Jul 12, 2025  
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog 
    
2025 - 2026 Graduate Catalog

Graduate Faculty


Deo Chimba, Professor and Interim Department Chair; 
B. Sc., 2002, University of Dares; M.S. 2004 Florida State University; Ph.D. 2008, University of Miami 

Andrea Gardiner, Assistant Professor B.S., 2000, California Polytechnic State University; M.S., 2001, Colorado School of Mines; Ph.D., 2020, Vanderbilt University 

Amber Spear, Research Assistant Professor 
B.S, 2008 University of Michigan,; M.S. 2014, University of Texas at Austin; Ph.D, 2024, Jackson State University 

Lin Li, Professor and Dean B.S., 1991, Zhongshan University; M.S., 1994, Zhongshan University; Ph.D., 2004, University of Wisconsin-Madison 

Ranganathan Parthasarathy, Associate Professor B.S., 2005, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras; M.S., 2007, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Ph.D., 2013, University of Kansas 

Shihui Liu, Assistant Professor 
B.S., 2012, Hebei University of Architecture; M.S., 2016, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Ph.D., 2020, Jackson State University 

Roger Painter, Professor B.S., 1986, University of Tennessee; M.S., 1989, University of Tennessee Space Institute; Ph.D., 1992, Tennessee Technological University