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- Xanthea Elsbree Office Manager
- Douglas Howard Research Stockroom Manager
- Brady Janes Director of Laboratories
- Megan Kornbluth Instructional Stockroom Manager
- Jennifer Melius Administrative Assistant III
- Stephen Spain Director of Instrumentation
- Walt Weaver Principal Development Tech
- Brock Young Instructional Stockroom Manager
- Renante Yson Research Computing System Administrator
- Douglas Ziech Instructional Stockroom Manager
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Department Staff
Xanthea Elsbree
Office Manager
E-mail: xelsbree
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6041
Office: CB 213
As Office Manager, Xanthea Elsbree supervises the clerical staff, monitors department programs, provides secretarial support to the department chair, and is the primary resource person for faculty and staff.
Douglas Howard
Staff Research Associate III
E-mail: howard
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6706
Office: CB 017
B.S. (1984) Biology, University of Nevada, Reno
Chemistry buyer/storekeeper Doug Howard purchases chemicals and lab equipment for use in chemistry research and supervises the main research stockroom (basement). Doug receives and distributes chemicals and labware for the chemistry department.
Brady Janes
Director of Laboratories
E-mail: bradyj
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 682-8304
Office: CB 218
B.S. (1997) Secondary Education, General Science, University of Nevada, Reno
M.A. (2001) Education Administration, University of Phoenix
M.S. (2008) Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno
Brady Janes is the Director of Laboratories
Megan Kornbluth
Staff Research Associate II
E-mail: makornbluth
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6708
Office: CB 107
B.S. (2001) Biology, University of Nevada, Reno
M.S. (2007) Biology, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
Megan Kornbluth is the stockroom manager in the Chemistry Building.
Jennifer Melius
Administrative Assistant III
E-mail: jmelius
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6041
Office: CB 213
As Graduate Secretary, Jennifer Melius maintains records and contracts for graduate students and applicants to the graduate program in Chemistry.
Stephen M. Spain
Director of Instrumentation
E-mail: smspain
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6019
Office: CB 011
B.S. (1992), Oregon State University
Ph.D. (2003), University of California, Riverside
Stephen Spain is the Director of Instrumentation
Walter Weaver
Principal Development Tech
E-mail: wweaver
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-6746
Cell: (775)848-7765
Office: Machine Shop
Machinist Walt Weaver fabricates specialized instruments for research projects in the department. The machine shop capabilities includes milling, lathe work, and vacuum welding.
Brock A. Young
Staff Research Associate III
E-mail: brocky
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-8027
M.S. (2007) Biotechnology, University of Nevada, Reno
Brock Young manages the organic chemistry stockroom (third floor, Davidson Math and Science Center).
Renante Yson
Research Computing System Administrator
E-mail: renan
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 682-8306
Office: CB 124
Renan Yson handles system administration of departmental multiprocessor clusters and workstations.
Douglas Ziech
Staff Research Associate III
E-mail: ziech
unr.edu
Phone: (775) 784-8005
Office: DMS 404
B.S. (1984) Chemistry, University of Nevada, Reno
Lab Technician Douglas Ziech works in the general chemistry stockroom (fourth floor, Davidson building) and sets up experiments for general chemistry teaching laboratories.

