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Staff
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.
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.
Technical staff
Bob Anleitner
CEAF Laboratory Manager
MSC: 1180-0206-1015
Brauer Hall, room 009
314-935-5841
anleitner@wustl.edu
Xuewen Wang
CEAF Laboratory Manager
MSC: 1180-0206-1015
Brauer Hall, room 009
314-935-2390
xuewen@wustl.edu