The Applied Science Graduate Program is an applied, interdisciplinary research program. The faculty members listed below specialize in various emphasis areas and provide guidance for students through teaching, mentoring, and graduate assistantships.
Biosciences Emphasis Area
Dr. Mariya V. Khodakovskaya
Director of Applied Science Program
mvkhodakovsk@ualr.edu
Dr. Nawab Ali
Graduate Coordinator of Applied Biosciences
nali@ualr.edu
Dr. Stephen Grace
scgrace@ualr.edu
Dr. Hong Wang
hxwang@ualr.edu
Dr. Fusheng Tang
fxtang@ualr.edu
Dr. Qingfang He
qfhe@ualr.edu
Dr. Scott Woolbright
sawoolbright@ualr.edu
Dr. John Bush
jmbush@ualr.edu
Dr. Raffaela Lesch
rlesch@ualr.edu
Chemistry Emphasis Area
Dr. Brian C. Berry
Vice Provost of Research and Dean of the Graduate School
bcberry@ualr.edu
Dr. Wei Zhao
Graduate Coordinator of Applied Chemistry
wxzhao@ualr.edu
Dr. Mark Baillie
mtbaillie@ualr.edu
Dr. Jerry Darsey
jadarsey@ualr.edu
Dr. Anindya Ghosh
axghosh@ualr.edu
Dr. Keith Hudson
mkhudson@ualr.edu
Dr. Noureen Siraj
nxsiraj@ualr.edu
Dr. Brian Walker
blwalker2@ualr.edu
Mathematics and Statistics Emphasis Area
Ann Childers
Graduate Coordinator of Applied Math and Statistics
abchilders@ualr.edu
Dr. Hassan Elsalloukh
hxelsalloukh@ualr.edu
Dr. Eric R. Kaufmann
erkaufmann@ualr.edu
Dr. Nickolai Kosmatov
nxkosmatov@ualr.edu
Dr. Minh Nguyen
mvnguyen1@ualr.edu
Dr. Xiu Ye
xxye@ualr.edu
Dr. Wei Zhang
wxzhang2@ualr.edu
Physics Emphasis Area Including Geology
Dr. Tansel Karabacak
Graduate Coordinator of Applied Physics
Interim Director of the School of Physical Sciences
txkarabacak@ualr.edu
Dr. Gregory Guisbiers
Program Coordinator
gxguisbiers@ualr.edu
Dr. Haydar Al-Shukri
hjalshukri@ualr.edu
Dr. Alexandru Biris
asbiris@ualr.edu
Dr. Tony A. Hall
tahall@ualr.edu
Ganesh Kannarpady
gkkannarpady@ualr.edu
Dr. John Nichols
jxnichols@ualr.edu
Fumiya Watanabe
fxwatanabe@ualr.edu
Dr. Michael T. DeAngelis
Geology Program
mtdeangelis@ualr.edu
Dr. René A. Shroat-Lewis
Geology Program
rashroatlew@ualr.edu
Dr. Joshua C. Spinler
Geology Program
jxspinler@ualr.edu