Contacts
Filter by:
Rita Cherkewski
Manager of Graduate Operations
Role and responsibilities:
Provides strategic and administrative support to the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies including financial administration of Graduate Scholarships, review of departmental offers of admissions, support and direction to engineering departments and other on-campus units, and support of strategic communications for graduate operation processes.
Contact for:
- Engineering graduate student award/scholarship ranking, approval and processing
- Engineering graduate student data analysis to support the faculty and Associate Dean’s strategic goals
- Engineering offers of admission
- Department or student grievances
Annette Dietrich
Administrative Assistant, Associate Dean Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs

Role and responsibilities:
Provides general operational oversight of the Engineering Nanotechnology Graduate Studies Program; Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor and Research Associate Professor supports; and International agreements involving Engineering.
Contact for:
- Nanotechnology Collaborative Graduate Program
- General inquiries about day-to-day administrative, operational matters relating to Engineering International
- International Graduate Student support initiatives
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Assistant Professor and Research Associate Professor supports
Emilie Mechler
Graduate Studies Marketing and Recruitment Specialist
Siva Sivoththaman
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs

Tracy Solomon
Administrative Coordinator - Master's
Role and responsibilities:
Liaises with Engineering graduate department staff and Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Office representatives in the mangement of Master’s thesis submission and acceptance, offers of admissions and records paperwork, and administrative details for the ExpecTAtions TA workshops.
Contact for:
• Advice on regulatory and procedural matters related to the Master’s thesis submission and acceptance, admissions and records paperwork for Faculty level approval
• Coordination of administrative details for the ExpecTAtions TA workshops