Committee Members

The RDF-Advisory Committee (RDF-AC) was established in the December 8, 2014 memo from the RDF Management Committee (RDF-MC). The Council of Principal Investigators was charged with appointing the members of the committee (see FAQs about how the RDF-AC was appointed) to two-year terms on the committee to facilitate the implementation of the RDF distribution process with the commitment and unified vision of elevating the Texas A&M research enterprise through strategic investment in research instrumentation, equipment, and shared research infrastructure.

The RDF-AC elects its own chair and members serve two-year terms. The RDF-AC may appoint additional members at their discretion, seek external input, and will interact with the RDF-MC, other Texas A&M administrators, and the Texas A&M research community (click here to see the full committee charge from the April 20th memo from the CPI Chair).

  • Zach Adelman (Fall 2021 – present)
    College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
    Department of Entomology
  • Helene Andrews-Polymenis (Fall 2023)
    School of Medicine
    Department of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology
  • Kayla Bayless (Fall 2017 – present)
    College of Medicine
    Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine
  • Laura Dague (Fall 2023)
    The Bush School of Government and Public Service
    Department of Public Service and Administration
  • Steve DiMarco (Fall 2016 – present)
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Department of Oceanography
  • François Gabbaï (Spring 2016 – present)
    College of Arts and Science
    Department of Chemistry
  • Terry Gentry (Fall 2021 – present)
    College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
    Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
  • Jim Grau (Fall 2019 – present)
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences
  • Carl Gregory (Fall 2019 – present)
    College of Medicine
    Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine
  • Arum Han, Chair Spring 2018; (Spring 2018 – Spring 2018; Fall 2022)
    College of Engineering
    Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Roland Kaunas (Fall 2019 – Fall 2020; Fall 2022)
    College of Engineering
    Department of Biomedical Engineering 
  • Emily Pentzer (Fall 2022 – present)
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Department of Chemistry 
  • David Powers (Fall 2020 – present)
    College of Arts and Sciences
    Department of Chemistry
  • David Stelly (Fall 2023)
    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
  • David Wright (Fall 2023)
    School of Education and Human Development
    Department of Kinesiology and Sport Management