Contact Us

Department of Chemistry
University of Pennsylvania
231 S. 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6323
(215)-898-8317

Follow the links below for a staff directory by department:

Marsha Lester, Faculty/Department Chair
milester@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-2033
Room 126, 1973 Wing
Matthew Lane
Executive Director
215 898 4193
lanem@sas.upenn.edu
Christopher Jeffrey
Coordinator, External Affairs & Corporate Relations
cjeffrey@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-9722
Room 127, 1973 Wing

Marisa Kozlowski, Faculty/Graduate Chair
marisa@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-3048
Room 4002 Vagelos Labs
Amanda Swope, Graduate Coordinator
chemgrad@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8334
Room 130, 1973 Wing

Please direct all inquiries to Amanda Swope, chemugrad@sas.upenn.edu

Donald Berry, Faculty/Undergraduate Chair
chemugrad@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-2705
Room 554, 1973 Wing
Stephen Kozub, Coordinator, Undergraduate Curriculum
kozub@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8626
Room 153, Cret Wing
Undergraduate Chemistry Program
chemugrad@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8311
Room 553, 1973 Wing

Ponzy Lu, Faculty/Undergraduate Chair
ponzy@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-4863
Room 352, 1973 Wing
Leslie Shinn, Coordinator, Undergraduate Biochemistry Program
lshinn@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-4771
Room 351, 1973 Wing

Connie Blasie, Program Director
cwblasie@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-4894
Room 549, 1973 Wing

Linda Aversa, Manager Business Services
laversa@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8306
Room 133, 1973 Wing
Lillie B. Jones, Business Administrator
lbjones@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-8300
Room 124, 1973 Wing
Sharon Frio, Business Administrator
frio@sas.upenn.edu
215-746-0474
Room 124, 1973 Wing
Yvonne Kline, Administrative Assistant
ykline@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-7079
Room 124, 1973 Building
Christine Frink, Business Administrator
frinkc@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-2371
Room 124, 1973 Building

Andrea Carroll, Administrative Assistant
andrea@anchor.chem.upenn.edu
215-898-4788
Room 2004 Vagelos Labs
Alice Chen, Administrative Assistant
Alice2@sas.upenn.edu
215-573-5586
Room 3004 Vagelos Labs
Ben Dyme, Administrative Assistant
dyme@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-6885
Room 452, 1973 Building
Candice Adams, Administrative Assistant
candicek@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8317
Front Desk
Kathy Kramer, Administrative Assistant
Kramer@lrsm.upenn.edu
215-898-5425
LRSM 102
Maria Mizak, Administrative Assistant
mizakm@sas.upenn.edu
215-573-1246
Room 263, Cret Building
Jared Axelrod, Administrative Assistant
jaredpa@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-8203
Room 257, 1973 Building
Robert Wertz, Editorial Assistant
rwertz@sas.upenn.edu
215-573-7887
Room 4004 Vagelos Labs
Ingrid Lin, Editorial Assistant
lingrid@sas.upenn.edu
215-573-7863
Room 450, 1973 Building
Leslie Shinn, Administrative Assistant
lshinn@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-4771
Room 351, 1973 Building
Krista Simmons, Administrative Assistant
kristals@sas.upenn.edu
215-898-4792
Room 442, 1973 Building
Concepcion Suarez, Editorial Assistant
csuarez@sas.upenn.edu
215-573-7456
Room 4004 Vagelos Labs
American Chemical Society – Philadelphia Section
Libby Harper, ACS Administrative Secretary
PhilaACS@aol.com
215-382-1589
Room 233, Cret Building

General Chemistry Laboratory
- Anthony Pietrovito, Coordinator, General Chemistry Lab
  pietrovi@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-3570
  Room 152, Cret Building
- Tommy Thang Nguyen, Technician, General Chemistry Lab
  tdnguyen@sas.upenn.edu
  215-573-2986
  Room 150, Cret Building
Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- Sally Mallory, Senior Lecturer/Coordinator
  smallory@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-5429
  Room 443, 1973 Wing
- Sami Zamani , Organic Lab Assistant
  gshin@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-5312
  Room 545, 1973 Wing
Physical Chemistry Laboratory
- Sue Phillips, Coordinator
  Susanp2@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-5312
  Room 251, 1973 Building
Chemistry Library
- Judith N. Currano, Librarian
  currano@pobox.upenn.edu
  215-898-2177
  Library
- Mildred Collins, Library Services Assistant
  mildredc@pobox.upenn.edu
  215-898-2177
  Library
- George Mostoller, Science Libraries Clerk
  mostelle@pobox.upenn.edu
  215-898-2177
  Library
Organic Letters
- Carol Carr, Managing Editor
  carrca@sas.upenn.edu
  215-573-6144
  Room 546, 1973 Building
- Larissa Steinhagen, Editorial Assistant
  steinhag@sas.upenn.edu
  215-573-6145
  Room 545, 1973 Building

Building Management
- Daniel Burke, Building Administrator
  burkedan@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-8407
  Room 131, 1973 Building
- Bruce Dolliver, Tech. Mechanical
  bdollive@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-5409
  Room B7, Cret
- Rico Vargas, Tech. Mechanical
  Vargas2@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-5409
  Room B7, Cret
Stockroom
- Cuong Nguyen, Supervisor, Material Control
  nguyench@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-1192
  Stockroom
- Andrei Korchynsky, Material Control
  Korchyn2@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-1192
  Stockroom
- Victoria Jobbins
  Fisher On-Site Rep.
  victoria.jobbins@thermofisher.com
  215-898-1310
  Stockroom
- Glass Shop
  Karen Knoepp-Carraro, Scientific Glassblower
  krk@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-8425
  B19, 1973 Building
Computer Facilities
- Clarence Din, Director
  help@chem.upenn.edu
  215-898-4714
  B12, 1973 Building
- Tony Baruffi, IT Support Specialist
  help@chem.upenn.edu
  215-573-5585
  Room 123, 1973 Building

Analytical NMR Facility
- George Furst, Associate Director, Tech. Facilities furst@sas.upenn.edu 215-898-3407 Room 547, 1973 Building
Nucleic Acid Facility
- Adam Peritz, Technical Director
  aeperitz@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-1584
  Room 337, Cret Building
- Eric Blythe, Research Technician
  chemdna@mail.med.upenn.edu
  215-898-1584
  Room 337, Cret Building
- Vidhi Patel, Research Technician
  chemdna@mail.med.upenn.edu
  215-898-1584
  Room 337, Cret Building
Mass Spectometry Laboratory
- Rakesh Kohli, Director
  rkk@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-8164
  Room 225, 1973 Building
RLBL-Laser Operations
- Robin Hochstrasser, RLBL Director
  hochstra@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-8410
  Room 258, 1973 Building
- Thomas Troxler, Head of Laser Operations
  ttroxler@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-3605
  Room 54A, Cret Building
X-Ray Crystallography Facility
- Patrick Carroll, Director
  carrollp@sas.upenn.edu
  215-898-3505
  Room 33B, 1973 Building