Paul Julson
Assistant Dean & Executive Director of Space, Infrastructure and Facilities
Rovana Popoff
Senior Associate Dean for Education and Strategy
Rovana Popoff serves the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) as the senior associate dean for education and strategy. In this capacity, she is the chief staff person for academic and educational programs. She also leads in the area of student affairs. Among her other responsibilities, She coordinates the Pritzker Molecular Engineering Advisory Council and works closely with Dean Matthew Tirrell in strategic planning for PME growth and development.
Popoff is from the San Francisco Bay Area and has been affiliated with the University of Chicago for nearly 20 years.
Maria Rubio
Director of Operational Analysis
Maria Rubio is responsible for establishing and executing a structure for the routine gathering and analysis of internal and external data and trends to optimize the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering’s administrative operations in support of the PME’s research and academic mission.