Participating Faculty

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