From: Bill Gough, Interim Vice-Principal Academic & Dean
Date: November 19, 2025
Re: Announcing the advisory committee for the chair of UTM's Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
On June 30, 2026, Ilia Binder will complete his term as chair of the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM).
In accordance with Section 12 of the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, I have appointed a committee to advise on the appointment of a new chair of the department. The composition of the committee is as follows:
Chair:
- Bill Gough, Interim Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, UTM
Faculty members:
- Joshua Baker, Dean, School of Graduate Studies
- Bogdan Simion, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, Mathematical & Computational Sciences, UTM
- Julie Desjardins, Assistant Professor, Mathematical & Computational Sciences, UTM
- Dehan Kong, Associate Professor, Mathematical & Computational Sciences, UTM
- Emmy Murphy, Professor, Mathematical & Computational Sciences, UTM
- James Stafford, Professor, Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts & Science, UTSG
Students:
- Naaz Sibia, graduate student
- Jessica Wen, undergraduate student
Administrative Staff:
- Jessica Bailey, Department Manager, Mathematical & Computational Sciences, UTM
The advisory committee welcomes comments on the position of chair. These may be sent to the attention of Jessica Bailey, Department Manager (jessica.bailey@utoronto.ca). Communications will be received in confidence and will be anonymized before consideration by the Advisory Committee.