CPS Departmental Committees

2026-27 CPS Roles and Standing Committee Memberships

 

Administration

  • Josh Milstein, CPS Chair
  • Paul Piunno, Associate Chair, Teaching
  • Sarah Rauscher, Associate Chair, Research

Advisory Committee

  • Josh Milstein (Chair)
  • Paul Piunno, Associate Chair, Teaching
  • Sarah Rauscher, Associate Chair, Research
  • Semechah Lui

Undergraduate Faculty Advisors

  • AST – Lea Hirsch
  • CHM – Dave McMillen
  • ERS – Semechah Lui
  • PHY – Virgis Barzda

Curriculum Committee

  • Associate Chair, Teaching – Paul Piunno
  • CHM – David Armstrong
  • ERS – Jochen Halfar
  • PHY – Andreas Hilfinger
  • AST – Lea Hirsch
  • ADMIN – Christina Fortes (Academic Counsellor) 

Faculty Promotions Committee

  • Josh Milstein (Chair)
  • CHM – Scott Prosser
  • CHM – Amanda Hargrove
  • PHY—Claudiu Gradinaru

Student & Staff Awards Committee

  • PHY – Claudiu (Co-chair, S)  
  • CHM – Maciej (Co-chair, F; Member, S) 
  • CHM – Juris Strautmanis
  • ERS – Lindsay Schoenbohm
  • PHY – Wagih Ghobriel
  • CHM – Voula Kanelis

PTR Committee

  • Josh Milstein (Chair)
  • CHM – Ulrich Fekl
  • PHY – Virgis Barzda
  • ERS – Jochen Halfar

Colloquium Committee

  • CHM – Alana Ogata (Chair)
  • PHY – Sarah (Member, F) / Claudiu (Member, S) 
  • CHM – Andrew Beharry 
  • ERS – Jochen Halfar / Semechah Lui / Xiaoyong Xu
  • GRAD REPS – TBD

EDI Committee

  • Lindsay Schoenbohm (Chair)
  • Andrew Beharry
  • Amanda Hargrove
  • Voula Kanelis
  • Ahmed Ali*
  • Minoli Dias*
  • Mulu Geletu-Heye*
  • Faisal Halabeya*
  • Fatima Hashmi*
  • Jared King*
  • Vivienne Luk*
  • Judith Poe*
  • Himani Yadav*

* on a voluntary basis.