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Office of Research—Administrative Operations

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Emily Whiting Business Manager ekwhitin@purdue.edu
Garianne Bruce Business Assistant, Senior gebruce@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Melissa Taylor Assistant Director of Financial Affairs melissataylor@purdue.edu
Laura Maynard Research Account Specialist lkmaynar@purdue.edu
Alli Haase Research Account Specialist white370@purdue.edu
Wendie Vanette Research Account Specialist wcvanett@purdue.edu
Josephine Wethington Business Assistant, Lead jcwethin@purdue.edu
Kristina Anderson Business Assistant ander355@purdue.edu

evpr6700bo@purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Rose Ficociello Business Manager roseficociello@purdue.edu
Garianne Bruce Business Assistant, Senior gebruce@purdue.edu

evpr6700bo@purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Rose Ficociello Business Manager roseficociello@purdue.edu
Garianne Bruce Business Assistant, Senior gebruce@purdue.edu

evpr6700bo@purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Emily Whiting Business Manager ekwhitin@purdue.edu
Garianne Bruce Business Assistant, Senior gebruce@purdue.edu

Discovery Park District Institutes

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Mohammad Haseeb Daudzai Business Manager mdaudzai@purdue.edu
Amy Rothrock Business Assistant, Lead aoverman@purdue.edu
Lisa Strauser Business Assistant lstrause@purdue.edu

Birck Business Office Email: DP1211BO@purdue.edu

Birck Research Support - Account Managers for Supported Staff

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Melissa Taylor Assistant Director of Financial Affairs melissataylor@purdue.edu
Josephine Wethington Business Assistant, Lead jcwethin@purdue.edu
Kristina Anderson Business Assistant ander355@purdue.edu

BBC Business Office Email: dp1212@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Ashley Martin Business Assistant, Senior acrill@purdue.edu
Melissa Ramos Business Assistant ramos80@purdue.edu

NCN Business Office Email: dp1224bo@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Melissa Taylor Assistant Director of Financial Affairs melissataylor@purdue.edu
Laura Maynard Research Account Specialist lkmaynar@purdue.edu
Kristina Anderson Business Assistant ander355@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Mohammad Haseeb Daudzai Business Manager mdaudzai@purdue.edu
Amy Rothrock Business Assistant, Lead aoverman@purdue.edu
Lisa Strauser Business Assistant lstrause@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Mohammad Haseeb Daudzai Business Manager mdaudzai@purdue.edu
Amy Rothrock Business Assistant, Lead aoverman@purdue.edu
Lisa Strauser Business Assistant lstrause@purdue.edu

TAP Business Office Email: tapbo@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Gina VanSickle Business Manager gvansick@purdue.edu
Kaylyn Nelson Business Assistant nelso682@purdue.edu

MEP Business Office Email: tapbo@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Gina VanSickle Business Manager gvansick@purdue.edu
Kaylyn Nelson Business Assistant nelso682@purdue.edu

Animal Research Program Business Office Email: vpr@purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Gina VanSickle Business Manager gvansick@purdue.edu
Kaylyn Nelson Business Assistant nelso682@purdue.edu

PICR Business office email: cancer@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Ashley Martin Business Assistant, Senior acrill@purdue.edu
Melissa Ramos Business Assistant ramos80@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Amanda Bragg Business Manager bragg0@purdue.edu
Carla Briggs Business Assistant, Lead crbriggs@purdue.edu

PIIN Business Office Email: pillars@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Michelle Roskuski Business Assistant, Lead mroskusk@purdue.edu

PI4D Business Office Email: pillars@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Michelle Roskuski Business Assistant, Lead mroskusk@purdue.edu

PIDD Business Office email: spsdrugd@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Michelle Roskuski Business Assistant, Lead mroskusk@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Robynne McCormick Research Account Specialist, Senior rlmccorm@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Melissa Taylor Assistant Director of Financial Affairs melissataylor@purdue.edu
Alli Haase Research Account Specialist white370@purdue.edu
Kristina Anderson Business Assistant ander355@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Melissa Taylor Assistant Director of Financial Affairs melissataylor@purdue.edu
Kristina Anderson Business Assistant ander355@purdue.edu

WYI Business Office Email: pillars@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Janet Kliewer Business Manager jkliewer@purdue.edu
Michelle Roskuski Business Assistant, Lead mroskusk@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Mohammad Haseeb Daudzai Business Manager mdaudzai@purdue.edu
Amy Rothrock Business Assistant, Lead aoverman@purdue.edu
Lisa Strauser Business Assistant lstrause@purdue.edu

RCHE Business Office Email: dp1223bo@groups.purdue.edu

Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Brett Turner Research Account Specialist bturner1@purdue.edu
Name Title Email
Erica Cox Director of Financial Affairs ericacox@purdue.edu
Brett Turner Research Account Specialist bturner1@purdue.edu

Birck Research Support

Erica Cox
Director of Financial Affairs
ericacox@purdue.edu
Office of Research
Birck Nanotechnology Center
PQSEI
Electron Microscopy Center
SCALE
Faculty:
Sunil Bhave
Alexandra Boltasseva
Vladimir Shalaev
Mike Manfra
David Warsinger
Dana Weinstein
PQSEI
QSC
Faculty:
Joerg Appenzeller
Zhihong Chen
Zubin Jacob
David Janes
CTSI
Faculty:
Peter Bermel
Gerhard Klimeck
Alejandro Strachan
SCALE
NCN
Faculty:
Hadiseh Alaeian
Miko Cakmak
Alex Kildishev
Saeed Mohammadi
Dallas Morisette
Evgeniy Narimanov
Minghao Qi
Rahim Rahimi
Peide Ye
Xianfan Xu
Yi Xuan
Birck Research Scientists

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