Offices & Services

 

Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs manages faculty and research appointments and supports Harvard's and SEAS's mission to find, develop, promote and retain the world's best scholars.

Contacts
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Student Services
Ed Kleifgen
Pierce Hall 216A
(617) 496-1856

Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Diane Schneeberger
Pierce Hall 222A
(617) 496-2869

Computing

The Computing @ SEAS team at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences assists faculty, students, and staff in using computer resources to provide a rich and productive computing experience.

Our services range from email, desktop support and web collaboration tools to advanced and high performance computing platforms, and we provide solutions and services for both traditional and emerging pedagogies in computation.

Note: Computing @ SEAS is undergoing an evolution. Please bear with us as we work to integrate information.

For more see: https://computing.seas.harvard.edu/

External Programs

External programs, a group of activities across SEAS that support experiential learning activities for students, work toward increasing collaborative opportunities for industry and government partners; helping to organize large-scale events; and providing administrative oversight for our community-based educational programs.

  • Industry Partnerships

    The Industry Partnerships Program fosters collaborative relationships with industry partners and encourages technology transfer for the benefit of society.

Contact

Director of External Programs

Jennifer Casasanto

Pierce Hall 216
(617)-495-1244

  • Community-based Educational Programs

    SEAS offers educational programs for K-12 students and manages the Undergraduate Research Experience and Research Experience for Teachers programs; and offers public education.

Contact
Director of Educational Programs

Kathryn Hollar
Pierce 206A

(617) 496-7479

  • Events

    SEAS hosts a wide variety of academic, educational, and public events.

Contact

Director of Events

Sandra Klemm

Cruft Hall 405

(617) 496-2637

  • SEAS International Experiences
    SEAS hosts international trips as well as inviting international students to our school during January session and over the summer  for immersive, experiential learning opportunities 

SEAS Contact
Director of External Programs
Jennifer Casasanto
Pierce Hall 216
(617) 495-1244

Facilities

The Facilities Office, located on the ground floor of Pierce Hall (Suite G2), is responsible for a wide array of activities that support everyday operations at SEAS. Primary activities and support include:

  • supporting the buildings and infrastructure of SEAS;
  • maintaining a clean, comfortable, and safe working environment;
  • ensuring that all facilities are in accord with university regulations;
  • tracking room reservations and key assignments;
  • supplying and arranging office furniture; and
  • planning office/laboratory renovations or other construction.

Main Number: (617) 495-2840

Finance

Finance is comprised of several related offices.

Contact
Timothy Doyle
Associate Dean for Finance/CFO
212A Pierce Hall
(617) 496-3075

Accounting

Accounting aims to provide high-quality customer service to the SEAS community to ensure accurate recording of financial transactions. In addition, accounting staff assist with payroll, travel and reimbursements, access to financial systems, and the administration of funds from gifts, start-up, and university-sponsored research.

Contact
Controller
Tom Nawabi
Northwest Building NWB1
(617) 495-2859

Budget

The goal of the Budget Office is to provide strong financial oversight and fiscal planning for SEAS.

Contact
Matthew Preston
Assistant Director of Budget
Northwest B165
(617) 495-2830

Procurement

The Procurement Office is committed to providing high quality procurement services to the SEAS community utilizing best practices to obtain best value, performing in a fiscally responsible manner, with dedicated customer service and strong leadership.

Contact
Joanna Curry
Northwest Building NWB1
(617) 496-6970

Research Administration

The Research Administration Office provides comprehensive support to the SEAS scholarly community in the acquisition, administration, and management of externally sponsored research and programs. Our goal is to deliver high-quality customer service that will support the advancement of Harvard’s educational, research and public service missions.

Contact
Interim Assistant Dean of Research Administration
Judy McSweeney
Northwest Building B154
(617) 495-1634

Human Resources

The aim of the Human Resources Office is to support SEAS’ mission of excellence in teaching and research by providing service in all aspects of human resource management. Primary activities include:

  • Staff recruitment and retention
  • Gateway for employee benefits 
  • Employee and labor relations
  • Compensation
  • Performance management
  • Staff development and training

Contact
Director of Human Resources
Steve Marley
Pierce 223
(617) 495-4586 

Information Security

The Harvard SEAS Information Security Office provides leadership in the development, delivery, and maintenance of an information security, risk management, and auditing programs that aspires to safeguard the information assets and the supporting infrastructure against unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, damage or loss.

Contact
Information Security Officer
Indir Avdagic
Northwest Building, Office B158
(617) 496-3502

Gordon McKay Library

The Gordon McKay Library provides information resources and services to support faculty research, graduate and undergraduate level instruction in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

The Library is also home to the Blue Hill Observatory Collection (works in materials in atmospheric and earth sciences, climatology, geophysics, meteorology, and oceanography).

The McKay and Blue Hill collection consists of 123,045 volumes, 270,000 microfiche, and currently subscribes to 604 print and 424 electronic journals.

The Library also maintains collections of SEAS publications, PhD theses and undergraduate theses in applied mathematics, computer science and engineering science.

Contact
Head of Library
Martha Wooster
Pierce Hall, 3rd Floor
(617) 495-2836
email: library@seas.harvard.edu

Resource Development and Alumni Relations

The Office of Resource Development and Alumni Relations manages fundraising and prospect management; facilitates alumni and donor engagement and stewardship; oversees foundation Relations; and raises the SEAS Profile.

Contact
Associate Dean for Resource Development and Alumni Relations
Andrew Davidson
124 Mt. Auburn St.
(617) 496-5428

Safety Committee

The SEAS/EPS/Physics Safety Committee has a membership of close to eighty people. This format reflects the philosophy that to provide an effective safety program, one must work from the ground up. The conducting of research in a safe manner begins at the bench.

As such, the Committee is broadly based by design and has representation from all of our research and teaching facilities. This structure has been used since the Committee was formed in 1983.

From the beginning it was felt that the Committee should police itself; inspect its own laboratories and provide its own training. One of the first initiatives was the writing of a safety manual.

The Safety Committee continues to explore new ways that it can be effective make a positive influence on the teaching and research experiences of all those it serves.

Scientific Shops

The Scientific Instrument Shop

Based at SEAS and located in the B1 level of the Northwest Building, the Scientific Instrument Shop features:

  • all conventional lathes
  • mill machines
  • complete computer numerical control (CNC)
  • welding
  • silver soldering and grazing
  • high vacuum and low temperature work

Contact
Director of the Scientific Instrument Shop
Louis DeFeo
Northwest Building NWB1

Electronics Shop

The Electronics Shop, located in Cruft 219, provides work space, tools, parts, and technical assistance for Physics/SEAS students and faculty who need to design and build custom electronic instruments.

Contact
Electronics Shop Manager & Instructor
James B. MacArthur
(617) 495-2868

Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)

Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH) helps faculty create and deliver innovation and entrepreneurship project courses, provides students with project support and sponsors, and advises student groups working to build the Harvard innovation community.

Contact
Executive Director, Technology & Entrepreneurship Center 
Paul Bottino
Pierce 212B
(617) 496-3423

University-Based Offices (collaborative with SEAS)

Office for Sustainability

Sustainability at Harvard connects people across the University with information, tools, and inspiration for the challenge at hand: making Harvard sustainable for the long term.

Contacts

Kate Zirpolo Flynn and Doug Gately spearhead the administrative SEAS-based Green Team.

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Technology Transfer and Licensing

University Technology Transfer and Licensing makes the fruits of Harvard research more accessible outside the University; ensures that society benefits from Harvard innovations by fostering their swift, professional and effective development and commercialization.

Contact
Alan Gordon, Director of Business Development (617-384-5000). Note: OTD holds office hours on Tuesdays from 9am to 12 noon in Pierce 207B.