Carnegie Mellon University

Search Committee

The search advisory committee, appointed by Provost Garrett, will provide valuable input in determining the selection of the Mellon College of Science Dean. The committee is made up of the following senior university administrators and faculty. The committee will be assisted by the executive search firm Russell Reynolds

Co-Chairs

Barb Shinn Cunningham headshot

Barb Shinn-Cunningham

Director of the Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute and the George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Psychology, and Electrical & Computer Engineering

Keith Webster headshot

Keith Webster

Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries

Committee Members

Bruce Armitage
Professor and Department Head, Chemistry and Co-Director, Center for Nucleic Acid Science and Technology, MCS

Maggie Braun
Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs, MCS

Keith Cook
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head, Biomedical Engineering, MCS

Byron Daniel
Doctoral Student, Physics and Graduate Student Assembly Representative

Payton Downey
Senior Undergraduate Student, Chemistry

Nancy Felix
Associate Dean for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, MCS

Robin Flaus Scibek
Director of Communications, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

N. Luisa Hiller
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, MCS

Po-Shen Loh
Professor of Mathematical Sciences, MCS

Jian Ma
Ray and Stephanie Lane Professor of Computational Biology, School of Computer Science
Rachel Mandelbaum
Professor of Physics, MCS
Scott Mory
Vice President for University Advancement
Annette Vincent
Teaching Professor in Biological Sciences, CMU-Q
Michael Young
Associate Professor, Mathematical Sciences and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Becky Culyba
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff to the Provost (ex officio)