# List of Missouri University of Science and Technology faculty

The faculty of Missouri University of Science and Technology include professors, coaches, chancellors, and other staff associated with the Missouri University of Science and Technology, as well as faculty employed under its former names, the University of Missouri–Rolla and the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy.

## Professors and teaching staff

| Name Department Notability References James William Abert Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Major, U.S. Army, professor of civil engineering, applied mathematics, and engineering drawing (1872–1877), topographical engineer in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers during the Mexican–American War, Seminole Wars, and American Civil War Thomas Akers Mathematics and Statistics Math instructor (1999–2010), former NASA astronaut and veteran of four Space Shuttle flights including flights on Discovery and Endeavour, retired Air Force colonel Eugene Thomas Allen Chemistry Chemistry professor (1895–1901), pioneer in the field of geochemistry and key member of the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science Alexander Animalu Physics Assistant professor of physics (1968–1970), awarded the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award in 2000, known for research with solar energy and superconductivity Daniel W. Armstrong Chemistry Professor of chemistry (1989–2000), known for work in chiral resolution and authored over 740 publications Estella Atekwana Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Adjunct professor of geology (2003–2007), dean of the UC Davis College of Letters and Science (2021–present) Nolan B. Aughenbaugh Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Professor of geological engineering (1966–1983), known for conducting research in Antarctica, Aughenbaugh Peak is named after him S. N. Balakrishnan Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor of aerospace engineering (1985–2021), chancellor of Shiv Nadar University (2014–2018) Romesh Batra Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor of applied mechanics (1976–1994), professor of engineering science and mechanics at Virginia Tech (1994–present), authored one of the leading continuum mechanics textbooks Abdeldjelil Belarbi Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Professor of civil engineering (1991–2009), known for work with reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete Ida A. Bengtson Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Lecturer in bacteriology and overseer of the Trachoma Hospital in Rolla (1924–1931), first woman hired to work in the United States Public Health Service's Hygienic Laboratory at the National Institutes of Health Maggie Cheng Computer Science Professor of computer science (2003–2016), director for the Center for Interdisciplinary Scientific Computation (CISC) at the Illinois Institute of Technology (2018–present) Sajal K. Das Computer Science Professor (2013–present) and department chair (2013–2017) of computer science, named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his work with parallel computing and distributed computing Delbert Day Materials Science and Engineering Curators' Professor Emeritus of Ceramic Engineering, conducted the first U.S. glass melting experiments in micro-gravity on NASA's Space Shuttle, the Delbert Day Cancer Institute in Rolla, Missouri is named after him Frank Dennie Mathematics and Statistics Associate professor of mathematics (1931–1951), athletic director (1909–1912, 1915–1928), head football coach (1909–1912, 1915–1917) Michael Dorff Mathematics and Statistics Associate professor of mathematics (1997–2000), founded the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics William Holding Echols Mining and Explosives Engineering Professor of mining engineering (circa 1883–1888), director of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (1888–1889) Tomlinson Fort Jr. Chemistry / Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Professor of chemistry and chemical engineering (1980–1982), provost (1980–1982), head of the chemical engineering departments at Carnegie Mellon University and Vanderbilt University Donald L. Frizzell Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Professor of paleontology and stratigraphy (1948–1952), known for research on otoliths in the Gulf Coast of the United States David C. Geary Psychological Science Assistant professor of psychology (1987–1989), known for research in cognitive development and evolutionary psychology N. Katherine Hayles English and Technical Communication Assistant professor of English (1982–1985), faculty director of the Electronic Literature Organization (2001–2006), known for work in postmodern literature Emerson C. Itschner Military Science Lieutenant general, U.S. Army, professor of military science and military tactics (1934–1936), Chief of Engineers (1956–1961) John Kieffer Mathematics and Statistics Professor of mathematics (1970–1986), professor of electrical and computer engineering at University of Minnesota (1986–2011), known for work in information theory John C. McManus History and Political Science U.S. military historian, author of several books, received the 2012 Governor's Award for Excellence in Teaching A. L. McRae Physics Professor of physics (1891–1894, 1899–1915), director of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (1915–1920), head football coach (1893) Francisca Oboh-Ikuenobe Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering Geologist specializing in palynology and sedimentology, director of the Association for Women Geoscientists (2005–2008), member of the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) Scientific Board Daniel Oerther Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering Professor of environmental health engineering best known for the use of 16S ribosomal RNA-targeted techniques and community-based participatory research, Jefferson Science Fellow with the U.S. Department of State supporting the Feed the Future Initiative and the Global Food Security Act of 2016 Anthony Joseph Penico Mathematics and Statistics Professor of mathematics (1966–1986), known for the Penico theorem, Penico solvability, and Penico series David Pommerenke Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of electrical and computer engineering (2001–2019), named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his work with system-level electrostatic discharge technology Yihong Qi Electrical and Computer Engineering Adjunct professor of electrical and computer engineering, fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2019 Thomas L. Rubey Psychological Science Professor of psychology, history, and grammar (1891–1898), Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (1903–1905), U.S. Representative from Missouri (1911–1921, 1923–1928) Jagannathan Sarangapani Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of electrical and computer engineering (2001–present), named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his work with adaptive control and neural network control R. Nelson Smith Chemistry Instructor of chemistry (1942–1945), mentored M. Frederick Hawthorne, known for research with colloids Jay Switzer Chemistry Curators' Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, known for research with electroplating Paul Worsey Mining and Explosives Engineering Professor Emeritus of mining engineering, associate chair of the explosives engineering department, host on the Discovery Channel series The Detonators (2009) Donald Wunsch Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of computer engineering, named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his work with hardware implementations, reinforcement, and unsupervised learning Yahong Zheng Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor of electrical engineering, named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for her work with wireless communications | James William Abert Thomas Akers Daniel W. Armstrong Ida A. Bengston Sajal K. Das William Holding Echols Emerson C. Itschner Daniel Oerther |

## Coaches and athletic staff

| Name Notability References Jim Anderson Head football coach (1992–1998), selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft Andy Ball Head football coach (2022–present) Chester S. Barnard Head swimming coach (1950) and assistant football coach (1950) Chuck Broyles Football assistant coach (1973–1982), football defensive coordinator (1986–1987), and head baseball coach (1983); head football coach for the Pittsburg State Gorillas (1990–2009) Gale Bullman Athletic director (1937–1967), head football coach (1937–1963), played in the NFL as an end for the Columbus Tigers (1925) Kirby Cannon Head football coach (1999–2009) Frank Dennie Athletic director (1909–1912, 1915–1928), head football coach (1909–1912, 1915–1917), associate professor of mathematics (1931–1951) Ben Douglas Head basketball coach (1949–1950) and assistant football coach (1949), played in the NFL as a halfback for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1933) Harold Grant Head football coach (1928–1936), head basketball coach (1932–1934) Dwight Hafeli Head basketball coach (1942–1949), selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1937 NFL draft Harlan Hodges Basketball and track coach (1946–1947) Thomas Kelley Head football coach (1914) in which the team went 9–0 in the season without a single point being scored against the team, head football coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide (1915–1917) Stanley McCollum Head football coach (1922–1927), head basketball coach (1921–1923) A. L. McRae Head football coach (1893), professor of physics (1891–1894, 1899–1915), director of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (1915–1920) Bud Saunders Assistant football coach (1914) in which the team went 9–0 in the season without a single point being scored against the team, head football coach for the Clemson Tigers (1923–1926) R. R. Sermon Head football coach (1918–1919), head basketball coach (1918–1920) | Harlan Hodges Thomas Kelley |

## Chancellors and administrators

| Name Notability References John F. Carney Chancellor of University of Missouri–Rolla/Missouri S&T (2005–2011), instrumental in renaming the University of Missouri–Rolla to Missouri University of Science and Technology Victoria Conkling-Whitney Assistant in the preparatory department and recording secretary at Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (circa 1882), organized the Women's State Bar Association, the first organization of its kind in the West, and was the first woman attorney to practice before the St. Louis Court of Appeals Mohammad Dehghani Chancellor of Missouri University of Science and Technology (2019–present) William Holding Echols Director (1888–1889) and professor of mining engineering (circa 1883–1888) at Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy Tomlinson Fort Jr. Provost (1980–1982) and professor of chemistry and chemical engineering (1980–1982) at University of Missouri–Rolla, head of the chemical engineering departments at Carnegie Mellon University and Vanderbilt University Martin C. Jischke Chancellor of University of Missouri–Rolla (1986–1991), president of Iowa State University (1991–2000), president of Purdue University (2000–2007) A. L. McRae Director of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (1915–1920), professor of physics (1891–1894, 1899–1915), head football coach (1893) Albert D. Nortoni Member of the managing committee of Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (circa 1913–1918), nominated as the Progressive candidate for Governor of Missouri in the 1912 election Mohammad Qayoumi Vice chancellor for administrative services at University of Missouri–Rolla (1995–2000), 4th president of California State University, East Bay (2006–2011), 28th president of San Jose State University (2011–2015) Cheryl B. Schrader Chancellor of Missouri S&T (2012–2017), president of Wright State University (2017–2019) Gary Thomas Chancellor of University of Missouri–Rolla (2000–2005), provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at New Jersey Institute of Technology (1990–1998) | Victoria Conkling-Whitney Dr. Mohammad "Mo" Dehghani |