Eighteen Missouri S&T faculty members received promotions and/or tenure, effective Sept. 1.

The faculty members are:

• Dr. Eric Bryan, promoted to professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Langtao Chen, promoted to associate professor of business and information technology
• Dr. LiLi Eng, promoted to professor of business and information technology
• Dr. Hanqing Fang, promoted to associate professor of business and information technology
• Debra Griffith, promoted to librarian III of the library (archives librarian is her working title)
• Dr. Sarah Hercula, promoted to associate professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Wenqing Hu, promoted to associate professor of mathematics and statistics
• Dr. Chulsoon Hwang, promoted to associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Nishant Kumar, promoted to teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dr. Xinhua Liang, promoted to the Linda and Bipin Doshi Professor of chemical and biochemical engineering
• Dr. Marek Locmelis, promoted to associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering
• Dr. Warner Meeks, promoted to associate teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dr. Jonathan Obrist Farner, promoted to associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering
• Dr. Clair Reynolds Kueny, promoted to associate professor of psychological science
• Dr. Daniel Shank, promoted to associate professor of psychological science
• Dr. Theresa Swift, promoted to teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Sanjay Tewari, promoted to associate teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
• Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, promoted to professor of mathematics and statistics