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Khaled Adjerid, Ph.D., Virginia Tech
Professor of Practice
Fluids, materials, and biomechanics.

Ronald C. Anderson, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1987
Associate Professor
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
Biomechanics, Orthopaedic materials

Carolyn Bayer, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2009

Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Ultrasound, Photoacoustic Imaging, and Imaging Contrast Agents

J. Quincy Brown, Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, 2005
Professor
Application and translation of quantitative spectroscopy and imaging tools for the improvement of cancer management in the clinical setting

Donald P. Gaver, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1988
Professor
Alden J. "Doc" Laborde Chair in Biomedical Engineering

Mykel Green, Ph.D., Georgia Institue of Technology, 2014; City College of New York, 2020 
Assistant Professor 

Damir Khismatullin, Ph.D., Bashkir University, 1998
Associate Professor
Computational Bioengineering, Biofluid Mechanics, Cellular Biomechanics, Medical Ultrasound, Multiphase Flow

Mark Mondrinos, Drexel University, 2011
Assistant Professor

Michael Moore, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 2005
Professor
Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Tissue engineering, Biomaterials, Central nervous system regeneration

Dimitri Papadopoulos, Tulane University, 2011  
Professor of Practice

Kevin Pollard, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2017 
Research Assistant Professor

Katherine Raymond, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2007

Senior Professor of Practice
Associate Department Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Mechanics, Engineering Materials

Yu-Ping Wang, Ph.D., Xi'an Jiaotong University, 1996
Professor
Multi-scale Bioimaging, Medical Imaging, Geonomic Imaging, Bioinfomatics

Velencia Witherspoon, Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 2017 
Assistant Professor

Eiichiro Yamaguchi, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
Research Assistant Professor
Development of optical diagnostics methods, such as Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF), for microscale flow systems. Study of micro-fabrication techniques

Elizabeth Abboud, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2007
Senior Professor of Practice
Antibody engineering and Kaposi’s Sarcoma Herpesvirus

Christian Burr, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Professor of Practice

YiPing Chen, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1993
Professor
The John L. and Mary Wright Ebaugh Chair in Science and Engineering
Molecular mechanisms and genetic control of vertebrate organogenesis

James Cronin, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1990
Senior Professor of Practice
Neurophysiology of epilepsy and developing viral-vector based techniques for gene transfer to the nervous system

Matthew Dalva, Ph.D., Duke University, 1996 
Professor
Phyllis M Taylor Presidential Chair and Director of the Tulane Brain Institute
Synaptic development and function

Robert Steven Dotson, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1998
Senior Professor of Practice
Neuroendocrinology; Signal transduction in response to cytokines and growth factors

Jennifer Fang, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2010
Assistant Professor

Maria Galazo, Ph.D., Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain, 2007
Stepping Stone Early Career Professor
Assistant Professor

Manjong Han, Ph.D., Sogang University, 1998
Senior Professor of Practice
Human embryology; Cell and molecular mechanisms of regeneration and development in vertebrates

Laura Harrison, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1998
Research Assistant Professor

Fenglei He, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2009
Associate Professor
Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying craniofacial morphogenesis and malformations

Hai Huang, Ph.D., Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, 2005
Associate Professor

Ana R. Inácio, Ph.D., Lund University, 2011 (January 2026)
Assistant Professor

Stryder M. Meadows, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2008
Associate Professor
Understanding the molecular underpinnings of vascular development and disease using a combination of mouse genetics and in vitro experimental approaches

David Mullin, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1983
Associate Professor
New chemical class of antimicrobial agents; identifying the cellular target of 4-DDP1956, testing the therapeutic potential of 4-DDP1956 in mice. Bacterial fermentation end products to produce liquid fuels for automobiles

Pavel Rueda-Orozco, Ph.D., National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2008 (January 2026)
Associate Professor

Laura A. Schrader, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1997
Professor
Chair, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and learning and memory

Jeffrey G. Tasker, Ph.D., University of Bordeaux, France, 1986
Professor Catherine and Hunter Pierson Chair in Neuroscience
Intracellular and patch-clamp electrophysiology using in vitro brain slices; Study of membrane electrical properties, synaptic circuits and hormone regulation of hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells

Meena Vijayaraghavan, Ph.D., University of Madras (India), 1994
Senior Professor of Practice
Environmental carcinogenesis, cancer studies and pediatric nephrology

Shusheng Wang, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004
Professor
To dissect the epigenetic mechanisms of retinal vascular development and disease using genetic mouse model and in vitro system, with a focus on microRNAs and chromatin factors

Julie Albert, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2011
Associate Professor
Nanostructured Polymeric Materials, Stimuli-responsive Materials, Thin Film Morphologies, Surface Science, Combinatorial Methods, Solar Energy, Cancer Metastasis

Henry S. Ashbaugh, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1998
Professor
Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Classical Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Molecular Simulation, Solution Thermodynamics, Multi-Scale Modeling of Self-Assembly and Nanostructured Materials

Shuaihua Gao, Ph.D., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2018
Assistant Professor
Protein engineering for biomedical applications, Biosynthetic engineering for novel therapeutics, Protein structure-function relationships

Daniel Howsmon, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2017
Assistant Professor
Modeling cell signaling networks, Advanced patient monitoring systems

W T. Godbey, Ph.D., Rice University, 2000
Associate Professor
Gene Delivery, Cellular Engineering, Molecular Aspects of Nonviral Transfection, Biomaterials

Vijay T. John, D. Eng. Sci., Columbia University, 1982
Professor
Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering
Self-Assembly and Nanostructured Materials, Polymer/Nanoparticle Composites, Biomolecular Materials, Microemulsion Systems, Clathrate Hydrate Thermodynamics

Matthew M. Montemore, Ph.D., University of Colorado - Boulder, 2014
Associate Professor
Robert and Gayle Longmire Early Career Professor in Chemical Engineering
New materials for energy applications, including catalysts, solar cells, and batteries

Kim C. O'Connor, Ph.D., California Institute of Technolgy, 1987
Professor
Cell and Tissue Engineering: Biocomputation, Biokinetics, Oncology, Stem Cell Technology, Tissue Assembly.

Kyriakos D. Papadopoulos, D.Eng. Sci., Columbia University, 1982
Professor
Transport and Stability in Liquid-Emulsion Membranes, Transport of Multiphase Systems Through Porous Media, Marine Engine Lubricants

James Park, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2016
Assistant Professor
Tumor cell plasticity and phenotypic transitions, Non-genetic mechanisms of therapy evasion, Systems-level analysis of cell-state transitions, Single-cell and multi-omic profiling, Gene- and cell-to-cell interaction modeling, Mechanisms of drug resistance

Noshir S. Pesika, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2005
Associate Professor
Nanomaterial Synthesis and Characterization, Surface Functionalization and Rheology, Bio-Inspired Materials, Surface Science, Electrochemistry

Katie Claire Russell, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2012
Senior Professor of Practice
Associate Department Chair
Stem Cell Technology, Clonal Heterogeneity, Flow Cytometry, Sort Strategies for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Enrichment

Nicholas Sandoval, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 2011
Associate Professor
Genome Engineering, Metabolic Engineering, Biofuels, biosensors, sequence-function elucidation

Daniel F. Shantz, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 2000
Professor
Entergy Chair in Clean Energy Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and PhD Programs
New Materials to Address Challenges in Energy and Sustainability

Alexander L. Burin, Ph.D., Moscow Institute for Physics and Engineering, 1989
Professor
Discipline: Physical Chemistry
Research Topics: Physical, Charge Transfer and Current-Induced magnetism

Nathalie Busschaert, Ph.D., University of Southampton, 2013
Associate Professor
Discipline: Bio-Organic Chemistry
Research Topics: Supramolecular Chemistry, Anion Transport, Biomimicry

Mallory Cortez, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2011 
Professory of Practice

James P. Donahue, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1998
Professor
Discipline: Inorganic Chemistry
Research Topics: Transition Metal Thiolate Chemistry – Inorganic

Bruce C. Gibb, Ph.D., Robert Gordon's University, 1992
Professor
Discipline: Organic Chemistry
Research Topics:  Supramolecular Chemistry, Host-guest interactions

Hassan Gneid, Ph.D., University of Southampton, 2019
Visiting Assistant Professor

Scott Michael Grayson, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2002
Professor
Joseph H. Boyer Professorship in Chemistry
Discipline: Organic, Polymer Materials and Biochemistry
Research Topics: Organic, Material, and Biochemistry

Wenxiao Guo, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2021 
Assistant Professor
Discipline: Inorganic, Physical, and Materials Chemistry

Heiko Jacobsen, Ph.D., University of Calgary, Canada, 1996
Senior Professor of Practice
Discipline: Computational Inorganic Chemistry

Courtney Lopreore, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2001 
Senior Professor of Practice 
Theoretical Chemistry

Alex McSkimming, Ph.D., University of New South Wales, 2013
Assistant Professor
Discipline: Inorganic Chemistry.
Research Topics: Bioinorganic chemistry, transition metal complex synthesis, ligand design

Robert Pascal, Ph.D., Rice University, 1980
Professor
Bernard Villars Baus Chair in Chemistry
Discipline: Biochemistry, physical organic chemistry
Research Topics :  Supramolecular Chemistry, Host-guest interactions

Igor V. Rubtsov, Ph.D., Institute for Chemical Physics, 1992
Professor
Chair, Department of Chemistry
Discipline: Physical Chemistry.
Research Topics: 2D Infrared Spectroscopy and applications

Russell Schmehl, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1980
Professor
Discipline: Inorganic Chemistry.
Research Topics: Photochemistry, Electrochemistry, Light Harvesting, Sensors

Daniel Straus, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2018
Assistant Professor
Optical, electronic, and magnetic materials

Mark Sulkes, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1978
Professor and Associate Department Chair
Discipline: Physical Chemistry.
Research Topics: Physical, Laser Spectroscopy, Molecular Beams

Nazir Tahir, Ph.D., Technische Universitat Braunschweig, 2011 
Professor of Practice

Carol Zhang, Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1997
Senior Professor of Practice
Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, design and synthesis of molecules of therapeutic interest

Victor Bankston, Ph.D., Tulane University 2024 
Professor of Practice
Quantum computation/information, combinatorial designs, optimization

Aron Culotta, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 2008
Professor
Social network analysis, natural language processing, data science, machine learning.

Allan Ding, Ph.D., Northeastern University, 2018
Assistant Professor
Algorithms, Machine Learning, Computational Biology

Rebecca Faust, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2021
Assistant Professor
Visualization and human-AI interaction with a focus on using visualization to enable explainable, human-in-the-loop analysis methods

Jihun Hamm, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Associate Professor
Machine Learning: adversarial machine learning, deep learning, privacy and security, optimization, nonlinear dimensionality reduction

Saad Hassan, Ph.D., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2023
Assistant Professor
Accessible Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Computational Social Science

Nicholas Mattei, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2012
Associate Professor
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Decision Making, Preferences

Aaron Maus, Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 2019
Senior Professor of Practice and Associate Chair
Protein Structure Comparison and Analysis Techniques, Protein Energy Functions and Minimization Protocols

Ramgopal Mettu, Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 2002
Associate Professor
Design and analysis of algorithms with guarantees on running time and solution quality that are necessary for the principled study of experimental and biological phenomena

Jiang Ming, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 2016
Associate Professor
Software and Systems Security

Lu Peng, Ph.D., University of Florida, 2005
Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies
Yahoo! Founder Chair in Science and Engineering
Computer architecture, big data analytics and distributed systems, deep learning accelerators and applications, blockchain accelerators and applications

Hridesh Rajan, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2005
Dean, School of Science and Engineering  
Professor

Alireza Shirvani, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2021
Professor of Practice
Game Development, Computational Narrative, Artificial intelligence for Games

Brian Summa, Ph.D., University of Utah, 2013
Associate Professor
Large data processing, Scientific Visualization, Computer Graphics, Scalable Algorithms, Digital Photography

Matthew Toups, University of New Orleans 
Professor of Practice
Computer science pedagogy, systems programming, network and software security, distributed systems, geospatial data systems

Jiyuan Wang, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 2025
Assistant Professor
Testing, Heterogenous Computing, Big Data, Quantum Computing

Carola Wenk, Ph.D., Free University of Berlin, Germany, 2002
Professor
Chair, Department of Computer Science
Algorithms and Data Structures, Computational Geometry, Shape Matching, Computational Biology, Discrete Mathematics

Zizhan Zheng, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2010
Associate Professor
AI security and safety, Reinforcement learning, Generative AI, Networks

Jeffrey G. Agnew, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2008
Senior Professor of Practice 
Associate Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Geoscience Education, Paleobiology, Paleoecology, Taphonomy, Taxonomy

Nancye H. Dawers, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1997
Associate Professor
Structural Geology, Neotectonics, Fault Growth and Interaction Using Scaling Relations in Evolving Fault Populations

Thomas DeCarlo, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 2017
Assistant Professor
Coral reefs, Anthropogenic Climate Change, Ocean Dynamics, Coastal Biogeochemistry, Ocean Acidification

Cynthia Ebinger, Ph.D., MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 1988
Professor
Marshall-Heape Chair in Geology
Solid Earth Geophysics, Earthquake and Volcano Seismology, Crustal Dynamics

Dan Friess, Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2009
Professor, Cochran Family Professorship in Earth and Environmental Sciences
Blue carbon, Sea level rise, Deforestation, Policy and Restoration

Nicole M. Gasparini, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003
Professor
Fluvial geomorphology, Landscape evolution, Sediment delivery from hillslopes to rivers, Interactions between climate and tectonics through erosion, Impacts of climate change on river networks

Colin Jackson, Ph.D., Brown University, 2014
Assistant Professor
On leave through December 2025
Solid Earth geochemistry and petrology, High temperature and pressure synthesis, Planetary Science

Keena Kareem, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2005
Professor of Practice
Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology, Low and High Temperature Geochemistry, Chemistry of the Archean Mantle, Volcanology, and Petroleum Geology

Jamiat Nanteza, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, 2016
Professor of Practice
Hydrology, The Water cycle in a changing climate, GRACE satellites, Land surface modelling, Groundwater sustainability, Drought, Water security and community adaptation, Sub-Saharan Africa

Kyle M. Straub, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007
Professor
Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sediment transport from land through the ocean into the stratigraphic record, Continental Slope Morphodynamics, Submarine Morphodynamics

Torbjörn E. Törnqvist, Ph.D., Utrecht University, 1993
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Vokes Geology Professor
Quaternary geology, Sea-level change, Coastal sustainability, Fluvial and deltaic sedimentology, Sequence stratigraphy, Applied geochronology, Paleoclimatology

Yi Wang, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2020
Assistant Professor
Marine Biogeochemistry, Paleoclimatology, Paleoceanography, Trace Metal Cycling, and Isotope Geochemistry

Yanxu Zhang, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2013
Associate Professor
Environmental Biogeochemistry, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Earth System Modeling, Global Change, Mercury Cycle, Plastic Pollution, Emerging Contaminants, Environmental Risk Assessment
 

Henry L. Bart, Jr., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1985
Professor
Director, Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute
Ecology and Systematics of Freshwater Fishes and Amphibians

Joan Bennett, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1967
Professor
Fungal genetics, Mycotoxins, Fungal volatile organic compounds; Genomics; Bioethics; Women in science; History of microbiology

Samridhi Chaturvedi, Ph.D., Utah State University, 2019
Assistant Professor
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, plant-insect interactions and genomics

D. Jelagat Cheruiyot, Ph.D., Auburn University, 2012
Senior Professor of Practice
Plants and animal interactions, elemental defense, biointeraction between elements and organic defense chemicals, trophic transfer of elements

Keith Clay, Ph.D., Duke University, 1982
Professor
Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Species interactions, community ecology, biodiversity, disease, and symbiosis

Emily Farrer, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2010
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Programs
Plant Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Global Change Biology, Invasive Species, Wetland Ecology, Population Genetics, Botany

Kathleen Ferris, Ph.D., Duke University, 2014
Assistant Professor
Quantitative and Population Genetics of Natural Plant Populations, Speciation, Plant Ecology

Hannah Frank, Ph.D., Stanford University, 2017 
Assistant Professor
Host-pathogen interactions, evolutionary ecology, molecular evolution, disease ecology, vertebrate immunology

Alex Gunderson, Ph.D., Duke University, 2013
Assistant Professor
Physiological and evolutionary ecology, global change biology, herpetology

Donata R. Henry, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2005
Senior Professor of Practice and Associate Department Chair for Undergraduate Education
Levy Professor in Integrated Discovery and Community Engagement
Ornithology and Ecology

Jordan Karubian, Ph.D., The University of Chicago, 2001
Professor
Sexual Selection, Tropical Ecology, Conservation Biology

Barry Kohl, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1980
Adjunct Professor

Timothy Irvin McLean, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2001
Senior Professor of Practice
Molecular Marine Microbiology

Renata Ribeiro, Ph.D., University of Missouri, St. Louis, Chapel Hill, 2008
Senior Professor of Practice
Avian ecology, behavior, conservation and evolution

Brian Sidlauskas, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 2006
Professor
Ichthyology, systematics, macroevolution, morphometrics and biodiversity, particularly of freshwater fishes

Julia Sonn, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2016
Professor of Practice

Caroline (Caz) Taylor, Ph.D., University of California Davis, 2004
Professor
Population Biology of Migratory and Invasive Species, Wetlands Ecology

Sunshine Van Bael, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
Professor
Tropical ecology, plant-insect-fungal interactions, agroecology, coastal and wetland ecology

Tewodros Amdeberhan, Ph.D., Temple University, 1997
Senior Professor of Practice
Combinatorics, Number Theory, Special Functions, Partial Differential Equations, Computer Algebra, Algorithmic Proof Theory, Harmonic Analysis

Olivia Beckwith, Ph.D., Emory University, 2018
Assistant Professor

Daniel Irving Bernstein, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 2018
Assistant Professor
Combinatorics, Discrete Geometry, Applied Algebraic Geometry

Tommaso Buvoli, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2018
Assistant Professor
Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, and High Performance Computing

Mahir Can, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Professor
Algebraic Combinatorics and Geometry

Ricardo Cortez, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1995
Professor
William Larkin Duren Professor in Mathematics
Director, Center for Computational Science
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing, Biological Fluid Flow Applications

Alessandra Costantini, Ph.D., Purdue University, 2019 
Professor of Practice

Marie Dahleh, Ph.D., Princeton University, 1990
Senior Professor of Practice
Associate Dean for Online and Professional Education
Numerical Analysis

Gustavo Didier, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 2007
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Stochastic Processes, Time Series Analysis, Multiscale (Wavelets) and Multivariate Methods, Applications

Maurice Joseph Dupré, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1972
Associate Professor
Application of Topological and Differential Geometric Methods and Bundle Theory in Functional Analysis and Physics

Lisa J. Fauci, Ph.D., New York University, 1986
Professor
Nola Lee Haynes Professor in Mathematics
Numerical Analysis, Scientific Computing, Fluid Dynamics, Mathematical Biology

Robin Forman, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1985
Professor
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Combinatorial Methods in Topology and Geometry

Netanel Friedenberg, Ph.D., Yale University, 2020
Visiting Assistant Professor

Emily Gamundi, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2003 
Professor of Practice

Tài Huy Hà, Ph.D., Queen's University, 2000
Professor
Chair, Department of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry, Commutative Algebra, Computational Algebra, Combinatorics

Lifeng Han, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2020
Professor of Practice

Xiang Ji, Ph. D., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2017 
Assistant Professor
Statistical Phylogenetics, Statistical Computing and Software development, Bioinformatics, Viral and Multigene Family Evolution

Michael Joyce, Ph.D., Brown University, 2005
Senior Professor of Practice
Combinatorics, Algebraic Geometry, Representation Theory

Rafal Komendarczyk, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006
Professor
Director of Master’s Programs
Geometric Topology, Geometric Analysis, Contact and Symplectic Geometry, Topological Hydrodynamics

Michelle Lacey, Ph.D., Yale University, 2003
Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Phylogeny Reconstruction and Evolutionary Models, Bioinformatics

Scott McKinley, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2006
Associate Professor
Stochastic processes, especially with application to movement in biological systems.  Microrheology, Intracellular Transport, Mucosal Immunology, Movement Ecology; Qualitative Behavior of Stochastic Differential Equations

Ken McLaughlin, Ph.D., New York University, 1994
Professor
Evelyn and John G. Phillips Distinguished Chair in Mathematics

Kalina Mincheva, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 2016 
Assistant Professor
Tropical and Algebraic Geometry

Victor H. Moll, Ph.D., New York University, 1984
Professor
Classical Analysis, Symbolic Computation, Special Functions and Number Theory

Sam Punshon-Smith, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2017
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Admission
Partial Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, Ergodic Theory, Stochastic Analysis,  Fluid Mechanics, Mixing, Turbulence, Linear and Nonlinear Instability, Kinetic Theory, Particle Systems, Hydrodynamic Limits

Norbert Riedel, Ph.D., Technical University of Munich, 1977
Associate Professor
Functional Analysis, Operator Algebras

Frank J. Tipler, Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1976
Professor
Mathematical Physics, Cosmology

David DaGang Yang, Ph.D., SUNY at Stony Brook, 1986
Associate Professor
Riemannian Geometry, Analysis on Manifolds, Differential Geometry

Kun Zhao, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009
Associate Professor
Analysis of nonlinear partial differential equations PDEs, Hyperbolic conservation/balance laws, Mathematical fluid mechanics, Mathematical Biology

* Denotes Undergraduate Advisor

Aimee Aysenne, M.D., MPH. 
Vice Chair for Clinical Neuroscience and Inpatient Neurology
Director of Neurocritical Care
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery
Email: aaysenne@tulane.edu

Lydia Bazzano, M.D., Ph.D.
Lynda B. and H. Leighton Steward Professor in Nutrition
Director, Center for Lifespan Epidemiology Research
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Email: lbazzano@tulane.edu

Daniel Burnston, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy
Email: dburnsto@tulane.edu

David W. Busija, Ph.D., M.D. [Hon]
Regents Professor & Chair of Pharmacology
Email: dbusija@tulane.edu

Partha Chandra, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor in Pharmacology
Email: pchandr1@tulane.edu

*Sara Clark, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Practice in Neuroscience
Director of Master's and Undergraduate Neuroscience Programs
Email: sclark4@tulane.edu

David M. Corey, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Practice of Psychology
Email: dave@tulane.edu

Elizabeth Crabtree, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Email: ecrabtre@tulane.edu

James Cronin, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Practice of Cell & Molecular Biology
Associate Department Chair and MS Program Director
Email: cronin@tulane.edu

*Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Email: jmdaniel@tulane.edu

Benjamin Deen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Email: bdeen@tulane.edu

Andrei Derbenev, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physiology
Email: aderben@tulane.edu

Aaron S. Dumont, M.D.
Charles B. Wilson Professor
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery
Email: adumont2@tulane.edu

Jonathan P. Fadok, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Burk-Kleinpeter Early Career Professorship in Science & Engineering
Email: jfadok@tulane.edu

Maria Galazo, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: mgalazo@tulane.edu

Bruce C. Gibb, Ph.D.
Professor of Chemistry
Email: bgibb@tulane.edu

*Thomas J. Hebert, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Practice of Psychology
Email: thebert1@tulane.edu

John Horne, Ph.D.
Professor of Practice in Neuroscience
Email: jhorne2@tulane.edu

*Harry Howard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish and Portuguese
Member of the Linguistics Program
Email: howard@tulane.edu

Hai Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Email: hhuang5@tulane.edu

Suttira "Joy" Intapad, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Email: sintapad@tulane.edu

S. Michal Jazwinski, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine & Biochemistry
Director of the Tulane Center for Aging
Email: sjazwins@tulane.edu

Prasad V.G. Katakam, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Email: pkatakam@tulane.edu

Woong-Ki Kim, Ph.D.
Chair of Microbiology Division, 
Associate Director of Research at the Tulane Primate Center
Email: wkim6@tulane.edu

Norman Kreisman, Ph.D.
Professor & Vice Chairman of Physiology
Email: nkreism@tulane.edu

Jean-Pyo Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Stem Cell Research & Regenerative Medicine
Email: jeanpyol@tulane.edu

Sarah Lindsey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Email: lindsey@tulane.edu

Michele Longo, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Email: michele.longo@tulane.edu

Andrew MacLean, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology & Immunology
Tulane National Primate Research Center
Email: amaclean@tulane.edu

Julie Markant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Email: jmarkant@tulane.edu

Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, M.D., Ph.D.
Price-Goldsmith Professor of Nutrition Research
Professor of Medicine
Director, Tulane Diabetes Research Program
Email: fmauvais@tulane.edu

Stryder Meadows, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Director of the Tulane Transgenic Core Facility
Email: smeadows@tulane.edu

Michael J. Moore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Email: mooremj@tulane.edu

Ricardo Mostany, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Director of the Neuroscience PhD Program
Email: rmostany@tulane.edu

Stephen Nelson, M.D. Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Email: slnelson@tulane.edu

Stacy Overstreet, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
Email: soverst@tulane.edu

Jeffrey C. Rouse, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Email: jrouse@tulane.edu

Iboyla Rutkai Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Email: irutkai@tulane.edu

*Laura Schrader, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell & Molecular Biology
Email: schrader@tulane.edu

Gregory W Stewart, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedics
W. Kennon McWilliams Professor
Director of Sports Medicine
Email: gstewart@tulane.edu

*Jeffrey Tasker, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology
Catherine and Hunter Pierson Chair in Neuroscience
Email: tasker@tulane.edu

Di Tian, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Neuropathology
Co-Director of Molecular Pathology
Email: dtian2@tulane.edu

Yu-Ping Wang, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering & Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Director of Multiscale Bioimaging and Bioinformatics Lab
Email: wyp@tulane.edu

*Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D.
Senior Professor of Practice in Psychology
Email: bwee@tulane.edu

Lu Xu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Structural & Cellular Biology
Email: lxu4@tulane.edu

James Zadina, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director of the Neuroscience Laboratory, VA Medical Center & Tulane University
Email: jzadina@tulane.edu

Andrea Zsombok, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology
Email: azsombo@tulane.edu

* Denotes Undergraduate Advisor

Matt Barrios, Ph.D., Florida State University, 2011
Senior Professor of Practice
Cryogenic Engineering

Denys Bondar, Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 2010
Associate Professor
Quantum Science and Technology

Douglas B. Chrisey, Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1988
Professor
Cornelia and Arthur Jung Chair in Materials Engineering
Materials Engineering

Matthew Escarra, Ph.D., Princeton University, 2011
Professor
Co-Director, Tulane Instrumentation for Nanoscience & Innovation
Photonic Materials and Devices

Ryan Gelfand, Ph.D., Northwestern University, 2013
Senior Professor of Practice
Optics and Photonics

Ryan T. Glasser, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 2009
Professor
Quantum Information and Nonlinear Optics

Jessica Graber, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2003
Senior Professor of Practice
Algebraic Mean Field Theory, Physics Instruction

Shao-Kai Jian, Ph.D., Institute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, 2019
Assistant Professor

Lev Kaplan, Ph.D., Harvard University, 1996
Professor
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Quantum Chaos and Quantum Information

Xin Lu, Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, 2017
Assistant Professor

Ahmad Majed, Ph.D., Tulane University 2024 
Professor of Practice

Zhiqiang Mao, Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China, 1992
Research Professor
Quantum Materials

Louis McLane, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013
Senior Professor of Practice
Cellular Biophysics

Michael Naguib, Ph.D., Drexel University, 2014
Professor
Novel Energy Materials

John P. Perdew, Ph.D., Cornell University, 1971
Professor
Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

Anoop Rajappan, Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020
Assistant Professor
Fluid Mechanics, Soft Robotics, and Wearable Devices

Wayne F. Reed, Ph.D., Clarkson, 1984
Professor
Murchison-Mallory Professor of Physics
Polymer Physics & Biophysics

Adrienn Ruzsinszky, Ph.D., Budapest University of Technology and Economics, 2004
Professor
Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

Michelle Hewlett Sanchez, Ph.D., Stanford University, 2011
Senior Professor of Practice
Director, Center for K-12 STEM Education
Levy Professor for Integrated Discover and Community Engagement
Paralinguistic Speech Problems

Timothy M. Schuler, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004
Senior Professor of Practice
Experimental Solid State Physics and Physics Instruction

Khazhgery "Jerry" Shakov, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2004
Senior Professor of Practice
Associate Department Chair, Department of Physics & Engineering
Physics Quantum Control and Physics Instruction

Nick Sparks, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2017
Professor of Practice
Mathematical Physics

Jianwei Sun, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2010
Professor
Materials Theory and Computation/Density Functional Theory

Diyar Talbayev, Ph.D., Stony Brook University, 2004
Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Condensed Matter and Optical Spectroscopy

Jiang Wei, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2010
Associate Professor
Nanodevice Physics

Fred Wietfeldt, Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley, 1994
Chair, Dept. of Physics and Engineering Physics
Professor
Experimental Nuclear Physics

Julie A. Alvarez, Ph.D., Emory University, 2005
Senior Professor of Practice
Psychological assessment and clinical neuropsychology

Courtney N. Baker, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 2010
Associate Professor
Director of School Psychology PhD Program
Dissemination and implementation research, early childhood, prevention of socioemotional and academic problems, community-based participatory research

Kate Baker, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1992
Research Professor

David M. Corey, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1999
Senior Professor of Practice
Cognitive neuroscience and quantitative methods

Michael Cunningham, Ph.D., Emory University, 1994
Professor
Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research
Examines pathways of success and challenge in African American children and adolescents

Jill M. Daniel, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2000
Professor
Gary P. Dohanich Professor in Brain Science
The impact of estrogens and androgens on memory and cognition across the lifespan

Ben Deen, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016
Assistant Professor
Cognitive neuroscience, social reasoning

Jonathan Fadok, Ph.D.,  University of Washington, 2010
Associate Professor
Burk-Kleinpeter Inc. Professorship in Science and Engineering
Neuronal circuits regulating emotion and adaptive behavior

Jacob Feiler, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 2023
Professor of Practice
Educational psychology, educational neuroscience

Sarah A. O. Gray, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Boston, 2013
Research Assistant Professor
Examines relational and contextual risk and protective factors that contribute to young children's psychosocial and educational adjustment, with a particular focus on violence exposure and parenting

Thomas J. Hebert, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1996
Senior Professor of Practice
Behavioral neuroscientist with interests in hormones and behavior

Michael Hoerger, Ph.D., Central Michigan University, 2010
Associate Professor
Health psychology, adult mental health, psycho-oncology

Yo Jackson, Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1995
Professor
Child psychology

Wendy Jung, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2015
Visiting Assistant Professor

Julie Markant, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2010
Associate Professor
Interactions between developing attention and memory systems; early brain development

Matthieu Maroteaux, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor

Lisa Molix, Ph.D., University of Missouri at Columbia, 2007
Associate Professor
Intergroup relations, overall health and well-being among marginalized populations

Christian Montanari, Ph.D., Sapienza University of Rome, 2013 
Research Assistant Professor

Damian Murray, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2013
Associate Professor
The implications of infectious disease threat for social behavior, personality, and cultural differences

Bonnie K. Nastasi, Ph.D., Kent State University, 1986
Professor
Culturally appropriate health promotion and health risk prevention programming for children, adolescents and adult populations

Laurie O'Brien, Ph.D., University of Kansas, 2002
Professor
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
Prejudice and stigma from the perspective of both targets and perpetrators

Stacy Overstreet, Ph.D., Tulane University, 1995
Professor
Director of Doctoral Programs
Examines the impact of trauma on youth and the effectiveness of interventions to address the needs of trauma-exposed youth

Janet B. Ruscher, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts-Amherst, 1991
Professor
Chair, Department of Psychology
Stereotyping and prejudice in communication

Kimberly Sherman, Ph.D., University of Rhode Island, 2008
Senior Professor of Practice
Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS), school-based academic and behavior risk prevention and intervention services

Alexandra Sims, Ph.D., Tulane University, 2015
Senior Professor of Practice
School Psychology

Beth E. F. Wee, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1986
Senior Professor of Practice
Biological rhythms (seasonal and circadian), Neuroendocrinology, Reproduction, Learning and Memory, and Animal Behavior

Lindsay H. B. Weixler, Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2012
Research Assistant Professor

Carrie L. Wyland, Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 2004
Senior Professor of Practice
Associate Department Chair, Department of Psychology
Social psychologist with a focus on understanding the self and how people understand others

Selin Zeytinoglu, Ph.D., University of North Carolina-Greensboro, 2018
Assistant Professor
Socioemotional development, parent-child dynamics, parents’ and children’s self-regulation (e.g., autonomic regulation, emotion regulation, cognitive control), intergenerational transmission of anxiety and other affective problems, social buffering of stress, developmental psychopathology, the role of the sociocultural context on child development
 

Mead A. Allison, Ph.D., State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1993
Professor
Sedimentary Processes of Continental Margin Environments

R. C. (Charlie) Berger, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1992
Adjunct Professor

David S. Biedenharn, Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1995
Adjunct Professor
Hydraulics, river mechanics, engineering and management, sediment transport, regional sediment management, channel restoration, and fluvial geomorphology

Matt Czapiga, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2018 
Assistant Professor

Sönke Dangendorf, Ph.D., University of Siegen, Germany, 2010
David and Jane Floweree Assistant Professor
Sea level change and variability, spatial and temporal sea level and climate reconstructions, sea-level budgets, extreme value statistics, time series modelling, design water levels, climate change, detection & attribution, proxy reconstructions

Ibrahim Demir, University of Georgia, 2010
Michael A. Fitts Presidential Chair in Environmental Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Professor  
Hydroinformatics, artificial intelligence and data science applications in environmental and climate science, digital twin systems, virtual and augmented reality, information systems, geospatial data analytics, disaster management

Kelin Hu, Ph.D.
Research Professor

K. Jack Killgore, Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1995
Adjunct Professor
Habitat assessment of large river fishes, conservation of endangered species, aquatic habitat restoration, invasive species management and environmental impact analysis.

Barbara A. Kleiss, Ph.D., Louisiana State University, 1995
Research Professor
Non-Resident Student Coordinator
Water chemistry of aquatic systems, wetlands biogeochemistry, and restoration of rivers and wetlands, and interdisciplinary studies of the Mississippi River and its floodplains

Jeff Melby, Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1991 
Adjunct Professor

Ehab Meselhe, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1994
Professor and Chair, Department of River-Coastal Science and Engineering
Coastal wetland hydrology, sediment transport, and computer modeling of coastal wetland, estuarine, and riverine systems

Annalisa Molini, Ph.D., University of Basilicata and University of Genova, Italy, 2002
Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Water-plant-atmosphere interactions; Hydroclimatology and hydrological extremes; Micro-meteorology; Ecohydrology; Food-water-energy nexus and sustainable development.

Jennifer C. Murphy, M.S., Vanderbilt University, 2011
Adjunct Professor
As a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, I study how river water quality changes over time and explore the major drivers of these changes. I develop and apply various techniques for characterizing surface water quality trends at regional and national scales. Recently, I became the Harmful Algal Blooms team lead for a project charged with developing nationally scalable proxy approaches.

John L. Sabo, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2000
Director, ByWater Institute

Richard W. Wagner, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2012
Professor of Practice

Brendan Yuill, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2009 
Adjunct Professor