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Launch Program

Meet Our Team

Current Committee Members

Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion

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dls6748@psu.edu

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Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Eberly College of Science
Diversity and Inclusion website

As Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion for Eberly College of Science, David Simpson facilitates efforts to promote a nurturing climate for all college community members. Serving on the Launch Program committee aligns directly with his office's mission to advance equity throughout the college. Through his work, David strives to advance the representation of the diverse communities in the college, including undergraduate and graduate students and faculty, while supporting curricular and co-curricular programming hosted through his office and the college.

Paul Berg Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Chair of the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences Graduate Program

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Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Neurobiology

Melissa Rolls, Committee Chair

Professor of Chemistry

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Analytical, Atmospheric, Environmental, Microscopy, Optics, Physical, Surface Science, Spectroscopy

Professor of Physics and of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Particle astrophysics, Experiment, Particle physics, Experiment

Professor of Chemistry

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Analytical, Catalysis, Excited-State Dynamics, Lasers, Nanoparticles, Organic, Photophysics, Spectroscopy

Associate Professor

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Huizenga@psu.edu

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Algebraic Geometry

Distinguished Professor

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Professor of Molecular Neurobiology and Genetics

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Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology