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Administrative staff

Patty Shuping Li

Sr. Research Administrator & Department Administrator

314-935-6197
lpatty@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1022

Patty leads the Business Office Team, overseeing the department’s general and financial operations, as well as research administration, to ensure smooth and efficient business functions.

Katie Chrapek

Senior Grant Specialist

chrapek@wustl.edu
Office: Remote

Katie is responsible for grant administration, payroll costing, expense approvals, report coordination, and other research administration related projects for the faculty group she is assigned.

Kim Coleman

Assistant to the Chair

314-935-5548
kcole@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1011

Kim provides administrative assistance to the Department Chair. Her roles cover appointments with the Department Chair, faculty promotion & recruitment, office procedures, and updates to the EECE website.

Caryn Geiger

Accounting Specialist

314-935-6548
caryng@wustl.edu
Office: Remote

Caryn processes general reimbursements, blanket order invoices, line invoices, and internal service delivery (ISD) invoices for department employees. She completes lab-generated orders in Marketplace, assists with lab orders from outside vendors, and handles other purchasing and accounting duties as assigned.

Michelle Lee

Research Administrator

leemichelle@wustl.edu
Office: Remote

Michelle is responsible for grant administration, payroll costing, effort tracking, workday approvals, fund tracking, and other administrative projects for the faculty group to which she is assigned.

Megan Morrissey

Graduate Program Advisor

megan.m@wustl.edu
Office: Lopata Hall 203

Megan is a team member of the McKelvey Graduate Student Services (GSS) and manages all administrative aspects of the EECE PhD program, graduate student academic progress, and graduate student support. Megan also manages recruitment, admission and on-boarding of PhD students.

Huyen Nguyen

Administrative Coordinator, SMARC & CEMB

314-935-7887
hbnguyen@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 009

Huyen (Gwen) is the Administrative Coordinator for the SMARC Center (EECE) under Marcus Foston and the CEMB Center in (MEMS). For SMARC, she is responsible for all center meetings, website management, and implementing educational & outreach programs. She assists with workforce development, and establishing the SMARC industrial advisory board.

Paula Norwood

Office Coordinator

314-935-6071
npaula@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1015

Paula provides general administrative support for the department, managing department events and organizing seminars for several centers. She also maintains department keys, handles mail and business office supplies, and assist with general and special requests. Additionally, Paula triages general inquiries received by the EECE Business Office.

Monique Spears

Graduate Program Coordinator

314-935-6070
moniquespears@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1015B

Monique works with our PhD, Master’s and Undergraduate programs, organizing and managing communications for students across various academic programs. She is responsible for coordinating Graduate Seminars, course Listings, student thesis, room reservations, and maintaining the seminar Canvas page. Monique also serves on the EECE EDI Committee.

Lei Tang

Senior Business Manager

314-935-6126
leit@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1002

Lei is a dedicated post-award administrator to manage assigned faculty portfolios, supervise assigned grant management staff, and oversee the financial operations of research and recharge centers. In addition, Lei plays a critical role in supporting the department's financial and business operations, with a primary focus on ensuring operational efficiency. Lei also oversees HR functions within the department.

Janice Watkins

Payroll and HR Specialist

314-935-5739
janicew@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1015B

Janice manages departmental payroll, HR and visa-related requests.

Seuss Su

Post Grant Research Assistant

si.s@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1015

Seuss assists the grant team in developing live worksheets as financial tools, and handles tasks related to financial reports for research and recharge centers. Additionally, Seuss supports grant administrators with audit coordination, Effort Certification, and resolving overdue invoices.

Morata Zhou

Post Grant Research Assistant

guojie@wustl.edu
Office: Brauer Hall 1015

Morata manages EECE Space Survey and conducts quarterly capital assets inspections with auditors. Additionally, he integrates Workday reports to prepare the financial dashboard and forecasting, support team members in financial analysis. He also serves as a backup for front-desk requests, including guiding visitors when staffs are remote.