Science and Engineering Faculty Refereed Journal Publications 2002-2006
Science and Engineering Faculty and their Research Interests
T. Amdeberham, Professor of Practice. (Page in progress)
John Armstrong, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Gergly Bana, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Ricardo Cortez, Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1995, Professor; Pendergraft William Larkin Duren Professor in Mathematics. Computational fluid dynamics, Numerical methods and Scientific Computing, Biological fluid flow applications.
John Dauns, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1964, Professor. Classes of Modules, Division Rings.
Gustavo Didier, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2007, Assistant Professor. Stochastic processes and time series analysis, with a focus on Wavelets, Long range dependence and Multivariate methods.
Maurice Dupre, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1972, Associate Professor. Topological Algebra.
Lisa Fauci, Ph. D., New York University, 1986, Professor; Pendergraft Nola Lee Haynes Professor in Mathematics. Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Biology.
Tai Huy Ha, Ph.D., Queen's University, 2000, Assistant Professor. Algebraic Geometry Commutative Algebra, Computational Algebra, Combinatorics.
Michael Joyce, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Morris Kalka, Ph.D., New York University, 1975, Professor and Department Chair. Complex Analysis, Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations.
Alexander Kurganov, Ph.D., School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, 1997, Associate Professor. Numerical methods for time-dependent PDEs, Hyperbolic Conservation Laws, Degenerate Parabolic Equations, Numerical Analysis.
Slawomir Kwasik, Ph.D., University of Gdansk, Poland, 1980, Professor. Algebraic and Geometric Topology.
Michelle Lacey, Ph.D., Yale University, 2003, Assistant Professor. Phylogeny reconstruction and evolutionary models, Bioinformatics.
Terry Lawson, Ph.D., Stanford University,1971, Professor. Geometric Topology, Differential Topology, 4-manifolds.
John Liukkonen, Ph.D., Columbia University,1970, Associate Professor. Probability & Statistics.
Michael Mislove, Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1969, Professor; Pendergraft Herbert Buchanan Professor in Mathematics. Topological Algebra, Domain Theory and Ordered Structures, Non-well-found set theory, Semantics of High-Level Programming Languages, Concurrency Theory, Process Algebra and Probabilistic Models of Computation.
Victor Moll, Ph.D., New York University Mathematics, 1984, Professor. Classical analysis, Symbolic computation, Special functions and number theory.
Norbert Riedel, Ph.D., Technical University of Munich, 1977, Professor. Functional Analysis, Operator Algebras.
Jim Rogers, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside, 1968, Professor. Dynamical Systems and Continuum Theory.
Steve Rosencrans, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1964, Professor. Partial differential equations.
Steven Sinnott, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Xinyu Sun, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Frank Tipler, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1976, Professor. Mathematical Physics, Cosmology. (Joint appointment with Physics)
Albert Vitter, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1971, Associate Professor. Differential Geometry, Several Complex Variables, Algebraic Geometry.
Xuefeng Wang, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1990, Professor. Partial differential equations and their applications.
Alexander Wentzell, Ph.D., Moscow State University, 1982, Professor. Probability Theory, Stochastic Processes, Functional Analysis, Partial Differential Equations.
David Yang, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1986, Associate Professor. Riemannian Geometry, Analysis on Manifolds, Differential Geometry.
Physics and Engineering Physics
Alina Alb, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004, Research Assistant Professor. Experimental polymer science.
Ulrike Diebold, Ph.D., University of Technology Vienna, 1990, Professor and Yahoo! Founder Chair in Science and Engineering. Experimental surface science, Solid state physics, Physical chemistry.
Lev Kaplan, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1996, Assistant Professor. Quantum and wave chaos, Dynamics and transport in complex systems, Semiclassical methods.
Alex Laptev, Ph.D., Petersburg Nuclear Physics Insititute of Russian Academy of Sciences, 2004, Research Assistant Professor. Fundamental neutron physics, investigation of neutron-induced reactions by TOF method, nuclear fission research.
James MacLaren, Ph.D., Imperial College London, 1986, Professor and Dean of Newcomb-Tulane College. Theoretical solid state physics, Density functional calculations for materials, Magnetism.
Zhiqiang Mao, Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China, 1992, Associate Professor. Experimental superconductivity, Magnetism of materials, Novel physics of strongly correlated electron systems.
Jim McGuire, Ph.D., Northeastern University, 1969, Professor and Department Chair; Murchison-Mallory Chair in History of Physical Science. Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, Many body problem, Physics education.
John P. Perdew, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971, Professor. Density functional theory of molecules and solids, Electronic structure theory, Fundamentals and approximations of condensed matter physics and quantum chemistry.
Robert D. Purrington, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1966, Professor. Theoretical nuclear physics, Quantum and classical scattering, Ocean acoustics, History of physics.
Wayne F. Reed, Ph.D., Clarkson University, 1984, Professor. Macromolecular physics and chemistry, Light scattering, Innovative instrumentation and methodology, Advanced characterization of equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties of biological and synthetic polymers.
George Rosensteel, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1976, Professor. Mathematical physics, Theoretical nuclear structure physics, Hamiltonian dynamical systems.
Khazhgery Shakov, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004, Professor of Practice. Quantum Control Theory, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Frank Tipler, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1976, Professor. Global general relativity, Cosmology, Anthropic principles, Theoretical particle physics. (Joint appointment with Mathematics)
Dmitry B. Uskov, Ph.D., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1985, Research Assistant Professor. Quantum information theory, Atomic molecular and optical physics.
Fred E. Wietfeldt, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1994, Associate Professor. Experimental nuclear physics, Neutron fundamental interactions and decay using cold and ultracold neutrons, Nuclear astrophysics.
Julie Alvarez, Ph.D., Emory University, 2005, Professor of Practice. Intersection of cognition and emotion with a focus on attentional and executive functioning.
Osman Aricak, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Terry E. Christenson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1974, Associate Professor. Animal behavior, reproductive strategies, sexual selection and evolutionary psychology.
Paul J. Colombo, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1994, Associate Professor. Behavorial neuroscience, neuronal mechanisms of memory, age-related memory impairment.
David M. Corey, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1999, Assistant Professor. Sex differences in verbal fluency and auditory processing; imaging of brain anatomy and function; quantitative methods.
Michael Cunningham, Ph.D., Emory University, 1994, Associate Professor. Adolescent development in diverse contexts, African American adolescents and families.
Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2000, Assistant Professor. Role of ovarian hormones in the regulation of nonreproductive behaviors.
Gary P. Dohanich, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1981, Professor. Steroid action, neurotransmitters, learning and memory.
Edward Golob, Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1999, Assistant Professor. Cognitive neuroscience, memory, aging.
Thomas Hebert, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1996, Professor of Practice. Behavioral neuroscience.
Jeffrey J. Lockman, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1980, Professor. Perception-action development, early cognitive development, spatial cognition.
Lisa Molix, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007, Assistant Professor. Intergroup relations, mental health and well-being among marginalized populations.
Laurie O’Brien, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2002, Assistant Professor. Stigma, stereotype-threat, legitimizing myths.
Stacy Overstreet, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1995, Associate Professor. Stress and trauma, developmental psychopathology, resilience.
Bethany Rollins, Visiting Assistant Professor. (Page in progress)
Janet B. Ruscher, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1991, Professor and Department Chair. Social psychology, stereotyping and prejudice in communication.
Lisa Szechter, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University. 2003, Assistant Professor. Early childhood, education comprehension of spatial-graphic representation among children.
R. Enrique Varela, Ph.D., University of Kansas. 2002, Assistant Professor. Cognitive, family, and socio-cultural factors related to children's anxiety; parenting across cultures; trauma response in children.
C. Chrisman Wilson, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1976, Associate Professor. Applied behavior analysis, psychopathology.
Carrie Wyland, Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 2004, Professor of Practice. Social psychology; social cognitive neuroscience; cognitive biases underlying self-esteem; self-regulation; mood effects on information processing.
School, Affiliated Centers and Programs
San Aung, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2000, Professor of Practice. Engineering materials; Prefabricated systems. (Joint appointment with Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
Thomas C. Bishop, Ph.D., University of Illinois at urbana-Champaign, 1996, Research Associate Professor in the Center for Computational Science. Structure and dynamics of DNA and chromatin.
Richard Campanella, M.S., Louisiana State University, 1993, Research Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences and CBR Assistant Director. Geography/Mapping Sciences. (Joint appointment with Earth and Environmental Sciences)
Mic Dancisak, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2000, Senior Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Anatomical and Movement Science. (Joint appointment with Biomedical Engineering)
Vijaya Gopu, Ph.D. Colorado State University, 1975, Research Professor and Distinguished Scholar. Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics: Structural Polymeric Composites, Analysis and Design of Heavy Engineered Timber Structures and Components; Finite Element Analysis of Composite and Concrete Structures, and Dynamics of Light Fame Structures. (Joint appointment with Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
John McLachlan, Ph.D., George Washington University, 1971, Professor of Pharmacology; Albert J. Weatherhead, III and Celia Scott Weatherhead Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and CBR Director. Environmental and Endocrine Pharmacology, Environmental Signaling Systems, Women's Health, Medicinal Food Science. (Joint appointment with Pharamacology)
Douglas Meffert, D. Env., University of California, Los Angeles, 1996, Clinical Associate Professor, Environmental Health Sciences; Eugenie Schwartz Professor of River & Coastal Studies and CBR Deputy Director. Coastal Wetland Restoration, Urban Sustainability, Disaster Recovery. (Joint appointment with Environmental Health Sciences)
Howard W. Mielke, Ph.D., Michigan, 1972, Research Professor. (Joint appointment with Chemistry)
Annette Oertling, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2001, Professor of Practice and Director of Outreach. (Joint appointment with Biomedical Engineering)
Beth Wee, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1986, Professor of Practice and Co-Director of the Neuroscience Program. Neuroendocrinology, Biological rhythms, Animal behavior, Learning and Memory.