Contact & Directions

UW Campus and Johnson Hall in February

Inquiries

For general inquiries, you may call the main department office at 206-543-1190.

For specific inquiries or to get help, please contact one of the following, or select another appropriate contact from our Staff and Administration pages.

  • Department Administrator: Scott Dakins <>, 206-685-2470
  • Building Coordinator: Mike Harrell <>, 206-543-0367
  • Director of Academic Services: Noéll Bernard-Kingsley, <>, 206-616-8511
  • Administrative Assistant: Summer Caton, <>, 206-685-9871
  • Department Chair: Prof. David Schmidt <>, 206-685-3799

Current students may find it helpful to consult our longer Student Services Contact list.

Concerns

If you have a concern and are unsure of whom to contact, please refer to our Reporting Concerns page.

Location

Addresses and a campus map for visitors or deliveries:

For US Mail (USPS)

Department of Earth and Space Sciences
University of Washington
Box 351310
Seattle, WA 98195-1310

For couriers (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.)

Name (or Lab Name)
University of Washington
Johnson Hall Room 70
3920 Okanogan Lane NE
Seattle, WA 98195

Building Street Address for visitors, taxis, pickup, etc. (using GPS)

Johnson Hall
1707 NE Grant Lane
Seattle, WA 98195
Campus map for Johnson Hall

Visit Us

We encourage all visitors to take a student-led campus tour, taking you through the heart of campus. Additionally, UW offers virtual tours, video tours, and has information for a self-guided Indigenous walking tour–a tour dedicated to past, present, and future Indigenous students.

University of Washington Map

Getting to ESS

The Department of Earth and Space Sciences is located in Johnson Hall, at 4000 15th Avenue NE, Seattle WA, 98195. Our main department office is in Johnson Hall 070.

Directions From I-5

Important: Do not use the I-5 express lanes.

  1. Take exit 169 (NE 45th St.) toward NE 45th St.
  2. Turn east on NE 45th St.
  3. Turn right on 15th Ave. NE and continue to NE 41st St. The entrance to the Central Plaza Parking Garage is on the left.

Directions from SR 520

  1. Take SR 520 westbound toward Seattle.
  2. Take the Montlake Blvd. NE exit, then turn right (north) onto Montlake Blvd. and cross the Montlake Bridge.
  3. Just past the bridge, turn left on NE Pacific St. and continue west. (You’ll pass UW Medical Center and the Health Sciences complex on your left.)
  4. Turn right onto 15th Ave. NE and continue north two blocks to NE 41st St. The entrance to the Central Plaza Parking Garage is on your right.

See here for information on getting to campus, parking, and Seattle weather.

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