AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Department of Physics and Astronomy
2006 - 2007
Assignment	Responsibilities	Responsible Person
Associate Department Head	Assists the Department Head with various aspects of the administration of the department.	Marianne Breinig, Jim Parks
Astronomy Outreach and Public Programs	Make presentations on astronomy and space related topics to schools and civic organizations and conduct astronomical observing programs	Paul Lewis
Building Representative	Serve as person of record to be contacted concerning matters pertaining to the Physics building	Jim Parks
College Undergraduate Advising	Service in the advising center of the College of Arts & Sciences	Steve Daunt, Yuri Efremenko, Adolfo Eguiluz, Solon Georghiou
Colloquia	Be responsible for organizing, implementing, and coordinating departmental colloquia	John Quinn
Dean's Advisory Council	Serve as the Department of Physics and Astronomy's representative to the Dean's Advisory Council for the College of Arts and Sciences	George Siopsis (2006 - 2009)
Director of Graduate Program	Coordinate the activities of the committees on graduate affairs; graduate studies, graduate recruitment, graduate admissions, graduate student progress, and graduate student liaison brochure, qualifying examination.	Marianne Breinig
Faculty Senate	Represent the Natural Sciences on the Faculty Senate	Bill Blass (2004 - 2007),     Marianne Breinig (2004 - 2007), Tom Handler (2005 - 2008)
Engineering Physics	Being responsible for the interaction with the College of Engineering concerning the EP program and investigate accreditation of the program	Stu Elston
Environmental Health and Safety	Monitor chemical storage and safety, hazardous waste disposal; inform faculty & staff of chemical hazards and procedures for waste disposal	Solon Georghiou
Graduate Admissions	Be responsible for receiving, organizing, and initial ranking of graduate applications for admission	C. C. Shih
Graduate Student Progress	Review each semester's grades and courses of graduate students, financial aid, and progress toward degree	Marianne Breinig, Jim Parks, Victor Barzykin
Graduate Council	Represent the department on UTK's Graduate Council	Marianne Breinig (2004 - 2007)
History	Work with publications coordinator to write a history of the Department of Physics and Astronomy	Bill Bugg
Honors Day	Organize Honors Day program, select speaker, guide process to choose award winners	Catherine Longmire, Jim Parks, Joyce Satterfield, Soren Sorensen
Honors Liaison	Departmental representative for the University Honors Program	Jon Levin
Inventory	Be responsible for inventory of equipment	Joyce Satterfield, Paul Lewis
Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research	Represent the department in management activities of the Joint Institute for Heavy Ion Research between ORNL and UT	Carrol Bingham
Library Representative	Represent the department's book and journal needs to the library	C. C. Shih
Scholarly Communication Committee	Represent the department on the Library's Scholarly Communication Committee	Mike Guidry
New Instructional Strategies	Be responsible for developing and implementing electronic techniques in the departments educational programs	Marianne Breinig
Ombudsman	Receive and process student complaints	Soren Sorensen
Ph.D. Qualifying Exams	Organize Ph.D. Qualifying Exam committees and maintain responsibility for exam process	Marianne Breinig
Placement Exams and Graduate Advising	Administer and evaluate placement exams for new graduate students	Victor Barzykin
Publications Coordinator	Be responsible for departmental newsletter, brochure, homepage, recruitment, and handbook materials	Catherine Longmire
Radiation Safety	Monitor and report usage of radioactive materials; inform faculty & staff of chemical hazards and procedures for waste disposal	Jim Parks
Society of Physics Students Advisor	Work with officers of SPS; select members for Sigma Pi Sigma; & coordinate activities of Sigma Pi Sigma	Marianne Breinig
Surplusing	Be responsible for disposal of equipment and clearing inventory records	Paul Lewis
Commencement - Spring 2006	Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college	Victor Barzykin, Tom Callcott, Adriana Moreo, and Thomas Papenbrock
Commencement  -  Fall 2006	Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college	Geoff Greene, C.C. Shih, John Quinn, and Hanno Weitering
Commencement - Spring 2007	Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college	Pengcheng dai, Stuart Elston, Yuri Kamyshkov, and Joe Macek