DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

CHEMISTRY CARES

About

Our Mission

The mission of the Chemistry CARES Committee is to promote excellence and foster community within the Department of Chemistry through active representation and inclusion of individuals from diverse backgrounds.

The mission of the committee will be achieved by implementing the CHEMISTRY CARES program, which is represented by the following focus areas:

1. Climate and Community: We will regularly survey the Department in the form of focus groups and department-wide surveys to help guide action plans and establish community buy-in.
2. Accountability: We report to the department each year.
3. Recruitment, Representation and Retention: We actively participate in TGS-based recruitment efforts.
4. Education: We contribute relevant resource material for faculty, students, & staff.
5. Support and Advocacy: We work with the graduate program office to promote the CARES concept within the department’s graduate program.

The Chemistry CARES Committee works alongside several existing department organizations, including NUBonD, the Graduate Liaison Committee (GLC), and Women in Science and Engineering (WISER), seeking to amplify their work towards our common goals.

As part of its mission, the Chemistry CARES Committee surveys the department and reports back to it on an annual basis. It works with various stakeholders across the department and the university.

Who we are

The Committee is comprised of members from all our department’s constituents, namely alumni, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and staff, providing a crucial intersection of the needs within and between these groups.

	Professor Franz Geiger Chair, Faculty Representative geigerf@chem.northwestern.edu
	Professor Stephanie Knezz Faculty Representative stephanie.knezz@northwestern.edu
	Professor Regan J. Thomson Affiliate Faculty Member r-thomson@northwestern.edu
	Saman Shafaie Staff Representative sepehr@northwestern.edu
	Chris Forman Research Professor Representative chris.forman@northwestern.edu
	Jonathan Maendel Strategic Partner j-maendel@northwestern.edu
	Waleed Helweh Graduate Student Representative WaleedHelweh2022@u.northwestern.edu
	Michael Blayney Strategic Partner michael.blayney@northwestern.edu
	Dr. Abdallah Diagne Alumni Representative
	Caitlin Denise Coplan Graduate Student Representative CaitlinCoplan2024@u.northwestern.edu
	Dr. David Zhi Hong Zee Postdoc Representative david.zee@northwestern.edu
	Malenis Holloway Staff Representative malenis.holloway@northwestern.edu
	Vivian Zhang Graduate Student Representative vivian.zhang@northwestern.edu
	Dr. Steven Chapman Postdoc Representative steven.chapman@northwestern.edu
	Kelly Levander Staff Representative kelly.levander@northwestern.edu

We thank our past members for their committee service

• Daniel Alba
• Andrea d'Aquino
• Baillie DeHaven
• Nicholas Huryk
• Dahee Jung
• Cat Ly
• Alicia McGeachy