Advisory & Review Groups

Cottrell Scholar Selection Committee

Comprised of academic scientists, the Cottrell Scholar Selection Committee reviews Cottrell Scholar proposals and provides award recommendations to the RCSA president and scientific staff. These recommendations are forwarded to the RCSA Board for award approval. Committee constituency, including number of members and research expertise, is carefully selected to match the spectrum of topics supported by the Cottrell Scholar program.

Cottrell Scholar Selection Committee Members

• Amy Barrios
  Professor, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Utah
• Tamara Bogdanovic
  Professor, School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
• John Gilbertson
  Professor, Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University
• Rigoberto Hernandez
  Gompf Family Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
• Adam Leibovich
  Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean of the University of Pittsburgh’s Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences and College of General Studies
• Mark Moldwin
  Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Space Physics, University of Michigan
• Bradley D. Smith
  Emil T. Hofman Professor, Chemistry Department, University of Notre Dame
• Natalia Shustova
  Peter and Bonnie McCausland and Hans Fischer Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of South Carolina
• Adam Urbach
  Semmes School of Science Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Trinity University

Cottrell Scholar Program Committee

The Cottrell Scholar Program Committee provides advice to the RCSA President and Scientific Staff on various aspects of the Cottrell Scholar Program, including visibility and impact of awards and conferences, and network and partnership opportunities.

Cottrell Scholar Program Committee Members

• Amanda Wolfe, Chair
  GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina Asheville
• Penny Beuning
  Chair and Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, Northeastern University
• Carla Fröhlich
  Professor and University Scholar, Physics Department, North Carolina State University
• Eilat Glikman
  Frank Winkler Professor of Astrophysics, Middlebury College
• Michael Hildreth
  Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Provost and Vice President for Graduate Studies, and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame
• Chad Risko
  John C. Hubbard Professor of Chemistry, Faculty Director, Office of Undergraduate Research

RCSA Fellows Initiative Advisory Committee

This committee provides RCSA with advice and guidance on the planning, programming, and assessment of the new RCSA Fellows initiative. Members are experts in their respective fields in the physical sciences and in contemporary, evidence-based practices that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

RCSA Fellows Advisory Committee Members

• Cyndi Atherton
  Former Science Program Director, Heising-Simons Foundation
• Luis Colón
  SUNY Distinguished Professor, A. Conger Goodyear Professor, Associate Dean for Inclusive Excellence, College of Arts and Sciences, SUNY Buffalo
• Jackie Faherty
  Senior Scientist and Senior Education Manager, American Museum of Natural History
• Keivan G. Stassun
  Director, Frist Center for Autism & Innovation, Stevenson Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Management, Vanderbilt University

Scialog Review Committees

Committees evaluate the collaborative proposals written at Scialog meetings. Committees are comprised of a subset of the initiative’s Facilitators, world leading scientists who identify Fellows, plan conferences, and facilitate group discussions.