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Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty.  He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program.  He has also served as chair of the [[Committee on Science Instruction]] for several years, and therefore represented both [[Frontiers of Science]] and the science requirement to the [[Committee on the Core Curriculum]] until assuming the deanship in 2011.  He also served on the College's [[Committee on Instruction]], and was a member of the committee that selected [[Michele Moody-Adams]] after [[Austin Quigley]] stepped down.
 
Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty.  He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program.  He has also served as chair of the [[Committee on Science Instruction]] for several years, and therefore represented both [[Frontiers of Science]] and the science requirement to the [[Committee on the Core Curriculum]] until assuming the deanship in 2011.  He also served on the College's [[Committee on Instruction]], and was a member of the committee that selected [[Michele Moody-Adams]] after [[Austin Quigley]] stepped down.
  
Valentini married to Teodolinda Barolini, a professor in the Italian department, in 2001.
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Valentini married [[Teodolinda Barolini]], a professor in the [[Italian Department]], in 2001. They met while serving on the executive committee of the [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]] in 1994.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/11/style/teodolinda-barolini-james-valentini.html</ref> Notably, closer oversight by Arts and Sciencies of the College was one of the rumored causes of Moody-Adams' resignation.  
  
 
==Academic career==
 
==Academic career==
  
 
In 2009, Valentini was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and earlier as a fellow of the American Physical Society for his research involving chemical reaction dynamics.
 
In 2009, Valentini was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and earlier as a fellow of the American Physical Society for his research involving chemical reaction dynamics.
 
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 23:21, 6 September 2011

James J. Valentini

Professor James J. Valentini is a professor of Chemistry at Columbia - he has been a member of the Columbia faculty since 1991. He assumed the responsibilities of Dean of Columbia College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education after Michele M. Moody-Adams resigned in the summer of 2011.

Valentini has served in a number of administrative roles since joining the faculty. He served as chair of Columbia's Chemistry Department from 2005 to 2008 and was later the directer of the Chemistry Department’s undergraduate studies program. He has also served as chair of the Committee on Science Instruction for several years, and therefore represented both Frontiers of Science and the science requirement to the Committee on the Core Curriculum until assuming the deanship in 2011. He also served on the College's Committee on Instruction, and was a member of the committee that selected Michele Moody-Adams after Austin Quigley stepped down.

Valentini married Teodolinda Barolini, a professor in the Italian Department, in 2001. They met while serving on the executive committee of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 1994.[1] Notably, closer oversight by Arts and Sciencies of the College was one of the rumored causes of Moody-Adams' resignation.

Academic career

In 2009, Valentini was selected by his peers as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and earlier as a fellow of the American Physical Society for his research involving chemical reaction dynamics.

External links

Preceded by
Michelle Moody-Adams
Acting Dean of Columbia College 
2011-Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent