Who We Are
We are postdocs and research scientists representing all six schools in the College of Sciences!
Our History
The CoS Research Faculty Advisory Council (RFAC) was launched by CoS Dean Susan Lozier and Assoc. Dean Julia Kubanek in 2020.
Our Purpose
- Provide a greater sense of community among Research Faculty
- Serve as a liaison between the Research Faculty and the College of Sciences
- Enable feedback to and about the College of Sciences on issues of relevance to Research Faculty
- Propose strategies and opportunities that empower and support the Research Faculty
- Provide an open forum for sharing information, opportunities, and challenges facing Research Faculty
Current Members
Biological Sciences

Caitlin Petro
Research Scientist

Vardhan Satalkar
Postdoc
Chemistry and Biochemistry

David Gaul
Senior Research Scientist
Dustin Huard
Research Scientist
Physics

Caitlin Rose
Postdoc
Psychology

Omar Zeid
Postdoc

Birgit Pena Haufler
Postdoc
Alumni
- Abeer Al Almadieh, Mathematics
- Kavitha Arur, Physics
- Avery Bell, Biological Sciences
- Jessica Bowman, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Alex Burgoyne, Psychology
- Edwin Chi-Ho Chan, Physics
- Austin Christian, Mathematics
- Daniel Cruz, Mathematics
- Stephanie Gage, Physics
- Jeremy Harris, Biological Sciences
- Estibaliz Herrera, Psychology
- Abouzar Kaboudian, Physics
- Suneesh Karunakaran, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Miriam Kuzbary, Mathematics
- Adriana Lucia-Sanz, Biological Sciences
- Geoffrey McKinley, Psychology
- Eaaswarkhanth Muthukrishnan, Biological Sciences
- Anna Österholm, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Brittany Ross, Biological Sciences
- Hussein Sayani, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Amanda Timmerman, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Hannah Turner, Mathematics
- Liangjun Zhao, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Call for Volunteers!
If you are a postdoc or research scientist in the CoS interested in volunteering with the RFAC, please contact us!