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Name Title Article
Bolanle Olaniran Professor, Communication Studies College of Media and Communications Communications professor devotes life, faith to education of sickle cell disease
Erik P. Bucy Marshall and Sharleen Formby Regents Professor of Strategic Communication - Advertising Politics and the life sciences journal now published by cambridge university press
Becky Wilson Senior Managing Director - Student Financial Aid Student financial aid director inducted to TASFAA hall of fame
Ryan Litsey Assistant Librarian Librarian receives prestigious award
Jennifer Vanos Assistant Professor, Geosciences Dangerously hot playground temperatures explored by researcher
Tibor Nagy Vice Provost for International Affairs Vice Provost to temporarily head U.S. Embassy in Nigeria
Elizabeth Inskip-Paulk Unit Coordinator, Marketing/Communications - National Wind Institute Staff Senate welcomes new officers, Senators during transition ceremony
Steve Fraze Interim Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Fraze named Interim Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Dr. Dominick J. Casadonte Jr. Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor honored as a world leader in flipped learning educational movement
Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Political Science Katharine Hayhoe talks climate change with president Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio
Dave Louis, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Educational Psychology and Leadership Dave Louis named new member of the Harvard Graduate School
Nan Li, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education and Communications Despite Papal letter, Catholics and the public politically divided on climate change
Mindy Brashears, Ph.D. Professor, Food Microbiology, Food Safety Industry Magazine honors Texas Tech Food Sciences Researcher
Kristopher J. Childs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction Education Professor heads to Atlanta for White House Stem initiative
Dayna McCutchin Sports Dietician, Athletics Mirror Image: Female Athletes participate in nationwide body image study
Richard Rosen Interim Dean, School of Law Rosen named Interim Dean of the Texas Tech School of Law
Deena Katz, CFP Associate Professor, Personal Financial Planning Katz given lifetime achievement award in financial planning
John Gilliam, Ph.D., CFP, CHFC, CLU Associate Professor/Director of MS Programs-Personal Financial Planning Financial planning professor named to magazine's ten to watch in 2017 list
Paul Allen Hunton Station Manager, KTTZ-TV Hunton named broadcaster of the year by the Texas Association for Broadcast Educators
Frank Perez Associate Athletic Trainer, Athletics Alumnus returns to Texas Tech from Cirque du Soleil
James C. Watkins Horn Professor, College of Architecture Diversity exhibit features architecture professor who teaches ceramics, drawing abroad
Patricia H. Hawley, Ph.D. Professor, Educational Psychology and Leadership Evolution workshop helps teachers reconcile science, faith
Robert Morehead Instructor, Physics and Astronomy Texas Tech observatory director can discuss newly found planets
Harvinder Gill Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Elizabeth Sharp, Ph.D. Interim Vice President  
Jorge A. Morales, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Chemistry Cancer doctors and researchers know radiation therapy works, but they don't know exactly why
Miao He, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Electrical  and Computer Engineering Miao He's work with enhancing the efficiency of wind turbine farms in the face of disruptive weather
Kelly Cukrowicz, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences During her years as an undergraduate, Kelly Cukrowicz had numerous mentors
Angela Mariani Smith, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Musicology, School of Music There was a time when music history textbooks started with the works of the late 17th century
James Yang, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Mechanical Engineering 10 years at Texas Tech University, James Yang has become one of the top researchers in the country
Eric Hequet, Ph.D. Department Chair and Professor, J.A. Love Endowed Chair for Sustainable Agriculture, Department of Plant and Soil Science
A cotton science researcher, designated an honorary professor
David C. Weindorf, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research (CASNR); B.L. Allen Endowed Chair of Pedology (PSS) Department of Plant and Soil Science David C. Weindorf consistently seeks new and innovative ways to not only study pedology
David Perlmutter, Ph.D. Dean & Professor, Media and Communication David D. Perlmutter has been elected vice president of the Association for Education
Cristina Bradatan, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Cristina Bradatan has an innate interest in how humans and the environment interact with and affect one another.
Sankar Chatterjee, Ph.D. Horn Professor, Geosciences
In 1984, Sankar Chatterjee –  and his student, Bryan Small, made an astounding discovery.
Brittany Todd Associate Director, Office of Student Conduct Texas Tech University has named Brittany Todd as director of the Risk Intervention & Safety Education (RISE) office.
Stephanie J. Jones, Ed.D. Associate Professor, Program Coordinator-College of Education For Texas Tech University's Stephanie J. Jones, 2017 was a year full of accomplishments.
Brian Still, Ph.D. Professor, Department of English Brian Still is feeling a lot of excitement leading up to this year's Super Bowl,
Satya Atluri, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Atluri was named one of the most widely noted researchers, but his career is much more than that.
Wesley Dotson, Ph.D., BCBA Director, Burkhart Center for Autism Education and Research Wesley Dotson has been named to the Texas Autism Council and the Texas Department of Licensure and Regulation Behavior Analysts Advisory Board.
Su-Jeong Hwang Shin, Ph.D. ADM Program Director, Associate Professor-Apparel Design and Manufacturing, College of Human Sciences Su-Jeong Hwang Shin partnered with RPS Solutions to design coveralls for Halliburton.
Gregory B. McKenna, Ph.D. Horn Professor and John R. Bradford Chair in Engineering, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Horn Professor Greg McKenna received a $345,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to research ring molecules.
Seiichi Nagihara, Ph.D. Associate Professor,
Department of Geosciences
Many in the online media have reacted to the recent publication of a study in the Journal of Geophysical Research:
Jungkyu (Jay) Kim, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering Adjunct Professor-School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Dr. Kim collaborated with Dr. Ted Reid, a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences in the School of Medicine,
Marian Ann Montgomery, Ph.D. Curator, Museum Museum of Texas Tech University curator of Clothing & Textiles Marian Ann Montgomery has been named the 2019 Bybee Scholar.
John D'Auria, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry How can you make medicines in space? It's a difficult question, since many medicines we enjoy on Earth use chemicals that come from plants, and space is nearly devoid of plants' basic needs: soil, water, oxygen and sunlight.
Robin H. Lock, Ph.D. Interim Dean, College of Education Robin Lock has been named interim dean of the Texas Tech University College of Education, the university provost announced Tuesday (Dec. 11). Lock is the college's acting dean and a professor of special education.
Danny Reible, Ph.D., P.E. Donovan Maddox Distinguished Engineering Chair, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Professor of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering - Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering Water contamination can come in many forms, whether from industrial waste or rusted pipes. Another way is by Mother Nature. When natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods happen, the water from those storms collects contaminants, like oil from parking lots or pesticides from lawns.