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The Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy operate on both the Oxford and Jackson campuses. The Schools of Dentistry, Health Related Professionals and Medicine, and the Health Sciences Graduate School, are based in Jackson only. (Additional healthcare programs are available through the School of Applied Sciences on the Oxford campus.) Other than these exceptions, the schools above are on the Oxford campus.

School of Engineering

Faculty in School of Engineering

A

Viola Acoff

Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
229 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
vacoff@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5780

Mohammad Al-Hamdan

Director of NCCHE, Research Professor in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, and Professor of Civil Engineering
241 South Oxford Center
Oxford, MS 38655
mzalhamd@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7788

Ahmed Al-Ostaz

Brevard Family Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Center for Graphene Research and Innovation
207 B Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
alostaz@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5364

Hunain Alkhateb

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
210 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
hsalkhat@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5368

Ohood Alsmairat

Instructional Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
201A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
oalsmair@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219

B

Ali Behnood

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
210 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
abehnood@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7191

C

Lei Cao

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
314 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
lcao@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5389

Joey Carlisle

Lecturer in Computer & Information Science
238 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
jcarlis1@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

Yixin Chen

Chair and Professor of Computer and Information Science
203 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
yixin@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7309

Samrat Choudhury

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
201C Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
schoudhu@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3491

Ron Counts

Associate Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering and Associate Director of Mississippi Mineral Research Institute
111 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
rcounts@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7320

D

Matteo D'Alessio

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
106 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38655
matteo@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7191

Gregg R Davidson

Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
davidson@olemiss.eduUM Profile

Kristin Elizabeth Davidson

Lecturer in Computer & Information Science
212 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
kdavidso@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5846

Troy Drewry

Professor of Practice in Biomedical Engineering
333 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
tddrewry@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7407

F

Farhad Farzbod

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
203 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
farzbod@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5698

G

Jennifer Noelle Gifford

Associate Professor of Geology & Geological Engineering
118G Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
jngiffor@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-2079

Mike Gill

Professor of Practice of Chemical Engineering, Center for Manufacturing Excellence
215 Haley Barbour Ctr for Manufacturing Excellence
University, MS 38677
mwgill@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

Bradley T Goodwiller

Instructional Assistant Professor of General Engineering
D 303 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
btgoodwi@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7027

Richard K Gordon

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
16 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
eegordon@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5388

Walter Guidroz

Adjunct Associate Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
120A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
wsguidro@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

H

Yiwei Han

Assistant Professor of Design and Manufacturing
201D Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
yhan2@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3032

Joanna Harrelson

Assistant Professor of Practice of General Engineering and Center for Maunfacturing Excellence
Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence
University, MS 38677
jdh@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-2640

Dave Harrison

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
214 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
daharri6@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7082

Md Sakib Hasan

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
302 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38655
mhasan5@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

Timothy Holston

Instructional Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
216 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
tlholsto@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

Robert M Holt

Professor of Geology & Geological Engineering
120B Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
rmholt@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-6687

Yi Hua

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
A303 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
yhua@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3126

Winn E Hutchcraft

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
312 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
eeweh@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-6934

J

Byung (BJ) Jang

Associate Professor of Computer & Information Science
215 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
bjang@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5355

Amy Jia

Instructor in Mechanical Engineering
201A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
yjia2@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3488

Shan Jiang

Associate Professor - Emphasis in Computational Solid Mechanics
201E Carrier
University, MS 38677
jiang@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219

Yili Jiang

Assistant Professor of Computer & Information Science
213 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
yjiang7@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7002

Aaron Joy

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
229 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
adjoy@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219

K

Kasem Khalil

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
308 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
kmkhalil@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-1883

L

Thai Le

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
201 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
thaile@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

Alex Lopez

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
134 Anderson
University, MS 38677
amlopez2@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-1603

Bethany Walker Lucas

Instructor in Computer and Information Science
201 Weir Hall
University, MS 38663
bwlucas1@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

M

Mustafa Muhammad Matalgah

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
12 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
mustafa@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5381

Amir Mehrara Molan

Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
206 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
amehrara@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7191

Christopher L Mullen

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
205 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
cvchris@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5370

N

Jacob Najjar

Professor of Civil Engineering
203B Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
ymnajjar@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5363

Sasan Nouranian

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
18 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
sasan@olemiss.eduUM Profile

O

John H O'Haver

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, 134 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
johaver@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

Elsie Ekene Okoye

Lecturer in Geology and Geological Engineering
118A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
eeokoye@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Thomas Oommen

Chair and Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
120 Carrier House
University, MS 38677
toommen@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

MIRELA Ovreiu

Instructional Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
A307 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
movreiu@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3126

Yavuz Ozeren

Research Assistant Professor of National Center Computational Hydroscience and Engineering
NCCHE, 344 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
yozeren@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-8781

P

Tejas S Pandya

Instructional Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
201G Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
tspandya@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-6931

Brian Frederic Platt

Associate Professor of Geology & Geological Engineering
118E Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
bfplatt@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Dennis Wayne Powers

Adjunct Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
120A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
dwpowers@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Brenda Helen Prager

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
140 Anderson
University, MS 38677
bhprager@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-2184

R

Arunachalam Raj Rajendran

Chair and Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Interim Chair of Civil Engineering
229A Carrier
University, MS 38677
raj@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5770

Nikki Reinemann

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
A305 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
dnreinem@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3126

Julie Beth Retrum

Instructor in Geology and Geological Engineering
120A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
jbretrum@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Jeff Rish

Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering
229 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38655
jwrish@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219

Grace McMahen Rushing

Lecturer in Civil Engineering
106 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
gemcmahe@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7191

S

Adam Eugene Smith

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
217 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
aes@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5350

Damian L Stoddard

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
201C Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
dlstodda@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3491

Azeemuddin Syed

Visiting Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
302 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
asyed@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

V

Darin Van Pelt

Director and Professor of Practice of General Engineering and Strategic Initiatives
Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
dvp@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5048

Byron Villacorta Hernandez

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
18 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
bsvillac@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

Ramanarayanan Viswanathan

Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
302 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
viswa@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

W

Dwight Ernest Waddell

Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices, and Biomechanics
C302 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
waddell@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-2623

Glenn Walker

Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering
A306 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
gmw@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5902

Charlie Walter

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
201 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
cwwalter@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

Feng Wang

Associate Professor of Computer & Information Science
219 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
fwang@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5359

Thomas Anthony Werfel

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Joint Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Sciences
A301 Brevard Hall
University, MS 38677
tawerfel@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-3126

Inoka Hasanthi Widanagamage

Instructional Associate Professor of Geology & Geological Engineering
120A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
ihwidana@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Wen Wu

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
201C Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
wu@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (919) 915-5375

X

Hong Xiao

Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science
223 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
hxiao1@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

Songtao Xie

Instructional Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
134 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
sxie1@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

Hui Xiong

Lecturer in Computer & Information Science
217 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
hxiong@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-1456

Y

Alexander Borisovitch Yakovlev

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
306 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
yakovlev@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7196

Lance David Yarbrough

Interim Director of Mississippi Mineral Resource Institute and Associate Professor of Geology and Geological Engineering
120-A Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
ldyarbro@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7498

Hakan Irfan Yasarer

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
208 Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
hy@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7191

Taiho Yeom

Associate Professor - Thermo Fluids Energy
229 Carrier
University, MS 38677
tyeom@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219


Emeritus Faculty

A

Adnan Aydin

Emeritus Professor of Geology & Geological Engineering
118E CARRIER HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
aaydin@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-1342

B

Robin C Buchannon

Associate Vice Chancellor Emerita and Research Assistant Professor Emerita of Geology and Geological Engineering
129 Lyceum
University, MS 38677
rcb@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-6551

C

Wei-Yin Chen

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
134 Anderson
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
cmchengs@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

Alexander H D Cheng

Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
229 BREVARD HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
acheng@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7407

Conrad Cunningham

Professor Emeritus of Computer and Information Science
201 Weir Hall
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
cunningham@cs.olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

D

John N Daigle

Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
20 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
wcdaigle@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5799

E

ATEF Z ELSHERBENI

Associate Dean Emeritus for Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Electrical Engineering
302 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
atef@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

G

ALLEN W GLISSON

Chair Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
302 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
aglisson@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

K P George

Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
207-A CARRIER
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
cvkpg@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5365

Paul M Goggans

Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
22 Anderson Hall
University, MS 38677
goggans@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5954

H

DONALD F HANSON

Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering
302 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
eehanson@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

JAMES E HENDRIX

Research Scientist Emeritus
302-B ANDERSON
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
jehendr1@olemiss.eduUM Profile

J

Yafei Jia

Associate Director Emeritus of Basic Research and Research Professor Emeritus of the National Center for Computational Hydroscience & Engineering
328 OLD CHEMISTRY BUILDING
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
jia@ncche.olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7783

K

AHMED KISHK

Dir of Antenna Sytms Lab & Prof Emeritus of Electrical Engin
302 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
ahmed@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

L

PAMELA B LAWHEAD

Associate Professor Emerita of Computer and Information Science
201 WEIR HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
lawhead@cs.olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7396

KAI FONG LEE

Dean Emeritus,School of Engineering, and Professor Emeritus, Electrical Engineering
302 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
leek@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7231

Ellen Lackey

Emerita Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Composite Materials Research Group Test Facilities
308 CMA
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
melackey@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5379

M

RICHARD P MAJOR

Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering
120A CARRIER HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
rpm@olemiss.eduUM Profile

Prabhakar R Mantena

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
201B Carrier
University, MS 38677
meprm@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5990

Tyrus A McCarty

Assistant Dean for Special Initiatives in the School of Engineering, Assistant Chair and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Associate Professor of General Engineering
201F Carrier
University, MS 38677
mccarty@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5377

P

TERRY L PANHORST

Assistant Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering
36 BREVARD HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
panhorst@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5825

R

Jeffrey A Roux

Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
FedEx
University, MS 38677
meroux@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7122

S

AJIT SADANA

Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
230 ANDERSON
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
cmsadana@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5349

ALLIE M SMITH

Dean Emer, School of Eng and Professor Emer of Mech Eng
205 CARRIER
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
enas@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5842

Peter C Sukanek

Chair Emeritus & Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
232 ANDERSON
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
cmpcs@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7023

V

James G Vaughan

Director Emeritus of the Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence; F.A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering; Associate Dean Emeritus of the School of Engineering
212 CME
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
mejgv@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-2631

W

SAM SHU-YI WANG

Director Emeritus, National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering and F.A.P.Barnard Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering
NCCHE/ OLD CHEMISTRY
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
wang@ncche.olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7788

CLINT W WILLIFORD

Chair and Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering
134 ANDERSON HALL
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
drwill@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-5348

Dawn E Wilkins

Chair and Professor Emerita of Computer and Information Science
201 Weir Hall
University, MS 38677
dwilkins@cs.olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7309

Y

KWANG SIK YUN

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
229 CARRIER
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
ksyun@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-7219

Z

Louis George Zachos

Associate Professor Emeritus of Geology and Geological Engineering
118G CARRIER
UNIVERSITY, MS 38677
lgzachos@olemiss.eduUM Profile
1 (662) 915-8827

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