Committees & Service Appointments

Standing Committees

The Department of Mathematics assembles the following seven committees each year in accordance with department bylaws. Committee minutes, reports, and other procedural documents for these committees can be found in the Department Committees Box Folder. (Note: the Box link is only available to affiliates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.)

Executive Committee

The executive committee works alongside the department chair concerning all matters of the department, including but not limited to preparation of the department budget; establishing additional committees outside the seven standing committees established in the department bylaws; and overseeing elections, hiring and recruitment, salaries, adherence to policies and procedures set forth by department bylaws; and identifying other needs and requirements of the department.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-executive-committee@illinois.edu.

  • Vera Hur (Chair)
  • Daniel Berwick Evans (2022–24)
  • Lee DeVille (2022–24)
  • Nathan Dunfield (2023–25)
  • Aimo Hinkkanen (2022–24)
  • Rui Loja Fernandes (2023–25)
  • Alex Yong (2023–25)

Grievance Committee

The Grievance Committee is responsible for fielding any grievance presented by any person with an academic appointment in the department and addressing any grievance within the scope of its charge.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-grievance-committee@illinois.edu.

  • Kay Kirkpatrick (2023–24)
  • Edy Kirr (2023–25)
  • Eugene Lerman (2023–25)

Capricious Grading Committee

The Capricious Grading Committee fields all capricious grading appeals in accordance with the procedures described in the Student Code and may also serve on a hearing committee to consider appeals of academic integrity charges that are brought in accordance with the procedures described in Article 1 Part 4 of the Student Code.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to  math-capricious-grading@illinois.edu.

  • Scott Ahlgren (2023–25)
  • James Pascaleff (2023–24)
  • Laura Placzek (2022–24)

Promotion and Tenure Committee

The Promotion and Tenure Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Department Chair and Executive Committee regarding promotions and tenure of faculty members. This committee makes their recommendations in consideration of the current statement on Promotion and Tenure Policies of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and the policies set forth in the current Procedures of the Department of Mathematics Promotion and Tenure.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-promotion-tenure@illinois.edu.

  • Burak Erdogan (Chair) (2022–24)
  • Vera Hur (ex officio)
  • Steve Bradlow (Fall 2023)
  • Anil Hirani (spring 2024–spring 2025)
  • Sankar Dutta (2022–24)
  • Kevin Ford (2022–24)
  • Igor Nikoalaev (2022–24)
  • Timur Oikhberg (2022–24)
  • Pierre Albin (2023–25)
  • Sasha Kostochka (2023–25)
  • Charles Rezk (2023–25)
  • Alex Tumanov (2023–25)

Undergraduate Affairs Committee

The Undergraduate Affairs Committee serves as an educational policy committee for the undergraduate mathematics program of the department, providing guidance and oversight organization and quality of the undergraduate courses and curricula, including advising, honors, extension, and correspondence course programs.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-undergraduate-affairs@illinois.edu.

  • Lee Deville (ex officio)
  • Rich Sowers (chair)
  • Vadim Zharnitsky (chair’s designate)
  • Sasha Kostochka
  • Pei-Ken Hung
  • Jenny Srikant
  • Alex Song
  • Margot Pierce

Graduate Affairs Committee

The Graduate Affairs Committee considers all matters concerning the graduate program, making recommendations where appropriate to the tenure system faculty or to the Department Chair and the Executive Committee. Charges include, but are not limited to, size and distribution of the graduate student body, criteria for admission and allocation of fellowships and assistantships, programs of study, policy regarding availability and staffing of graduate courses, graduate examinations, criteria for retention of students and renewal of support, counseling and advising of students, requirements for degrees, and interdisciplinary graduate programs.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-gac@illinois.edu.

  • Yuliy Baryshnikov (ex officio)
  • Eugene Lerman (chair)
  • Philippe Di Francesco
  • Burak Erdogan
  • Vesna Stojanoska
  • Fulton Jackson
  • Jiantong Liu

The open minutes for the Graduate Affairs Committee may be found here. 

Personnel Committee for Specialized Faculty

This committee makes recommendations to the Department Chair and the Executive Committee concerning initial appointment and promotion for specialized faculty (e.g. teaching associate professor, teaching professor, research associate professor, and research professor).

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-specialized-faculty@illinois.edu.

  • Marius Junge (chair)
  • Richard Laugesen
  • Jeremiah Heller

Ad Hoc Committees and Appointments

The following committees have been established by the Department Chair and Executive Committee to address specific needs and operations of the department. Unless otherwise noted address all correspondence concerning these committees to the current committee chair. 

Committee minutes, reports, and other procedural documents for these committees can be found in the Department Committees Box Folder. (Note: the Box link is only available to affiliates of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.)

Area Chairs

Area chairs are designated in each of the principal active areas of research and educational activity in the department of mathematics. Area chairs convene meetings with interested area participants to discuss topics of interest to the area and serve in an advisory role to the department chair on matters related to needs or requirements of their respective areas. More information about the charge of area chairs can be found in the area chair policies.  

  • Algebraic Geometry: Sheldon Katz (fall); Chris Dodd (spring)
  • Algebra: Sankar Dutta
  • Analysis: Alex Tumanov
  • Combinatorics: Jozsef Balogh
  • Differential Equations: Nikkos Tzirakis
  • Geometry and Topology: Charles Rezk
  • Number Theory: Kevin Ford
  • Physical Mathematics: Phillipe Di Francesco
  • Probability: Renming Song

Altgeld/Illini Hall Renovation Committee

  • Kevin Armstrong
  • Sheldon Katz (chair, fall)
  • Nathan Dunfield (chair, spring)
  • Vera Hur
  • Kay Kirkpatrick
  • Richard Laugesen
  • Karen Mortensen

Climate, Equity, & Inclusion Committee (CEI)

The CEI Committee discusses issues of equity and climate broadly across the department as they relate to student admission, classroom instruction, mentoring, hiring, evaluation, and the promotion and tenure process. The committee makes specific recommendations for ongoing actions or initiatives to improve the overall climate and promote an equitable and inclusive working environment.

Address all correspondence concerning this committee to math-cei@illinois.edu. 

  • Pierre Albin (chair)
  • Felix Janda
  • Denka Kutzarova
  • Felix Leditzky
  • Jennifer McNeilly
  • Manisha Garg
  • Ada Stelzer

Colloquium & Named Lectures Committee

This committee is responsible for arranging colloquia and hosting invited speakers to the Department of Mathematics. 

  • Steve Bradlow (chair, fall)
  • Jake Rasmussen (chair, spring)
  • Phillipe Di Francesco
  • Anil Hirani
  • Xuan Wu
  • Deniz Ozbay

Faculty Search, Open Area

  • Zoi Rapti (chair)
  • Scott Ahlgren
  • Jozsef Balogh
  • Partha Dey
  • Chris Dodd
  • Marius Junge
  • James Pascaleff
  • Renming Song

Graduate Recruitment & Application Screening Committee (GRAS)

  • Aimo Hinkkanen (chair)
  • Yuliy Baryshnikov
  • Jozsef Balogh
  • Sergei Ivanov
  • Rinat Kedem
  • Ely Kerman
  • Gabe La Nave
  • Xiaochun Li
  • Sarah Rasmussen
  • Renming Song
  • Nikos Tzirakis

NetMath Transition Taskforce

  • Richard Laugesen (chair)
  • Lee DeVille
  • Vadim Zharnitsky

Postdoctoral Search Committee

  • Vesna Stojanoska (chair)
  • Dan Cooney
  • Jesse Thorner
  • Nikos Tzirakis
  • Alexandru Zaharescu

Space Committee

  • Jeremiah Heller (chair)
  • Kevin Armstrong
  • Alison Champion

Teaching Awards Committee

  • Xiaochun Li (chair)
  • April Hoffmeister
  • Ely Kerman
  • Zoi Rapti

Undergraduate Advising Committee

  • Scott Ahlgren
  • Partha Dey
  • Sergei Ivanov
  • Denka Kutzarova
  • Yuan Liu
  • Aldo Manfroi
  • Jennifer McNeilly
  • Igor Nikolaev
  • Matthew Russell
  • Jesse Thorner

Other Service Appointments

  • AWM Advisor: Amanda Young
  • Mathematics Development Advisory Board (MDAB) Liaison: Rui Loja Fernandes
  • Math IT Liaison: Edy Kirr (FA), Anil Hirani (SP) 
  • Math Library Liaison: Kay Kirkpatrick
  • MATRIX Advisor: Felix Leditzky
  • Proficiency Exam Lead: Alex Yong
  • Putnam Exam Lead(s): Timur Oikhberg, Alexandru Zaharescu