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Department Committees

2009-10
2008-09
2007-08
2006-07
2005-06

2009-10

• Chair: Sandy Faber
• Associate Chair: Piero Madau
• Search Committee: Madau (Co-chair), Laughlin (Co-chair), Krumholz, Prochaska, Rockosi
• Colloquium:
  Fall: Madau (Co-chair), Laughlin (Co-chair), Krumholz, Prochaska, Rockosi
  Winter: Koo (Chair), Lin
  Spring: Illingworth (Chair), Prochaska
• Conferrences: Madau (Chair)
• DCAP: Koo
• Development: Faber (Chair), Max, Rockosi, Ramirez-Ruiz, Laughlin, Brodie, Krumholz, Bolte, GuhaThakurta, Bernstein
• FLASH: Epps
• Halliday: Brodie (Chair), Bolte, Faber
• Graduate Admissions: GuhaThakurta (Chair), Ramirez-Ruiz, Fortney, Krumholz
• Graduate Advising: Rockosi (Chair), Smith, Bernstein, Max
• Graduate Program: Krumholz (Chair), Max, Bernstein, Faber
• Graduate Representative: GuhaThakurta
• Prelimary Exam: Laughlin (Chair), Prochaska
• Prize Fellowship Coordinator: Illingworth (Hubble), Woosley (all others)
• Space: Smith (Chair), Faber, Bolte
• Undergraduate Advisor: Steinacker
• Undergraduate Program: Steinacker (Chair), Smith, Fortney
• Undergraduate events: Steinacker (Chair)

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2008-09

• Chair: Sandy Faber
• Associate Chair: Piero Madau
• Colloquium:
  Fall: Woosley (Chair), Koo
  Winter: Lin (Chair), Vogt
  Spring: Illingworth (Chair), Madau
• Conferrences: Madau (Chair), Ramirez-Ruiz
• DCAP: Koo
• Development: Faber (Chair), Ramirez-Ruiz, Prochaska, Max, Laughlin, Madau, GuhaThakurta
• FLASH: Epps
• Halliday: Brodie (Chair), Koo
• Graduate Admissions: GuhaThakurta (Chair), Ramirez-Ruiz, Fortney, Krumholz
• Graduate Advising: Rockosi (Chair), Smith, Bernstein (Shepherd), Max (Shepherd)
• Graduate Program: Ramirez-Ruiz (Chair), Max , Krumholz, Woosley
• Graduate Representative: GuhaThakurta
• Prelimary Exam: Laughlin (Chair), Prochaska, Krumholz
• Prize Fellowship Coordinator: Madau
• Space: Smith (Chair), Faber, Bolte
• Undergraduate Advisor: Steinacker
• Undergraduate Program: Steinacker (Chair), Dewey, Fortney
• Undergraduate events: Steinacker (Chair) Fortney, Koo

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2007-08

• Chair: Sandy Faber
• Associate Chair: Raja GuhaThakurta
• Colloquium:
  Fall: Laughlin (Chair), Vogt
  Winter: Lin (Chair), Illingworth
  Spring: Fortney (Chair), Smith
• Conferrences: Madau (Chair), Illingworth, Brodie
• DCAP: Illingworth
• Development: Faber (Chair), Ramirez-Ruiz, Prochaska, Max, Laughlin, Bolte
• FLASH: Epps
• Halliday: Brodie (Chair), Bolte
• Graduate Admissions: Miller (Chair), Guha Thakurta, Ramirez-Ruiz, Max
• Graduate Advising: GuhaThakurta (Chair), Smith, Vogt, Rockosi
• Graduate Program: Ramirez-Ruiz (Chair), Prochaska, Max
• Graduate Representative: Koo
• Prelimary Exam: Laughlin (Chair), Madau
• Prize Fellowship Coordinator: Madau
• Space: Smith (Chair), Faber
• Undergraduate Advisor: Steinacker
• Undergraduate Program: Steinacker (Chair), Koo
• Undergraduate events: Faber, Steinacker
• Website: Ramirez-Ruiz, Prochaska (co-chairs)

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2006-07

• Chair: Sandy Faber
• Associate Chair: Raja GuhaThakurta
• Colloquium:
  Fall: Illingworth (Chair), Lin, Woosley
  Winter: Mathews (Chair), Lin, Ramirez-Ruiz
  Spring: Prochaska (Chair), Miller, Max, Kassin (Postdoc Rep.)
• Computer: Rockosi (Chair)
• DCAP: Smith or Brodie
• Development: Faber (Chair), Bolte (ex officio), Max (ex officio), Guha Thakurta, Mathews (website)
• FLASH: Epps
• Halliday: Bolte (Chair), Max
• Graduate Admissions: Blumenthal (Chair), Guha Thakurta, Miller, Rockosi, Smith
• Graduate Advisory:Smith (Chair), Blumenthal, Vogt, Brodie
• Graduate Curriculum: Bodenheimer (Chair), Laughlin, Prochaska
• Graduate Representative: Guha Thakurta
• Prelimary Exam: Laughlin (Chair), Prochaska, Ramirez-Ruiz
• Search: Lin (Co-Chair), Laughlin (Co-Chair), Illingworth (F), Ramirez-Ruiz, Woosley, Garaud (AMS), Nimmo (EPS)
• Space:Bodenheimer (Chair), Faber (ex officio), Bolte (ex officio)
• Undergraduate Advisor: Steinacker
• Undergraduate Curriculum: Woosley (Chair), Smith, Brodie, Dewey, Steinacker
• Undergraduate events: Faber, Vogt

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2005-06

• Chair: Faber
• Associate Chair: Guha Thakurta
• Colloquium:
  Fall: Prochaska (Chair until Sept 17), Blumenthal (Chair beginning Sept 17), Bolte, Brodie, Laughlin, Rockosi, Vogt
  Winter: Bodenheimer (Chair), Lin, Madau, Mathews, Nelson, Prochaska
  Spring: Miller (Chair), Epps, Illingworth, Koo, Max, Smith, Woosley
• DCAP: Smith or Koo (if/when the division calls for nominees, these names will be provided)
• FLASH: Epps
• Halliday: Mathews
• Graduate Admissions: Guha Thakurta (Chair), Bolte, Bodenheimer, Lin, Mathews
• Graduate Advisory: Smith (Chair), Brodie, Guha Thakurta, Rockosi
• Graduate Curriculum: Laughlin (Chair), Illingworth, Max, Woosley
• Graduate Representative: Guha Thakurta
• Prelimary Exam: Blumenthal (Chair), Madau, Nelson, Prochaska
• Space: Bodenheimer, Miller
• Undergrad Advisory/Curriculum: Woosley (Chair), Bolte, Koo
• Undergraduate events: Vogt

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