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Seventh College faculty are committed to developing the next generation of changemakers, global leaders, and visionaries who are equipped to confront the challenges posed by a changing planet.
The creative, energetic, and accomplished faculty affiliated with Seventh College are from every academic division at UC San Diego. Our faculty play a pivotal role in shaping the academic mission of the College, teaching our Synthesis courses, mentoring students, supervising research projects, and serving on College and campus committees.
Niema Moshiri (Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science & Engineering) is awarded the 2022 Champion of Integrity at the 12th Annual UC San Diego Integrity Awards, hosted by the Research Ethics Program and the Academic Integrity Office.
For faculty, Seventh College provides a venue for interdisciplinary collaboration and shared ideas around the climate crisis and other pressing global issues. In addition, just as the colleges serve as a welcoming community for students, they do the same for faculty as well, providing them with numerous opportunities to meet faculty and students across campus.
Here are a few ways for faculty to get involved:
For more information, contact the Provost’s Office at seventhprovost@ucsd.edu
The Seventh College Executive Committee oversees the academic mission of the college and helps shape its general education curriculum.
Members for 2022 - 2023
Kate Antonovics, Provost, ex-officio
Amy Bintliff, Assistant Teaching Professor of Education Studies
Josh Brimmeier, Dean of Student Affairs, ex-officio
Cathy Gere, Chair of Faculty, ex-officio
Bobby McElver, Design Faculty of Theatre & Dance
Shannon O'Brien, Dean of Academic Advising, ex-officio
Skip Pomeroy, LSOE of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Sarah Stockwell, Assistant Teaching Professor of Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Kristin Vaccaro, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
The Seventh College High-Impact Advisory Committee recommends and reviews experiential learning opportunities for the college's High-Impact Requirement.
Members
Patty Ahn, Assistant Professor of Communication
Susan Golden, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology
Brian Palenik, Professor at Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Patrick Pannuto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
Pinar Yoldas, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts
Members
Fonna Forman, Professor of Political Science
Karl Gerth, Professor of History
Eric Hekler, Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health
Jane Teranes, Teaching Professor - Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Delegates for 2022-2023
Mark Dresser, Professoer of Music
Lane Kenworthy, Yankelovich Endowed Chair Professor of Sociology
Alternate Delegates for 2022- 2023
Carol Arcos Herrera , Assistant Professor of Literature
David Borgo, Professor of Music
Delegates for 2021-2024
Karl Gerth, Professor of History
Jill Gladstein, Full Teaching Professor/Director of Synthesis Program
Carol Arcos Herrera, Literature
Amanda Batarseh, Literature
David Borgo, Music
Mark Dresser, Music
Malik Gaines, Visual Arts
Cathy Gere, History
Karl Gerth, History
Sarah Hankins, Music
Lei Liang, Music
Ping-hui Liao, Literature
Robert McElver, Theatre & Dance
David Ruiter, Theatre & Dance
Alena Williams, Visual Arts
Hentyle Yapp, Theatre & Dance
Pinar Yoldas, Visual Arts
Yingjin Zhang, Literature
Marcus Benna, Neurobiology
Elsa Cleland, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Andreas Ernst, Cell & Developmental Biology
Susan Golden, Molecular Biology
Ralph Greenspan, Neurobiology
Alisa Huffaker, Cell & Developmental Biology
Sara Jackrel, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Xin Jin, Neurobiology
Hiruy Meharena, Neurobiology
Stephen Mayfield, Molecular Biology
Stephanie Mel, Molecular Biology
Andrew Muroyama, Cell & Developmental Biology
Sarah Stockwell, Ecology, Behavior & Evolution
Christina Towers, Cell & Developmental Biology
Kay Tye, Neurobiology
Alexey Arefiev, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Prabhakar Bandaru, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Albert Chern, Computer Science & Engineering
Karen Christman, Bioengineering
Prasad Gudem, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Melissa Gymrek, Computer Science & Engineering
Nadia Heninger, Computer Science & Engineering
Patricia Hildago-Gonazalez, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Zeinab Jahed, Nanoengineering
David Kamensky, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Boris Kramer, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Kirill Levchenko, Computer Science & Engineering
Niema Moshiri, Computer Science & Engineering
Kenji Nomura, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patrick Pannuto, Computer Science & Engineering
George Porter, Computer Science & Engineering
Alyssa Powell, Nanoengineering
Gabriel Silva, Bioengineering
Georgios Tsampras, Structural Engineering
Kristen Vaccaro, Computer Science & Engineering
Jon Wade, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Edward Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Bruce Wheeler, Bioengineering
Pengtao Xie, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Yang Zheng, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Michael Burkart, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Ioana Dumitriu, Mathematics
Philip Gill, Mathematics
Tongyan Lin, Physics
Thomas Murphy, Physics
Dragos Oprea, Mathematics
Robert Pomeroy, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Erik Romero, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Mattia Serra, Physics
Jonathan Slade, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Julia Stauber, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Luca Spolaor, Mathematics
Lutz Warnke, Mathematics
Zhouli Xu, Mathematics
Liang Yang, Physics