Dept Business & Forms
Please click on any of the frequently referenced specializations below for additional information.
Katherine Guerrero
krguerre@uci.edu
Darryl Mack
dmack@uci.edu
Desiree Rios
riosdn@uci.edu
Viviana Hernandez
viviana.hernandez@uci.edu
Recruitment, hiring, retention, separation of senate and non-senate academic and staff personnel
Employee relations and Human Resources
Recruitment and onboarding management of all senate and non-senate positions
Senate and non-senate academic and staff personnel and payroll management
UC Path, payroll management and assistance; payroll reporting and reconciliation
Visa and visiting appointment coordination
Design, development and assisted planning of laboratory and experimental facilities and equipment
High-level MSE laboratory management and research development
Department Safety Officer
Oversight of Department-owned laboratory classes and MSE spaces
Support/repair of laboratory personnel and equipment
General support for the undergraduate programs of MSE
Graduate programs, admissions and recruitment management for Materials Science and Engineering
Graduate student advising/counseling
Interpretation of student programs, university polices, regulations and requirements
Oversight of matters related to graduate student funding employment and curriculum
Program planning and accreditation oversight (ABET, WASC, APR)
Infrastructure and process improvement
Administration and analysis
- Department website maintenance, communications, social media
- Oversees general administrative operations, supplies, and equipment for the business office
- Department conferences, meetings, and events
Department meeting, visitor, and event coordination
- Support in academic personnel
Provides support in academic personnel and student affairs
- Supervises Department student assistant staff
- Manages textbook and teaching preparations
- Manages MSE space and key issuance operations for department
- Responsible for management of robust and multi-faceted work order management system and processes for laboratory, research, facilities, and technical repairs and high-level administration of small and large-scale facilities needs within the Department