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. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
For general information and questions about:
| Grants and contracts | mse-grants@uw.edu |
| Payroll | sepr@uw.edu |
| IT support | msehelp@engr.washington.edu |
Administrative staff
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 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 Gabrielli
Communications Manager
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
Heidi Speck
Administrative Coordinator
302 Roberts Hall
Office hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
hspeck1@uw.edu
Front desk and administrative support.
Hannah 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.
Elena Small
Grants Manager
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday In person,
Tuesday, Thursday Remote, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
ewsmall@uw.edu
Grants management, compliance, post-award, financial reporting, fiscal administrative support.
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
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.
Undergraduate Adviser
302B Roberts Hall
206-685-4922
Office Hours: Schedule an advising appointment by email
askmse@uw.edu
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
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.
msegrad@uw.edu
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 Xiao
Department Chair
dixiao@uw.edu
302F Roberts Hall
(206) 616-9818
Juan 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 Brush
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Associate Professor
331 Roberts Hall
(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). 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 Dana
Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations
sdana@uw.edu