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Name Contact
Dr. David Cramb
Dean
   416-979-5000
Ext. 555251
Luna Bogdanovic
Manager of Administration
  • Calendar appointment request for meetings with the Dean
  • Manages the day to day office administration of the Dean’s Office
 416-979-5000
Ext. 555247
 Email
Karima Elbanna
Departmental Assistant
  • First point of contact for the Dean’s Office
  • Main contact for meeting room bookings and office logistics
 416-979-5000
Ext. 543576
 Email
Andrei Cojita
Senior Director, Finance, Administration and Strategic Programs



  • Operational Strategic Planning
  • Financial resources management and reporting
  • Physical and IT resources management
416-979-5000
Ext. 555982
 Email
Juan Liu
Financial Officer
  • Provides budget and financial support in accordance with the University Policies and Procedure
  • Support departments on budget management and administration
  • Liaison on financial administration for the Faculty with the central financial services
 416-979-5000
Ext. 553132
 Email
Brooke Filsinger
Advisor to the Dean, Indigenous Education
  • Advances initiatives for Indigenous perspectives in STEM
  • Advises on Indigenous education pedagogies and research methodologies
  • Facilitates Indigenous-focused projects, collaborative research, and community engagement initiatives
 416-979-5000
Ext. 552375
 Email
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General Inquiries

 


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Elisa Cattaneo
Administrative Assistant, First Year Science Office
  • First point of contact for any First Year Student inquiries
  • Assistance with course selection and enrollment
  • Information about Toronto Metropolitan policies, services, resources
  • Academic Consideration Requests: document submission
  • Transfer credits course curriculum allocations
 Email
Ext. 554101
Dr. Anne Johnson
Academic Coordinator, First Year and Common Science Office
  • Academic advice
  • Standing appeals
  • Probationary and RTW academic standings
  • Program withdrawals and plan changes
    Course exceptions approvals
416-979-5000
Ext. 554102
 Email
Name Contact
Dr. Andrew McWilliams
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs & Student Affairs
   Email
Rose Tam
Administrative Assistant, Undergraduate Student Affairs and Special Projects
 
  • First point of contact for all the Office of the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Student Affairs and Special Projects enquiries
  • Faculty wide Student Awards and Scholarships
  • Undergraduate events including Convocation
416-979-5000
Ext. 554224
 Email


Dr. Gauthamie Poolokasingham, C.Psych. 
Professional Counsellor and Clinical & Counselling Psychologist, Faculty of Science and Centre for Student Development and Counselling
  • Consults with faculty and staff regarding student mental health concerns which may involve crisis intervention, risk assessment, referrals for treatment, or program/systemic recommendations.
  • Provides consultation, individual and group psychotherapy to Science students and students from the larger Toronto Metropolitan community who are dealing with a range of concerns.
  • Engages in community collaborations, provides workshops, and participates in events addressing mental health and bolstering well-being  within the Faculty of Science.
 Email

Ambarwina Bin-Soekardji
Career Education Specialist, Undergraduate
 
  • 1:1 Career Advising for Undergraduate Science students, science-specific career workshops
  • Career development support for faculty requests and in-class presentations
  • Coordination and facilitation of the Undergraduate Industry Insights and Navigating Networks (IINN) job shadowing program  
416-979-5000
Ext. 543532
 Email
Pamela Wettlaufer
Manager, Student Relations and Development
 
  • Provides assistance for student to help secure funding for conferences, projects and events
  • Provides information and guidance on how to form an official science student group
  • Assists official science student groups with booking rooms or completing University risk assessment forms.  
416-979-5000
Ext. 553139
 Email
Salwa Saeed
Recruitment & International Engagement Officer
 
  • Organizing on-campus recruitment events (open houses, special tours)
  • Key contact for student exchange program and coordination
  • Facilitates new international partnership agreements
416-979-5000
Ext. 553348
 Email
Name Contact
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Office
  • General inquiries
Email  
Dr. Russell D. Viirre
Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
  • Administrative and academic leadership in support of the graduate programs
  • Working with Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) and Graduate Program Administrators (GPAs) to ensure the effective operation of all graduate programs
  • Manage graduate targets, funding, scholarships in consultation with the Yeates School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
 Email  
Diana Niculescu
Administrative Assistant, Science Research and Innovation Office
  • Graduate studies promotion, dissemination and events
  • Administrative support to the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
416-979-5000
Ext. 544422
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Dr. Michael Kolios
Associate Dean, Research, Innovation and External Partnerships
  • Planning and implementing strategic research initiatives, directions and programs
  • Working with the faculty to enhance their ability to secure collaborative research projects and industry partnerships, and provide leadership to achieve growth in these activities
  • Liaising with The Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI) to ensure the proper administration, support, budgeting, financing and reporting of externally funded research projects

 

 416-979-5000
Ext. 553157
 Email

Diana Niculescu
Administrative Assistant, Science Research and Innovation Office
  • Research and graduate studies promotion, dissemination and events
  • Faculty level research grants
  • Administrative support to the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
416-979-5000
Ext. 544422
 Email
Stephen Courteau
Manager, Research Finance Administration
  • Post-grant strategic and financial management support of research funding
  • Administration of post-award transactions for Dean's Research Fund programs
 416-979-5000
Ext. 554688
 Email
Madeleine Wong
Research Accounts Coordinator
  • Contact person for Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics
  • First point of contact for research expense processing and advice (reimbursements, invoice payments and procurement of goods/services)
  • Account balances
  • Hiring of Research Staff (Research Assistants, Research Professionals, Post Doctoral Fellows, etc.)
 416-979-5000
Ext. 540028
 Email
Hanson Ho
Research Accounts Coordinator
  • Contact person for Chemistry & Biology
  • First point of contact for research expense processing and advice (reimbursements, invoice payments and procurement of goods/services)
  • Account balances
  • Hiring of Research Staff (Research Assistants, Research Professionals, Post Doctoral Fellows, etc.)
 416-979-5000
 Email
Millie Shing
Research Accounts Coordinator
  • Contact person for FoS Internal Dean's Research Fund (DRF) Awards
    • DRF - Travel
    • DRF - Booster & Connector
    • DRF - Research Tools & Instrumentation (RTI)
    • DRF - Discovery Accelerator
    • DRF - Discovery Bridging Supplement
 416-979-5000
Ext. 554605
 Email
Adnan Syed
Manager, Research Programs, Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives
  • Pre-grant research support to develop a strategy and pursue most effective research funding opportunities
  • Full facilitation support of large grant applications (Ex. NSERC Create, CFI, industry-sponsored research, etc)
  • Outreach and engage external entities to collaborate on R&D with FOS faculty.
416-979-5000
Ext. 552134
 Email
Mary Susan Thomson
Research Project Manager
  • Research funding applications support
  • Research projects coordination & logistics
  • Major equipment procurement facilitation
416-979-5000
Ext. 553133
 Email
Jessica Nwaluka
Research Project Manager
  • Research funding applications support
  • Research projects coordination & logistics
  • Major equipment procurement facilitation
416-979-5000
Ext. 544423
 Email
Andreia Moretzsohn Research Project Manager, iBEST    Email
Dr. Stefania Impellizzeri
Dimensions Faculty Lead, Faculty of Science for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in SRC
  • Helps to identify & remove barriers to research activity, particularly for historically excluded groups
  • Supports approaches to increased integration of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility into SRC
  • Part of an institutional coordinated initiative aimed at collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data to produce a reflective assessment of the university’s SRC systems, practices and cultures
 416-979-5000
Ext. 543590
 Email
Name Contact
Dan Howe
Manager, Marketing & Communications
  • Strategic brand marketing & communications planning and execution
  • Development and management of FOS publications, collateral, websites and digital properties
 416-979-5000
Ext. 553420
 Email
Sarah McIntyre
Digital Content Specialist
  • Development of digital materials (photography, graphic design, videography and audio production) for web, social media, and other FOS communication channels
  • Technical support for FOS and department websites, including web content management and maintenance
  • Social media support and content coordination for FOS digital channels and related properties
 416-979-5000
Ext. 553420
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Deparment Contact
Department of Chemistry & Biology  Email
 416-979-5313
Contacts
 Chemistry / Biology Website
Department of Computer Science  Email
416-979-5063 
Contacts
 Computer Science Website
Department of Mathematics  Email
 416-979-5000 Ext. 555079
Contacts
 Mathematics Website
Department of Physics  Undergraduate
Graduate
 416-979-5343
Contacts
 Physics Website
Centres, Institutes and Zones Contact
Toronto Metropolitan University MaRS Research Facility
Ella Hyat
Research Facility Manager, MaRS

 416-979-5000 Ext. 553836
  Email
SciXchange
Science Outreach and Community Engagement
SciXchange
  416-979-5000 Ext. 553134
  Email
Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Technology (iBest)   iBest (external link) 
416-979-5000 Ext. 553639
  Email
Urban Water Research Centre
Angela Murphy
Director, Research and Partnerships
Urban Water TMU
416-979-5000 Ext. 553136
  Email
Biomedical Zone at iBest Biomedical Zone
416-864-6060 Ext. 77123
  Email
Science Discovery Zone Science Discovery Zone
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Name Contact
HR General Inquiries   For HR inquiries, visit:
Ask HR 
Name Contact
Kyla Riley
Director of Development
  • Donor relations and stewardship
  • Alumni Relations
  • Student Awards
 Email