Staff
The Materials Science & Engineering administrative office is located in Roberts 302.
Front desk
The front desk staff handle incoming mail, receive packages, provide copying services, distribute video projectors, and provide general office services. We are happy to answer questions about advising, paychecks, rules and regulations, mail, and supplies.
Office hours: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (noon) and 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Administrative staff
Bichtien Thach,
Assistant to the Chair
302E Roberts Hall
(206) 543-2615
lilies@uw.edu
Chair's calendar, department seminars, academic personnel, building keys, newsletter, photos.
Hong-Yen Cone,
MSE Administrator
302D Roberts
(206) 543-2616
ycone@uw.edu
Manages personnel, insurance, budgets, grants and scholarship administration and is the building coordinator.
Dawn Counts,
Fiscal/Administrative Coordinator
302 Roberts
(206) 543-2079
dawnc@uw.edu
Coordinates purchase orders and packages, travel, budgets, paychecks, and petty cash; provides front desk support.
Donald Obcena,
Financial Analyst
302 Roberts Hall
(206) 685-8032
dobcena@uw.edu
Manages state and grant budgets, travel expenses, and supply reimbursements.
Omar Cruz,
Grants Manager
302 Roberts Hall
(206) 543-1935
omarcruz@uw.edu
Manages state and grant budgets and reimbursements for travel expenses and supplies.
Advising staff
Sandra Maddox,
Undergraduate Academic Adviser
302A Roberts
206-616-6581
sbmaddox@uw.edu
Schedule an appointment
Undergraduate students' contact for admission, recruiting, student progress, schedule and curriculum advising, graduation, registration, and university services. Curriculum and policy development; course scheduling, scholarships and awards; MSE social media, community college outreach, alumni outreach, and events. Primary contact for MatCamp.
Karen Wetterhahn,
Graduate Program Adviser
302B Roberts
206-543-2740
karenlw@uw.edu
Schedule an appointment
Graduate students' primary contact for admission, recruiting, student progress, schedule and curriculum advising, graduation, registration, and university services; MSE social media; course evaluations lead; alumni outreach.
Administrative faculty
Christine Luscombe,
Interim Department Chair
Campbell Career Development Endowed Professor
MOL 122
(206) 543-7090
luscombe@uw.edu
Guozhong Cao,
Graduate Program Coordinator, Boeing-Steiner Professor
302M Roberts
(206) 543-2303
gzcao@uw.edu
Oversees the admission, advising and counseling of grad students and the appointment of each student's advisory committee
Lucien Brush,
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
331 Roberts
(206) 543-7161
brush@uw.edu
Dwayne Arola,
Director, Applied Masters Program (AMP), Associate Professor
333 Roberts
(206) 685-8158
darola@uw.edu
Technical staff
Tatyana Galenko,
MSE Lab Manager
156 Mueller
206-221-2678
tgalenko@uw.edu
Manages all department lab operations (except EMC). 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.
Laszlo Szeleczki,
Senior Computer Specialist
115 Roberts
phone: 206-543-3109
fax: 206-221-4934
lszelecz@uw.edu
Manages IP addresses, internet connections, departmental computers, laptop connections, and provides support with computers and operating systems.
Naghma Husain,
Webmaster,
MSE and College of Engineering
209 Eng Annex
phone: 206-616-2730
nhusain@uw.edu
Manages web content development and maintenance, trains staff and faculty to edit website and update Trumba calendar.
Request a web update or training
Giving
Chloe DeWolf-Domingo,
Assistant Director, MSE Giving
206-616-8310
cdewolf@uw.edu
Manages gifts to the department; cultivates alumni relations.