoscience
  • Life Sciences - John Pollard, Professor of Practice, Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Mathematics and Computational Sciences - Tynan Lazarus, Instructor, Mathematics
  • Neural, Cognitive, and Behavioral Sciences - Dana Narter, Associate Professor of Practice, Psychology
  • Physics and Space Sciences - Drew Milsom, Associate Professor of Practice, Physics

Subcommittee Members

DEI
Chair: Carlos Vargas
Members: Carlos Vargas, Jeff Stone, Guada Lozano, Dante Lauretta

Socializing
Chair: Bryan Black
Members: Bryan Black, Chris Henderson, Dante Lauretta

Support staff and infrastructure
Chair: Jeffrey Pyun
Members: Jeffrey Pyun, Bryan Black, Ross Buchan, Koen Visscher, Paul Goodman

Workload and salary transparency
Chair: Tynan Lazarus
Members: Drew Milsom, Lester McCann, Tynan Lazarus, Chris Henderson, Anna Dornhaus, Andrew Youdin

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