Department Staff
These are the people who actually keep the Department of Chemistry running.
Office Staff
Laura Cervini
Business Manager
lcervini@sdsu.edu
GMCS 213A
Laura is responsible for financial matters regarding the Department.
Karen Foehl
Administrative Assistant
kfoehl@sdsu.edu
GMCS 209
619-594-5595
Please see Karen for the following:
- Key issue
- Holiday Party/Summer BBQ
- Fac/TA evaluations
- Room reservations (for CSL 508 and GMCS 217)
- Seminar Coordinator
- Adjunct appointments
- Distribution of parking permits
Robert Queen
Office Manager
roqueen@sdsu.edu
GMCS 209B
619-594-4418
Robert is responsible for overseeing office matters regarding the Department.
- Refer an issue to the Chair
- Student grievance procedures
- Class scheduling
- TA assignments
- Faculty and student contracts
- RTP process
- Faculty travel
- Commencement coordinator
- HR issues
- Evening exam/review session reservations
- Student assistant hiring
- Faculty searches
- Chemistry scholarships
- Graduate admissions assistant
Instructional and Technical Staff
Gregory Elliott
Mass Spec Facility Director
gelliott@sdsu.edu
CSL 229A
619-594-5264
Gregory manages our array of HPLC, LC-MS, GC-MS instruments, as well as supporting analytical equipment throughout the Department.
Mark Gelle
Organic Storeroom Supervisor
mgelle@sdsu.edu
CSL 504
619-594-6288
Mark shares responsibility for support of all the freshman-level laboratory courses, including Chem 100, 102, 200, 201, and 202. Mark also serves as the Department's Property Clerk.
David Onofrei
NMR Facility Director
donofrei2@sdsu.edu
CSL 225A
619-594-5989
David keeps all the Department's NMR spectrometers (600 MHz, 500 MHz, and 400 MHz) operating, and assists students and faculty with data acquisition and analysis.
Omar Ortiz
Gen Chem Storeroom Supervisor
oortiz@sdsu.edu
CSL 505
619-594-1599
Omar runs the stockroom that furnishes materials to all of the lower division laboratory courses including Chem 100, 102, 200, 201, and 202.