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Dean's Office Directory

Academic Leadership

Christine Hrycyna, (858) 534-6882
Dean, School of Physical Sciences
Professor and Chancellor’s Associate Chair of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Associate Deans

Richard Averitt
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Professor of Physics

Peter Ebenfelt, (858) 822-4961
Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement and Success
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

Vicki Grassian
Associate Dean for Research
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Thomas Hermann, (858) 534-4467
Faculty Director, Student Success Center
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Daniel Rogalski, (858) 534-4421
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Professor of Mathematics

Department Chairs

Alison Coil
Department Chair and Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Michael Burkart
Department Chair and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Michael Holst
Department Chair and Professor of Mathematics

Oleg Shpyrko
Department Chair and Professor of Physics

Administration and Finance

Robert Rome, (858) 534-5402
Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance

Natalie Sitwell, (858) 534-4786
Executive Assistant to the Dean's Office

Jason Yates, (858) 534-5505
Financial Officer

Maghen Luu, (858) 534-0893
Finance Operations Analyst

Miriam Holtzman
Principal Research Administrator

Rexanne Bonilla-Dayes 
AP and Business Office Manager

Tina Nguyen
Senior Academic Personnel Officer

Elisha Cata
Academic Personnel Officer

Cynthia Maldonado Rodas
Academic Personnel Officer

Aubrey Rudd
Academic Personnel Officer

Melissa Kumler
HR Manager

Melissa Bentz, (858) 246 2025
HR Analyst

Centers and Outreach

Roxanne Farkas
Director of Divisional Education Initiatives

Tina Gov(858) 246-5251
Assistant Director of Divisional Education Initiatives

Francheska Morataya (858) 246-2631
Program Coordinator

Communications

Michelle Franklin (858) 246-5695
Director of Communications

Development and Alumni Relations

Claudia L. Ehrlich, MBA, CAP®
Senior Director of Development
(858) 534-1171

Kimberly Peters 
Associate Director of Development
(858) 246-5014

Dominique Kersh
Development Coordinator

School of Physical Sciences IT

The School of Physical Sciences IT (SPS-IT) SPS-IT delivers seamless IT services to research and academic computing customers in the School of Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, and the School of Medicine.   Detailed information about SPS-IT services can be found here: https://sps-it.ucsd.edu/ 

Kevin Smith
Director of SPS Research IT

Brendan Dennis
System Integration Engineer

Matt McCoy 
System Administrator

Need help? sps-it@ucsd.edu 

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