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2009–2011 Graduate Catalog

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Matthew J. Wayner, A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., Tufts University; Ph.D., University of Illinois

PROFESSORS

Deborah L. Armstrong, B.A., Hiram College; M.S., Ph.D., Syracuse University
Bernard Arulanandam, B.S., Minnesota State University; Ph.D., Medical College of Ohio
James Bower, B.S., Montana State University; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
James P. Chambers, B.A., St. Mary’s University; M.A., Incarnate Word College; Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Garry Cole, B.A., Carleton University, Canada; Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada
Brian E. Derrick, B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Thomas Forsthuber, B.S., Keppler-Gymnasium, Reutlingen, Germany; M.D., Ph.D., University of Tubingen, Germany
M. Neal Guentzel, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Luis S. Haro, B.A., University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Hans W. Heidner, B.S., California Polytechnic State University; M.S., North Carolina State University; Ph.D., University of California, Davis
David B. Jaffe, B.A., B.S., The University of Texas at Austin; M.S., Duke University; Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine
Karl Klose, B.A., University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Jose Lopez-Ribot, B.S., M.D., Ph.D., University of Valencia, Spain
Andrew O. Martinez, B.S., College of Santa Fe; M.S., Ph.D., University of Arizona
Joe L. Martinez, Jr., B.A., University of San Diego; M.S., New Mexico Highlands University; Ph.D., University of Delaware
John R. McCarrey, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Davis
Robert D. Renthal, B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., Columbia University
Judy Teale, B.S., Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D., University of Virginia
Andrew T. C. Tsin, B.S., Dalhousie University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Alberta
Oscar W. Van Auken, B.S., High Point College, North Carolina; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah
Charles J. Wilson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, B.A., Inter-American University of Puerto Rico; M.A., Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
J. Aaron Cassill, B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Matthew J. Gdovin, B.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Richard G. Le Baron, B.S., Louisiana State University; Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Martha J. Lundell, B.A., University of Colorado; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher Navarra, B.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Clyde F. Phelix, B.A., State University of New York; Ph.D., University of Missouri
David M. Senseman, B.S., Kent State University; M.S., Ph.D., Princeton University
Valerie Sponsel, B.Sc., Ph.D., University of Wales, U.K.; D.Sc., University of Bristol, U.K.
Garry Sunter, B.S., Chelsea College, University of London, U.K.; Diploma of Imperial College; Ph.D., University of London, U.K.
Yufeng Wang, B.S., Fudane University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Iowa State University

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

G. Jilani Chaudry, B.S., The University of Texas at Tyler; M.S., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas
Jurgen E. Engelberth, B.S., M.S., Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat, Bonn, Germany; Ph.D. Ruhr-Universitat, Bochum, Germany
Gary Gaufo, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Paul Mueller, B.S., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Carlos Paladini, B.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University
Rama Ratnam, B.T., Indian Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fidel Santamaria, B.S., Mexico National University, Mexico; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Stephen P. Saville, B.S., Wolverhampton University England; Ph.D., Leicester University, England
Janakiram Seshu, B.V.S., Madras Veterinary College, India; Ph.D., Washington State University
Kelly J. Suter, B.A., B.S., M.S., West Virginia University; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Todd W. Troyer, B.A., Washington University in St. Louis; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Tao Wei, M.D., Henan Medical Institute, China; Ph.D., Uppsala University, Sweden
Nicole Wicha, B.A., The University of Texas at San Antonio; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, San Diego
Floyd Wormley, B.S., Tulane University; M.S., Ph.D., Louisiana State University Health Science Center


DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

B. S. Thyagarajan, B.S., Loyola College, India; M.S., Ph.D., Presidency College, India

PROFESSORS

Walter C. Ermler, B.S., Northern Illinois University; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
John H. Frederick, A.B., Princeton University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Waldemar Gorski, M.S., Ph.D., Warsaw University
Harry W. Jarrett, B.S., University of South Carolina at Columbia; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donald M. Kurtz, B.S., University of Akron; Ph.D., Northwestern University
George R. Negrete, B.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz
Edward R.T. Tiekink, B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D., University of Melbourne
Judith A. Walmsley, B.A., Florida State University; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Stephan B.H. Bach, B.S., B.A., University of Cincinnati; Ph.D., University of Florida
Hyunsoo Han, B.S., Kyung-Pook National University; M.S., Seoul National University; Ph.D., Princeton University
Ghezai T. Musie, B.S., Asmara University, Eritrea; M.S., Sam Houston State University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Cong-Gui Zhao, B.S., Tongji University, Shanghai, China; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Ph.D., University of Würzburg, Germany

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Carlos D. Garcia, B.S., Ph.D., National University of Córdoba, Argentina


DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

PROFESSORS

Rajendra V. Boppana, B.Tech., University of Mysore; M.Tech., Indian University of Technology; Ph.D., University of Southern California
Anthony T. Chronopoulos, B.S., University of Athens, Greece; M.S., University of Minnesota; Ph.D., University of Illinois
Kleanthis Psarris, B.S., National University of Athens, Greece; M.S., Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology
Kay A. Robbins, S.B., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Steve Robbins, S.B., S.M., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ravi Sandhu, B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Thomas C. Bylander, B.S., University of South Dakota; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Daniel A. Jimenez, B.S., M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Turgay Korkmaz, B.S., Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; M.S., Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; M.S., Syracuse University; Ph.D., University of Arizona
Hugh B. Maynard, B.S., California Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Qi Tian, B.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; M.S., Drexel University; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carola Wenk, M.Sc., Ph.D., Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Greg B. White, B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station
William Winsborough, B.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Weining Zhang, B. Engr., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, P.R. China; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Chia-Tien Dan Lo, B.A., National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; M.S., National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology
Jianwei Niu, B.Sc., M.Sc., Jilin University, Changchun, P.R. China; Ph.D., University of Waterloo, Canada
Jianhua Ruan, B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China; M.S., California State University, San Bernardino; Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Ali S. Tosun, B.S., Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey; M.S., Ph.D., The Ohio State University
Jeffery von Ronne, B.S., Oregon State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
R. Clint Whaley, B.S., Oklahoma State University, Goodwell; M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ph.D., Florida State University
Shouhuai Xu, Ph.D., Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
Qing Yi, B.S., Shandong University, P.R. China; M.S., Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academia Cinica, P.R. China; M.S., Ph.D., Rice University
Ki Hwan Yum, B.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea; M.S., Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea; Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Daikai Zhu, B.E., Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an Shanxi, P.R. China; M.E., Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh


DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

PROFESSOR EMERITUS

Robert K. Smith, B.S., Washington State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Iowa

PROFESSOR

Eric R. Swanson, B.S., Western Michigan University; M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Stuart J. Birnbaum, B.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Ph.D., Cambridge University
Alan R. Dutton, B.A., University of Rochester; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Weldon W. Hammond, Jr., B.A., M.A., Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Judith K. Haschenburger, B.A., University of Nebraska at Kearney; M.A., Arizona State University; Ph.D., The University of British Columbia
Lance L. Lambert, B.S., M.S., Texas A&M University; Ph.D., University of Iowa

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Kyle E. Murray, B.A., Shippensburg University; M.S., Wright State University; Ph.D., Colorado School of Mines
Hongjie Xie, B.S., East China Institute of Technology; M.S., Beijing Research Institute of Uranium Geology and China University of Geosciences; Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso


DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

PROFESSORS

Shair Ahmad, B.S., M.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Manuel P. Berriozábal, B.S., Rockhurst College; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Youn-Min Chou, B.S., National Taiwan University; M.S., The University of Texas at El Paso; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
Dung Le, B.Sc., University of Saigon, Vietnam; M.S., International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy; Ph.D., Arizona State University
Kathleen Cage Mittag, B.S., M.S., Texas A&I University; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Gelu F. Popescu, B.S., University of Timisoara; M.S., University of Bucharest; Ph.D., Texas A&M University
Walter B. Richardson, Jr., B.S., Southwest Texas State University; M.S., University of Houston; Ph.D., University of North Texas
Nikos A. Salingaros, B.S., University of Miami; M.A., Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Lucio Tavernini, B.S.E.E., Heald Engineering College; M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder; M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
Betty S. P. Travis, B.A., M.S., St. Mary’s University; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Gregory P. Wene, B.A., M.A., The University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D., University of Iowa
Lawrence R. Williams, B.S., Texas Southern University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Michigan
Raj Wilson, B.S., M.S., University of Madras, India; Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Weiming Cao, B.Sc., Nanjing University, China; M.Sc., Ph.D., Shanghai University of Science and Technology, China
Fengxin Chen, B.S. Hangzhou University, China; M.S., Yunnan University, China; Ph.D., Brigham Young University
Dmitry Gokhman, B.S., University of Miami; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
José N. Iovino, B.A., M.S., Universidad de los Andes, Columbia; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
F. Alexander Norman, B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Ed.D., University of Georgia

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Armando Arciniega, B.A., M.A., Eastern New Mexico University; Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Eduardo Duenez, B.S., University of Guanajuato; M.S., Ph.D., Princeton University


DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

PROFESSORS

Chonglin Chen, B.S., Huachiao University, P.R. China; M.S., Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China; M.S., Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Liao Y. Chen, B.S., Xingyang Normal College, Henan; M.S., Huazhong University of Science Technology, Wuhan; Ph.D., Academia Sinica, Beijing
Patrick L. Nash, B.S., University of Arizona; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dhiraj K. Sardar, B.S., M.S., University of Calcutta; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Miguel Jose Yacaman, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., University of Mexico

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Arturo Ayon, B.S., Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Eric M. Schlegel, B.Sc., State University of New York, Albany; Ph.D., Indiana University

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Lorenzo Brancaleon, B.S., Ph.D., University of Parma, Italy
Andrey Chabanov, M.S., Kharkov State University, Ukraine; D.Sc. Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Ukraine; Ph.D., City University of New York
Zlatko Koinov, M.S., University of Sofia, Bulgaria; Ph.D., D.Sc., St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia
Xochitl Lopez-Lozano, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico
Rafael López-Mobilia, B.S., Pontifica Universidad Catolica Del Peru; M.S., University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Xomalin Peralta, B.Sc., University of Mexico; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara

ADJOINT PROFESSORS

Geoffrey Crowley, B.Sc. (Hons.), University of Durham, U.K.; Ph.D., University of Leicester, U.K.
Stefano Livi, Ph.D., Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie
David McComas, B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
Craig Pollock, B.A., Siena College; Ph.D., University of New Hampshire
J. Hunter Waite, Jr., B.S., University of Alabama; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan

ADJOINT ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Daniel C. Boice, B.S., Brigham Young University; M.S., Ph.D., New Mexico State University
Mihir Desai, B.Sc., University of London, U.K.; Ph.D., University of Birmingham, U.K.

ADJOINT ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Frédéric Allegrini, B.S., Vaud School of Engineering, Switzerland; M.S., University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Ph.D., University of Bern, Switzerland
Jerry Goldstein, B.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Jörg-Micha Jahn, M.S., Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität München, Germany; Ph.D., Dartmouth College
Philip Valek, B.S., Illinois State University; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University


COLLEGE PROGRAM IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Adria Bodour, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of Arizona
Janis Bush, B.S., M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso
Paul Jurena, B.S., M.S., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Ph.D., Texas A&M University

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