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