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, Ph.D.
		Modeling Facility Director (949) 824-4508 2101 Natural Sciences 2 nathan.crawford@uci.edu Modeling Facility management Scientific and technical support for modeling of chemical systems Provide instructional support and training in practical computation Collaborate on research projects with applied theory Proposal development and fundraising for future computational resources Maintain tools for development of computational techniques Develop computational techniques
	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