Advisory Council for the Master of Science Teaching:

 

The Advisory Council sets policy and program requirements.The present members of the Advisory Council include:

David Alexander, Physics & Astronomy Department; Director, Solar Week

Marjorie Corcoran, Physics & Astronomy Department

(emeritus) Robert Curl, University Professor; Chemistry Department; NAS; Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1996

Debbie Jensen, Biochemistry Department; Co-Director of Precollege Science Education Programs, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Kristen Kulinowski, Chemistry Department; Executive Director for Education and Public Policy of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology

Neal Lane, University Professor; Physics & Astronomy Department; Former head of NSF; Former Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Anne Papakonstantinou, Math Department; Director, School Math Project

Patricia Reiff, Physics & Astronomy Department; Director, Rice Space Institute; Director, The Public Connection

(emeritus) Ron Sass,  Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department; Co-Director, Center for Education

Roland Smith, Associate Provost, in charge of Educational Outreach

Carolyn Sumners, Director of Astronomy, Physical Science and Youth Programs, Houston Museum of Natural Science; Adjunct Professor, Physics & Astronomy; also halftime, Houston Independent School District

Gaye Wunsch, Houston Independent School District (retired)teacher enhancement programs (ret)