College of Science & Engineering Directory

T. Dwayne McCay, Interim Dean

J. Richard Rinewalt, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Timothy Barth, Associate Dean for Administration and Graduate Programs

Valerie Springer, Director of Degree Certification 

Cathy L. Cox, Assistant to the Dean

Biology

GIRIDHAR R. AKKARAJU, Professor.  B.S. (University of Bombay, India), 1985; Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine), 1997. Since 2002.

MATTHEW CHUMCHAL, Professor and Director of the Pre-Health Professions Institute. B.S. (Southwestern University), 2001; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2003; Ph.D. (University of Oklahoma), 2007. Since 2007.

MICHAEL CHUMLEY, Professor. B.S. (University of Wyoming), 1987; M.S. (Ibid.), 1994; Ph.D. (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center), 2000. Since 2008.

MEREDITH CURTIS, Instructor II and Associate Director Pre-Health Professions Institute. B.A. (Baylor), 2001; Ph.D. (University of Washington), 2009.  Since 2015.

MARK DEMAREST, Senior Instructor. B.S. (California State), 1997; M.S. (California Polytechnic), 2000; Ph.D. (University of California), 2009. SINCE 2015.

MATTHEW M. HALE, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.Sci. (Roehampton University), 2001; M.Sc. (Imperial College), 2002; Ph.D. (University of Sheffield), 2007. Since 2014.

MARLO JEFFRIES, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.S. University of Nebraska at Omaha, M.S. (Ibid.), 2005; Ph.D. University of Nebraska Medical Center, 2010. Since 2013.

CLARK A. JONES, Senior Instructor. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 1989; M.S. (Ibid.), 1992; Ph.D. (Southern Methodist University), 1997. Since 2008.

LAURA LUQUE, Instructor. B.S. (Florida International University), 1996; M.S. (University of Texas, Dallas), 2001; Ph.D. (University of Texas, Dallas), 2005.  Since 2015.

SHAUNA M. McGILLIVRAY, Professor, and Associate Director Pre-Health Professions Institute B.A. (Concordia College), 1999; Ph.D. (University of California-San Diego), 2006. Since 2009.

MIKE MISAMORE Associate Professor. B.S. (University of Wisconsin), 1989; M.S. (College of Charleston, S.C.), 1993; Ph.D. (Louisiana State University), 1998. Since 2003.

ANNIKA NELSON, Assistant Professor. B.A. (Oberlin College), 2015; M.S. (University of California, Irvine), 2018; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2019. Since 2024.

MICHAEL SAWEY, Senior Instructor. B.S. (Texas Wesleyan University), 1994; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 2008. Since 2008.

MIKAELA STEWART, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of Central Arkansas), 2007; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2013. Since 2017.

DEAN WILLIAMS, Professor. B.A. (Coe College), 1988; M.S. (University of Alabama at Huntsville), 1991; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 2000. Since 2007.

FLOYD L. WORMLEY JR, Professor, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. B.S. (Tulane University), 1995; M.S. (Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans), 1998; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2001. Since 2019.

Chemistry & Biochemistry

ONOFRIO ANNUNZIATA, Professor.  M.S. (University of Naples), 1997; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2001. Since 2004.

JEFFERY L. COFFER, Professor. B.S. (Wofford College), 1982; M.S. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 1985; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1987. Since 1990.

HEIDI A. CONRAD, Instructor I. B.S. (University of Wisconsin at River Falls), 2004; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2013. Since 2022.

SERGEI V. DZYUBA, Professor. Diploma in Chemistry (Odessa State University), 1998; Ph.D. (Texas Tech University), 2002. Since 2006.

JULIE A. FRY, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Rice University), 1989; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 2011. Since 2009.

KAYLA N. GREEN, Professor. B.S. (Tarleton State University), 2003; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2007. Since 2010.

BENJAMIN JANESKO, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.S. (Allegheny College), 1999; Ph.D. (Carnegie Mellon University), 2005. Since 2009.

DAVID E. MINTER, Professor. B.S. (Stephen F. Austin State University), 1968; M.S. (Ibid.), 1970; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1974. Since 1980.

JEAN-LUC G. MONTCHAMP, Professor.  Diploma of Engineering in Chemistry (School of Industrial Chemistry, France), 1989; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 1992. Since 1998.

YOUGHA RYU, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.S. (Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea), 1991; M.S. (Ibid), 1993; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2004. Since 2007.

BEN SHERMAN, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of Michigan), 2008; Ph.D. (Arizona State University), 2013. Since 2017.

ERIC E. SIMANEK, Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry. B.S. (University of Illinois), 1991; Ph.D. (Harvard University), 1996. Since 2010.

Computer Science

LIRAN MA, Professor. B.S.E.E. (Hunan University), 1999; M.S. (Beijing Jiaotong University), 2003; D.Sc. (George Washington University), 2008. Since 2010.

ANTONIO SANCHEZ-AGUILAR, Associate Professor.  B.S. (Universidad Iberoamericana), 1975; M.S. (George Washington University), 1977; D.Sc. (Ibid.), 1983. Since 2005.

MICHAEL C. SCHERGER, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.S. (University of Akron), 1991; B.S. (Ibid.), 1992; M.S. (Kent State University), 1995; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2005. Since 2012.

BINGYANG WEI, Associate  Professor. B.E. (Ocean University of China), 2010; Ph.D. (University of Alabama) 2015. Since 2018.

Engineering

CUILING (SUE) GONG, Professor. B.S. (Tsinghua University), 1990; M.S., (University of Minnesota), 1993; M. S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 1996; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1999. Since 2011.

JAMES HUFFMAN, Associate Professor of Professional Practice. B.S. (Texas A&M University), 1994; M.S. (University of Texas at Dallas), 1997; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2001. Since 2019.

MORGAN KIANI, Professor. B.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2005; M.S., (Ibid.), 2006; Ph.D., (Ibid.), 2009. Since 2011.

EFSTATHIOS E. MICHAELIDES, Moncrief Professor of Engineering. B.A. (Oxford University, 1977); M.S. (Brown University, 1979); Ph.D. (Ibid.) 1980; M.A. (Oxford University), 1983. Professional Engineer - Texas and Louisiana. Since 2011.

TRISTAN J. TAYAG, Professor. B.S.E.E. (Johns Hopkins University), 1986; M.S.E.E. (Ibid.); 1987; Ph.D. (University of Virginia), 1991. Since 1997.

R. STEPHEN WEIS, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.S.E.E. (U. S. Naval Academy), 1979; M.S. (Georgia Institute of Technology), 1984; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1987. Since 1992. Professional Engineer-Texas.

Environmental Science

VICTORIA J. BENNETT, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.Sc. Hons (University of Leeds), 1997; M.Sc. (Ibid.), 1998; Ph.D. (ibid), 2004. Since 2013.

MICHELE L. BIRMINGHAM, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Graduate Studies. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 2003; M.S. (Ibid), 2005. Since 2023.

GEHENDRA KHAREL, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of Nebraska), 2007; M.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2010; Ph.D. (University of North Dakota), 2015. Since 2019.

BRENDAN LAVY, Associate Professor. B.A. (University of North Texas), 1998; M.S. (Texas State University), 2013; Ph.D. (Texas State University), 2017. Since 2020.

RHIANNON G. MAYNE, Associate Professor and Curator of the Oscar and Juanita Monnig Meteoritic Collection and Chair of Meteoritics and Planetary Science. B.S. (Edinburgh University), 2002; Ph.D. (University of Tennessee), 2008. Since 2009.

MICHAEL C. SLATTERY, Professor, Director of the TCU Institute for Environmental Studies. B.A. (University of the Witwatersrand), 1988; M.S. (University of Toronto), 1990; Ph.D. (Oxford University), 1994. Since 1998.

ALLISON DAVIS STAMATIS, Instructor II. B.A. Hons (Austin College),2000; M.S. (University of Texas-El Paso), 2003; Ph.D. (University of North Texas), 2007. Since 2024.

Geology

HELGE ALSLEBEN, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department.  B.S. (University of Hamburg), 1996; M.S. (San Jose State University), 2000; Ph.D. (University of Southern California), 2005. Since 2005.

ARTHUR B. BUSBEY, Associate Professor B.S. (University of Texas at Austin), 1974; M.A. (Ibid.), 1977; Ph.D. (University of Chicago), 1982. Since 1985.

R. NOWELL DONOVAN, Emeritus, Charles B. Moncrief Professor. B.Sc. (Newcastle University), 1966; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1972. Since 1986.

ESAYAS GEBREMICHAEL, Associate Professor. B.S. (Addis Ababa University) 2000; M.S. (Ibid.), 2005; Ph.D. (Western Michigan University), 2018. Since 2019.

RICHARD E. HANSON, Herndon Professor. B.S. (Oklahoma State University), 1975; M.S. (Ibid.), 1977; Ph.D. (Columbia University), 1983. Since 1988.

OMAR T. HARVEY, Associate Professor and Director, TCU Natural Resource Research Initiative. B.S. (University of the West Indies), 2001; M.S. (University of Florida), 2004; Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), 2010, Since 2015.

JOHN HOLBROOK, Professor. B.S. (University of Kentucky), 1985, M.S. (University of New Mexico), 1992, Ph.D. (Indiana University), 1992. Since 2011.

XIANGYANG (CHEYENNE) XIE, Associate Professor. B.S. (Lanzhou University, China), 1998; M.S. (Northwest University, China), 2001; Ph.D. (University of Wyoming), 2007. Since 2013.

Mathematics

JOSÉ R. CARRIÓN, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of Puerto Rico), 2004; Ph.D. (Purdue University), 2013. Since 2015.  

ZE-LI DOU, Associate Professor.  B.A. (City University of New York, Queens College), 1987; Ph.D. (Princeton University), 1993. Since 1994.

JENNIFER DROEMER, Instructor I. BS (State University of New York College at Buffalo), 2003; MA (University of Texas-Arlington), 2014. Since 2025.

GREG FRIEDMAN, Professor and Chair of the Department.  B.S. (Brown University), 1996; M.S. (New York University), 1998; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2001. Since 2005.

KATHRYN HEDRICK, Instructor I. BA (University of Tulsa), 2007; MA (Rice University), 2009; Ph.D. (Rice University), 2012. Since 2025.

EMILY HERZIG, Instructor II. B.A. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2008; M.S. (University of Texas at Dallas), 2010. Since 2016.

KRISTI JARMAN, Associate Professor of Professional Practice. B.S. (West Texas A&M University), 1994; Ph.D. (Texas Tech University), 2002. Since 2024.

DENNIS LEDIS, Instructor II. B.S. (Florida International University), 2003; M.S. (University of Florida), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2011. Since 2014.

EUN HYE LEE, Assistant Profesor, B.S. (Ewha Womans University, Seoul), 2011; M.S. (Ibid), 2013; Ph.D, (University of Illinois at Chicago), 2019. Since 2023.

SCOTT NOLLET, Professor. B.S. (University of Minnesota), 1985; Ph.D. (University of California, Berkeley), 1994. Since 2000.

ALLISON C. OWEN, Senior Instructor. B.A. (Kansas Wesleyan University), 1981; M.L.S. (Texas Women's University), 1983; M.A. (Ibid.), 1987. Since 2000.

EFTON PARK, Professor. B.S. (University of Oklahoma), 1983; Ph.D. (State University of New York, Stony Brook), 1988. Since 1992.

CORNELIS J. POTGIETER, Associate Professor. B.Sc. (Rand Afrikans University), 2004; B.Sc. (University of Johannesburg), 2005; B.Sc. (Ibid.), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2009. Since 2019

IGOR P. PROKHORENKOV, Associate Professor.  B.S. (Moscow State University), 1991; Ph.D. (Rice University), 1997. Since 1998.

KEN RICHARDSON, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (Rice University), 1986; M.A. (Ibid.), 1989; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1993. Since 1994.

TRAVIS RUSSELL, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Stephen F, Austin University), 2009; M.S, (University of Texas at Tyler), 2011; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska- Lincoln), 2017. Since 2023.

LOREN SPICE, Associate Professor. B.S. (Towson University), 1998; M.S. (University of Chicago), 2000; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2004. Since 2009.

SUSAN G. STAPLES, Associate Professor. B.S. (Case Western Reserve University), 1983; Ph.D. (University of Michigan), 1988. Since 1995.

DEREK TOMLIN, Instructor I. B.A. (Texas A&M University), 2011, Ph.D. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2018. Since 2020.

DREW TOMLIN, Instructor I. B.A. (Hendrix College), 2010; M.S. (University of North Texas), 2012; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2016. Since 2017.

QIAO ZHANG, Associate Professor. B.S. (Shandong University), 1996; M.S. (Ibid.), 1998; Ph.D. (Columbia University), 2003. Since 2008.

Nutritional Sciences

SAMANTHA DAVIS, Associate Professor of Professional Practice. B.S. (University of Wisconsin), 1988; M.S. (Texas Woman’s University), 1992. Since 2013.

REBECCA DORITY, Professor of Professional Practice. B.S. (University of Maine), 1999; M.S. (Tufts University) 2001. Since 2007.

GINA J. HILL, Associate Professor, and Chair of the Department. B.S. (Texas Tech University), 1998; M.S. (Ibid.), 1999; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2003. Since 2003.

MCKALE MONTGOMERY, Assistant Professor. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 2007; M.S. (Oklahoma State University),2009; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2013. Since 2025.

ELISA MORALES MARROQUÍN Assistant Professor B.S. (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), 2013; M.S. (Baylor University), 2015; Ph. D. (Ibid.), 2018. Since 2022.

ASHLEY MULLINS, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice. B.S. (Texas Woman’s University), 2005; M.S. (University of Alabama), 2016. Since 2023.

ANNE D. VANBEBER, Professor. B.S. (Texas Tech University), 1979; M.S. (Texas Woman's University), 1982; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1991. Since 1992.

Physics & Astronomy

KAT A. BARGER, Associate Professor. B.S. (Western Washington University), 2006; M.S. (University of Wisconsin at Madison), 2008; M.A. (Ibid.), 2009; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2012. Since 2014.

MICHELLE BERG, Associate Professor. B.S. (Florida Institute of Technology), 2014; M.S. (University of Notre Dame), 2018; Ph.D. (ibid), 2022. Since 2024.

RICHARD BONDE, Instructor II. B.S. (Wichita State University), 2012; M.S. (University of Texas at Arlington), 2015; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2018. Since 2019.

HANA M. DOBROVOLNY, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department. B.Sc. (University of Winnipeg), 1997; M.A. (Bryn Mawr College), 2000; Ph.D. (Duke University), 2008. Since 2012.

PETER M. FRINCHABOY III, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.S. (California State University), 2000; M.S. (University of Virginia), 2002; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2006. Since 2009.

ZYGMUNT KAROL GRYCZYNSKI, W. A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr. Professor. M.S. (Gdansk University), 1982; Ph.D. (ibid.), 1987. Since 2010.

DOUGLAS INGRAM, Senior Instructor. B.A. (University of Texas at Austin), 1990; M.Sc. (University of Washington), 1991; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1996.

MICHAEL B. KRUGER, Professor. B.S. (State University of New York), 1985; M.A. (University of California at Berkeley), 1987; Ph.D. (ibid), 1992. Since 2021.

ANTON NAUMOV, Associate Professor. B.Sc. (University of Tennessee), 2005; Diploma in Chemical Physics (Kazan State University, Russia), 2006; M.S. (Rice University), 2008; Ph.D. (Ibid), 2011. Since 2015.

YURI M. STRZHEMECHNY, Associate Professor.  M.S. (Kharkiv Polytechnic University), 1988; M.Ph. (City University of New York), 1997: Ph.D. (Ibid), 2000. Since 2005.

Psychology

TIMOTHY M. BARTH, Professor and Associate Dean. B.S. (St. Bonaventure University), 1979; M.S. (Wesleyan University), 1982; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 1986. Since 1990.

GARY W. BOEHM, Professor. B.A. (Utah State University), 1989; M.S. (University of Connecticut), 1992; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1996. Since 1999.

BRENTON GRANT COOPER, Associate Professor. B.S. (University of New Mexico), 1993; Ph.D. (University of Utah), 2003. Since 2007.

CATHY R. COX, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies. B.A. (University of Colorado, Colorado Springs), 2000; M.A. (Ibid.), 2004; Ph.D. (University of Missouri), 2009. Since 2009.

NAOMI V. EKAS, Professor and Chair of the Department. B.A. (University of California, Davis), 2005; M.A. (University of Notre Dame), 2007; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2009. Since 2011.

SARAH E. HILL, Professor. B.A. (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), 2000; Ph.D. (University of Texas at Austin), 2006. Since 2008.

DANICA KNIGHT, Professor and Director of the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. B.M. (Southern Methodist University), 1988; M.S. (Texas Christian University), 1990; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 1992. Since 2019.

KEVIN KNIGHT, Professor, Saul B. Sells Chair of Psychology and Director of the Institute of Behavioral Research. B.A. (Southern Methodist University), 1985; M.A. (Ibid.), 1988; Ph.D. (Texas Christian University), 1991. Since 2018.

KENNETH J. LEISING, Professor. B.S. (Texas Christian University), 2003; M.A. (UCLA), 2004; Ph.D. (Ibid.), 2008. Since 2009.

MAURICIO R. PAPINI, Professor. Licentiate (University of Buenos Aires), 1976; Ph.D. (University of San Luis, Argentina), 1985. Since 1990.

S. K. UMA TAUBER, Associate Professor. B.A. (Augustana College), 2004; M.A. (University of Colorado), 2007; Ph.D. (Colorado State University), 2010. Since 2013.

Ranch Management

JASON S. FAUBION, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice; Assistant Director and John Biggs Professor. B.S. (Tarleton State University), 1993; M.S.T. (Ibid.), 1994. Since 2007.

MATTHEW GARCIA, Director and Associate Professor; Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show Endowed Professorship. B.S. (New Mexico State University), 1998, M.S. (Ibid.), 2003, Ph.D. (Washington State University), 2005, MBA (Portland State University),2009. Since 2024.

JEFFREY C. GEIDER, Associate Professor of Professional Practice; and William Watt Matthews Director of the Institute of Ranch Management. B.G.S. (Texas Christian University), 1981; Ranch Management (Ibid.), 1981; M.L.A. (Ibid.), 1999. Since 1997.