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'''Professor James J. Valentini''' is a professor of Chemistry at Columbia - he has been a member of the Columbia faculty since 1991. He assumed the responsibilities of [[Dean of Columbia College]] and Vice President for Undergraduate Education after [[Michele M. Moody-Adams]] resigned in the summer of [[2011]]. | '''Professor James J. Valentini''' is a professor of Chemistry at Columbia - he has been a member of the Columbia faculty since 1991. He assumed the responsibilities of [[Dean of Columbia College]] and Vice President for Undergraduate Education after [[Michele M. Moody-Adams]] resigned in the summer of [[2011]]. | ||
| − | Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty. He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program. He has also served as chair of the [[Committee on Science Instruction]] for several years, and therefore | + | Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty. He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program. He has also served as chair of the [[Committee on Science Instruction]] for several years, and therefore represented both [[Frontiers of Science]] and the science requirement to the [[Committee on the Core Curriculum]] until assuming the deanship in 2011. He also served on the College's [[Committee on Instruction]], and was a member of the committee that selected [[Michele Moody-Adams]] after [[Austin Quigley]] stepped down. |
==Academic career== | ==Academic career== | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 6 September 2011
Professor James J. Valentini is a professor of Chemistry at Columbia - he has been a member of the Columbia faculty since 1991. He assumed the responsibilities of Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education after Michele M. Moody-Adams resigned in the summer of 2011.
Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty. He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program. He has also served as chair of the Committee on Science Instruction for several years, and therefore represented both Frontiers of Science and the science requirement to the Committee on the Core Curriculum until assuming the deanship in 2011. He also served on the College's Committee on Instruction, and was a member of the committee that selected Michele Moody-Adams after Austin Quigley stepped down.
Academic career
In 2009, Valentini was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and earlier as a fellow of the American Physical Society for his research involving chemical reaction dynamics.
External links
- BREAKING: Professor James Valentini is the New Interim Dean of CC, The Bwog, September 2, 2011
- Faculty Profile, Columbia Faculty Profile
| Preceded by Michelle Moody-Adams |
Acting Dean of Columbia College 2011-Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
