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.
Office hours: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (noon) and 1:00-5:00 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-grants@uw.edu |
Administrative staff
Bichtien Thach,
Assistant to the Chair
302E Roberts Hall
206-543-2615
Office hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday In-person
Monday, Wednesday Remote, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
lilies@uw.edu
Chair's calendar, department seminars, academic personnel, building keys, newsletter, photos.
Monica Cohn,
MSE Administrator
302C Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday In-person. Tuesday, Thursday Remote, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(206) 543-2616
nannerl@uw.edu
Manages personnel, budgets, grants, facilities and scholarship administration.
Kris X. Peete,
Fiscal Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
206-543-2600
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.
Yun Hutchinson,
Fiscal Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Thursday, Friday In-person
Monday to Wednesday Remote,
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
fwyunju@uw.edu
Handles procurements, accounts receivable, payroll, awards and general administration.
Theresa Gabrielli,
Communications-Operations Specialist
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday In-person
Tuesday, Wednesday Remote
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
tcg1@uw.edu
Manages internal and external communications, web maintenance, social media, Trumba event calendar.
Request a web update
Caroli Leiman,
Fiscal Specialist
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday In person,
Wednesday to Friday Remote, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
cleiman@uw.edu
Handles procurements, accounts receivable, payroll, awards and general administration.
Donald Obcena,
Grants Manager
Office hours: Monday to Friday,
Remote 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
dobcena@uw.edu
Grants management, compliance, post-award, financial reporting, fiscal administrative support.
Haley Lee,
Payroll Manager
Office hours: Monday to Friday,
Remote 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
haleylee@uw.edu
Manages and troubleshoots payroll, benefits and tuition waivers.
Madison Canfield,
Grants Manager
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday to Thursday Remote,
Friday In-person, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
lmc93@uw.edu
Grants management, compliance, post-award, financial reporting, fiscal administrative support.
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 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
Josh 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
Undergraduate students' contact for admission, recruiting, student progress, schedule and curriculum advising, graduation, registration, and university services; course scheduling, community college outreach, alumni outreach, and events. Primary contact for MatCamp.
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
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
Di Xiao,
Department Chair
dixiao@uw.edu
302F Roberts Hall
(206) 616-9818
Guozhong Cao,
Graduate Program Coordinator, Boeing-Steiner Professor
302M Roberts Hall
(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 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). 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
Janeka Rector,
Associate Director
janekar@uw.edu
Manages gifts to the department.
Sharon Dana,
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
sdana@uw.edu