Master Staff
Master
Arthur Schmidt
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Phone: 847-491-7477

Arthur Schmidt is the current Master of Slivka. Some of his responsibilities include providing intellectual and academic leadership to Slivka, overseeing the academic offerings and activities sponsored by the college, facilitating student-initiated programming, and recruiting and serving as liaison to the Fellows of the college.

Arthur is the Lecture Demonstrator for the Department of Physics & Astronomy and the Director of Undergraduate Laboratories. He has taught introductory College Physics (Phyx 130-1,2,3) in the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences for five years and has lectured in the Summer Session and in the School of Continuing Studies (Northwestern's adult education school) for 16 years. He is also the faculty adviser for the Society of Physics Students and has served as a freshman adviser. He came to Northwestern in 1984, following teaching appointments at Lake Forest College, Indiana University, the University of Notre Dame, and LaLumiere High School (LaPorte, Indiana). He is currently active in Illinois Project Physics (ISPP), an association that brings together university and high-school physics teachers to share information on the latest laboratory equipment and techniques for presenting lecture demonstrations.
 
Associate Master
Owen Priest
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Phone: 847-467-7913

Owen Priest is the current Associate Master of Slivka. He shares some of the Master's organizational responsibilities and plays a key role in the recruitment of Fellows.

Owen is the director of undergraduate organic laboratories in the Chemistry Department. He is responsible for overseeing the curriculum and laboratory program for all Northwestern students who take organic chemistry. He also teaches an advanced course in organic synthesis for chemistry majors. He came to Northwestern after teaching at Grinnell College in Iowa and Hobart and William Smith Colleges in upstate New York. He enjoys acting and singing.
 
Assistant Master
Cynthia Pierre
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Phone: 847-467-2721
AIM: cynnor16

Cynthia Pierre is the current Assistant Master of Slivka. As assistant master some of her responsibilities include building relationships with students and faculty, working with the Master to ensure that Fellows are actively engaged in the life of the college, attending meetings, writing reports, participating in college events, interacting and dining regularly with students and faculty.

Cynthia was born and raised in Miami, FL. She left Miami to move to NJ in order to attend Princeton University. She earned a Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Chemical Engineering with a Certificate in Materials Science and Engineering. Currently she is working on her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering with a focus in polymer nanocomposites. In her spare time she enjoys long bike rides, salsa dancing, traveling, and fine dining. Upon completing her PhD she plans to pursue a career in industry followed by one in academia.