New faculty members at Missouri S&T pose for a photo at a reception held Aug. 20 on campus. Standing, from left: Jingjie Wei, Di Yu, Rick Samson, Azhar Malik, Bob Bourret, Andrew Hutchens, James Tinjum, Venkata Inukollu, Ross Reed, Joel Sung, Siva Valluri, Braden McLain and Eun Keui Kim. Seated, from left: Shakeel Mohammed, Han Yan, Marion Sudvarg, Gabriela Moreira Lana, Meral Sharkass, Victoria Kraemer, Lindy Baudendistel and Christina Thompson. Photo courtesy of Emily Dilly/Missouri S&T.
More than 20 individuals have joined Missouri S&T’s faculty, including S&T’s inaugural graduate school dean, new university archivist and leaders for two academic departments. The new faculty members bring a wide range of expertise that includes advanced manufacturing, AI and machine learning, biomedical sciences, energy economics, financial statistics, geotechnics, nuclear energy and resource sustainability.