LAS - Key Persons
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- Professor in Biological Sciences
Aixa Alfonso, a professor in Biological Sciences, is the principal investigator of a $5.2M Department of Education grant that is awarded to Hispanic Serving Institutions to increase enrollment and graduation rates of Hispanic and low-income students in STEM degrees.
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- Assistant Director of Faculty Research Activities
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- Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
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- Senior Director of Development
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- Professor of Black Studies, Gender
- Society of American Historians Fellow
Barbara Ransby, Professor of Black studies, Gender and Women's Studies, and History; LAS distinguished professor; director of the Social Justice Initiative; and MacArthur Endowed Chair at UIC, is the recipient of a 2022 Fanon Lifetime Achievement Award by the Caribbean Philosophical Association for contributions to philosophical thought, literature, and mentorship.
Ransby is also a Society of American Historians Fellow and a member of the inaugural cohort for the Freedom Scholars, which includes progressive academics who are at the "forefront of movements for economic and social justice."
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- Executive Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Student Affairs
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- Director of College Analytics
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- Executive Associate Dean of the College
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- Co - Principal Investigator
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- Director of Career Development
George Crabtree has a joint appointment with Argonne and is the works Director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), which, under his leadership, has achieved significant advances for next-generation batteries beyond current lithium-ion technology. The JCESR team received the Secretary of Energy's Achievement Award from the DOE for "changing the formula for developing next-generation batteries.
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- Associate Dean for Research & Programs in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Interdisciplinary Units Diversity Equity and Inclusion and Community Engagement
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- Director of Marketing & Communications
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- Assistant Dean for Recruitment and Engagement
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- Assistant Dean of Human Resources
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- Executive Assistant to the Dean and Manager of Special Projects
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- Assistant Dean of Administration
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- Assistant Director of Career Development and Internships
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- Associate Dean for Research & Facilities
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- Director for Student Success and Retention
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- Associate Dean for Financial Operations
Russ Hemley focuses on the behavior of matter and materials in extreme environments, notably high pressures, and temperatures. He is part of a Material Sciences group (LAS/ Engineering) that has been working on creating a Material Sciences Institute at UIC.
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- Network & Infrastructure Manager
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- Director for Educational Policy & Academic Programs
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- Office Manager
- Program Coordinator
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- Executive Assistant to the Dean and Manager of Special Projects