Mark is the Graduate Studies Coordinator for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, serving the graduate student populations in both the Materials Science and Engineering and the Welding Engineering programs. His duties include intake and processing of applicants to the two graduate programs, as well as tracking of graduate student progress for students active in MSE and WE. Along with these core duties he also schedules classes for the programs and maintains course info with the university. Assisting with maintenance of the department web site and other administrative functions also fall within his responsibilities.