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Name & Title
Email
Phone Number & Office
Aquino, Adelia
Research Professor		Adelia.Aquino@ttu.edu
806.742.3159
Room 013
 
Bartsch, Richard A.
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, Emeritus		Richard.Bartsch@ttu.edu
806.742.3069
Room 226-A
Research Group 
Birney, David M.
Professor		David.Birney@ttu.edu
806.742.3063
Room 232-C
Research Group 
Bullecks, Haley
Instructor		Haley.Redmond@ttu.edu
806.742.1005

 
Casadonte, Dominick J., Jr.
Professor		Dominick.Casadonte@ttu.edu
806.742.1832
Room 125-C
Research Group 
Cozzolino, Anthony F.
Assistant Professor		anthony.f.cozzolino@ttu.edu


Research Group 
D'Auria, John C.
Assistant Professor		john.c.dauria@ttu.edu


 
Findlater, Michael
Assistant Professor		Michael.Findlater@ttu.edu
806.742.3092
Room 232-A
Research Group 
Fuertes, Michael J.
Instructor		Michael.Fuertes@ttu.edu
806.742.0888
Room 223-C
 
Gamez, Gerardo
Assistant Professor		gerardo.gamez@ttu.edu


 
Gellene, Gregory I.
Professor		Greg.Gellene@ttu.edu
806.742.1994
Room 044
Research Group 
Harman, James G.
Associate Professor, Emeritus


 
Hase, William L.
Robert A. Welch Professor		Bill.Hase@ttu.edu
806.742.3152
Room 336
Research Group 
Hope-Weeks, Louisa J.
Associate Professor		Louisa.Hope-Weeks@ttu.edu
806.742.4487
Room 125-B
Research Group 
Knaff, David B.
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, Director, Center for Biotechnology & Genomics 		David.Knaff@ttu.edu
806.742.0288
Room 417
Research Group 
Korzeniewski, Carol L.
Professor and Chair		Carol.Korzeniewski@ttu.edu
806.742.3067 (Main)
Room 104
 
 
 		 
806.742.4181 (Research)
Room 328-C
Research Group 
Krempner, Clemens
Assistant Professor		Clemens.Krempner@ttu.edu
806.742.3064
Room 125-D
 
Lee, Edward
Instructor		Edward.Lee@ttu.edu
806.742.1981
Room 109-A
 
Li, Guigen
Professor		Guigen.Li@ttu.edu
806.742.3015
Room 300-A
Research Group 
Lischka, Hans
Research Professor		Hans.Lischka@ttu.edu
806-742-3023
Office 038
Research Group 
Mason, Jeremy T.
Instructor and Undergraduate Advisor 		Jeremy.T.Mason@ttu.edu
806.742.3282
Room 011
 
Mayer, Michael F.
Associate Professor		MF.Mayer@ttu.edu
806.742.0019
Room 223-D
Research Group 
McLaurin, Patrick
Instructor		patrick.mclaurin@ttu.edu
806.742.0022
Chemistry 125A
 
Mechref, Yehia
Associate Professor		Yehia.Mechref@ttu.edu
806.742.3059
Room 328-D
Research Group 
Morales, Jorge A.
Associate Professor		Jorge.Morales@ttu.edu
806.742.3094
Room 039
Research Group 
Nes, W. David
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor		WDavid.Nes@ttu.edu
806.742.1673
Room 413-C
Research Group 
Pappas, Dimitri
Associate Professor		D.Pappas@ttu.edu
806.742.3142
Room 300-B
Research Group 
Pare, Paul W.
Professor		Paul.Pare@ttu.edu
806.742.3062
Room 413-B
Research Group 
Poirier, L. William
Professor and Graduate Advisor		Bill.Poirier@ttu.edu
806.742.3099
Room 033
Research Group 
Quitevis, Edward L.
Professor		Edward.Quitevis@ttu.edu
806.742.3066
Room 035
Research Group 
Redington, Richard L.
Professor, Emeritus		Richard.Redington@ttu.edu
806.742.3088
Room 034
 
Roberts, Melinda
Instructor		melinda.roberts@ttu.edu
806.742.1087
Chem 047
 
Shaw, Robert W.
Associate Professor		Robert.Shaw@ttu.edu
806.742.3055
Room 330-A
Research Group 
Shi, Huazhong
Associate Professor		Huazhong.Shi@ttu.edu
806.742.4488
Room 413-A
Research Group 
Shine, Henry J.
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, Emeritus		Henry.Shine@ttu.edu
806.742.3091
Room 232-B
 
Tamas, George
Instructor		George.Tamas@ttu.edu
806.742.1087
Room 047
 
Thompson, Jonathan E.
Associate Professor		Jon.Thompson@ttu.edu
806.742.3210
Room 328-A
 
Weber, Joachim
Associate Professor & Associate Chair		Joachim.Weber@ttu.edu
806.742.1297
Room 413-D
Research Group 
Whittlesey, Bruce R.
Associate Professor		Bruce.Whittlesey@ttu.edu
806.742.3048
Room 223-B
 
Wilde, Richard E.
Professor Emeritus		Rwilde@texasalternatives.com


 

 

Joint/Adjunct Faculty | Faculty | Staff | Research Associates | Graduate Students

Name & Title
Email
Phone Number & Office
Horita, Juske
Geosciences, TTU  		Juske.Horita@ttu.edu

 
Perera, S. Ajith D.
University of Florida 		Perera@qtp.ufl.edu

 
Ridley, Moira K.
Geosciences, TTU 		Moira.Ridley@ttu.edu

 
Weeks, Brandon
Chemical Engineering, TTU 		Brandon.Weeks@ttu.edu

 

 

Staff | Faculty | Joint/Adjunct Faculty | Research Associates | Graduate Students

Name & Title
Email
Phone Number & Office

Senior Business Assistant - Main Office
 
Room 104 
Adame, Justo
Unit Coordinator - Safety Officer
 		Justo.Adame@ttu.edu806.742.0425
Room 216 
Bertonazzi, Jean
Unit Supervisor - Glass Shop
 		J.Bertonazzi@ttu.edu806.742.3098
Room 023  
Brambila, Chloe
Senior Business Assistant
 		chloe.brambila@ttu.edu806-742.3067
Room 104 
Brocklehurst, John
Technician III - Gen Chem
 		John.Brocklehurst@ttu.edu806-742-0882
Room 208-A 
Carroll, Donna
Admin Business Assistant - HR/Payroll
 		donna.m.carroll@ttu.edu806.742.4891
Room 205 
Cordes, David
Sr. Research Associate - X-Ray Crystallography
 		David.Cordes@ttu.edu806.742.4200
Room 036 
Diaz, Jaime
Specialist III
 		Jaime.diaz@ttu.edu806.742.3083
Room 117 
Franco, Jerry
Stockroom Supervisor
 		jerry.franco@ttu.edu806.742.3083
Room 117 
Gallegos, Sandra
Analyst - Academic Office
 		sj.gallegos@ttu.edu806.742.2081
Room 109 
Green, Whitney
Research Aide - Casadonte
 		Whitney.Green@ttu.edu806.742.1762
Room 009  
Grimes, Thomas
Senior Research Associate
 		tom.grimes@ttu.edu806.742.3124
Room 010 
Guvvala, Yugendra
Robinson System Administrator
 		yugendra.r.guvvala806.742.3124
Room 010 
Hiemstra, Scott
Unit Coordinator - Machine Shop
 		Scott.Hiemstra@ttu.edu806.742.3047
Room 018  
Johnson, InEyes
Senior Business Assistant - Business Office
 		Ofgod.Johnson@ttu.edu806.742.3545
Room 204 
Long, Robert
Associate Director - Administrative Office
 		Robert.Long@ttu.edu806.742.3067
Room 104-A 
Mathur, Jyoti
Web Developer
 		jyoti.mathur@ttu.edu806.742.3139
Room 016 
McDougal, Sophie
Senior Business Assistant - Welch Office
 		Sophie.Mcdougal@ttu.edu806.742.3115
Room 335  
Purkiss, David
Senior Research Associate - NMR
 		D.Purkiss@ttu.edu806.742.3084
Room 051  
Purkiss, LaQuetta
Unit Coordinator - Gen Chem Lab Prep
 		LaQuetta.Purkiss@ttu.edu806.742.1841
Room 108 
Rodriguez, Linda
Supervisor - Business Office
 		Linda.Rodriguez@ttu.edu806.742.3081
Room 204 
Schaefer, Glenda
Lead Account Processor
 		Glenda.Schaefer@ttu.edu806.742.3545
Room 203 
Smith, Donna
Senior Specialist - Academic Office
 		donna.smith@ttu.edu806.742.3057
Room 037 
Surowiec, Kazimierz
Senior Research Associate - Mass Spec
 		Kaz.Surowiec@ttu.edu806.742.3541
Room 302 
Wallace, Dustin
Senior Technician - Machine Shop
 		Dustin.E.Wallace@ttu.edu806.742.3047
Room 018  
Walton, Jerry
Building Manager
 		Jerry.Walton@ttu.edu806.742.3079
Room 020  
Wilde, Vince
Lead Specialist - Electronic Shop
 		Vince.Wilde@ttu.edu806.742.3139
Room 016  

 

Research Associates | Faculty | Joint/Adjunct Faculty | Staff | Graduate Students

Name, Professor & Title
Email
Office
An, Guanghui
Li
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Guanghui.An@ttu.eduRoom 235
Arias Ugarte, Renzo N.
Findlater
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		renzo.arias@ttu.edu
Behrens , Rachel
Korzeniewski
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Rachel.L.Behrens@ttu.edu Room 341
Grimes, Thomas
Morales
Senior Research Associate
 		Tom.Grimes@ttu.eduRoom 010
Hirasawa, Masakazu
Knaff
Senior Research Associate
 		Hirasawa.Masakazu@ttu.eduRoom 409-A
Hung, Fernando
Hope-Weeks
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Fernando.Hung@ttu.eduRoom 120
Kohale, Swapnil
Hase
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Swapnil.Kohale@ttu.eduRoom 007
Koksal, Ekrem
Pare
International Visiting Scholar
 		e.koksal@ttu.eduRoom 407
Kolakkandy, Sujitha
Hase
Post Doctoral Research Associate
 		sujitha.kolakkandy@ttu.eduRoom 407
Kumar, Praveen
Poirier
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		praveen.kumar@ttu.eduRoom 010
Paul, Amit
Hase
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		amit.paul@ttu.eduRoom 012
Perera, Sandun
Findlater
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		sandun.perera@ttu.edu
Peterson, Geneva
Hope-Weeks
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Geneva.Peterson@ttu.eduRoom 218
Pratihar, Subha
Hase
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Subha.Pratihar@ttu.eduRoom 012
Stopera, Christopher
Morales
Post Doctoral Research Associate
 		christopher.stopera@ttu.eduRoom 040
Tsai, Hung-Ming
Poirier
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Hung.Ming.Tsai@ttu.eduRoom 010
Verma, Prakash
Morales
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		prakash.verma@ttu.eduRoom 010
Xie, Jianbo
Li
Postdoctoral Research Associate
 		Jianbo.xie@ttu.eduRoom 235

 

Graduate Students | Faculty | Joint/Adjunct Faculty | Staff | Research Associates

Name & Group Mentor
Email
Office
Adams, Lance
Dr. Nes
 		Lance.Adams@ttu.eduRoom 414
Aziz, Mina Hanna
Dr. Pare
 		Mina.Aziz@ttu.eduRoom 407
Baghi, Roya
Dr. Hope-Weeks
 		Roya.Baghi@ttu.eduRoom 218
Bardak, Fehmi
Dr. Quitevis
 		Fehmi.Bardak@ttu.eduRoom 030
Brandon, Drew
Dr. Poirier
 		Drew.T.Brandon@ttu.eduRoom 010
Cao, Tingting
Dr. Thompson
 		Tingting.Cao@ttu.eduRoom 323
Cetin, Muhammet
Dr. Mayer
 		m.mustafa.cetin@ttu.eduRoom 226
Chou, May
Dr. Pare
 		May.Chou@ttu.eduRoom 407
Clevenger, Eric
Dr. Mayer
 		Eric.Clevenger@ttu.eduRoom 226
Dong, Meicong
Dr. Pappas
 		Meicong.Dong@ttu.eduRoom 329
Elmasri, Wael
Dr. Pare
 		Wael.Elmasri@ttu.eduRoom 407
Gajadeera, Chathurada
Dr. Weber
 		Chathurada.Gajadeera@ttu.eduRoom 304
Gao, Yan
Dr. Pappas
 		Rachel.Gao@ttu.eduRoom 329
Gu, Peng
Dr. Mayer
 		Peng.Gu@ttu.eduRoom 226
Gumeci, Cenk
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		Cenk.Gumeci@ttu.eduRoom 341
Guo, Chaowen
Dr. Poirier
 		Gcwenken.guo@ttu.eduRoom 010
Gurung, Eshan
Dr. Quitevis
 		Eshan.Gurung@ttu.eduRoom 032
Haubrich, Brad
Dr. Nes
 		Brad.A.Haubrich@ttu.eduRoom 402
Horn, Shawn
Dr. Lischka
 		shawn.horn@ttu.eduRoom 010
Howard, Alicia
Dr. Nes
 		Alicia.Howard@ttu.eduRoom 402
Hu, Yunli
Dr. Mechref
 		Yunli.Hu@ttu.eduRoom 324
Iyer, Divya
Dr. Pappas
 		Di.Iyer@ttu.eduRoom 329
Kalpana, Sandun
Dr. Pare
 		Sandun.Kalpana@ttu.eduRoom 407
Kattamuri, Padmanabha
Dr. Li
 		Padmanabha.Kattamuri@ttu.eduRoom 235
Khanal, Grishma
Dr. Pappas
 		Grishma.Khanal@ttu.eduRoom 329
Kunapareddy, Chandra Sekhar
Dr. Mayer
 		Sekhar.Kunapareddy@ttu.eduRoom 226
Li, Hui
Dr. Krempner
 		Hui.Li@ttu.eduRoom 123
Li, Wenjie
Dr. Pappas
 		wenjie.li@ttu.eduRoom 343
Li, Yunxiang
Dr. Weber
 		Yunxiang.Li@ttu.eduRoom 304
Lin, Siqi
Dr. Li
 		Siqi.Lin@ttu.eduRoom 229
Liu, Chengyuan
Dr. Mechref
 		chengyuan.liu@ttu.eduRoom 327
Liu, Shu
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		Shu.Liu@ttu.eduRoom 341
Luo, Jian
Dr. Li
 		Jian.Luo@ttu.eduRoom 235
Ma, Lulu
Dr. Thompson
 		Lulu.Ma@ttu.eduRoom 323
Ma, Wei
Dr. Casadonte
 		wei.ma@ttu.eduRoom 129
McNerney, Brian
Dr. Krempner
 		Brian.Mcnerney@ttu.eduRoom 123
Mehra, Rudhran
Dr. Birney
 		Rudhran.Mehra@ttu.eduRoom 225
Mendoza, Kayla
Dr. Quitevis
 		Kayla.Mendoza@ttu.eduRoom 031
Meng, Dujuan
Dr. Quitevis
 		Dujuan.Meng@ttu.eduRoom 031
Mohr, Garrett
Dr. Nes
 		Garrett.Mohr@ttu.eduRoom 402
Mummadi, Suresh
Dr. Krempner
 		Suresh.Mummadi@ttu.eduRoom 123
Nadipalli, Ranjith Kumar
Dr. Pare
 		Ranjith.Nadipalli@ttu.eduRoom 407
Okbu, Bereket
Dr. Weber
 		Bereket.Okbu@ttu.eduRoom 304
Oliver, Erin
Dr. Casadonte
 		Erin.Oliver@ttu.eduRoom 119
Oyefusi, Adebola
Dr. Findlater
 		adebola.oyefusi@ttu.eduRoom 233
Paladugu, Sunil
Dr. Mayer
 		Sunil.Paladugu@ttu.eduRoom 226
Patkar, Presheet
Dr. Nes
 		Presheet.Patkar@ttuhsc.eduRoom 402
Petty, Corey
Dr. Poirier
 		Corey.Petty@ttu.eduRoom 010
Phadke, Neha
Dr. Findlater
 		Neha.Phadke@ttu.eduRoom 233
Pindi, Suresh
Dr. Li
 		Suresh.Pindi@ttu.eduRoom 235
Powell, Emily
Dr. Casadonte
 		emily.powell@ttu.eduRoom 130
Privett, Austin
Dr. Morales
 		Austin.Privett@ttu.eduRoom 010
Pyle, Ronald
Dr. Shaw
 		Ronald.Pyle@ttu.eduRoom 330
Qiao, Shuo
Dr. Li
 		shou.qiao@ttu.eduRoom 229
Rajale, Trideep
Dr. Birney
 		Trideep.Rajale@ttu.eduRoom 225
Ramirez, Donald
Dr. Hope-Weeks
 		Donald.Ramirez@ttu.eduRoom 120
Ramos, Josmalen
Dr. Birney
 		Josmalen.Ramos@ttu.eduRoom 235
Saini, Anu
Dr. Li
 		anu.saini@ttu.eduRoom 229
Sharma, Shikha
Dr. Birney
 		Shikha.Sharma@ttu.eduRoom 225
Shen, Yun
Dr. Shi
 		Yun.Shen@ttu.eduRoom 318
Singer, Laci
Dr. Findlater
 		Laci.Singer@ttu.eduRoom 124
Somaweera, Himali
Dr. Pappas
 		Himali.Somaweera@ttu.eduRoom 344
Song, Ehwang
Dr. Mechref
 		E.Song@ttu.eduRoom 324
Srivastava, Anurag P.
Dr. Knaff
 		Anurag.Srivastava@ttu.eduRoom 408
Sun, Rui
Dr. Hase
 		Rui.Sun@ttu.eduRoom 013
Thalangama Arachchige, Vidura
Dr. Krempner
 		Vidura.d.Thalangamaarachchige@ttu.eduRoom 123
Ua Cearnaigh, Deois "Doc"
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		Deois.Uacearnaigh@ttu.eduRoom 337
Wei, Yiyi
Dr. Thompson
 		Yiyi.Wei@ttu.eduRoom 322
Wekesa, Francis
Dr. Findlater
 		Francis.Wekesa@ttu.eduRoom 233
Wu, Jianbin
Dr. Li
 		Jianbin.Wu@ttu.eduRoom 235
Xiao, Yang
Dr. Shaw
 		Y.Xiao@ttu.eduRoom 330
Xie, Jing
Dr. Hase
 		Jing.Xie@ttu.eduRoom 012
Xu, Xiaokang
Dr. Li
 		Xiaokang.xu@ttu.eduRoom 235
Xue, Lian-Jie
Dr. Quitevis
 		L.Xue@ttu.eduRoom 030
Yang, Tianjiao
Dr. Mechref
 		Tianjiao.Yang@ttu.eduRoom 320
Yi, Xin
Dr. Li
 		Xin.Yi@ttu.eduRoom 229/235
Zhang, Pei
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		Pei.Zhang@ttu.eduRoom 341
Zhang, Qing
Dr. Thompson
 		qing.zhang@ttu.eduRoom 323
Zhang, Ting
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		ting.zhang@ttu.eduRoom 341
Zheng, Shu
Dr. Korzeniewski
 		Shu.Zheng@ttu.eduRoom 341
Zhou, Shiyue
Dr. Mechref
 		Shiyue.Zhou@ttu.eduRoom 325
Zhu, Rui
Dr. Mechref
 		Rui.Zhu@ttu.eduRoom 324
Zuo, Ang
Dr. Birney
 		Ang.Zuo@ttu.eduRoom 237