Administrative Staff

Nisha Bhatia

Academic HR Analyst 3

Nisha supports both EPS and the BSL in recommending, developing, implementing, administering, coordinating and evaluating Academic Human Resource policies, labor contracts, statutes, programs, and procedures covering academic recruitment, appointment, terminations, advancement, compensation, salary administration faculty welfare programs, visa procurement, faculty misconduct, faculty equity and position management. Additionally, she will help onboard departmental postdoctoral scholars, liaison with the Berkeley Regional Services and participate in special projects and assignments...

ERSO HR Team

The Human Resources Team provides comprehensive personnel administrative services for staff, academic appointments, postdocs, visiting scholars, student researchers, volunteers, student assistants, GSR and ASE appointments, independent contractors and honoraria. With extensive UC experience, ERSO's professional staff will help you accurately interpret and implement University policy, guide, and advise you on all employment matters, and facilitate all human resource actions: ...

Dora Mairena

Front Office Coordinator

Heather Murthy

Research Administrator

Heather handles pre and post award, administers and tracks current research funds for Banfield, Boering, Boos, Brimhall, Buffett, Bürgmann, Dietrich, Edwards, Finkel, Frost, Kong, Romanowicz, Stolper, Wang, and Wenk.

Veronica Padilla

Administrative Manager

Veronica oversees management of the department, including hiring, training, supervising staff; management of the accounting unit, shops, space, and equipment resources.

Ellie Paterson

Financial Officer

Ellie administers the operational funds and processes for the Berkeley Seismology Lab.

Nadine Spingola-Hutton

Director of Student Services

As the Director of Student Services, Nadine has full functional responsibility for planning, directing, controlling, and evaluating all aspects of the student services programs in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science. She is responsible for the administrative needs of the unit and for the management of both the undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and the integration of these programs into the educational and scholarly activities and relationships of the Department (including but not limited to recruitment, admissions, events and orientation). To contact the Student...