1102 Natural Sciences 2 University of California, Irvine, California, 92697-2025 :: phone (949) 824-4097 :: fax (949) 824-8571

Staff of the Chemistry Department


Jaime M. Albano

Student Affairs Manager
(949) 824-4261
1135 Natural Sciences 2
jmalbano@uci.edu
  • Management of the Office of Graduate and Undergraduate Affairs
  • Financial Planning, Contract & Grant Administration, Marketing
  • Graduate Student Advising
  • Oversight of Graduate student admissions, recruitment, and fellowship program


Ahmad Alshawa

Advanced Lab Technician
(949) 824-6775
323 Rowland Hall
aalshawa@uci.edu
  • Equipment and instrumentation management of advanced division chemistry teaching labs
  • Prepare and update written instructions and training manuals for equipment
  • Provide training on usage of equipment


Barbara Chisholm

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-4854
573 Rowland Hall
barbarac@uci.edu
  • Research Group Management
  • Manage the Rowland/Blake Research Group: Plan and manage research group logistics, including complex travel arrangements, during various NASA and NSF field missions
  • Administrative Support: Provide comprehensive administrative support for the NAS Foreign Secretary Office
  • Postdoctoral/Visitor Program Support


Jennifer Collopy

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-0028
368 Rowland Hall
jcollopy@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Nathan Crawford

Modeling Facility Director
(949) 824-4508
2107 Natural Sciences 2
nathan.crawford@uci.edu
  • Molecular modeling facility oversight
  • Scientific and technical support for research computing
  • System administration of departmental servers


Erin DeFries

Financial Analyst
(949) 824-4373
1127 Natural Sciences 2
edefries@uci.edu
  • Financial Management for Departmental Accounts (Seminar visitor travel reimbursements, Budget and Copy Code coordinator)
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Auditing


Philip Dennison, Ph.D.

NMR Facility Director
(949) 824-6010
B104 Reines Hall
dennison@uci.edu
  • NMR Facility Management
  • Provide training, scientific and technical support on NMR techniques
  • Maintain NMR instrumentation
  • Proposal development and fundraising for future instrumentation initiatives
  • Collaborate on NMR aspects of research projects


Jenny Du

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-7672
2109 Natural Sciences 2
juand@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Evgeny Fadeev, Ph.D.

Director of Biomolecular Spectroscopy Facility
(949)824-5842
1212 Natural Sciences I
efadeev@uci.edu
  • 8000NMR Facility Management.
  • EPR Facility Management.
  • Provide training, scientific and technical support.
  • Maintain instrumentation.
  • Proposal development and fundraising for future instrumentation initiatives.
  • Collaborate with researchers on 800NMR or EPR aspects of research projects.


Renee Frigo

Graduate Affairs Officer
(949) 824-3082
1133 Natural Sciences 2
rfrigo@uci.edu
  • Graduate Admissions
  • Graduate Student Recruitment
  • Graduate student application processing
  • Prospective student e-mail site administration
  • Schedule visits for prospective graduate students
  • Orals and 2nd year exam administration


John Greaves, Ph.D.

Mass Spectrometry Facility Director
(949) 824-3453
1028B Reines Hall
jgreaves@uci.edu
  • Mass Spectrometry Facility management
  • Interpret mass spectrometric data
  • Provide scientific and technical support on the use of mass spectrometry for problem solving
  • Proposal development and fundraising for future instrumentation initiatives
  • Operate and maintain instrumentation
  • Provide training and instructional support for mass spectrometric techniques


Lukas Holt

O-Chem Stockroom Manager
(949) 824-5053
582 Rowland Hall
holtl@uci.edu
  • Organic chemistry teaching laboratory program management
  • Supervise organic chemistry stockroom and student assistants
  • Supervise the preparation of hazardous materials for proper disposal
  • Administrative computer support


Jacqueline Islas

Student Affairs Coordinator
(949) 824-2895
1202 Natural Sciences 2
islasj@uci.edu
  • Undergraduate program administrative support
  • Maintain undergraduate program database
  • Prepare statistical reports and interpret data
  • Provide advice and information to undergraduate students
  • Faculty and TA Evaluations support


Ashley John

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-1798
3038C Reines Hall
ajohn@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Steven Kaiser, M.S.

Electronics Facility Manager
(949) 824-7520
2347 Natural Sciences 2
skaiser@uci.edu
  • Electronics Facility management
  • Provide engineering support and instruction on electronic techniques
  • Design and develop hardware/software systems for research instrumentation


Kerry Kick

Payroll/Personnel Analyst
(949) 824-4342
1131 Natural Sciences 2
kskick@uci.edu
  • Academic Personnel Administration
  • Graduate Student Employment
  • Administrative Services
  • Data Analysis and Management
  • Staff Personnel Management


Erika Metz

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-4560
2123 Natural Sciences 2
emetz@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Su Naing

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-2777
4124 Natural Sciences I
snaing@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Melanie Nguyen

Advanced Lab Stockroom Manager
(949)824-6775
471 Rowland Hall
mmnguyen@uci.edu
  • Upper devision chemistry teaching laboratory program management
  • Supervise Upper devision chemistry stockroom and student assistants
  • Chemistry Department textbook coordinator
  • Coordinator of faculty and TA teaching evaluations


Diana Nikolaus

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-3819
317A Rowland Hall
diannes@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Leslie Noel

Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program Analyst
(949) 824-4892
147 Biological Sciences Administration
lknoel@uci.edu
  • Management of all aspects of new Medicinal Chemistry Graduate Program (MCP)/Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Student recruitment.
  • Administrative support for Prof. Hanessian.


Cynthia Norman

Teaching Program Assistant
(949) 824-4215
1109 Natural Sciences 2
cbnorman@uci.edu
  • Teaching Program and Curriculum Development Support
  • Manage the department's exam return program
  • NAIMS Reporting
  • Provide administrative support for curriculum development projects
  • TA Appointment Process Support
  • Visiting Lecturer Search Coordination
  • Provide support for visiting lecturer searches
  • Prepare visiting lecturer appointment dossiers for department
  • Coordination of Text Book and Teaching Lab Material Orders


Melody Odell

Department Assistant
(949) 824-4097
1120 Natural Sciences 2
odellm@uci.edu
  • Seminar coordination
  • Conference room reservations
  • Phone and dataline orders
  • Order office and teaching supplies
  • Facilities Management requests


Jaklin Orlowski

Department Administrator
(949) 824-6089
1125 Natural Sciences 2
jtorlows@uci.edu
  • Departmental Management
  • Financial Management
  • Human Resource Management (Employee/Labor Relations)
  • Facilities, Space and Equipment Management
  • TA, Reader & Research Fellowship assignment
  • Instructional & Grad Program Administration
  • Strategic Planning


Rebecca (Guymon) Overton

Support Services Manager
(949) 824-5463
577 Rowland Hall
rguymon@uci.edu
  • Support Services Unit Management
  • Research Group Management and Faculty Administrative Spport
  • Planning and Analysis
  • Staff Management
  • Academic Personnel Coordination


Marie Palmquist

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-4681
5042C Reines Hall
mpalmqui@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Jennifer Lopez Peairs

G-Chem Stockroom Manager
(949) 824-3139
252 Rowland Hall
lopezmj@uci.edu
  • General chemistry teaching laboratory program management
  • Supervise general chemistry stockroom and student assistants
  • Chemistry Department textbook coordinator
  • Coordinator of faculty and TA teaching evaluations
  • Contact Person for Teaching Lab Room Reservations


Carol Schwartz

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-6793
4042 Reines Hall
schwartc@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Provide comprehensive support to the Overman research group
  • Research Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management
  • University and Industrial Relations
  • Administrative Support


Terri B. Short

Undergraduate Program Coordinator
(949) 824-7077
1208 Natural Sciences 2
tbshort@uci.edu
  • Undergraduate Program Administration
  • Course action form submission
  • Grade course reports
  • Schedule of Classes
  • Undergraduate Program Web Site Administration
  • Rooms for exam review, audio visual equipment for reviews
  • Update Department Catalog Copy
  • Course prerequisite checks
  • Enrollment statistics analysis
  • Enrollment Administration
  • Summer Session Administration
  • Faculty and TA Evaluations Administration


Shirin Sorooshian

Staff Research Associate
(949) 824-5682
1026 Reines Hall
shirin@uci.edu
  • Operation and maintenance of instruments in the Mass Spectrometry Facility
  • Provision of exact mass data for samples submitted by research groups and outside samples as necessary
  • Obtaining supplies, gases, etc.


Charlene Stringer

Payroll/Personnel Coordinator
(949) 824-3686
1129 Natural Sciences 2
cstringe@uci.edu
  • Administrative Services
  • Staff Personnel Administration
  • Departmental Benefits Representative
  • Keys
  • Departmental Timekeeping
  • Personnel Record Maintenance


Melissa Sweet

Program Coordinator for AirUCI
(949) 824-2628
366 Rowland Hall
msweet@uci.edu
  • Summer Teacher Program
  • Community Day
  • Annual Science Workshop
  • Administrative Services


Tanya Thamkruphat

Editorial Assistant
(949) 824-7001
1123 Natural Sciences II
tthamkru@uci.edu
  • Editorial assistance
  • Administrative support


Stacie Tibbetts

Operations Manager
(949) 824-5485
1137 Natural Sciences 2
sltibbet@uci.edu
  • Academic Personnel Administration
  • Planning and Analysis
  • Contract and Grant Coordination
  • Program Administration
  • Staff Management


Marie Tonini

Faculty Assistant
(949) 824-7795
434B Rowland Hall
mtonini@uci.edu
  • Administrative and Research Group Management
  • Research Support
  • Administrative Support
  • Postdoctoral Program Management


Wytze van der Veer, Ph.D.

Laser Spectroscopy Facility Director
(949) 824-3753
317C Rowland Hall
wevdveer@uci.edu
  • Laser spectroscopy facility management
  • Development of lasers and optical systems
  • Research of spectroscopic techniques for high sensitivity detection
  • Proposal development and fundraising for new instrumentation


Joseph W. Ziller, Ph.D.

X-Ray Crystallography Facility Director
(949) 824-4091
576 Rowland Hall
jziller@uci.edu
  • X-Ray Crystallography Facility Management
  • Small Molecule Structure Determination
  • Graduate Student Training in X-Ray Diffraction Techniques
  • Development of low temperature data collection and manipulation techniques
  • Proposal Development and fundraising for new equipment



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