Department Committees 2026 - 2027

Appointments and Promotions

Dodelson, Freedman (chair), Kolb, Kravtsov, Carlstrom*

Astro Lunch

Fabrycky (chair), Law-Smith

Awards

Bean (chair), Chen, Hu, Carlstrom*

AI Committee

Caprioli, Chihway Chang, Drlica-Wagner, Katz (chair)

Brinson Lecturer Selection for 2026-2027

Benson, Holz, Kolb (chair), Kempton, Law-Smith, Zebrowski

Budget and Policy

Bean, Caprioli, Dodelson, Holz, Vieregg, Carlstrom* (chair)

Candidacy (CI Sept 2025 & CII Sept 2026)

Bean, Chihway Chang, Hu (chair), McMahon, Cattaneo*

Candidacy (C1 Sept. 2026 and C2 Sept. 2027)

Clarence Chang, Dodelson, Ji (chair), Powell, Cattaneo*

Certificate in Instrumentation Recommendation Committee

Buzasi (chair), Estrada, McMahon, Meyer, Privitera, Carlstrom*

Climate Committee (joint with KICP)

Gladders (chair), Holz, Powell, Rogers, Zebrowski, Iaoccoca (GS),
Nagpal (GS), Bhimani (PD), Carlstrom*, Vieregg*

Colloquia

Benson, Caprioli(chair), Katz, Kempton

Graduate Curriculum

Ji (chair), Joyce, McMahon, Kumar GS, Cattaneo*

Undergraduate Curriculum

Buzasi, Clarence Chang, Kravtsov (chair), Brazas*, Cattaneo*

Giant Magellan Telescope Committee

Freedman (chair), Gladders, Kolb

Magellan TAC

Bean (chair), Chen, Gladders, Gnedin, Ji

Postdoctora Mentoring & Recruitment

Drlica-Wagner (chair) , Holz

Stone Edge Observatory

Benson (chair), Berthoud, Kron, Preston*

Website

Chihway Chang (chair), Joyce, Brazas*, Smith*, Tsongas*

Other Appointments

Deputy Chair for Academic Affairs

Cattaneo

Deputy Chair for Diversity and Inclusion

Ji

Ombudspersons

Holz, Rogers

PSD Faculty Advisory Board for Computing and IT (FAB-CIT)

Rahlin

PSD Faculty Advisory Committee on Postdoctoral Affairs (FACPA)

Caprioli

PSD Faculty Advisory Board for Realizing Inclusive Climates (FABRIC)

Ji

Graduate Student Mentors

Benson, Carlstrom, Caprioli, Chihway Chang, Chen, Drlica-Wagner, Fabrycky, Gladders, Ji, Joyce, Katz, Rogers, Krnjaic, Zhuravleva

Adler Board

Carlstrom, Freedman

Adler Visiting Committee

Freedman, Rogers (Chair), Vieregg, Buzasi, Kron

AURA Representative

Bean (primary), Gladders (alternate)

GMT SAC Representative

Gladders

Magellan Council Representative

Gladders (primary), Carlstrom (alternate)

Magellan SAC Representative

Chen

Education and Outreach

Brazas

Dean of Students Advisory Committee

Cukier (GS)

* ex officio
GS - Graduate Student representative
US - Undergraduate Student representative
PD - Postdoc