Committee Memberships for 2025-2026 (updated 8/15/2025)
Undergraduate Academic Program (UGAP)
Matt Kumjian – Chair
Kevin Bowley (paternity leave in spring)
Bill Brune
Xingchao Chen
Eugene Clothiaux
Amber DeCosmo
Greg Jenkins
Sukyoung Lee
Laifang Li
Kelly Lombardo
Jon Nese
Yvette Richardson
Steve Seman
Colin Zarzycki
Graduate Academic Program (GAP)
Melissa Gervais – Chair
Anthony Didlake
Bill Bristow
Karen Corl
Ken Davis
Chris Forest
Jose Fuentes
Steve Greybush
Jerry Harrington
Ray Najjar
Ying Pan (sabbatical in the fall)
John Peters
Dave Stensrud
Yunji Zhang
Scholarship Committee
Jon Nese - Chair
Chris Forest
Amber DeCosmo
Lynn Persing
Bill Syrett
Computer Committee
Steve Greybush - Chair
Kevin Bowley
Tom Canich
Eugene Clothiaux
Jerry Harrington
Kelly Lombardo
Art Person
Yunji Zhang
NTL Faculty Promotion Committee
Scott Richardson – Chair
Steve Greybush
Dave Miller
Bill Syrett
NTL Faculty Advisory Committee
Ben Reppert – Chair (through April 2025)
Ben Ahlswede (through April 2026)
Rob Lydick (through April 2027)
Yunsong Liu (through April 2027)
Steve Seman (ex officio as College NTL FAC representative) (through April 2027)
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science Promotion and Tenure Committee
Bill Bristow - Chair
Chris Forest
Matt Kumjian
Department Ombudspersons
Sukyoung Lee
Ray Najjar
Committee on Belonging
Ray Najjar - Chair
Eugene Clothiaux
Marisa Ferger
Jose Fuentes
Melissa Gervais
Lan Lewis
Rob Lydick
Graduate Admissions Committee
Jerry Harrington – Chair
Melissa Gervais
Sukyoung Lee
Laifang Li
John Peters
Colin Zarzycki
Opportunities Committee
Paul Markowski - Chair
Bill Brune
Jose Fuentes
Paul Markowski
Jon Nese
Lynn Persing
Colloquium Organizer
Xingchao Chen
External Advisory Board Representative
Kelly Lombardo
STUDENT GROUP ADVISING
PSUBAMS
Melissa Gervais
Chi Epsilon Pi
Colin Zarzycki
Campus Weather Service
Rob Lydick
Weather Risk Management Club
Steve Greybush
Storm Chase Team (PSU Chase)
Bill Syrett
Weather Outreach and Education
Marisa Ferger
PSU Weather Data Science Club
Kevin Bowley
EMS Accessibility Champion
Yunji Zhang
Lan Lewis
Lynn Persing
EESI Advisory Committee
Ken Davis
EMS Academic Integrity Committee
Anthony Didlake (through AY 2027/2028)
EMS Tenure-Line Faculty Advisory Committee
Colin Zarzycki (through AY 2026/27); Paul Markowski (through AY 2027/28)
EMS Faculty Performance Review Committee
Matt Kumjian (through AY 2027-28)
EMS College Promotion and Tenure Committee
Steve Greybush (through AY 2027/28)
EMS Graduate Faculty Evaluation Committee
Ray Najjar (through AY 2027/28)
EMS NTL Promotion Committee
Jon Nese (through AY 2025/26)
EMS NTL Faculty Advisory Committee
Steve Seman - Co-Chair (through AY 2026/27)
EMS Undergraduate Scholarship Committee
Jon Nese
EMS Undergrad Programs Curriculum Committee
Yvette Richardson – Chair
Steve Seman (through AY 2027/28)
Governing Council for the Energy Institute
Steve Greybush
Faculty Senate
Eugene Clothiaux (through AY 2027/28)
Ken Davis (through AY 2028/29) (also FS Joint Committee on the University Budget)
Graduate Council Committee on Programs and Courses
John Peters (through AY 2027/28)
Graduate Council Committee on Program Review and Evaluation
Matt Kumjian (through AY 2026/27)
Graduate Council Ad Hoc Committee to Protect and Advance Graduate Education (PAGE)
Ken Davis