Directory
Dean and Associate Dean
Zhanbo Yang, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics and Associate Dean of SMSE
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 208
Phone: (210) 283-5008
E-mail: yang@uiwtx.edu
SMSE Administration and Staff
Susan Castillo
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 128
Phone: (210) 832-2174
Email: macast10@uiwtx.edu
Blanca R. Camarillo
Administrative Assistant to Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biology
Office: AT&T, Room 116
Phone: (210) 829-3148
Email: bcamaril@uiwtx.edu
Melissa Castillo
Mathematics Tutoring Lab Coordinator
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 336
Phone: (210) 841-7254
Email: macasti9@uiwtx.edu
Stephanie Chong-Macias
Chemistry - Laboratory Instrumentation Specialist
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 120
Phone: (210) 805-2397
Email: chongmac@uiwtx.edu
Mr. Daniel Potter
UIW Sustainability Office Operations Manager
Office: UIW Solar House
Email: dpotter@uiwtx.edu
Jennifer N. Reamer
Biology Laboratory Director
Office: AT&T, Room 212
Phone: (210) 829-2720
Email: jreamer@uiwtx.edu
Patricia Treviño Casarez
Administrative Assistant to Engineering, Math, Nutrition and Atmospheric Sciences
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 128
Phone: (210) 829-2718
Email: ptcasare@uiwtx.edu
Stephanie Weiss-Lopez
Engineering - AVS Lab Staff
Office: McCombs, 4th floor, 414 C
Phone: (210) 829-3980
Email: weisslop@uiwtx.edu
Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Physics Faculty
Rosa E. Cardenas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics and Department Chair
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 105
Phone: (210) 283-6308
E-mail: recarde1@uiwtx.edu
John N. Hooker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Environmental Science
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 234A
Phone: (210) 805-3099
Email: jnhooker@uiwtx.edu
Vinay Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Meteorology
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 210
Phone: (210) 283-5047
Email: vkumar@uiwtx.edu
Shree R. Nair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Physics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 102
Phone: (210) 805-2531
E-mail: srnair@uiwtx.edu
Shanna Pahl-Lesch, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor, Physics
Office: Agnese/Sosa, 7th Floor, Room 116
Phone: (210) 890-8504
Email: pahllesc@uiwtx.edu
Angel Perez-Linde, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Office: Agnese/Sosa, 7th Floor, Room 113
Phone: (210) 829-3151
Email: perezlin@uiwtx.edu
Biology Faculty
Christopher G. Pierce, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology and Department Chair
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 308
Number: (210) 238-6950
Email: cpierce@uiwtx.edu
Ana C. Vallor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Office: AT&T, Room 312
Office Number: (210) 805-3017
Lab Number: (210) 805-1229
Email: vallor@uiwtx.edu
Lindsey Barron, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 110
Phone: (210) 283-6491
Email: labarron@uiwtx.edu
Marieke O. Burleson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Office: AT&T, Room 130
Phone: (210) 805-2544
Email: mburleso@uiwtx.edu
Bridget M. Ford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Biology
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 310
Phone: (210) 832-2153
Email: bmford@uiwtx.edu
Alex A. Martinez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 124
Phone: (210) 283-5033
Email: aamarti4@uiwtx.edu
Veronica G. Martinez-Acosta, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 103
Phone: (210) 829-3149
Email: vgmartin@uiwtx.edu
Bonnie D. McCormick, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 118
Phone: (210) 829-3831
Email: mccormic@uiwtx.edu
Benjamin C. McPherson, Jr.
Senior Instructor, Biology
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 118
Phone: (210) 829-3154
Email: mcpherso@uiwtx.edu
Richard S. Peigler, Ph.D.
Professor, Biology
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 132
Phone: (210) 829-3832
Email: peigler@uiwtx.edu
Russell W. Raymond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Office: Agnese/Sosa, Room 106
Phone: (210) 829-3150
Email: raymond@uiwtx.edu
David E. Starkey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biology
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 106
Phone: (210) 841-7249
Email: dstarkey@uiwtx.edu
Engineering, Computer Information Systems and Cyber Security Systems Faculty
Sreedevi Ande, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering and Department Chair
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 307
Number: (210) 829-3972
E-mail: ande@uiwtx.edu
Michael Frye, Ph.D.
Professor, Engineering
Office: McCombs, 4th Floor, 414 A
Number: (210) 829-3160
E-mail: mfrye@uiwtx.edu
Meerna E. Ammari
Instructor of Computer Information Systems
Office: Agnese/Sosa, 7 th Floor, Room 108
Office Phone: (210) 832-3205
Email: ammari@uiwtx.edu
Javier Arjona-Baez, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 306
Number: (210) 805-1227
E-mail: arjonaba@uiwtx.edu
Okan Caglayan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Engineering
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 308
Number: (210) 832-2118
E-mail: caglayan@uiwtx.edu
Gonzalo D. Parra, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Cyber Security Systems
Office: Agnese/Sosa, 7th Floor, Room 113
Phone: (210) 829-3146
Email: gdparra@uiwtx.edu
Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty
Rafael Adrian, Ph.D.
Professor, Inorganic Chemistry and Jones Endowed Chair
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 440
Number: (210) 832-2117
E-mail: adrian@uiwtx.edu
Rachell Booth, Ph.D.
Professor, Biochemistry and Department Chair
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 126
Phone: (210) 829-3158
E-mail: rbooth@uiwtx.edu
Alaka Chaudhuri, Ph.D.
Professor, Analytical Chemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 128
Number: (210) 829-3145
E-mail: alakanan@uiwtx.edu
Julian Davis, Ph.D.
Professor, Organic Chemistry
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 107
Number: (210) 832-2107
E-mail: judavis@uiwtx.edu
Charles Fermaintt, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 110
Number: (210)283-6493
Email: fermaint@uiwtx.edu
Susan Hamilton, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 210
Phone: (210) 283-5035
Email: sehamilt@uiwtx.edu
Alicia Howard, Ph.D.
Instructor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 104
Phone: (210) 890-5335
Email: alhowar1@uiwtx.edu
Ashok Khanal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 436
Phone: (210) 841-7498
Email: khanal@uiwtx.edu
Betsy Leverett, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Biochemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 122
Number: (210) 283-6437
E-mail: leverett@uiwtx.edu
Brian McBurnett, Ph.D.
Professor, Inorganic Chemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 442
Number: (210) 805-1202
E-mail: mcburnet@uiwtx.edu
Allison Myers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Analytical/Forensic Chemistry
Office: AT&T Science Center, Room 120
Number: (210) 829-3875
E-mail: apmyers@uiwtx.edu
John Stankus, Ph.D.
Professor, Physical Chemistry
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 108
Number: (210) 832-2108
E-mail: stankus@uiwtx.edu
Mathematics, Data Sciences and Statistics Faculty
Lale Asik, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 207
Number: (210) 829-3155
E-mail: asik@uiwtx.edu
Ummugul Bulut, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Office: Agnese-Sosa 116
Number: (210) 890-8522
E-mail: ubulut@uiwtx.edu
Jake Hammons, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 203
Phone: (210) 283-5032
E-mail: hammons@uiwtx.edu
Rafiul Islam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 210
Number: (210) 805-1225
E-mail: mdislam@uiwtx.edu
Wah-Kwan Ku, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 201
Number: (210) 283-6955
E-mail: ku@uiwtx.edu
Marissa Mascorro
Instructor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 210
Phone: (210) 829-3170
Email: mamascor@uiwtx.edu
Amanda Rakowitz
Instructor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 205
Phone: (210) 832-5480
E-mail: arakowi1@uiwtx.edu
Scott Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Mathematics
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 206
Phone: (210) 829-5481
E-mail: sesmith@uiwtx.edu
Suleyman Tek, Ph.D.
Professor, Mathematics and Department Chair
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 204
Phone: (210) 805-1228
E-mail: tek@uiwtx.edu
Nutrition Faculty
Beth C. Senne-Duff, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nutrition and Department Chair
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 304
Phone: (210) 829-3165
E-mail: beths@uiwtx.edu
Education
B.S., Colorado State University
M.S., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., Colorado State University
Joseph C. Bonilla, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nutrition
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 303
Phone: (210) 829-3908
E-mail: josephb@uiwtx.edu
Education
B.S., Case Western Reserve University
M.S., Texas Tech University
Ph.D., Texas Tech University
Heather Frazier, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Nutrition
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 234B
Phone: (210) 283-5036
E-mail: hrfrazie@uiwtx.edu
Neeta Singh, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Nutrition
Office: Bonilla Science Hall, Room 305
Phone: (210) 829-3167
E-mail: singh@uiwtx.edu
Education
B.S., Sukhadia University, India
M.S., Rajasthan Agricultural University, India
Ph.D., Oregon State University