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Division Office

Division of Math and Natural Sciences
(972) 881-5880

Director

Dr. Nelson Rich
      Ph.D., Zoology, Oklahoma State University
      M.S., Biology, University of Louisiana - Monroe
      B.S., Biology, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Areas of specialization: vertebrate biology, vascular plant taxonomy

http://iws.ccccd.edu/nrich.html
(972) 881-5874
CASMNS Faculty
Biology

 Dr. Donna Cain
     Ph.D., Microbiology and Genetics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
     B.S., Biology, Southern College
Areas of specialization: microbial pathogenesis, molecular microbiology, prokaryotic gene regulation
http://iws2.ccccd.edu/dcain/

Dr. Bridgette Kirkpatrick
      Ph.D., Animal Science, University of Arizona 
      M.S., Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
      B.S., Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Areas of specialization: reproductive physiology, neuroendocrinology

Dr. Nelson Rich
      Ph.D., Zoology, Oklahoma State University
      M.S., Biology, University of Louisiana - Monroe
      B.S., Biology, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Areas of specialization: vertebrae biology, vascular plant taxonomy

Dr. David McCulloch
      Ph.D., Biology, Texas A&M University
      M.S., Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University
      B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University
Areas of specialization: field biology, freshwater ecology

http://iws.ccccd.edu/biopage/faculty/mcculloch/mccul.htm
Dr. Carroll Bottoms
      Ph.D., Microbiology/Virology, Mississippi State University
      M.S., Biochemistry, Angelo State University
      B.S., Biology, Angelo State University
Areas of specialization: virology (retroviruses) and immunology, cytokines involved in viral pathogenesis and immune evasion
http://iws2.ccccd.edu/cbottoms/
Dr. Rosanne Ciccia
Ph.D., Anatomy, State University of New York at Buffalo
B.S. Biology, Pre-Med, D'Youville College
Areas of specialization: neuroanatomy, morphology, histology, alcohol and thiamine deficiency

 

Dr. Sukanya Subramanian
      Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of  Medicine
      M.S., Cellular and Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
      M.S., Human Biology and Anatomy, All India
Institute of Medical Sciences
      B.S., Human Biology and Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Areas of specialization: regulation of gene expression, cell injury and repair
http://iws.ccccd.edu/ssubramanian/

Dr. Collin Thomas
     Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin
     B.A., Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin
Areas of specialization: molecular biology of signal transduction, membrane protein biogenesis

Dr. Amy Helms
      Ph.D., Genetics and Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
      B.S., Microbiology, Texas A&M University
Areas of specialization: cellular and molecular biology, eukaryotic gene regulation, developmental neurobiology
Dr. Chris Doumen
     B.S., Zoology - Free University of Brussels
     Ph.D., Biology - Florida State University
Areas of specialization: Invertebrate metabolism/biochemistry, mammalian cardiac physiology, molecular biology
http://iws.ccccd.edu/cdoumen/Research/Research.htm
Dr. Jonathan Lawson
      Ph.D., Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
      B.S., Biology, Baylor University
Areas of specialization: Microbial genomics and molecular microbiology
Dr. Rebecca Orr
     Ph.D., Cell Regulation, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
     B.S., Biology, Texas A&M University
Areas of specialization: signal transduction, membrane receptor expression, cell and molecular biology
http://iws.ccccd.edu/rorr/

Chemistry

Dr. Fred Jury
      Ph.D., Organic Chemistry, Duquesne University
      M.S., Chemistry, Duquesne University
      B.S., Chemistry Ed., Slippery Rock State College
Areas of specialization: organic chemistry, particularly synthetic methods and combinatorial chemistry

Dr. Amina El-Ashmawy
      Ph.D., Chemistry Education, University of North Texas
      M.S., Physical Chemistry, Texas A&M University
      B.A., Chemistry, Texas A&M University
Areas of specialization: chemistry education, particularly curriculum and learning outcomes in general chemistry
http://iws.ccccd.edu/aelashmawy/index.html

Dr. Jon Hardesty
      
 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Houston
     M.B.A., Southern Methodist University
     B.S., Chemistry, Texas State University
Areas of specialization:  computational chemistry, polymer synthesis, catalysis

Dr. Bassam Attili
     Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, University of North Texas
     M.S., Analytical Chemistry, University of North Texas
     B.S., General Chemistry, An-Najah National University
Areas of specialization: environmental science, toxic metals

Dr. Dawn Richardson
      
Ph.D., Analytical Chemistry, Texas Tech University
     M.S., Analytical Chemistry, North Dakota State University
     B.S., Biochemistry, University of Manitoba
Areas of specialization: analytical chemistry, spectroscopy, electrochemistry

Mathematics

Dr. Raja Khoury
      Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Houston
      M.S., Mathematics, North Dakota State University
      B.S., Mathematics, North Dakota State University
Areas of specialization: doubly stochastic matrices and nonlinear optimization

http://iws.ccccd.edu/rkhoury/

Dr. Cyrus Malek
      Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Florida Institute of Technology
      M.S., Applied Mathematics, Florida Institute of Technology
      M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
      B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology
Areas of specialization: differential equations, nonlinear analysis and numerical analysis
 
http://iws.ccccd.edu/cmalek/

Dr. Valeria Antohe
     Ph.D., Mathematics, Southern Methodist University
     M.S., Applied Mathematics, Southern Methodist University
     B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Galati University
Areas of specialization:  systems of ordinary differential equations, Hamiltonian systems, algorithms for numerical integration
http://iws.ccccd.edu/vantohe/CASMNS.html

Dr. Alan Graves
      Ph.D., Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
      M.S., Mathematics, University of Chicago
      B.S, Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin
Areas of specialization: algebraic topology, homotopy theory

Physics

Dr. Michael Broyles
     Ed.D., Texas A & M University – Commerce
     M.S., Physics, University of Hawaii - Manoa
     M.S.T., University of Wisconsin – Superior
     B.A., Physics, San Francisco State University
Areas of specialization: astronomical research, NASA reduced gravity student program

http://iws.ccccd.edu/mbroyles/

Meade Brooks
      M.S., Physics, Texas Tech University
      B.S., Physics, Abilene Christian University
Areas of specialization:

http://iws.ccccd.edu/mbrooks/

Dr. Greg Sherman
     Ph.D., Physics, Texas Christian University
     M.S., Physics, Stephen F. Austin State University
     B.S., Physics, Stephen F. Austin State University
Areas of specialization:  optics, lasers, astronomy

Geology

Dr. Istvan Csato
     Ph.D., Geology, University of South Carolina
     M.S., Geology, University of Miskolc
     M.S., International Business, University of South Carolina and Wirtschaftsuniversitat-Wien Joint Program
     B.S., Geological Engineering, University of Miskolc
Areas of specialization:  sequence stratigraphy, petroleum geology, extensional tectonics
http://iws.ccccd.edu/icsato/

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