Staff and Researchers
Staff
Peter Chege
Building Manager
Manages the operational effectiveness of the equipment, facilities, and infrastructure of Wilsdorf Hall and Jesser Hall.
Claire Culver
Undergraduate Student Coordinator
Tanner Fitzgerald
Machinist
Ig Jakovac
Information Technology
Jamia Nixon
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Supports the administrative functions and financial management of the department.
Maggie Rake
Student Services Generalist
Assists graduate students with enrollment, milestones, graduation, and funding. Provides support to the undergraduate program.
Jean (Jeannie) Vining Reese
Director of Operations
Administrative and human resources management. Recipient of the University of Virginia 1996 Outstanding Contribution Award and the School of Engineering and Applied Science 2013 Distinguished Service Award.
Tonya Reynolds
Senior Administrative Assistant
Event coordination and support for the administrative functions of the department.
Sherri Sullivan
Senior Finance Generalist
Researchers
Jishnu Bhattacharyya
Research Scientist
Chaobo Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hantong Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Catherine Dukes
Office: Jesser Hall 149
Catherine A. Dukes is a Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science at UVA, where she directs the Laboratory for Astrophysics and Surface Physics (LASP-UVa) and is the NMCF principal scientist for XPS, XRF, and FTIR analyses. Her research program focuses on the interaction of radiation (ions, photons, & electrons) with surfaces of solid materials and condensed gases, with a focus on laboratory planetary science.
Rajaguru Jeyamohan
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Marcus Lam
Research Scientist
Will Moffat
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Elena Romanovskaia
Research Scientist
Valentin Romanovski
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Hepi Hari Susapto
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Adam Woodson
Thornton Hall, B-Wing, Room 102A
Adam Woodson is a Research Scientist in the Department of Materials Science at UVA. He explores ion, electron, and photon interactions with solid surfaces through laboratory studies and numerical simulations, with particular emphasis on the structural, compositional, and chemical changes that these interactions induce at the surfaces of airless bodies in our solar system.