Today’s Agenda
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9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Introduction: Continuing the momentum (Jordan)
9:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Current progress and plans for the future
– The financial situation and outlook (Jordan)
– Faculty search updates and the teaching interview process (Jordan,
Search Committees and Discussion)
– New initiatives, centers and partnerships (Jordan)
– Facilities update: space adjustments, changes in service offices (Drew)
– Development opportunities (Zack)
11:15 – 12:30 p.m.
The Academic Program
– Graduate Program (Nick)
– Undergrad Program (Fred)
– Mentoring (Jordan)
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12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Lunch and discussion with the Dean
The priorities process (Issues and Discussion)
Adjunct professor policy (Issues and Discussion)
Revamping the Introductory Sequence (Illinois)
Summary & other issues
(Opportunities & Challenges)
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Introduction
• Our department continues to move forward
toward our goal of continually improving our
academic excellence. We are:
– Actively recruiting top-new faculty and working to
develop the excellent people that we already have.
– Expanding important linkages on- and off-campus.
– Working to improve our educational programs.
– Attract more undergraduate majors and higher quality
graduate students
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– Finding new ways to disseminate information about
the success of our people and programs
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
First Things First
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
“We need an AMO
program to make
the Basketball
team proud” – Bill
Phillips
US News 2002 Graduate Rankings
1.Cal-Tech (5.0) and MIT (5.0) [3]
3. Harvard (4.9), Princeton (4.9), Stanford (4.9) [1], Berkeley (4.9)
7. Cornell (4.6), Chicago (4.6)
9. Illinois (4.5)
10.Columbia (4.3), Santa Barbara (4.3)
12.Yale (4.2) [10]
13. Maryland (4.1) [14], Michigan (4.1), Texas-Austin (4.1) [14]
16. UCLA (4.0) [14], San Diego (4.0) [18], Washington (4.0) [14] ,
Wisconsin (4.0) [18]
20. Johns Hopkins (3.9) [21] , Colorado (3.9) [25] , U-Penn (3.9) [18]
23. SUNY-Stony Brook (3.8) [21]
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Condensed Matter / Low Temperature
1. Illinois
2. MIT
3. Cornell
4. Berkeley
5. Santa Barbara
6. Harvard and Stanford
8. Princeton
9. Chicago
10. Maryland
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Other Specialties
AMO/Plasma
1. MIT
2. Colorado
3. Stanford
4. Harvard
5. Michigan
6. Rochester
7. Berkeley
8. Texas-Austin
9. Cal-Tech
10. Princeton
ELEMENTARY PARTICLE /
NUCLEAR
1. Stanford
2. MIT
3. Cal-Tech and Berkeley
5. Princeton
6. Harvard
7. Chicago
8. SUNY-Stony Brook and
Washington
10. Cornell
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
TOP 20 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
in
COMPUTER SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
MIT
WISCONSIN
CORNELL
MICHIGAN
PRINCETON 
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BERKELEY
 STANFORD
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UNIVERSITY
OF
MARYLAND
 CALTECH
 UCLA
TEXAS 
Physics 13th, Applied Mathematics 11th, Computer Science 12th
Mathematics 16th
Current Financial Situation
• State Budget is unclear in terms of raises
• University has taken some cuts - “Cost
Containment”
– This year (FY ’02) $75k
– Next year base reduction of $133k (total)
• At the end of this FY we estimate a DRIF
balance of ~ + $300k
• Next year the estimated expenditures exceed
income by $250k
• DRIF balance will be ~$50k
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Current Financial Situation (cont)
• Why the deficit?
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Cost Containment ($133k)
Lower Salary Savings
Failure of Lab fee ($125k)
Lack of retirements
Hiring of faculty
• TA/RGA salaries
– We raised salaries $2k
– No real impact on State Budget –
• We reduced TAs
• Overhead elimination for summer RA support of TAs–
• Need to negotiate for more and permanent support
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Update on Searches - Confidential
• Dean’s position
– Only hire someone so good we would do it even if we
didn’t have the money
• So far so good…
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Update on Searches - Confidential
• AMO
– We are negotiating Rolston and Orozco
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Both are very interested
Start-up costs will be more than we have
Trying to estimate lab renovation costs
Will talk to LPS about some support
– Burnett coming on May 9 for talk (be there)
• Keith is Chair of Atomic and Laser Physics at Oxford
• He is a Fellow of the Royal Society
• He is interested in two years
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Update on Searches - Confidential
• CM- Nano
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To get resources we require a real superstar
Didn’t get one (but LPS did)
Search called off for this year
Opportunities to add adjunct faculty at LPS
• Condensed Matter Theory
– We will make an offer to Oleg Tchernshyov
• Lattice QCD
– Decided not to make an offer
– Will search again later
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
New Initiatives, Centers, Partnerships
• CM Theory Center
– Part of SDS retention
– Physics leveraged a small $30k 8 to 1 to make a
$240/yr center
• $30K each from Physics, CMPS, Grad School, Provost
• $120k match from LPS
– Will help with CM theory hire and overall program
• New postdocs, visitors, grad students
• External Board
– Anderson (Princeton), Halperin (Harvard), Laughlin
(Stanford), Stormer (Columbia), Tsui (Princeton)
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Update on Searches - Confidential
• Particle Theory
– James Wells – Turned us down (They will bring
another choice forward)
– Why did Wells go to Michigan (See letter)
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Michigan is committed to making HEP number one
Strong support for theory center (> $250k/yr for HEP)
Two chaired professorships in HEP Theory
Great facilities – new offices, secretarial support, etc
Lots of recent hires in both theory and experiment
DoE Support – (vs NSF)
Top students and post-docs (who become faculty)
– Bottom Line – it takes money to have a top program
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
New Initiatives, Centers, Partnerships
• String Theory Center
– Part of Gates retention
– Physics leveraged $30k into $90k
• New postdocs, visitors, grad students
– Moving to strengthen ties with Math
• Joint Seminar
• They are considering the idea of hiring in
String Theory
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
New Initiatives, Centers, Partnerships
• CASP Agreement with Goddard
– Center for Astronomy and Space Physics (CASP)
– Beginning of a bigger partnership with Goddard
– First new step
• Joint Gravitational Wave theory hire (LISA)
• GSFC is putting up half the resources for six years and
half the start-up
• College/University will kick in toward the rest
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Development
• Zack
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Endowed Professorships
• Where there are no criteria:
– We need a process for selection
• We need to decide:
– Reward, Recruitment, Retention
– Term (renewable?)
• Suggested Process
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Charitable Gift Annuity
• You give a fixed amount to the University
• They guarantee a fixed rate of return for life
– With reduced taxes
• Why do people do it?
– Provide for themselves/or a family member
– Higher rate of return
– Giving to something you believe in
• If you gave $10k at age 70
– Annuity rate would be 7.2% but w/ tax saving = ~10%
– Rate goes up with age (80 yield is 8.9% (13.%))
• Other options available
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Education
• Nick
• Fred
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Mentoring
• What is mentoring?
– Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship based on encouragement,
constructive comments, openness, mutual trust, respect, and a
willingness to learn and share.
• What do good mentors do?
– The mentor is a model, a motivator and a counselor to the
student. The mentor’s responsibilities include:
• helping the student set long-term career goals and short-term
learning objectives;
• helping the student understand the organizational culture;
• recommending and/or creating learning opportunities;
• transferring knowledge in areas such as communication,
critical thinking, responsibility, flexibility, and teamwork;
• pointing out strengths and areas for development;
• answering any questions;
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Physics Specific Mentoring of Students
• Undergraduates
– Provide guidance in choosing:
• Courses
• Research opportunities
• Future plans – Grad Schools, Career choices
– Help develop study skills and work ethic
– Get them involved in research
– Help them make contacts
• Steer them to colleagues
– Help them develop their resumes
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Physics Specific Mentoring of Students
• Graduate Students
– Helping them develop
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Critical thinking skills
Research tools and skills
An overview of the field
Communications skills
– Presentation skills
– Interpersonal skills
– Giving them opportunities to
• Give talks
• Go to conferences
• Develop an identity
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Mentoring Post-Docs
• Help them hone their skills
• Give them opportunities:
– Seminars
– Conferences
– Personal contact with visitors
• Work with them to develop an identity
– Choice of problems is critical
• Teaching can be important
– Give them opportunity
– Give them guidance
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
Mentoring Faculty
• Helping new faculty:
– Setting up a research program
• Proposal writing
• Working with students
– Learning the climate of the Department / University
– Making sure they are progressing toward tenure
• Provide guidance
• Monitor their assignments – teaching, committees, etc
• Be an advocate for them
– Teaching
• Help them establish a teaching ethic
– Attitude, Introspection,…
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
CURRENT VOTING (RESEARCH) GROUPS for
Priorities Committee elections
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CONDENSED MATTER (EXPT) [7]
– Anderson, Bhagat, Drew, Fuhrer, Park, Webb, Williams
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CONDENSED MATTER (THEO) [4]
– Das Sarma, Einstein, Korenman, Yakovenko
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ELEMENTARY PARTICLE (THEO) [7]
– Becker, Gates, Greenberg, Kim, Luty, Mohapatra, Pati
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HIGH ENERGY (EXPT) [6]
– Baden, Eno, Hadley, Jawahery, Roberts, Skuja
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NUCLEAR PHYSICS (EXPT) [5]
– Beise, Chang, Chant, Kelly, Roos
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NUCLEAR PHYSICS (THEO) [5]
– Banerjee, Cohen, Griffin, Ji, Wallace
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PLASMA (EXPT) [6]
– Boyd, Ellis, Goldenbaum, Lathrop, Losert, Roy
PLASMA (THEO) [7]
– Antonsen, Chen, Drake, Hassam, Liu, Ott, Sagdeev
SUPERCONDUCT CENTER (EXPT) [6]
– Anlage, Greene, Lobb, Ramesh, Venkatesan, Wellstood
COMBINED ACTUAL VOTING
GROUPINGS
• GENERAL RELATIVITY [4]
– Paik (expt), Brill (theo), Hu (theo), Jacobson (theo)
• SPACE + COSMIC RAY [6]
– Space Physics 4
• Gloecker (expt), Hamilton (expt), Mason (expt), Papadopoulos
(theo)
– Cosmic 2
• Goodman (expt), Sullivan (expt)
• DYNAM SYSTEMS + IPST + QUANTUM + PHYS EDUCATION [7]
– Dynamical Systems 1
• Dragt (theo)
– IPST/Physics 3
• Dorfman (theo), Fisher (theo), Kirkpatrick (theo)
– Quantum 1
• Alley (expt)
– Physics Educ.
2
• Hammer (theo), Redish (theo)
Excerpt From UM Adjunct Policy
“The appointee shall have such expertise in
his or her discipline and be so well
regarded that his or her appointment will
have the endorsement of the majority of
the members of the professorial faculty
of the academic unit. (Plus the Dean)
… normally, the number of adjunct
appointments shall comprise no more
than a small percentage of the faculty in
an academic unit.”
J. Goodman – Spring 2002
General Discussion
J. Goodman – Spring 2002