Departmental Office
L. Catherine Brinson
Professor and Chair
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
919-660-5310
cate.brinson@duke.edu
Donald Bliss
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
919-660-5315
donald.bliss@duke.edu
Lawrie Virgin
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
919-660-5342
l.virgin@duke.edu
George Delagrammatikas
Director of Master Studies
Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
919-660-5343
chuanhua.chen@duke.edu
Student Support
Stacey Traister
Michell Wheeler
Departmental Support
Glenda Hester
Administrative Assistant
glenda.hester@duke.edu
919-660-5359
Deborah Fraze
HR, Specialist
deborah.fraze@duke.edu
919-660-5309
Michele Thompson
Purchasing Agent, Staff Assistant
mthomp@duke.edu
919-660-5321
Crystal Chapman
Business Manager
919-613-5810
ch210@duke.edu
Communications
Elizabeth Witherspoon
Senior Public Relations Specialist
146 Hudson Hall
919-660-5296
elizabeth.witherspoon@duke.edu
Grants and Research Administration
Miquella Chavez Rose
Research Scientist
miquella.rose@duke.edu
919-660-5813
Marquya Crawford
Grants and Contracts Administrator
marquya.crawford@duke.edu
919-681-2919
Joe Ketchum
Associate Grants and Contracts Administrator
joe.ketchum@duke.edu
919-660-7651
Facilities and Lab Support
Patrick McGuire
Sr. Lab Administrator
patrick.mcguire@duke.edu
919-660-5261
Eric Stach
Research and Development Engineer I
eric.stach@duke.edu
919-660-5161
John Goodfellow
Senior Instrument Maker
john.goodfellow@duke.edu
919-660-5318
Richard Glisson
Associate in Research
r.r.glisson@duke.edu
919-681-6869