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
619-594-4843
Laura is responsible for financial matters regarding the Department.
Jeanette Corona
Administrative Assistant
jcorona@sdsu.edu
GMCS 209
619-594-5595
Please see Jeanette for the following:
- Graduate Admissions Assistant
- Key issue
- Distribution of special study add codes
- Holiday Party/Summer BBQ
- Fac/TA evaluations
- Room reservations (for CSL 508 and GMCS 217)
- Seminar Coordinator
- Adjunct appointments
- Distribution of parking permits
Reneé Stephen
Office Manager
rstephen@sdsu.edu
GMCS 209
619-594-4418
Reneé is responsible for overseeing office matters regarding the Department.
- Refer an issue to the Chair
- Student Grievance Procedures
- Class scheduling
- TA assignments
- Lecturer and Student contracts
- Faculty/Grant contracts
- Academic Transaction Forms
- RTP process
- Faculty travel
- Commencement Coordinator
- Special Study Grades
- Faculty/Staff Attendance
- HR issues
- Evening Exam/Review Session Reservations
- Instructional Student Assistants (hiring process)
- Faculty Searches
- Chemistry Scholarships
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 505
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.