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Staff

Administrative Staff

Department Chair Magali Billen
Department CAO Jamie Brannan
Main Office 2119 Earth and Physical Sciences Building
phone: 1 (530) 752-0350; fax: 1 (530) 752-0951; geology@ucdavis.edu

David Barnes
Safety Officer/Facilities Management
debarnes@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 754-1505 
Greg Baxter
Thin Sections Staff Research Associate
gmbaxter@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-1864 
Jamie Brannan
Chief Administrative Officer
brannan@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
David Arias
Communications and Outreach
daarias@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421
VACANT
Business Office Assistant

1 (530) 752-0350
VACANT
Academic Personnel

1 (530) 752-8107
Alyssa Henry
Financial Analyst
amhenry@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2006
Angelica Ramirez
Payroll/Purchasing/Travel
amhramirez@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
VACANT
Student Services Advisor
brannan@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Tracy Thomson
Research Assistant to Professor Vermeij
tjthomson@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2234
LS IT
IT Server & Network Administration
lshelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-8800
  
  • Task Directory
  • ContactTask(s)
    eps-merits@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-8107
        
    Academic personnel matters
    Faculty merits and promotions
    Faculty recruitment
    Merits and promotions, faculty
    Sabbatical requests
    Short-term leave requests, faculty
    Visas and work permits
     
    eps-purchasing@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-2201 
    Accounts payable
    Purchasing, invoices, packing slips, pre-purchasing system
     
    eps-cao@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-3668 
    Annual budget planning
    Management, leadership and oversight for admin unit
    Liaison to L&S Deans’ Office
     
    eps-hr@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-2201 
    Benefits
    Payroll and personnel
     
    eps-keys@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-2201
    Building access
    Key distribution
    Keycards
     
    eps-business@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-0350 
        
    Building maintenance and repairs
    Classroom reservations
    Conference room reservations
    Copier operation
    Financial accounting
    Honoraria
    Mail distribution
    Office supply
    Paycheck questions
    Seminars and Friday Lunch Talks
    Shipping
    Supplies
    **Things not listed
     
    geology-advisors@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-9100 
        
    Geology advising
    Commencement ordering (caps/gowns/hoods)
    Course evaluation
    Enrollment
    Grade changes and incomplete grades
    Instruction planning
    Geology student matters
    Textbook orders
    Geology undergraduate matters
     
    eps-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-9600 
    Computer accounts
    Computer hardware and software support
    Cyber-safety guidelines and compliance
    Firewall configuration
    Server and network administration
    Video adapters and cables
    Video projector and screen repairs
    Video projector check-out
    Web server administration
    Website access controls
     
    eps-accounting@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-2006
    Contract and grant budgets & accounting
    Financial accounting
    Grant budget preparation and administration
    Recharge units
    Student department accounts
     
    eps-illustrator@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-7421
    Illustration/design for faculty and research publications, department displays
    Mailbox labels and office name plates
     
    eps-webmaster@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-7421
    Department calendar
    Social media management
    Webpages and policy
    Website design and consulting
     
    eps-travel@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-0350 
    Entertainment reimbursement
    Travel reimbursement
     
    eps-equipment@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-1864 
    Equipment inventory

     
    eps-labsafety-info@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 754-1505 
    Facilities management
    Research lab safety guidelines and compliance
    Safety coordinator
    eps-graduate-advisors@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-9100 
        
    Geology graduate advising
    Graduate matters
    eps-equipment@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-1864 
    Obsolete equipment and salvage

     
    eps-thinsections@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-1864 
    Petrographic thin sections and polished sections

     
    mcs-advisors@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-9100 
    Marine and Coastal Science advising
    Marine and Coastal Science student matters
    Marine and Coastal Science undergraduate matters
     
    eps-phones@ucdavis.edu
    1 (530) 752-0350 
    Telephone directory updates