Climate & Space Faculty Committees
Faculty Committees 2023-2024
CLASP Leadership
Tuija Pulkkinen, Chair
Eric Kort, Associate Chair, Graduate
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Associate Chair, Education
Chris Ruf, Associate Chair, Research
Kevin O’Neill, Department Administrator
Laura Hopkins, Assistant to the Chair
Mike Liemohn, Diversity Ally
Nilton Renno, COE Safety Representative
Sue Lepri, SPRL Director
Executive Committee
Tuija Pulkkinen, Chair
Eric Kort, Associate Chair, Graduate
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Associate Chair, Education
Chris Ruf, Associate Chair, Research
Kevin O’Neill, Department Administrator
Laura Hopkins, Assistant to the Chair
Christiane Jablonowski, Professor
Dan Welling, Assistant Professor
Xianzhe Jia, Professor
Lulu Zhao, Research Faculty
OPERATIONS
SPRL Leadership Committee
Tuija Pulkkinen, Chair
Allison Steiner, Acting Chair
Kevin O’Neill, Department Administrator
Chris Ruf, Associate Chair, Research
Sue Lepri, Professor & Director SPRL
Pat McNally, SPRL Managing Director
Robyn Bollman, XTRM/SPRL Labs Business Manager
EDUCATION
Curriculum Committee
Frank Marsik, Lecturer IV & Committee Chair
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Associate Chair, Education
Jeremy Bassis, Professor & MEng Climate Chair
Nilton Renno, Professor & MEng Space Chair
Roger De Roo, Lecturer IV & Associate Research Scientist
Enrico Landi, Professor
Cheng Li, Assistant Professor
Jim Raines, Associate Professor
RESEARCH
Awards Committee
Xianglei Huang, Professor & Committee Chair
Chris Ruf, Professor & Associate Chair
Tamas Gombosi, Professor
Joyce Penner, Professor
Allison Steiner, Professor
Safety Committee
Josh Synoviec, Lab Manager & Committee Chair
Roger De Roo, Professor
Nilton Renno, Professor & CLaSP Rep on CoE Safety
Kevin O’Neill, Department Administrator
Marti Moon, Facilities Manager
Will Dawson, OSHA Representative
JEDI/DEI Committee
Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Associate Professor & Committee Chair
Jeremy Bassis, Professor & MEng Climate Chair
Mike Liemohn, Professor & Diversity Ally
Claire Pettersen, Assistant Professor
Nishtha Sachdeva, Assistant Research Scientist
Shasha Zou, Associate Chair, Research
Lindsay Coleman, Staff Representative
Michael Martin, Staff Representative
Heather Vaquera, Staff Representative
Mentoring Committee
Tuija Pulkkinen, Chair
Mark Moldwin, Professor & Committee Chair
Mark Flanner, Professor
Allison Steiner, Acting Chair & Professor
IT Committee
Darren McKague, Associate Research Scientist & Committee Chair
Chris Ruf, Associate Chair, Research
Faye Ogasawara, IT Manager
Chip Manchester, Research Professor
GRADUATE STUDIES
Graduate Committee & Admissions
Mike Liemohn, Professor & Admissions Chair
Jeremy Bassis, Professor & MEng Climate Chair
Nilton Renno, Professor & MEng Space Chair
Tamas Gombosi, Professor
Eric Kort, Associate Chair, Graduate
Enrico Landi, Professor & Graduate Chair
Mark Moldwin, Professor
Claire Pettersen, Assistant Professor
Dan Welling, Assistant Professor
Mohammed Ombadi, Assistant Professor
Alumni & Friends Committee
Chris Ruf, Professor & Committee Chair
Justin Kasper, Professor
Sue Lepri, Professor & Director SPRL
Graduate Qualifier Committee
Mark Flanner, Professor & Committee Chair
Roger De Roo, Lecturer IV & Associate Research Scientist
Christiane Jablonowski, Professor
Xianzhe Jia, Professor
Eric Kort, Associate Chair, Graduate
Cheng Li, Assistant Professor
Ward (Chip) Manchester, Research Professor
Jim Raines, Associate Professor
College Commitees
Xianzhe Jia, Curriculum Committee
Mike Liemohn, Department DEI Lead, STRIDE & Library Committee
Christiane Jablonowski, Honors and Awards Committee
Darren McKague, IT Faculty Council
Xianglei Huang, Nominating Committee
Nilton Renno, COE Executive Committee & Safety Committee
No Current Rep: Faculty Committee on Discipline
No Current Rep: Scholastic Standing Committee