The Science Council is charged with the approval of courses for the natural science (Sc) distributional designation and more broadly with overseeing the enhancement of undergraduate education in the natural and applied sciences. All members of the Council are available to discuss matters pertaining to undergraduate science education. Materials to be considered in association with new course proposals or proposals for the enhancement of science teaching may be submitted to the Chair or to the Science Council, c/o s.chang@yale.edu, Yale College Dean’s Office, Room SSS 26.
Science Council 2020-2021
Meg Urry, Chair
Professor, Astronomy and Physics
Sandy Chang, Vice Chair
Professor, Laboratory Medicine, Pathology and Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Amy Arnsten
Professor, Neurobiology
Valerie Horsley
Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Mark Johnson
Professor, Chemistry
Nikhil Padmanabhan
Professor, Astronomy and Physics
Mitchell Smooke
Professor, Mechanical Engineering