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MSE Operations

 

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Amy Ricks
amy.ricks@uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-1817

Responsible for strategic initiatives, administrative operations, and management of department financial, personnel, student affairs, teaching, and research support infrastructure operations with the Department Chair

Academic Personnel, Human Resources, Payroll
 

Katherine Guerrero

Katherine Guerrero
krguerre@uci.edu 
Phone: (949) 824-3786


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

Research, Facilities, Safety

 

Darryl Mack

Darryl Mack
dmack@uci.edu 
Phone: (949) 824-7753


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

Student Affairs, Advising

 

Desiree Rios

Desiree Rios
riosdn@uci.edu 
Phone: (949) 824-8893


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)

Administrative Operations, Facilities
 

Viviana Saadalla

Viviana Saadalla
viviana.saadalla@uci.edu 
Phone: (949) 824-1803


Infrastructure and process improvement

Administration and analysis

Responsible for the Department meeting, visitor, and event coordination

Department website maintenance, communications, social media

Manages MSE work order system, space, and key issuance operations

Provides general administrative operational support

Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRC) 
 

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Victor Cobar 
vcobar@uci.edu 
 

Responsible for maintaining and coordinating trainings and access to ACRC systems, trains users approved by Professor Apelian, maintains ACRC/P&W websites

Advanced Casting Research Center (ACRC) 
 

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Carl Soderhjelm 
csoderhj@uci.edu 
 

General oversight of ACRC operations. ACRC research on processing semi-solid and liquid metals, as well as incorporation of additive manufacturing into the aluminum die casting industry.