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)
  • Nathan Dunfield (2023–25)
  • Ely Kerman (2024-26)
  • Rui Loja Fernandes (2023–25)
  • Zoi Rapti (2024-26)
  • Vesna Stojanoska (2024-26)
  • 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.

  • Dan Berwick-Evans (2024-26)
  • Aimo Hinkkanen (2024-26)
  • 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)
  • April Hoffmeister (2024-26)
  • Nikos Tzirakis (2024-26)

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.

  • Charles Rezk (Chair) (2024-25)
  • Vera Hur (ex officio)
  • Scott Ahlgren (2024-26)
  • Pierre Albin (2023-25)
  • Anil Hirani (spring 2024–spring 2025)
  • Marius Junge (2024-26)
  • Sasha Kostochka (2023–25)
  • Jake Rasmussen (2024-26)
  • Sue Tolman (2024-26)
  • Alex Tumanov (2023–25)
  • Alexandru Zaharescu (2024-26)

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)
  • James Pascaleff (chair) (2024-26)
  • Vadim Zharnitsky (chair’s designate)
  • Partha Dey (2024-26)
  • Pei-Ken Hung (2023-25)
  • Laura Placzek (2024-25)

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.

  • Jared Bronski (ex officio)
  • Renming Song (chair) (2024-26)
  • Philippe Di Francesco (2023-25)
  • Felix Leditzky (2024-26)
  • Eugene Lerman (2023-25)

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 (2023-25, SP only)
  • Timur Oikhberg (2024-26)
  • Jeremiah Heller (2023-25, FA only)
  • Vadim Zharnitsky (2024-26)

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
  • Algebra: Sankar Dutta
  • Analysis: Aimo Hinkkanen
  • Combinatorics: Jozsef Balogh
  • Differential Equations: Nikkos Tzirakis
  • Geometry and Topology: Charles Rezk
  • Number Theory: Kevin Ford
  • Probability: Renming Song

Altgeld/Illini Hall Renovation Committee

  • Kevin Armstrong
  • Sheldon Katz (chair)
  • Nathan Dunfield
  • Vera Hur
  • 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. 

  • Denka Kutzarova (chair)
  • Pierre Albin (SP only)
  • Jennifer McNeilly
  • Jesse Thorner
  • Amanda Young (FA only)

Colloquium & Named Lectures Committee

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

  • Jake Rasmussen (chair)
  • Steve Bradlow (FA only)
  • Phillipe Di Francesco
  • Zoi Rapti (SP only)
  • Yuan Liu

Graduate Recruitment & Application Screening Committee (GRAS)

  • Rich Sowers (chair)
  • Ben Castle
  • Will Chen
  • Jared Bronski
  • Philippe Di Francesco
  • Burak Erdogan
  • Kevin Ford
  • Sergei Ivanov
  • Lena Ji
  • Xiaochun Li
  • Xuan Wu

NetMath Steering

  • Partha Dey (chair)
  • Lee DeVille
  • Vadim Zharnitsky

Postdoctoral Search Committee

  • Richard Laugesen (chair)
  • Abhishek Methuku
  • Felix Janda
  • Alexandru Zaharescu

Social Committee

  • Dan Berwick-Evans (chair)
  • Jen Sans

Space Committee

  • Jeremiah Heller (chair)
  • Kevin Armstrong
  • Nathan Dunfield (SP only)

Teaching Awards Committee

  • Sue Tolman (Chair)
  • Steve Bradlow (FA only)
  • Burak Erdogan (SP only)
  • Daniel Cooney
  • Theresa Dobbs

Undergraduate Advising Committee

  • Scott Ahlgren
  • Anil Hirani
  • Edy Kirr
  • Sasha Kostochka (SP only)
  • Denka Kutzarova
  • Eugene Lerman (SP only)
  • Xiaochun Li
  • Aldo Manfroi
  • Jennifer McNeilly
  • Igor Nikolaev
  • Rich Sowers
  • Alex Tumanov
  • Nikos Tzirakis

Other Service Appointments

  • AWM Advisor: Polly Yu
  • Mathematics Development Advisory Board (MDAB) Liaison: Rui Loja Fernandes
  • Math IT Liaison: Marius Junge (FA), Anil Hirani (SP) 
  • Math Library Liaison: Sasha Kostochka (FA), Pierre Albin (SP), Sarah Rasmussen (backup)
  • MATRIX Advisor: Chris Dodd
  • Proficiency Exam Lead: Igor Nikolaev, Chris Dodd (backup)
  • Putnam Exam Lead(s): Timur Oikhberg, Alexandru Zaharescu
  • Comp Exams
    • 500: Gabe LaNave, Sergei Ivanov
    • 540: Aimo Hinkkanen, Timur Oikhberg

Sabbaticals

  • Pierre Albin (FA)
  • Burak Erdogan (FA)
  • Yuliy Baryshnikov (AY)
  • Kay Kirkpatrick (AY)
  • Jeremy Tyson (AY)