Quantitative Reasoning Council

The Quantitative Reasoning Council is charged with the approval of courses for the quantitative reasoning (QR) distributional designation and more broadly with overseeing the enhancement of undergraduate education in the quantitative disciplines. All members of the Council are available to discuss matters pertaining to undergraduate education in quantitative disciplines. Materials to be considered in association with new course proposals or proposals for the enhancement of teaching in quantitative reasoning may be submitted to the Chair or to alexia.belperron@yale.edu, Yale College Dean’s Office, SSS 26.

QR Council 2024-2025

John Hall, Chair
Senior Lecturer, Mathematics

Alexia Belperron, Vice Chair
Associate Dean, Science and Quantitative Reasoning

Abhishek Bhattacharjee
Professor, Computer Science

Joseph Chang
Professor, Statistics and Data Science

Erika Edwards
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Physics

Jay Emerson
Professor Adjunct, Statistics and Data Science

Adriane Steinacker
Senior Lecturer, Physics

Patrick Vaccaro
Professor, Chemistry

Kurt Zilm
Professor, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering