| AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY | ||
| Department of Physics and Astronomy | ||
| 2008 - 2009 | ||
| 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 | Christian Cardal, Steve Daunt, Kate Jones, Thomas Papenbrock |
| Colloquia | Be responsible for organizing, implementing, and coordinating departmental colloquia | Stefan Spanier (Fall), Mike Guidry (Spring) |
| 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 |
| 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 | Jim Parks |
| Faculty Senate | Members of the Faculty Senate | Bill Blass, Marianne Breinig, Tom Handler, Yuri Kamyshkov |
| Graduate Admissions | Be responsible for receiving, organizing, and initial ranking of graduate applications for admission | Marianne Breinig |
| Graduate Student Progress | Review each semester's grades and courses of graduate students, financial aid, and progress toward degree | Thomas Papenbrock, Marianne Breinig, Jim Parks |
| Graduate Council | Represent the department on UTK's Graduate Council | Marianne Breinig, Bill Blass, Yuri Kamyshkov |
| Undergraduate Council | Represent the department on UTK's Undergraduate Council | Jon Levin (2006 - 2009) |
| History | Work with publications coordinator to write a history of the Department of Physics and Astronomy | Lee Riedinger |
| 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 | Mike Guidry |
| Scholarly Communication Committee | Represent the department on the Library's Scholarly Communication Committee | Mike Guidry |
| 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 | Thomas Papenbrock |
| 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 2008 | Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college | Jon Levin, Hanno Weitering, and Zhenyu Zhang |
| Commencement - Fall 2008 | Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college | Carrol Bingham, Kate Jones, and Stefan Spanier |
| Commencement - Spring 2009 | Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college | Bill Blass, Robert Grzywacz, and Tom Handler |
| Commencement - Fall 2009 | Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college | Jim Parks, Ward Plummer, and Lee Riedinger |
| Commencement - Spring 2010 | Participate in the commencement ceremonies as arranged by the university and the college | Ted Barnes, Witek Nazarewicz, and Ken Read |
| Qualifying Exam AY08/09 | Develop and grade the two annual Qualifying Exams for the Doctoral Program (August 2008 & January 2009) | Stu Elston, Geoff Greene, Joe Macek, John Quinn, Jim Thompson, Yuri Efremenko, UTSI, Marianne Breinig |
| Qualifying Exam AY09/10 | Develop and grade the two annual Qualifying Exams for the Doctoral Program (August 2009 & January 2010) | Robert Grzywacz, Mike Guidry, Yuri Kamychkov, Adriana Moreo, Thomas Papenbrock, Ken Read, UTSI, Marianne Breinig |