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FACULTY SUCCESS
Dr. Bernard ArulanandamProfessor of Microbiology & Immunology; Jane and Roland Blumberg Professor in Biology; Associate Dean of Research for Scientific Innovation, College of Sciences
Research Focus: • Vaccine development with Chlamydia
trachomatis and Francisella tularensis
• 4 Patents for his work have already been
issued with others pending
Dr. Arulanandam
• Funding from the National Institutes of Health and DoD on regular basis
• Directs the DoD Center of Excellence in Infection Genomics
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Dr. Ravi SandhuProfessor of Computer Science;Executive Director and Chief Scientist Institute for Cyber Security;Lutcher Brown Endowed Chair in Cyber Security
Dr. Ravi Sandhu
• The Executive Director of the Institute for Cyber Security at UTSA
• Examines basic and applied research in cyber security
Research Focus: • Cloud Computing Security
• Attribute-Based Access Control
• Data and Application Security and Privacy
• Cyber Security Foundations
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Dr. Doug FrantzAssociate Professor;Chemistry Department
Dr. Doug Frantz’s lab is currently working on:
• Growing new heart muscle cells
• Turn cancerous cells benign
• Developing drug-like molecules that target stem cells to treat heart disease and cancer
Research Focus: • Novel methods of organic chemistry
• Stem cell differentiation
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Dr. Misty SailorsProfessor;Interdisciplinary Learning andTeaching Department
Dr. Misty Sailors is currently researching:
• Reading instruction of teachers and reading achievement of young children in Malawi
• The cost effectiveness and short- and long-term cost benefit of the Read Malawi Program
Research Focus: • Literacy tools found in elementary classrooms
• The professional development of reading
teachers and literacy coaches
• International reading program development
• Reading research methodologies
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Dr. Lloyd B. PotterProfessor of Demography;Director, Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research;Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Policy
Research Focus: • Population and socioeconomic
characteristics, trends, projections, and
dynamics
• Program assessment and evaluation
• Demography of energy, water, mental
health, injury, health, labor force, mortality,
and education
Dr. Llyod Potter
• Texas State Demographer
• Directs the Texas State Data Center
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Dr. Daniel PackProfessor and Department ChairMary L. Clarke Endowed ChairDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Daniel Pack’s research includes:
• An Unmanned Systems Laboratory
• Intelligent and Sensor-Based robotics for Military and Civilian applications
Research Focus: • Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Intelligent and Sensor-Based Control
• Distributed Estimation
• Optimal Sensor Management
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Dr. Hazem Rashed-AliAssociate Professor;Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies,College of Architecture
Dr. Rashed-Ali’s current projects include:
• Energy efficiency retrofits of historic homes,
• Use of augmented reality technology in undergraduate STEM education,
• Post-occupancy evaluations of buildings.
Research Focus: • Energy Efficient Buildings,
• Building Performance Simulation,
• Design Decision Support Systems,
• Sustainability Assessment Frameworks and
Rating Systems.
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Dr. Hamid BeladiProfessor of Economics;Associate Dean of Research
Research Focus: • International trade and investment
• Cross-border mergers
• Issues related to multinational corporations
• Foreign investment and designing of
incentive-compatible contracts
Dr. Hamid Beladi • Editor of the International Review of
Economics and Finance, the North American Journal of Economics and Finance and Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
• Examines fundamental theoretical and methodological contributions to international trade and global business issues
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Dr. Rebekah E. SmithAssociate Professor of Psychology;Director, Cognitive Aging Lab,College of Liberal and Fine Arts
Research Focus: • Cognition in young and older adults
• Remembering to perform actions in the
future, called prospective memory.
• False memories and how these memory
errors can be avoided.
Dr. Rebekah Smith is currently investigating
• The effects of a familiar context on how young and older adults remember to perform intended actions.
• Differential effects of distinctiveness on true and false memory in young and older adults.
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Dr. Nicole L. BeebeAssistant Professor;Dept. of Information Systems & Cyber SecurityCenter for Education and Research in Information and Infrastructure Security
Dr. Nicole Beebe’s funded research includes:
• Insider threat detection using digital forensics
• Advanced data type classification
• Digital forensic ranking algorithms
• Intelligent digital forensics search systems
Research Focus: • Digital Forensics
• Information Security
• Data Mining and Analytics
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Dr. Yusheng FengProfessor and Center Director;Computational BioengineeringCenter for Simulation, Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (SiViRT)
Dr. Yusheng Feng’s lab is currently working on:
• Tumor growth modeling
• Cancer cell migration simulation
• 3D stereoscopic simulators for medical training
Research Focus: • Computational Cancer Research
• Cardiothoracic Surgery Simulation
• Immersive Virtual Surgery Training
• Novel Medical Device Design