Administrative Staff

Office Staff

Open/ Administrative Coordinator
office@physics.bu.edu, 617-353-9320

  • event coordinator
  • travel and expense report reimbursements for guests
  • travel arrangements
  • office supply ordering
  • room key distribution
  • building access
  • room reservations (events & meetings)

Despina Bokios / Director of Operations
dbokios@bu.edu, 617-358-0955

  • account management and funding requests
  • temporary employee hiring
  • human resources
  • facilities requests
  • office assignments
  • oversees department staff and programs

    Kelly Capri/ Undergraduate Program Administrator
    kcapri@bu.edu, 617-353-7286

    • undergraduate program
    • academic advisor
    • enrollment management
    • course scheduling
    • transfer credits
    • classroom reservations
    • instructional support
    • student career services
    • student outreach

    Vikram Chowdary / Graduate Program Coordinator
    vikramc@bu.edu, 617-353-2623

    • graduate program
    • graduate student payments
    • TF assignments
    • graduate student ISSO liaison
    • graduate course scheduling
    • academic advising

    Open / Proposal & Grants Administrator
    , 617-353-9457

    • proposal development
    • effort reporting

    Anita Gupta / Grants Administrator
    ratna@bu.edu, 617-353-5983

    • grant account management
    • undergraduate student hiring
    • faculty summer salary

    Guoan Hu / Computer Resources Manager
    ghu@bu.edu, 617-353-3931

    • department technology needs
    • equipment purchase consultant

    Robyn Kinch / Academic Administrator
    rkinch@bu.edu, 617-353-9365

    • faculty, researcher, and visitor appointments
    • scheduling for the department chair
    • ISSO liaison for scholars
    • onboarding of faculty and researcher appointments

    Nancy Kostowski / Senior Accounts Technician
    nancyk@bu.edu, 617-353-5340

    • EDF/SIF billing
    • printing code setup
    • phone inquiries, long distance code requests
    • SIF order and purchasing requests

    Thompson Scott-Ludwig / Program Coordinator
    twsl@bu.edu, 617-358-4853

    • research lab order and purchasing requests
    • website and publicity
    • travel and expense report reimbursements
    • travel arrangements

    Teaching Lab

    Erich Burton / Laboratory Manager
    eburton@bu.edu, 617-353-2602

    • undergraduate teaching laboratories

    Yaokun Situ/ Laboratory Manager
    situ@bu.edu, 617-358-2617

    • graduate teaching laboratories

    Val Voroshilov / Lecture Demonstration Coordinator
    valbu@bu.edu, 617-353-2634

    • undergraduate and graduate lecture demonstrations

    Still not sure? Contact the Physics Department Front Desk at (617) 353-2600.