From time to time you may have questions or need help with things going on in your life as a graduate student. We are here to help! The table below is meant to serve as a rough guide for who to approach with different kinds of questions. Start with the first person on the list and if they can’t help or it’s not appropriate to ask them, you can move to the next person on the list.

This table is not exhaustive and may not capture every issue you could encounter as a graduate student. Depending on the situation, there are many different people you could approach. Your supervisor is always a good first point of contact, as are the Grad Admin and the Grad Chair. If they can’t help you directly, they can always point you in the right direction.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page for a list of specific contacts within the Department and the Faculty of Science.

If you need help with…	Try contacting
Forms and paperwork	Grad Admin – chemgrad@mcmaster.ca
Payroll	Grad Admin – chemgrad@mcmaster.ca
Scholarships	Grad Admin – chemgrad@mcmaster.ca Grad Chair
Degree Requirements	Grad Admin – chemgrad@mcmaster.ca Grad Chair
Academic/research issues	Supervisor Committee Members Grad Chair Department Chair Associate Dean, Graduate Studies – adeangss@mcmaster.ca
TA position issue	Course instructor TA Coordinator Grad Chair Department Chair
Supervisor issues	Grad Chair Department Chair Associate Dean, Graduate Studies – adeangss@mcmaster.ca
Appealing an academic decision	Supervisor/Committee Chair Grad Chair Department Chair Associate Dean, Graduate Studies – adeangss@mcmaster.ca Senate Board for Student Appeals (see also section 5.3 of the Graduate Calendar)

Important Contacts

Name	Position	Email
Laura Parker	Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Acting, Faculty of Science)	adeangss@mcmaster.ca
Ryan Trepanier	Graduate Support Officer (Faculty of Science)	trepanr@mcmaster.ca
Giuseppe Melacini	Department Chair	ccbchair@mcmaster.ca
Peter Kruse	Associate Chair of Graduate Studies, Chemistry	pkruse@mcmaster.ca
Tanja Petrovic	Department Manager	petrovt@mcmaster.ca
Scott Synnott	Graduate Program Administrator, Chemistry	chemgrad@mcmaster.ca
Terry Chu	Research Lab Manager	chut@mcmaster.ca
Yurij Mozharivskyj	Chemistry Seminar Coordinator	mozhar@mcmaster.ca
James Inkster	Graduate Colloquium Coordinator	emslied@mcmaster.ca
Jim McNulty	Health and Safety Committee Chair	jmcnult@mcmaster.ca
Peter Kruse	TA Coordinator	pkruse@mcmaster.ca
Kyle Stegman	McMaster Chemistry Graduate Student Society (MCGSS) President	stegmank@mcmaster.ca
Dusan Srdic	Graduate Student Ambassador	srdicd@mcmaster.ca