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Administrative Staff
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Bart Nijssen Bart Nijssen
Department Chair

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nijssen@uw.edu
 
Hettie Scofield Hettie Scofield
Administrator

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206-616-1667
hscofiel@uw.edu
  • Strategic planning
  • Department operations and finance
  • Human resources and employee relations
  • Budgeting and projections (non-sponsored budgets)
  • COVID-19 site supervisor
  • Building Manager
Jon Emard Jon Emard
Office Manager and Building Coordinator

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206-685-0326
jmemard@uw.edu
  • Chair's Office operations
  • Event coordination (Mixers, social events)
  • Primary department contact
  • Facilities requests 
  • Surplus
  • Key requests
  • Office supply inventory
  • Mail distribution
  • ATC backup
Academic Services and Advising
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Bryan Crockett Bryan Crockett
Director of Academic Services

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206-616-1891
bryantc@uw.edu
  • Direct CEE Academic Services and Advising
  • Valle Program Adviser
  • Graduate Advising:
    • PhD
    • MSCE – Thesis
    • MSCE – Professional Master's Program
  • Graduate Fellowships
  • Academic Misconduct

Anna Egeland
Graduate Academic Adviser

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206-221-2181
anegelan@uw.edu

  • Graduate Advising:
    • PhD
    • MSCE – Thesis
    • MSCE – Professional Master's Program
  • Graduate Fellowships
  • Graduate Student Academic Misconduct
Kimbo Smith headshot

Kimbo Smith
Graduate Student Adviser

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206-543-2574
kas3fs@uw.edu

  • Graduate Advising:
    • Construction Engineering
    • Energy Infrastructure
    • Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics
    • Sustainable Transportation
Brian Kinnear Brian Kinnear
Undergraduate Adviser

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206-221-2181
kinnear@uw.edu

Marina Bydalek
Undergraduate Academic Counselor

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mbydalek@uw.edu

Hazel Chan Hazel Chan
SAS Program Coordinator

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206-616-3853
hazelch@uw.edu
  • Time Scheduling
  • Curriculum management
  • Classroom changes/requests
  • Add codes/general registration questions
  • Course evaluations
Communications
Julia Davis Julia Davis
Marketing & Communications Manager

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jdaviskc@uw.edu
  • Bridge newsletter
  • Web site content
  • Departmental flyers and print pieces
  • Story ideas (student features, innovative research, etc.)
  • Photography
Jonieth O'Neill
Web Information Specialist

ceewebhelp@engr.washington.edu
  • Web content development
  • Website maintenance
Computing
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Serhad Atakturk Serhad Atakturk
Senior Computer Specialist

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206-685-6695
serhad@uw.edu
  • Software & Hardware Purchases
  • Telephones
  • CEE Mail & Network Services
  • IT Support (Computers & Devices, RICOH copiers, Networking)
  • Server Management
Nicholas Burmeister Nicholas Burmeister
Computer Support Technician

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206-543-6314
nburm@uw.edu
  • OS & Software Deployment
  • Computer Lab Management
  • Building Access via Husky Card
  • IT Support (Computers & Devices, RICOH copiers, Networking)
  • Server Management
Fiscal, Grants & HR
  Staff Member Responsibilities

Maya Frame
Grants Manager

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206-685-6645
maya0814@uw.edu

  • Grants & Contracts Management
  • Proposal Submissions
  • Budget Reporting
  • Salary Planning
  • Cost Share Commitments
Sandra Ngo Sandra Ngo
Grants Manager

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206-685-1024
slachan@uw.edu
  • Grants & Contracts Management
  • Proposal Submissions
  • Budget Reporting
  • Salary Planning
  • Cost Share Commitments
Max Heimdal
HR Manager
heimdalm@uw.edu
  • Human resources
  • Staff recruitment/hiring
  • Student appointments and scholarship disbursement
  • Payroll management
  • Workday process management
Jessica Ramil Jessica Ramil
Budget Manager

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206-685-2312
ramilj@uw.edu

 

  • Reimbursements
  • Purchasing
  • ProCard administration
  • Equipment inventory and insurance
  • Travel administration
  • Budgeting and projections (non-sponsored budgets)
Chelsea McFarland
Budget Fiscal Analyst

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206-543-2391
cmcfar2@uw.edu

 

  • Reimbursements
  • Purchasing
  • ProCard administration
  • Travel administration
  • Budgeting and projections (non-sponsored budgets)
Laboratory/Technical Staff
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Vongsant (Vince) Chaijaroen Vongsant (Vince) Chaijaroen
Research Scientist Engineering II

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206-543-7433
vchaijar@uw.edu
  • Structures lab
Jon Weiner
Instructional Lab Manager

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206-543-4064
weiner@uw.edu
  • Geotechnical lab
  • Construction materials lab
  • Hydraulics lab
Advancement
  Staff Member Responsibilities
image of Kaitlin Colleary Kaitlin Colleary
Director of Advancement

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206-685-6192
kaitcoll@uw.edu
  • Gifts/Donations
  • Alumni relations
  • Planned giving
Emily Thurston Emily Thurston
Assistant Director of Advancement

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206-543-3140
ethurs@uw.edu
  • Gifts/Donations
  • Alumni relations
  • Planned giving
Caitlin Bell
Associate Director of Advancement
bellcait@uw.edu
  • Gifts/Donations
  • Alumni relations
  • Planned giving
Research Staff
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Nicoleta Cristea
Senior Research Scientist

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cristn@uw.edu
 
Bruce Godfrey
Research Scientist/Engineer 2

206-616-7435
bgodfrey@uw.edu
 
Tim Gould Tim Gould
Research Scientist

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206-543-8195
tgould@u.washington.edu
 
Mara Page
Environmental Lab Manager

mep38@uw.edu
 
Center Staff
  Staff Member Responsibilities
Melissa Amrhein Melissa Amrhein
Assistant Director, Workforce Development Institute

estudio@uw.edu
 
Julie Angeley Julie Angeley
Program Operations Specialist, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)

206-543-3341
jcomiske@uw.edu
 
Ryan Avery Ryan Avery
Senior Research Engineer, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)

206-792-5011
rpavery@uw.edu
 
Julian Yamaura
Director, MSCE Energy Infrastructure and the MSCE Construction Engineering Programs
206-543-3040
yamauraj@uw.edu
 
Jeffrey Berman Jeffrey Berman
Rapid Experimental Facility Site Operations Director
Professor

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206-616-3530
jwberman@uw.edu
 
Karen Dedinsky Karen Dedinsky
Data Processing Specialist, RAPID Facility

kdedinsk@uw.edu
 
Julia Hutchins
Program Operations Specialist, RAPID Facility

jkhutch@uw.edu
 
Anne Goodchild Anne Goodchild
Founding Director, Urban Freight Lab
Professor

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206-543-3747
annegood@uw.edu
 
Michael Grilliot Michael Grilliot
Operations Manager, RAPID Facility

grilliot@uw.edu
 
Andrew Lyda Andrew Lyda
Operations Engineer, RAPID Facility

206-616-3318
awlyda@uw.edu
 
Edward McCormack Edward McCormack
Director, Master of Sustainable Transportation Program
Research Associate Professor
Researcher, Urban Freight Lab

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206-543-3348
edm@uw.edu
 
Stephen Muench Stephen Muench
Valle Program Director
Professor

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206-616-1259
stmuench@uw.edu
 
Kristine Pham
Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)
kphams@uw.edu
 
Amy O’Brien Amy O’Brien
Technical Communications Specialist, Washington State Transportation Center (TRAC)

206-685-2644
amyo@uw.edu
 
Melanie Paredes Melanie Paredes
Program Coordinator, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)

206-685-0395
melqcp@uw.edu
  • PacTrans Budget reconciliation
  • PacTrans Travel
  • PacTrans Purchasing
  • PacTrans Bpos
  • PacTrans Reimbursements
  • Misc PacTrans Administration
Amelia Regan

Amelia Regan
Director, Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (MSCTL) Program
Teaching Professor
Researcher, Urban Freight Lab

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aregan8@uw.edu

 
Jaq Zdebski Jaq Zdebski
Operations Specialist, RAPID Facility

206-616-3318
jaqz@uw.edu
 
Yinhai Wang Yinhai Wang
Director, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)
Professor

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206-616-2696
yinhai@uw.edu
 
Katie Ward Katie Ward
Public Information Specialist, Urban Freight Lab and Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (MSCTL) Graduate Degree Program

Wilson Ceramics Lab 105
206-221-6407
krw2@uw.edu
Joseph Wartman Joseph Wartman
Principal Investigator and Director, Rapid Experimental Facility
H. R. Berg Professor

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206-685-4806
wartman@uw.edu
 
Christina Yarbrough
Finance, Grants, and Research Manager, Pacific Northwest Transportation Consortium (PacTrans)

206-221-4145
crystina@uw.edu