Skip to Main Content

Department Committee Chairs (2025-2026)

Chen, Yu 200x300 small

Dr. Yu Chen

Core Program Committee Chair

Office: PS 322-D

(208) 282-3646

yuchen@isu.edu

  • 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.

Palmer, Bennett 200x300 small

Dr. Bennett Palmer

Shared Governance & Workload Committee Chair

Office: PS 316-B

(208) 282-2402

palmbenn@isu.edu

Qu, Qingqin 200x300 small

Dr. Qingqin Qu

GEM 3 Assessment Committee Chair

Office: PS 328-E

(208) 282-2503

quqing@isu.edu

Reed, Jason 200x300 small

Jason Reed

Quantitative Reasoning Committee Chair

Office: PS 328-G

(208) 282-3902

jasonreed@isu.edu

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.



Smith, Beau

Dr. Beau Smith

Precalculus & Calculus Committee Chair

Office: PS 314-D

(208) 282-2522

beausmith@isu.edu

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.