"Earth and Planetary Sciences" text placed on top of a decorative photo collage of the five main UC Davis EPS research disciplines.

Staff

Administrative Staff

Interim Department Chair Kari Cooper
Department CAO Corinne Esser
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 
Nick Botto
Electron Microprobe Specialist		 nwbotto@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6582 
Corinne Esser
Chief Administrative Officer/Academic Personnel		 caesser@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Janice Fong
Illustration/Webmaster		 jcfong@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6775 
Brittany Gary
Academic Personnel		 bagary@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-8107
Alyssa Henry
Financial Analyst		 amhenry@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2006
Nancy Mackay-Taylor
Travel Coordinator		 nmackaytaylor@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Emily Marwedel
IT Desktop Support		 eamarwedel@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9600 
Noemi Olvera
Payroll/Purchasing		 jerolvera@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Mandy Rousseau
Student Services Advisor		 mlrousseau@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Tracy Thomson
Research Assistant to Professor Vermeij 		tjthomson@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2234
Edith Vermeij
Staff Research Associate		 ezvermeij@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2234 
Kengshi Yang
IT Server & Network Administration		 tkyang@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421
   

Staff Duties

For more information or assistance on: Contact:  
 
Academic personnel matters
    Corinne, Brittany		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Accounts payable
    Noemi		 gel-purchasing@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Annual budget planning
    Corinne		 gel-cao@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Benefits
    Noemi/Corinne		 gel-hr@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Building access
    Kengshi		 gel-keys@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Building maintenance and repairs
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Classroom reservations
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Commencement ordering (caps/gowns/hoods)
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Computer accounts
    Emily		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9600 
Computer hardware and software support
    Emily		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9600 
Conference room reservations
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Contract and grant budgets & accounting
    Alyssa		 gel-accounting@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2006
Copier operation
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Course evaluation
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 		  
Cyber-safety guidelines and compliance
    Kengshi		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Direct charges
    Noemi		 gel-purchasing@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Enrollment
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Entertainment reimbursement
    Nancy/Corinne		 gel-travel@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Equipment inventory
    Greg		 gel-equipment@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-1864 
Facilities manager
    David/Greg		 gel-labsafety@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 754-1505 
Faculty merits and promotions
    Corinne, Brittany		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Faculty recruitment
    Corinne, Brittany		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Financial accounting
    Alyssa		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Firewall configuration
    Kengshi		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Grade changes and incomplete grades
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Graduate matters
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Grant budget preparation and administration
    Alyssa		 gel-accounting@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2006 
Honoraria
    Noemi/Corinne		 gel-hr@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Illustration/design for faculty and research publications, department displays
    Janice		 gel-illustrator@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6775 
Instruction planning
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Key distribution
    Kengshi		 gel-keys@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Keycards
    Kengshi		 gel-keys@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Keypad codes
    Kengshi		 gel-keys@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Labels for assignment drop-off boxes: 1304 EPS
    Janice		 gel-illustrator@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6775 
Liaison to L&S Deans’ Office
    Corinne		 gel-cao@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Mail distribution
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Management, leadership and oversight for admin unit
    Corinne		 gel-cao@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Merits and promotions, faculty
    Corinne, Brittany		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Obsolete equipment and salvage
    Greg		 gel-equipment@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-1864 
Office supply inventory
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Paycheck questions
    Noemi		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Payroll and personnel
    Noemi/Corinne		 gel-hr@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Petrographic thin sections and polished sections
    Greg		 gel-thinsections@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-1864 
Purchasing, invoices, packing slips, pre-purchasing system
    Noemi		 gel-purchasing@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2201 
Recharge units
    Alyssa		 gel-accounting@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-2006
Research lab safety guidelines and compliance
    David/Greg		 gel-labsafety@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 754-1505 
Sabbatical requests
    Corinne		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Safety coordinator
    David/Greg		 gel-labsafety@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 754-1505 
Seminars and brown bags
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Server and network administration
    Kengshi		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Shipping
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Short-term leave requests, faculty
    Corinne		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Student department accounts
    Alyssa		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Student matters
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Supplies
    Nancy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Telephone directory updates
    Nancy/Kengshi		 gel-phones@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Telephones
    Nancy/Kengshi		 gel-phones@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Textbook orders
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Things not listed
    Nancy/Mandy		 gel-business@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Travel reimbursement
    Nancy		 gel-travel@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-0350 
Undergraduate matters
    Mandy		 gel-advisers@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9100 
Video adapters and cables
    Emily		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9600 
Video projector and screen repairs
    Kengshi		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Video projector check-out
    Emily		 gel-ithelp@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-9600 
Visas and work permits
    Corinne, Brittany		 gel-merits@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-3668 
Web pages and policy
    Janice		 gel-webmaster@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6775 
Web server administration
    Kengshi		 gel-webmaster@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Website access controls
    Kengshi		 gel-webmaster@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-7421 
Website design and consulting
    Janice		 gel-webmaster@ucdavis.edu
1 (530) 752-6775