Committee on Graduate Research

Membership

It shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a graduate student. The Graduate Faculty membership shall be selected so as to include representation from the health and life sciences; the basic and applied physical sciences and engineering; the social and behavioral sciences; and the arts and humanities. The Associate Vice President for Research and the Associate Dean of the Graduate School shall be ex officio members of this Committee.

Duties

The Committee's responsibilities are as follows:

Advise the Graduate Council on policies and procedures that affect graduate research.
Foster graduate research at The Pennsylvania State University by aiding the Graduate Council in recognizing and rewarding outstanding graduate research performed by faculty and students of The Pennsylvania State University.
Support efforts, at all University levels, to enhance the funding of graduate research.
Support efforts to attract and retain excellent graduate students.
Inform and advise the Graduate Council on issues and opportunities associated with industrial-academic-related research areas, particularly as they affect graduate research and graduate study.
Recommend to the Graduate Council appropriate policies or actions on emerging political, budgetary, and academic issues related to graduate research.

Current Members

Frederick Gildow, Professor of Plant Pathology
Cheryl Glenn, Professor of English and Women’s Studies
M. Kathleen Heid, Distinguished Professor of Education
Julian Maynard, Distinguished Professor of Physics
Ian Simpson, Professor of Neural and Behavioral Science
Jelene Srebric, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering
Marian Walters, Professor of Physiology
Georjanne Williams, Graduate Student in Educational Leadership
Mark Wardell, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Ex Officio
Gunalan Nadarajan, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Architecture, Ex Officio
Jean Sanders, School of Visual Arts, Ex Officio

Staff Support

Dawn Nelson