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ADVANCE Program Staff
Key
Personnel
Defined: A multi-layered
project management process, the layers of which both overlap and are independent,
will handle the day-to-day operations of the project.
Executive
Committee will provide the leadership in
the management of the project, initiating activities, identifying resources,
formulating strategies, and managing all aspects of the project.
UMBC's
Executive Committee
| Name |
ADVANCE
Role |
UMBC
Role |
Department |
| Dr.
Freeman Hrabowski, III |
Principal
Investigator |
President |
Office
of the President |
| Dr.
Patrice McDermott |
Lead,
Co-PI |
Associate
Professor and Chair |
American
Studies
|
| Dr. Marilyn E.
Demorest |
Co-PI |
Vice Provost
for Faculty Affairs, Professor |
Provost’s
Office
Department of Psychology
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| Dr. Phyllis Robinson |
Co-PI |
Professor |
Biological Sciences
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| Dr. Janet Rutledge |
Co-PI |
Senior Associate Dean
Associate Professor |
Graduate School
Computer Sci. Elec. Eng.
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| Dr. Penny Rheingans |
Faculty Associate |
Interim Director
Associate Professor |
Center for Women and Information Technology Computer Sci. Elec. Eng.
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External
Advisory Board: An
external Advisory Committee representing UMBC faculty, and key leaders
from other research universities and industry will meet to review the
progress of the ADVANCE initiatives and suggest modifications based on
the formative evaluation data and the members’ own insights.
External
Advisory Board
| Name |
Title |
Association |
| Dr. Elliot Hirshman |
Provost and Chair of the External Advisory Board |
UMBC |
| Dr. Arthur Johnson |
Former Provost and Chair of the External Advisory Board
Professor of Political Science
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UMBC |
| Dr.
Susan Butts |
Senior
Director, External Technology Program |
The
Dow Chemical Company |
| Dr.
Jennifer Sinclair Curtis |
Chair
and Professor, Chemical Engineering |
Univeristy
of Florida |
| Dr.
Adrienne Mercer |
Director,
Human Relations |
UMBC |
| Dr.
Pamela Raymond |
Professor,
Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
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University
of Michigan |
| Dr.
Sue Rosser |
Dean
of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Professor of Zoology |
Georgia
Institute of Technology |
| Dr.
Adele J. Wolfson |
Professor
of Chemistry |
Wellesley
College |
| Dr.
J. Lynn Zimmerman |
Senior Vice Provost for Academic Programs,
Professor of Biology |
Emory University |
Faculty Liaisons:
The liaisons will meet twice
per semester under the leadership of an Executive Committee member, Dr.
Phyllis Robinson, who will also serve as the primary lead for her department.
The faculty who have agreed to participate include the following:
| Biology |
Dr. Phyllis Robinson,
Professor |
| Chemical and
Biochemical Engineering |
Dr. Theresa Good,
Professor |
| Civil and Environmental
Engineering |
Dr. Brian Reed, Professor, Chair |
| Computer Science/Electrical
Engineering |
Dr. Penny Rheingans,
Associate Professor |
| Mechanical Engineering |
Dr. Liang Zhu,
Associate Professor |
| Mathematics |
Dr. Susan Minkoff,
Associate Professor |
| Information Systems |
Dr. Lina Zhou,
Associate Professor |
| Chemistry and
Biochemistry |
Dr. Lisa Kelly,
Associate Professor |
| Physics |
Dr. Jane Turner,
Associate Professor |
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