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Administrative and Advising Services

The Materials Science & Engineering administrative office is located in Roberts Hall 302.

Front desk

The front desk staff handle mail, packages, copying services, general office supplies and key inquiries. We are also happy to point you in the right direction for advising, faculty offices, classrooms, payroll and materials and supplies.

Regular office hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

For general information and questions about:

Grants and contracts mse-grants@uw.edu
Procurement and reimbursement msepay@uw.edu
Payroll mse-payroll@uw.edu

Administrative staff

Stephanie Love Stephanie Love
Assistant to the Chair
302E Roberts Hall
Office hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
mseatc@uw.edu
Chair's calendar and academic personnel.

Lani PhillipsLani Phillips
Administrator
302C Roberts Hall
Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday In-person
Monday, Thursday Remote
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
lanip@uw.edu 
Manages personnel, budgets, grants, facilities and scholarship administration.

Theresa GabrielliTheresa Gabrielli
Communications Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday, Friday In-person
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Remote
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
tcg1@uw.edu 
Manages internal and external communications, web maintenance, social media, Trumba event calendar.
Request a web update

Ken NutefallKen Nutefall
Administrative Coordinator
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
nutefalk@uw.edu
Front desk and administrative support.

Madison CadfieldMadison Canfield
Grants Manager
Office hours: Monday to Friday Remote, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
lmc93@uw.edu
Grants management, compliance, post-award, financial reporting, fiscal administrative support.

Hannah YanceyHannah Yancey
Grants Manager
Office hours: Monday to Friday Remote, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
hyancey@uw.edu
Grants management, compliance, post-award, financial reporting, fiscal administrative support.

Caroli Leiman
Fiscal Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday In person,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Remote, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
cleiman@uw.edu
Handles procurements, accounts receivable, payroll, awards and general administration.

Kris X. PeeteKris X. Peete
Fiscal Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Tuesday, Wednesday In-person
Monday, Thursday, Friday Remote
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
ecraw1k@uw.edu
Handles procurements, accounts receivable, payroll, awards and general administration.

Student Assistants
Reception/Front Desk Services
302 Roberts Hall
206-543-2836
Office hours: Monday to Friday,
In person. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
msepay@uw.edu
Our team of student assistants handle packages, reimbursements, and documentation.

Academic services & advising staff

Nichole Fernkesphoto, Nichole Fernkes
Director of Academic Services

302A Roberts Hall
206-616-6581
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Friday In person.
Wednesday, Thursday Remote. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
nfernkes@uw.edu
Oversees academic affairs (programs, degrees, curriculum) and student affairs (student-centered services and programming, student conduct, MSE student advisory board); strategic initiatives; manages departmental scholarships for undergraduates; TA applications. Serves as primary contact for MSE Annual Awards. Serves as Engineering Advocate.

 

Josh MacKintoshJosh MacKintosh
Undergraduate Adviser
302B Roberts Hall
206-685-4922
Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday In person.
Tuesday, Thursday Remote. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
jmac1996@uw.edu
Schedule an appointment

Advises undergraduate students; contact for undergraduate admission, recruiting, student progress, schedule and curriculum advising, graduation, registration, and university services; undergraduate course scheduling; community college outreach. Serves as primary contact for MSE Graduation Celebration.

Karen Wetterhahn Karen Wetterhahn
Graduate Program Manager
302D Roberts Hall
206-543-2740
Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday In person.
Wednesday, Friday Remote, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
karenlw@uw.edu
Schedule an appointment

Advises graduate students; contact for graduate admission, recruiting, student progress, schedule and curriculum advising, graduation, registration, and university services; graduate course scheduling; course evaluations. Serves as primary contact for MSE Research & Industry Showcase.

Administrative faculty

Di XiaoDi Xiao
Department Chair
dixiao@uw.edu
302F Roberts Hall
(206) 616-9818

Juan Carlos IdroboJuan Carlos Idrobo
Graduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
321 MOL
jidrobo@uw.edu
Oversees the admission, advising and counseling of grad students and the appointment of each student's advisory committee

Lucien BrushLucien Brush
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
331 Roberts Hall
(206) 543-7161
brush@uw.edu

Dwayne ArolaDwayne Arola
Director, Applied Masters Program (AMP), Associate Professor
333 Roberts Hall
(206) 685-8158
darola@uw.edu

Technical staff

Carter Beamish
Instructional Labs & Facilities Manager
156 Mueller
206-221-2678
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
cbeamish@uw.edu
Manages all department lab operations (except EMC). Assigns keys and grants access to buildings via Husky card.Provides training for lab instrumentation as well as management and maintenance. Junior lab instructor. Provides some support and consultation for research labs. Lab safety officer.

 

Giving

Sophie Lee
Major Gifts Officer
seungwha@uw.edu
Manages gifts to the department.

Sharon DanaSharon Dana
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
sdana@uw.edu