GPAS Committees and their Chairs
Interested in joining a committee? Email the committee chair(s) (listed below) or the E-board (gps@nd.edu) for more information! Committee meetings will also be listed on the Google Calendar.
Social Committee – plans and organizes a variety of events that foster friendships and community between graduate students across all subfields of physics.
2023-2024 Social Committee Chair: Jonathan Cabrera Garcia (jcabrer2@nd.edu)
Professional Development Committee – plans and organizes a variety of events and provides resources that help graduate students develop their professional skills, including the GPAS Annual Conference.
2023-2024 Prof. Dev. Committee Chair: Nileema Sharma (nsharma@nd.edu)
Outreach Committee – works closely with JINA-CEE and the department to plan and organize outreach events in the local community.
2023-2024 Outreach Committee Chair: Fabio Rivero (frivero@nd.edu)
International Committee – fosters a community and provides resources to help international students adjust to living in the United States. Also works closely with Social Committee to plan and organize cultural celebrations.
2023-2024 International Committee Chairs: Jihye Hong (jhong5@nd.edu) and Saloni Deepak (sdeepak@nd.edu)
Public Relations Committee – plans and organizes various events to raise funds for GPAS, including Notre Dame Day. Promotes GPAS and its events to the department through email, flyers, social media, etc.
2023-2024 PR + Fundraising Committee Chair: David Shaw (dshaw2@nd.edu)
Gender & Inclusivity Committee – promotes gender diversity and inclusivity in the department
2023-2024 Gender & Inclusivity Committee Chairs: Grace Longbons (glongbon@nd.edu) & Jes Koros (jkoros@nd.edu)
Fundraising Committee – raises funds to aid in the growth of GPAS programming.
2023-2024 Fundraising Chair: Sam Porter (wporter@nd.edu)
Mentoring Committee – facilitates mentoring relationships between undergraduate and graduate students in the department.
2023-2024 Mentoring Chairs: Rey Zite (rzite@nd.edu) and Sam Porter (wporter@nd.edu)
If you’re interested in being a part of any committee or are interested in chairing a committee, email gps@nd.edu or fill out the GPAS Involvement Survey.
Past committee chairs can be found here.