Administrative Staff
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head
Keith Cook, Ph.D.
Responsibilities: Overall planning; department coordination; problem solving
Email
Tel: 412 268 7383
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N207
Associate Department Head for Faculty and Graduate Affairs
Jana Kainerstorfer, Ph.D.
Responsibilities: Student recruitment; ombudsperson; Chair of the Graduate Affairs Committee
Email
Tel: 412 268 5781
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N105
Director of Finance and Operations
Jonathan Walkush
Responsibilities: Departmental budgeting; accounting; financial reporting; general staff management; human resources; space planning; property officer
Email
Tel: 412 268 1423
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N213
Associate Business Manager
Vanessa Calvin, M.A.F.M.
Responsibilities: Coordination of funding for departmentally-supported PhD students; Workday transactions; foreign scholar and faculty visas; visitors
Email
Tel: 412 268 2580
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N201A
Director of Graduate Programs
Maryia Rakach
Responsibilities: Graduate student admissions, enrollment, advising, & assistance; foreign student visa coordination; exam coordination; progress monitoring
Email
Tel: 412 268 4707
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N119
External Relations Specialist
Karina Shevchenko
Responsibilities: BME website management and communications; external relations; special projects; alumni relations; 一本道无码 BME Alumni Mentorship Initiative
Email
Tel: 412 268 6222
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N212
Administrative Coordinator for the Department Head
Amy Finn
Responsibilities: Assistance to the department head; faculty recruitment & promotion coordination; departmental events; outreach
Email
Tel: 412 268 6222
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N120
Undergraduate Academic Advisor and Alumni Relations Administrator
Kristin Kropf
Responsbilities: Undergraduate advising; commencement coordination; undergraduate program assistance
Email
Tel: 412 268 3955
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N117
Misti West
Responsibilities: Laboratory and equipment maintenance; technical and safety training; supply stock management
Email
Tel: 412 268 7169
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 3107
Associate Buyer
Michael Scampone
Responsibilities: Purchase orders; expense reports; P-Card reconciliations
Email
Tel: 412 268 8623
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N201A
Associate Buyer
Julie Price
Responsibilities: Purchase orders; expense reports; P-Card reconciliations; travel
Email
Tel: 412 268 1728
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N201
Senior Academic Coordinator
Jessica Ferguson
Responsibilities: BME seminar series; grad student records; visitor requests; student and applicant data
Email
Tel: 412 268 2147
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N201
Administrative Coordinator
Meghan Sullivan
Responsibilities: Expense reports; conference room scheduling; key assignments; travel booking; office/course purchasing
Email
Tel: 412 268 3016
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 4N201A
Laboratory Technician
Garrett Struble
Responsibilities: Laboratory and equipment maintenance; technical and safety training; supply stock management; teaching lab maintenance
Email
Tel: 412 268 XXXX
Fax: 412 268 3025
Office: Scott Hall 3107