PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE

The Promotion and Tenure Committee consists of up to eight members elected by the faculty and appointed by the provost as outlined in the Faculty Senate Resolution on the Promotion and Tenure Committee adopted on December 6, 2006. The committee members, in consultation with the department, the dean, the provost, and the president, review the candidate's promotion dossier and make recommendations to the president and the provost.

The Rice University Faculty Handbook provides a description of evaluation, promotion, and tenure processes along with references to the policy documents that govern those procedures.

Committee Membership

2024-2025

SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2025 Jane Grande-Allen grande@rice.edu 3704
Humanities 2025 Lora Wildenthal wildenth@rice.edu 3526
Provost Appointment 2025 Chelsea Walton cw99@rice.edu 5422
Provost Appointment 2025 Jeff Kripal jjkripal@rice.edu 2238
Natural Sciences 2026 Yizhi Jane Tao ytao@rice.edu 4910
Music & Architecture 2026 Carlos Jimenez carlos.jimenez@rice.edu 3320
Business 2027 Laszlo Tihanyi tihanyi@rice.edu
Social Sciences 2027 Michael Byrne byrne@rice.edu 3770
2023-2024

SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2024 Amit
Pazgal		 amit.pazgal@rice.edu 5404
Engineering 2025 Jane Grande-Allen grande@rice.edu 3704
Humanities 2025 Lora Wildenthal wildenth@rice.edu 3526
Music & Architecture 2026 Carlos Jimenez carlos.jimenez@rice.edu 3320
Natural Sciences 2026 Yizhi Jane Tao ytao@rice.edu 4910
Provost Appointment 2024 Chelsea Walton cw99@rice.edu 5422
Provost Appointment 2024 Ashok Veeraraghavan vashok@rice.edu 5104
Social Sciences 2024 Michael Byrne byrne@rice.edu 3770
2022-2023

SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2024 Amit
Pazgal		 amit.pazgal@rice.edu 5404
Engineering 2025 Jane Grande-Allen grande@rice.edu 3704
Humanities 2025 Lora Wildenthal wildenth@rice.edu 3526
Music & Architecture 2023 Gregory Barnett gbarnett@rice.edu 2174
Natural Sciences 2023 Carrie Masiello masiello@rice.edu 5234
Provost Appointment 2023 Pedro Alvarez alvarez@rice.edu 5903
Provost Appointment 2023 Angel Marti-Arbona amarti@rice.edu 3486
Social Sciences 2023 Tony Brown (Replaces Elaine Ecklund for Spring 2023) tnbrown@rice.edu 3242
2021-2022

SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2024 Amit
Pazgal		 amit.pazgal@rice.edu 5404
Engineering 2022 Illya Hicks illya.hicks@rice.edu 5667
Humanities 2022 Scott McGill smcgill@rice.edu 3206
Music & Architecture 2023 Gregory Barnett gbarnett@rice.edu 2174
Natural Sciences 2023 Carrie Masiello masiello@rice.edu 5234
Provost Appointment 2022 Lora Wildenthal wildenth@rice.edu 3526
Provost Appointment 2022 Anthony Várilly-Alvarado varilly@rice.edu 4829
Social Sciences 2024 Elaine
Ecklund		 ehe@rice.edu 6761
2020-2021

SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2021 James
Weston		 westonj@rice.edu 4480
Engineering 2022 Illya Hicks illya.hicks@rice.edu 5667
Humanities 2022 Scott McGill smcgill@rice.edu 3206
Music & Architecture 2023 Gregory Barnett gbarnett@rice.edu 2174
Natural Sciences 2023 Carrie Masiello masiello@rice.edu 5234
Provost Appointment 2021 Lora Wildenthal wildenth@rice.edu 3526
Provost Appointment 2021 Anthony Várilly-Alvarado varilly@rice.edu 4829
Social Sciences 2021 Ashley
Leeds		 leeds@rice.edu 3037
2019-2020
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2021 James
Weston		 westonj@rice.edu 4480
Engineering 2022 Illya Hicks illya.hicks@rice.edu 5667
Humanities 2022 Scott McGill smcgill@rice.edu 3206
Music & Architecture 2020 Gordon Wittenberg ggwitt@rice.edu 3386
Natural Sciences 2020 Anatoly
Kolomeisky		 tolya@rice.edu 5672
Provost Appointment 2020 Junichiro Kono kono@rice.edu 2209
Provost Appointment 2020 Volker Rudolf volker.rudolf@rice.edu 2834
Social Sciences 2021 Ashley
Leeds		 leeds@rice.edu 3037
2018-2019
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME EMAIL PHONE
Business 2021 James
Weston		 westonj@rice.edu 4480
Engineering 2019 Matthias
Heinkenschloss		 heinken@rice.edu 5176
Humanities 2019 Helena
Michie		 michie@rice.edu 2823
Music & Architecture 2020 John
Casbarian		 jjc@rice.edu 5152
Natural Sciences 2020 Anatoly
Kolomeisky		 tolya@rice.edu 5672
Provost Appointment 2019 Jun
Kono		 kono@rice.edu 2209
Provost Appointment 2019 Bonnie
Bartel		 bartel@rice.edu 5602
Social Sciences 2021 Ashley
Leeds		 leeds@rice.edu 3037
2017-2018
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2019 Matthias Heinkenschloss CAAM heinken@rice.edu 5176

Humanities

Humanities

2017 - 2018

2018 - 2019

April DeConick

Helena Michie

Religion

English

adeconick@rice.edu

michie@rice.edu

4995

2823

Jones Graduate School of Business

 2019 Gustavo Grullon BUS grullon@rice.edu

6138
Natural Sciences 2020 Anatoly Kolomeisky CHEM tolya@rice.edu

5672
Social Sciences 2018 Mark Jones POLI SCI mpjones@rice.edu

2107
Music & Architecture 2020 John Casbarian ARCH jjc@rice.edu

5152
Provost Appointment 2018

Bonnie Bartel

BioSciences

bartel@rice.edu

Provost Appointment 2018

Cary Wolfe

 English

cewolfe@rice.edu

 2601
2016-2017
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2019 Matthias Heinkenschloss CAAM heinken@rice.edu 5176
Humanities 2019 Helena Michie English
michie@rice.edu		 2823
Jones Graduate School of Business 2019 Gustavo Grullon BUS grullon@rice.edu 6138
Natural Sciences 2017

Bonnie Bartel

 BioSciences bartel@rice.edu 5602
Social Sciences 2018 Mark Jones

POLI SCI

 mpjones@rice.edu 2107
Music & Architecture 2017 Carlos Jimenez ARCH carlos.jimenez@rice.edu 3320
Provost Appointment 2017 Ashutosh Sabharwal ECE ashu@rice.edu 5057
Provost Appointment 2017 Bruce Weisman CHEM weisman@rice.edu 3709/3294
2015-2016
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2016 Ashutosh Sabharwal ECE ashu@rice.edu 5057
Humanities 2016 April DeConick RELI
adeconick@rice.edu		 4995
Jones Graduate School of Business 2016 Gustavo Grullon BUS grullon@rice.edu 6138
Natural Sciences 2017

Bonnie Bartel

 BioSciences bartel@rice.edu 5602
Social Sciences 2018 Mark Jones

POLI SCI

 mpjones@rice.edu 2107
Music & Architecture 2017 Carlos Jimenez ARCH carlos.jimenez@rice.edu 3320
Provost Appointment 2016 Kathy Ensor Statistics ensor@rice.edu 4687
Provost Appointment 2016 Cary Wolfe English cewolfe@rice.edu 2601
2014-2015
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2016 Ashutosh Sabharwal ECE ashu@rice.edu 5057
Engineering 2015 Danny Sorensen CAAM sorensen@rice.edu 5193
Humanities 2016 April
DeConick

RELI

adeconick@rice.edu

4995
Jones Graduate School of Business 2017 Jeff
Fleming		 BUS
jfleming@rice.edu

4677
Natural Sciences 2017 Bonnie
Bartel

BioSciences

 bartel@rice.edu

5602
Social Sciences 2015

Melissa
Marschall

 SOC marschal@rice.edu

2694
Music & Architecture 2017 Carlos
Jimenez		 ARCH

carlos.jimenez@rice.edu

 3320
Provost Appointment 2015 Kathy
Ensor

STAT

ensor@rice.edu

 4687
Provost Appointment 2015 Antonio
Merlo		 ECON amerlo@rice.edu 4875
2013-2014
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT
Engineering 2015 Danny Sorensen CAAM
Humanities 2016 April DeConick RELI
Jones School of Business 2014 Thomas Hemmer BUS
Natural Sciences 2014 Kathleen Mathews BCB
Social Sciences 2014 Elizabeth Long SOC
Music & Architecture 2014 Benjamin Kamins MUSIC
Provost Appointment 2014 Naomi Halas ECE
Provost Appointment 2014 Peter Wolynes CHEM
2012-2013
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2015 Michael S.
Wong		 CHBE mswong@rice.edu 3511
Humanities 2013 Rosemary
Hennessy		 ENGL, WGST

rosemary.hennessy@rice.edu

 2333
Jones Graduate School of Business 2014 Thomas
Hemmer		 BUS themmer@rice.edu 2044
Natural Sciences 2014 Kathleen
Matthews

BCB

 ksm@rice.edu 4015
Social Sciences 2014

Elizabeth
Long

 SOC elong@rice.edu 3483
Music & Architecture 2014 Benjamin
Kamins		 MUSIC kamins@rice.edu 3339
Provost Appointment 2013 Lydia
Kavraki		 Comp Sci,
BIOE		 kavraki@rice.edu 5737
Provost Appointment 2013 Peter
Wolynes		 CHEM,
Physics
& Astro.		 pwolynes@rice.edu 4101
2011-2012
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2012 Danny C. Sorensen CAAM sorensen@rice.edu 5193
Humanities 2013 Ussama
Makdisi		 HIST

makdisi@rice.edu

 2561
Jones Graduate School of Business 2014 Thomas Hemmer BUS themmer@rice.edu 2044
Natural Sciences 2014 Kathleen Matthews

BCB

 ksm@rice.edu 4015
Social Sciences 2014

Elizabeth Long

 SOC
elong@rice.edu		 3483
Music & Architecture 2014 Benjamin Kamins MUSIC kamins@rice.edu 3339
Provost Appointment 2012 Cecilia Clementi CHEM
cecilia@rice.edu		 3485
Provost Appointment 2012 Matteo
Pasquali		 CHBE mp@rice.edu 5830
2010-2011
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE
Engineering 2012 Danny C. Sorensen CAAM sorensen@rice.edu 5193
Humanities 2013 Ussama
Makdisi		 HIST

makdisi@rice.edu

 2561
Jones Graduate School of Business 2014 Thomas Hemmer BUS themmer@rice.edu 2044
Natural Sciences 2014 Kathleen Matthews

BCB

 ksm@rice.edu 4015
Social Sciences 2014

Elizabeth Long

 SOC
elong@rice.edu		 3483
Music & Architecture 2014 Benjamin Kamins MUSIC kamins@rice.edu 3339
Provost Appointment 2011 Cecilia Clementi CHEM
cecilia@rice.edu		 3485
Provost Appointment 2011

Helena

Michie		 ENGL michie@rice.edu

2823
2009-2010
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE

Engineering

2012

Danny C.

Sorensen


CAAM

sorensen@rice.edu

5193

Humanities

2010

Martin Wiener

HIST

wiener@rice.edu

4948

Management

2011

Vikas Mittal

MGMT

Vikas.Mittal@rice.edu

6234

Natural Sciences

2010

John Olson

BCB

olson@rice.edu

4861

Social Sciences

2012

Ted P. Temzelides

ECON

tedt@rice.edu

2129

Music & Architecture

2011

Gordon Wittenberg

ARCH

ggwitt@rice.edu

3386

Provost Appointment

2010

Rosemary
Hennessy

ENG

Rosemary.Hennessy@rice.edu

5790

Provost Appointment

2010

Bruce
Weisman

CHEM

weisman@rice.edu

3709
Note: Martin Wiener will serve the Spring 2010 semester, representing Humanities, and replacing Don Morrison, whose term expires in 2010.

John Olson will serve the Spring 2010 semester, representing Natural Sciences, and replacing David Queller, whose term expires in 2010.
2008-2009
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE

Engineering

2009

Kyriacos Zygourakis

CHBE

kyzy@rice.edu

5208

Humanities

2010

Donald Morrison

PHIL

donaldm@rice.edu

2714

Management

2011

Vikas Mittal

MGMT

Vikas.Mittal@rice.edu

6234

Natural Sciences

2010

David Queller

EEB

queller@rice.edu

2656

Social Sciences

2009

Simon Grant

ECON

sgrant@rice.edu

3332

Music & Architecture

2011

Gordon Wittenberg

ARCH

ggwitt@rice.edu

3386

Provost Appointment

2010

Rosemary
Hennessy

ENG

Rosemary.Hennessy@rice.edu

5790

Provost Appointment

2010

Bruce
Weisman

CHEM

weisman@rice.edu

3709
2007-2008
SEAT TERM EXPIRES NAME DEPT EMAIL PHONE

Engineering

2009

Kyriacos Zygourakis

CHBE

kyzy@rice.edu

5208

Humanities

2008

Cary Wolfe

ENG

cewolfe@rice.edu

2601

Management

2008

Jing Zhou

MGMT

jzhou@rice.edu

5330

Natural Sciences

2010

David Queller

EEB

queller@rice.edu

2656

Social Sciences

2009

Simon Grant

ECON

sgrant@rice.edu

3332

Music & Architecture

2008

Marcia Citron

MUSI

citr@rice.edu

3209

Provost Appointment

2008

James Faubion

ANTH

jdf@rice.edu

3384

Provost Appointment

2008

Edison Liang

PHYS

liang@rice.edu

3542