Department Committee Chairs (2025-2026)
Dr. Yu Chen
Core Program Committee Chair
Office: PS 322-D
- Graduate School Liaison: Dr. Yury Gryazin, gryazin@isu.edu, (208) 282-5293
- Engineering and Applied Science PhD Program committee representative: Dr. Maryam Bagherian, maryambagherian@isu.edu, (208) 282-2453
This committee oversees MATH 1187, 2240, 2275, 2287, and all MATH 33XX, 44XX, and graduate courses. The focus of this committee is all things to do with mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics major courses, STEM service courses, and the equitable success of students taking these courses.
Dr. Bennett Palmer
Shared Governance & Workload Committee Chair
Office: PS 316-B
Jason Reed
Quantitative Reasoning Committee Chair
Office: PS 328-G
This committee oversees all MATH 00XX, 11XX, and 22XX courses with the exception of MATH 1143, 1144, 1160, 1170, 1175, 1187, 2240, 2275, 2287. The focus of this committee is all things to do with general education and developmental courses in mathematics and statistics, and the equitable success of students taking these courses. Curriculum, pedagogy, retention, and interdepartmental relations related to these courses are the purview of this committee.
Dr. Beau Smith
Precalculus & Calculus Committee Chair
Office: PS 314-D
This committee oversees MATH 1143, 1144, 1147, 1160, 1170, 1175, and collaborates on MATH 2275. The focus of this committee is all things to do with precalculus and calculus courses and the equitable success of students taking these courses. Curriculum, pedagogy, retention, and interdepartmental relations related to these courses are the purview of this committee.