
Residential College of Science and Engineering (Slivka Hall)
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College Staff


Associate Chair
Suzan van der Lee, Earth and Planetary Sciences
Assistant Chair
Jade Basinski, Civil & Environmental EngineeringFaculty Chair Welcome:
Greetings and welcome to the Residential College of Science and Engineering at Slivka Hall! My name is Kathleen Carmichael, and I am the faculty chair for Slivka. I know that I speak for all of our Slivka staff, fellows, and students when I say that we are delighted to welcome you to our community. While our official theme is science and engineering, Slivkans’ interests embrace a wide range of creative and intellectual pursuits, as well as the just plain quirky. Whether you enjoy really offbeat cooking challenges, taking a role in murder mystery nights, or just hanging in the rec lounge for Movie Munchies, you’ll find your community in Slivka.
Slivka activities are also a great way to get to know our many faculty and graduate Fellows. You’ll get the chance to meet our Fellows casually at Slivka’s weekly P2P (prof to peer) lunches where you can talk favorite fiction with academic advisors, find out why Applied Math is great for helping you solve puzzles, or ask Northwestern deans for their favorite fruit bread recipes and baking techniques. You can also chat with Slivka’s awesome associate faculty chair, Suzan van der Lee (who hails from Earth and Planetary Sciences and can give you the latest dirt on earthquakes).
If you are someone who likes planning events—or just spending time with really fun people— Slivka’s amazing Exec board always welcomes new ideas and committee members. In addition, through Slivka’s popular culture nights you’ll get a chance to see theatrical and musical performances with your fellow Slivkans and Slivka Fellows and share your thoughts on them together.
Residential College Of Science and Engineering Fellows And Graduate Associates
Name | Position | Department |
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Arantzazu Alarcon-Fleming | Associate Professor of Instruction | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Peter Anglada | Financial Administrator 2 | CIERA |
Dany Atallah | Graduate Associate | Physics |
Michael Joseph Beltran | Lecturer | Mechanical Engineering |
J. Alex Birdwell | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Undergraduate Engineering |
Wes Burghardt | Professor | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
David Chopp | Professor | Eng. Sciences & Applied Math |
Karen Chou | Professor Clinical Emeritus | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Nathaniel Coirier | Graduate Associate | Electrical Engineering |
Emma DeCosta | Associate Professor of Instruction | Undergraduate Engineering |
Jonathan Emery | Lecturer | Materials Science and Engineering |
Ken Gentry | Associate Professor of Instruction | Design Thinking and Communication |
Tim Higgins | Campus Minister | Sheil Catholic Center |
Ian Horswill | Associate Professor | Electrical Engineering & Computer Science |
Heidi Huckabay | Design & Prototyping Specialist | Segal Design Institute |
Elizabeth Koselka | Graduate Associate | Biological Anthropology |
Joseph Kuechel | Operations Director | Segal Design institute |
Ilya Mikhelson | Lecturer | Electrical Engineering |
Sonbinh Nguyen | Professor | Chemistry |
Anna Ren | Librarian | Science and Engineering Library |
Alan Sahakian | Professor | Electrical. & Computer. Eng. |
Joey Salvo | Graduate Associate | Neuroscience |
Art Schmidt | Associate Professor of Instruction | Physics & Astronomy |
Michael Simon | Executive Director | Hillel |
Scott Simpson | Design & Prottyping Specialist | Segal Design Institute |
Vincent St. Amour | Assistant Professor of Instruction | Electrial Engineering & Computer Science |
Quincy Stewart | Associate Professor | Sociology |
Robert Taglia | Design & Prototyping Specialist | Segal Design Institute |
LaTanya Williams | Assoc. Director for STEM | Office of Fellowships |
Loren Yeager | Research Technologist | Chemistry |
Kiki Zissimopoulos | McCormick Advising | McCormick |