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Dean's Office
College of Sciences
ESCNE 4.601
Email: cos@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2404 (Edinburg)
Phone Alt: (956) 882-6701 (Brownsville)
Fax: (956) 665-3067
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Meet our Team

Dean's Office Leadership

Doctor Frederic Zaidan
Dr. Frederic Zaidan
Interim Dean & Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Student Success

ESCNE 4.637
(956) 665-2404
frederic.zaidan@utrgv.edu

Doctor Teresa Feria
Dr. Teresa Feria
Associate Dean for Faculty Success

ESCNE 4.364
(956) 665-7322
teresa.feriaarroyo@utrgv.edu

Doctor Cristina Villalobos
Dr. Cristina Villalobos
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Institutional Effectiveness

Myles and Sylvia Aaronson Endowed Professor

ESCNE 4.622
(956) 665-2705 cristina.villalobos@utrgv.edu

Doctor Volker Quetschke
Dr. Volker Quetschke
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs

BLHSB 2.117
(956) 882-6723
volker.quetschke@utrgv.edu

Dean's Office Staff

Dorian Garcia
College Administrator

ESCNE 4.602
(956) 665-3875
dorian.garcia@utrgv.edu

Lisa Trevino
Lisa Trevino
Administrative Associate / Dean's Assistant

ESCNE 4.601
(956) 665-8726
maria.trevino1@utrgv.edu

Eric Zamora
Eric Zamora
Program Specialist

ESCNE 4.636 A
(956) 665-3821
eric.zamora03@utrgv.edu

Finance Team

Luz Alaniz
Luz Alaniz
Financial Manager

BLHSB 2.210
(956) 882-6510
luz.alaniz@utrgv.edu

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Perla Lozoya
Administrative Assistant I

BLHSB 2.202
(956) 882-6521
perla.lozoya01@utrgv.edu

Nora Blanco
Nora Blanco
Financial Analyst

BLHSB 2.202
(956) 882-6676
nora.blanco01@utrgv.edu

Operations Team

Laura Ramos
Laura Ramos
Operations Manager

ESCNE 4.609
(956) 665-5873
laura.a.ramos01@utrgv.edu

Jackelyn Melgar
Jackelyn Melgar
Senior Administrative Analyst

ESCNE 4.636C
(956) 665-3066
jackelyn.melgar@utrgv.edu

Lupita Cortinas
Guadalupe Cortinas
Program Coordinator

ESCNE 4.636B
(956) 665-2187
guadalupe.cortinas@utrgv.edu

Grants Administration Team

Isabel Nicasio
Isabel Nicasio
Grants Administration Services Manager

ESCNE 4.611
(956) 665-5077
isabel.nicasio@utrgv.edu

Miriam Marquez
Miriam Marquez
Senior Research Services Coordinator

ESCNE 4.613
(956) 665-3451
miriam.marquez@utrgv.edu

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Gisselle Delgado
Grants Administrative Coordinator

ESCNE 4.613
(956) 665-5838
gisselle.delgado01@utrgv.edu

Fundraising Efforts

Antonio Alvarez
Antonio Alvarez, Jr.
Director of Development

McAllen: (956) 665-3298
antonio.alvarez02@utrgv.edu

Department Chairs/Directors

Doctor Robert Dearth
Dr. Robert Dearth
Director, School of Integrative Biological and Chemical Sciences

ESCNE 2.360
(956) 665-3537
robert.dearth@utrgv.edu

Doctor Nicholas Dimakis
Dr. Nicholas Dimakis
Chair, Department of Physics & Astronomy

ESCNE 1.606A
(956) 665-3136

BINAB 2.115
(956) 882-6679
nicholas.dimakis@utrgv.edu

Doctor Timothy Huber
Dr. Timothy Huber
Director, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences

EMAGC 3.202
(956) 665-2173
timothy.huber@utrgv.edu

Doctor Juan Gonzalez
Dr. Juan Gonzalez
Interim Director, School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences

ESCNE 2.620
(956) 665-3523
juan.l.gonzalez@utrgv.edu

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