Dr. Alexis Clare specializes in glass science, photonics, biotechnology, biomedical materials engineering.
 

Dr. Michael Shuler conducts research in chemical and biomolecular engineering, drug delivery systems and transferring research concepts to industry.
 

Dr. Bud Mishra is a pioneering researcher in bioinformatics and a computer scientist who has worked on mathematical and algorithmic methods, recently at the interface of computer science and genomics. Professor Mishra’s work will provide the computational tools to complete the genomics revolution through the development of computational algorithms and tool kits.
 

Dr. Omkaram Nalamasu’s core areas of research are at the interface of chemistry, materials science, optics, nano and microelectronics and engineering with a range of applications in computing, communications, and biotechnology. Dr. Nalamasu has invented and innovated ideas to products through his fundamental research and his technology transfer to business units and external organizations.
 

Dr. Serge Luryi’s research activities range from semiconductor devices and technologies to sensors and DNA sequencing instrumentation. Dr. Luryi’s talents and research programs are focused on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for diagnostics and therapeutics.
 

Dr. Clinton Rubin’s research interests focus on using biophysical stimuli (e.g., mechanical, electrical, temperature, acoustic) to accelerate the processes of wound healing and osseointegration and as an intervention for osteoporosis. Dr. Rubin holds eight patents, with seven pending, in the area of wound repair, treatment of bone disease, and gene discovery.
 

Dr. H. Ezzat Khalifa conducts fundamental and applied research, product development, scientific management, and technology planning fields.

Dr. Alan Hutson is leading the University’s newly formed Division of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics. The faculty development award will facilitate the recruitment of other investigators to the Division by providing dedicated resources to the development of the Bioinformatics Laboratory.
 

Dr. Wayne Knox is a world-renowned expert in ultrafast optics and its applications to optical communications. Dr. Knox’s presence will enhance the University’s ability to recruit additional faculty in the photonics area.