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Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering - Faculty

Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering - Staff

Purdue School of Nuclear Engineering - Graduate Students

Name Affiliation Role
University Presidents    


Jischke, Martin

(former Purdue) President (Aug. 2000-May 2007)


Córdova, France A.

Purdue President (May 2007- July 15, 2012)
     
Name Affiliation Role
University Provosts    


Mason, Sally

(former Purdue) Provost (2001-July 2007)


Lechtenberg, Victor

Purdue Vice Provost (Interim Provost July 2007-June 2008)


Woodson, Randy

Purdue Provost (May 2008 - Jan. 2010)


Rutledge, Charles

(former Purdue) Vice-Provost for Research (?-July 1, 2008)
     
Name Affiliation Role
University Staff    


Bennett, Joseph L.

Purdue Vice President for University Relations (1989- )


Buckius, Richard

Purdue Vice Rresident for Research

Dunn, Peter
Purdue Associate Vice President for Research and Director of University Research Administration


Rollock, Alysa Christmas

Purdue Vice President for Human Relations

Williams, David
Purdue Head of Purdue Senate's Faculty Affairs Committee
   
Name Affiliation Role
C-22 Investigation Committee  


Hermodson, Mark

Purdue Committee Chair

Bock, Mary Ellen
Purdue Professor of Statistics

Kennel, Charles
University of California, San Diego Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California - San Diego


Kolata, James

University of Notre Dame Professor of Nuclear Physics

Miller, Don W.
Ohio State University Professor Emeritus, former Chair, Nuclear Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering


Schiffer, John

Argonne National Laboratory Physicist
     
Name Affiliation Role
C-22 Appeal Committee    

Giordano, Nicholas J.
Purdue Hubert James Distinguished Professor of Physics and Department Head


Lundstrom , Mark S.

Purdue Don and Carol Scifres Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering


Weiner, Andrew M.

Purdue Scifres Family Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering
     
Name Affiliation Role
College of Engineering Deans  
Schwartz, Richard (former Purdue) Dean (1995-June 2001)


Katehi, Linda P.B.

(former Purdue) Now Provost, University of Illinois Dean (July 2001-April 2006)

Gore, Jay P.
Purdue

(Former Associate Dean of Engineering)

Professor of Engineering / Director of the Energy Center


Jamieson, Leah

Purdue Dean (April 2006- ) (Appointed Investigative Committee members)
Name Affiliation Role
College of Engineering Staff    


Scott, Bryan

Purdue Business Manager
     
Name Affiliation Role
School of Nuclear Engr. Heads  


Bement Jr., Arden L.

(former Purdue) Head of SNE ( - Feb. 2002?)


Tsoukalas, Lefteri

Purdue Head of SNE (Feb. 2002- Oct. 2006)


Bralts, Vincent

Purdue Acting Head of SNE (Oct. 2006- June 30, 2009)


Ahmed Hassanein

Purdue Head of SNE (July 1, 2009 - )
     
Name Affiliation Role
School of Nuclear Engr. Faculty  


Lopez-de-Bertodano, Martin

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Choi, Chan

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr., Chair of Tsoukalas' Committee


Clikeman, Franklyn

(emeritus Purdue) Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Downar, Thomas

(former Purdue) Univ. Michigan Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Hibiki, Takashi

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Ishii, Mamoru

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Jenkins, Jere

Purdue Director of Radiation Laboratories


Lykoudis, Paul

(emeritus Purdue)  


McDeavitt, Sean

(former Purdue) Texas A&M Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Ott, Karl

(emeritus Purdue) Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Jevremovic, Tatjana

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Revankar, Shripad

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Taleyarkhan, Rusi

Purdue Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Solomon, Alvin

(emeritus Purdue) Professor of Nucl. Engr.


Vierow, Karen

(former Purdue) Texas A&M Professor of Nucl. Engr.

   
Name Affiliation Role
School of Nuclear Engr. Staff    


Mize, Darla

Purdue Administrative Assistant to head of SNE


Timmerman, Erica

Purdue Administrative Assistant for Student Services, SNE
     
Name Affiliation Role
School of Nuclear Engr. Students  


Butt, Adam

Purdue  

Walter, Josh
Purdue  
Student 1    
Student 2    
     
Name Affiliation Role
Legal    
Bennett, Roger Bennett Boehning & Clary LLP
Counsel for Tsoukalas
Bilimoria, Neville M.
Duane Morris (former) Counsel for Taleyarkhan
Selander, Larry Duane Morris (former) Counsel for Taleyarkhan
Johnson, D.C.

1. Judge, Tippecanoe Superior Court
2. Member, College of Liberal Arts Engagement Advisory Board
3. Purdue Administration

1. Presiding judge (through 2008) in Taleyarkhan complaint against Purdue professors Tsoukalas, Jevremovic and DOES 1-50
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3. Legal Cousel, beginning Jan. 2009

 

Lewis, John Lewis and Wilkins Counsel for Taleyarkhan
Kealey, William P.
Stuart & Branigan LLP Counsel for Purdue University
Wilson, John Charles Law Office of J. Charles Wilson Counsel for Adam Butt
     
     
Name Affiliation Role
Media and Journals    

Chang, Kenneth
New York Times Reporter

Krivit, Steven B.
New Energy Times Reporter
Lietz, Haiko Teleopolis Reporter
Lohnert, Guenter Nuclear Engineering & Design Editor
Murray, Colin BBC Horizon Producer

Norberg, Jeanne
Purdue Purdue News Service

Reich, Eugenie Samuel
Nature Reporter

Seife, Charles
formerly with Science News Reporter / Author
Venere, Emil Purdue Purdue News Service
Wallheimer, Brian

1. Journal & Courier, Lafayette, IN
2. Purdue

1. Reporter (through 2008)
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2. Media Relations (starting Jan. 2009)
     
Name Affiliation Role
Taleyarkhan's Collaborators    
Block, Robert C. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researcher

Cho, JaeSeon
formerly with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researcher

Lahey Jr., Richard T.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Researcher
Nigmatulin, Robert I. Russian Academy of Sciences Researcher
West, Colin formerly with Oak Ridge National Laboratory Researcher
     
Name Affiliation Role

Taleyarkhan's Competitors and Their Staff

 


Naranjo, Brian

UCLA Graduate student


Putterman, Seth

UCLA Theoretical Physicist


Peccei, Roberto D.

UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research


Suslick, Kenneth

University of Illinois Sonochemist
     
Name Affiliation Role
Government    

Walter Jones
Office of Naval Research ONR Executive Director and STIB Approving Official

Adams, Holly
Office of Naval Research Inspector General (BDIG, 00MR) and STIB Board Member
Peter Schmidt Office of Naval Research Program Manager
Bryan Wood Office of Naval Research ONR Corporate Counsel and STIB Advisory Member
Charles R. Paoletti Office of Naval Research Executive Director, Acquisition Department and STIB Board Member
Julie A. Christodoulou Office of Naval Research STIB Advisory Member
Joseph Lawrence Office of Naval Research Director of Transition (03T)
STIB Board Member
Patricia Gruber Office of Naval Research Director of Research (03R) and STIB Board Member
Michael Shlesinger Office of Naval Research (ONR 30) and STIB Advisory Member
Coblenz, William DARPA Program Manager
Peter Schmidt Office of Naval Research Program Manager
Khosla, Rajinder NSF Program Director

Miller, Brad
U.S. Congress Congressman