Department Chair August 1984 August 1995 Hallmarks of his tenure as Chair Highly organized attention to detail Creative problem solver Earned the respect of College and University Administrators ID: 278128
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Anthony F. Starace
Department Chair: August 1984 – August 1995
Hallmarks of his tenure as Chair:
Highly organized, attention to detail
Creative problem solver
Earned the respect of College and University Administrators
But the Department was dealing with an existing problem when he became ChairSlide2
1984 –
29 Faculty Exper. Theory
CMMP: 4 3
AMOP: 5 2HEP: 0 5ASTR: 3 1Archaeometry: 1Arms Control: 1Nuclear: 1Physics Education: 1/2 1/2Relativity: 1Track Physics: 1/2 1/2
14 Experimentalists
15 Theorists
Only 18/29 had funding
Spread too thin in areas
No new hires since 1976Slide3
Starace Plan to Improve Department
Build strength in limited number of areas:
CMMP AMOP Astronomy HEP
Physics EducationSlide4
Hire in the targeted areas only
Goal is national/international impact in each
research areaReplace some theorists with experimentalists Most grad students want to do exp. physics Funding levels are higher for experimentalists.As retirements/resignations occur
After much discussion, faculty approved the planSlide5
1995 –
26 Faculty Exper.
Theory
CMMP: 5 3AMOP: 4 2HEP: 1 4ASTR: 3 1Physics Education: 1/2 1/2Relativity: 1Arms Control: 113.5 Experimentalists12.5 Theorists
Only 16/26 had funding
6 new hires since 1987Slide6
2007 –
25 Faculty Exper.
TheoryCMMP: 10 2AMOP: 4 3HEP: 4 0ASTR: 2 020 Experimentalists5 Theorists23/25 have funding23 new hires since 1987Slide7
2014 –
27 Faculty Exper.
Theory
CMMP: 10 3AMOP: 6 3HEP: 5 021 Experimentalists6 Theorists27/27 have funding28 new hires since 1987
All groups are nationally/internationally competitive
All groups have many individual faculty grants
All groups have large scale collaborative grantsSlide8
It took three decades, but the (modified) Starace plan is now complete, and the Department is much stronger for it
Faculty will decide where the Department goes from here, subject to input and constraints from A&S College and University administrators, and with input from such groups as NCMN, Engineering College, ..……Slide9
In summary, Anthony Starace provided the plan and the initial leadership to move the Department in a direction that permitted the development of our research groups into leaders in their fields.
The same general principles will guide the Department in the future. I thank Tony for a job well done.