Faculty Research Meeting Minutes


Meeting Details:

Fiscal Year: FY2026
Date:
Time:
Location: Zoom
Minutes Recorded By: Bozenna Pasik Duncan
Minutes Approved On:

Attendance—

Attending Members

  • Mugur Geana
  • Sara Morris
  • Xiaobo Quan
  • Candan Tamerler 
  • Francesco Carota
  • Bozenna Pasik Duncan
  • Katie Hoemann
  • Marcy Lascano
  • Chris Elles

Other Attendees

Suzanne Scales

Approval of Previous Minutes —

Approval of last year 3 meeting minutes: December 11, 2024, March 12, 2025, and April 1, 2025. Hearing no corrections, the minutes were approved.

New Business —

Bozenna Pasik Duncan presided as chair. 

  1. Introductions. The committee members all introduced themselves. The chair remarks that this is a fantastic diverse team of remarkable global scholars and leaders.  
  2. Volunteer Chair of the Committee: Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, mathematics and engineering.

    New business: GRF funding for tenure vs non-tenured faculty

    Next steps: 

  • Review charges and open discussion on any changes. 
  • Updates on GRF and open discussion on any changes
  • Revisiting and discussion on funding distribution.

 Next meeting: Friday, February 20 at 11:00 am 

 

Meeting adjourned.

 


Faculty Research - Jan 30, 2026