The University Research Computing Facility Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) is charged by the Executive Vice Provost for Research and Innovation (EVPRI), comprised of Drexel faculty, staff, and users, with the express purpose of advising the Director of High-Performance Computing, the Operations Director of Research Core Facilities, and the EVPRI to ensure the URCF meets its strategic, financial, and operational goals.

Advisory Committee

• Geoffrey Mainland, Assoc. Professor, Computer Science, College of Computing and Informatics, Faculty Director
• Lindsay Shea, Assoc. Professor, Dir. Policy and Analytics Center, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute (since Oct 2020)
• Loni Philip Tabb, Assoc. Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health (since Dec 2019)
• Shannon Capps, Assoc. Professor Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering (since Oct 2022)
• Yong-Jie Hu, Asst. Prof., Materials Science and Engineering College of Engineering (since Oct 2022)
• Andrew Cohen, Assoc. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering (since Oct 2022)

Alternate Members

• Kasim Ortiz, Asst. Prof., Health Management and Policy, Drexel FIRST Program Dornsife School of Public Health (since Oct 2022)
• Joshua Agar, Asst. Prof., Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering (since Oct 2022)

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

• Ken Blackney, Associate Vice President for Core Technology Infrastructure
• Craig Johnson, Operations Director of Research Core Facilities