cburns777@uchicago.edu

Cindy Burns is the Senior Institute Administrator for the Chicago Quantum Institute at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, where she provides support in operations, administration, and academic activities across the Institute. She partners with faculty, researchers, and students to advance the Institute’s strategic initiatives. Cindy brings extensive experience in higher education administration and nonprofit management, including strategic and executive support roles at DePaul University. She holds an MS in Nonprofit Management, an MA in American History, and a BA in Communication from DePaul University. 

brycel@uchicago.edu

Bryce Lucas is Program Manager of the Scientists, Technologists, and Artists Generating Exploration (STAGE) Lab at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME), responsible for program administration, event coordination, and student employee management. He oversees STAGE-specific projects and serves as liaison for larger UChicago PME initiatives, interdepartmental efforts, and external partnerships.

He holds an MSc by Research and an MA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh, Scotland.

wchappell@uchicago.edu

Will Chappell provides financial support for the Core Facilities within the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and other aspects of the school's operations.

erinowallace@uchicago.edu

Erin Wallace provides high-level administrative oversight for Materials faculty, including updating project plans, timelines, coordinating resources, and assisting with financial and logistics support.  She independently manages a diverse range of tasks to coordinate the unit’s day-to-day operations, special events, and seminars.

Prior to joining the University of Chicago Erin was the executive assistant to the senior vice president and director of IIT Research Institute, where she initiated software integrations and customizations and redesigned the corporate intranet site. The assistant to the vice president for research at Northwestern University for over a decade, Erin arranged complex engagement opportunities, managing events and communications, budgets, surveys, and live multi-site town halls, while providing day-to-day support to sponsored research, compliance, and development constituents. Erin was the pre-award and post-award program administrator for a $2M Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) award to the university.

Erin received a Master of Science Communication from Northwestern University in 2019, focusing on visual communications and the U.S. healthcare system and a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California at Berkeley with studies in post-colonialist literature.

rachel5@uchicago.edu

Rachel Johnson assists with planning, coordinating, and managing daily operational and business needs of the Institute. She supports operational projects, day-to-day procurement and finance operations including liaising with internal and external constituencies and stakeholders. 

Rachel has been with the University of Chicago for over two years working in research administration, events, and supporting operations activities. Prior to moving to Chicago, she was a Museum Educator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art where she supported artist lectures and events. She holds a Masters in Museum Studies from Johns Hopkins University.