<div dir="ltr"><br><div>  Dear Colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div>   I want to thank Jim for his service to the department for the last eight years.  He provided important leadership during that time and I will work closely with him to accomplish a smooth transition.  I would also like to give my thanks to Susan and the entire Search Committee for all their hard work.  During the search process, the views and opinions expressed by all the candidates, and the faculty as a whole, provided valuable insight.  I hope we can develop these idea further as we chart the department's future path.  This will require a commitment from the full faculty and I look forward to working with you over the coming years.</div><div><br></div><div>  -Brian    </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 3:22 PM, Jim Beatty <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beatty.85@osu.edu" target="_blank">beatty.85@osu.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>I would like to congratulate Brian on his appointment and thank Susan, the search committee, and the faculty and staff who participated in a thoughtful and well-run search process.  I look forward to working with Brian during the coming transition.</div><div><br></div><div>Jim</div><div><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="h5"><div>On Jun 21, 2016, at 2:49 PM, Hadad, Christopher <<a href="mailto:hadad.1@osu.edu" target="_blank">hadad.1@osu.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br></div></div><div><div><div class="h5"><div style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Dear Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">I am</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span> </span>pleased to announce the appointment of<span> </span><span>Brian Winer as Chair of the Department of Physics effective July 1, 2016.</span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">I</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span> </span>would like to thank the Chair Search Committee<span> </span><span>–</span><span> </span><span>Susan Olesik (CBC) as chair, Amy Connolly, Phil Davids, Jay Gupta, Andy Heckler, Annika Peter and Michael Poirier –<span> </span></span>for their excellent work in handling the search process.<span> </span><span>I</span><span> </span>also<span> </span><span>wish</span><span> </span>to thank the colleagues who were willing to share their vision and plans for the future of the department<span>.</span><u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Finally,<span> </span><span>I</span><span> </span>want to express<span> </span><span>my<span> </span></span>heartfelt thanks to<span> </span><span>Jim Beatty</span><span> </span>for<span> </span><span>his</span><span> </span><span>many years<span> </span></span>of service as chair. The department has had numerous accomplishments and positive developments during Jim’s tenure as chair.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Christopher Hadad<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">Division<span>al Dean,<span> </span></span>Natural and Mathematical Sciences<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">College of Arts and Sciences<u></u><u></u></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">_______________________________________________</span><br style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;float:none;display:inline!important">physics-faculty-full mailing list</span><br style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="mailto:physics-faculty-full@lists.osu.edu" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline;font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">physics-faculty-full@lists.osu.edu</a><br style="font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><a href="https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/physics-faculty-full" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline;font-family:LucidaGrande;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/physics-faculty-full</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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