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The following list contains the names of faculty members who are experts in, or actively conducting research relevant to each of the homeland security topics listed below.

Physical Infrastructure

Dr. Nosh Contractor – Professor of Speech Communication and Psychology

Dr. George Gross – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Institute of Government and Public Affairs

Dr. Thomas Mackin – Professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, California Polytechnic; Instructor, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Naval Post Graduate School

Dr. Youssef Hashash – Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora - Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Darrell Socie – Professor Emeritus of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Human Factors

Dr. Alex Kirlik – Associate Professor, Institute of Aviation & Associate Professor, Beckman Institute

Dr. Arthur Kramer – Professor of Psychology

Dr. Jason McCarley – Assistant Professor, Institute of Aviation, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Assistant Professor, Beckman Institute

Dr. Joost M.E. Pennings – Market & Decision Sciences Group, Dept. of Agricultural & Consumer Economics.

 

Risk Management

Dr. Jeffrey Brown – Associate Professor of Finance

Dr. Youssef Hashash – Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Joost M.E. Pennings – Market & Decision Sciences Group, Dept. of Agricultural & Consumer Economics.

Lynnea Johnson – Associate Director of the Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)

Dr. Allen Poteshman – Associate Professor of Finance

Dr. Jürgen Scheffran – Senior Research Scientist

 

First Responder Support

Dr. Nosh Contractor – Professor of Speech Communication and Psychology

Dr. Geir Dullerud – Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Gavin Horn – Research Program Coordinator, Illinois Fire Service Institute

Richard L. Jaehne – Director, Illinois Fire Service Institute

Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora - Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Incident Command Management

William Farnum – Instructional Support Specialist, Illinois Fire Service Institute

Dr. Lawrence D. Firkins – Associate Professor of Pathobiology

Dr. Edwin Hahn – Associate Dean for Research, Veterinary Medicine Administration; Associate Professor, Pathobiology; Assistant Dean, Research Leadership Veterinary Program

Richard L. Jaehne – Director, Illinois Fire Service Institute

Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora - Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering


Transportation Security

Dr. Christopher Barkan – Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Sheldon Jacobson – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Alex Kirlik – Associate Professor, Institute of Aviation & Associate Professor, Beckman Institute

Dr. David Lange – Professor and Associate Department Head Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Center of Excellence for Airport Technology

 

Policy & Public Engagement

Dr. David Miller – Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering

Dr. Julian Palmore – Professor of Mathematics and ACDIS Faculty Member

Dr. Matt Rosenstein – ACDIS Acting Director

Dr. Jürgen Scheffran – Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Clifford Singer – Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering

 

Food Security

Dr. Edwin Hahn – Associate Dean for Research, Veterinary Medicine Administration; Associate Professor, Pathobiology; Assistant Dean, Research Leadership Veterinary Program

Dr. Geoff Dahl – Associate Professor of Animal Sciences

Dr. Lawrence D. Firkins – Associate Professor of Pathobiology

Dr. Mark Shannon – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Director, Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with Systems (WaterCAMPWS)

 

Information, Technology & Cyber Security

Dr. Narendra Ahuja – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. James Basney – Senior Research Scientist

Dr. Richard Blahut – Professor and Department Head Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Randy Butler – Senior Associate Director and Project Manager National Center for Advanced Secure Systems Research

Dr. Roy Campbell – Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Nosh Contractor – Professor of Speech Communication and Psychology

Dr. AnHai Doan – Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Susan Hinrichs – Lecturer, Department of Computer Science

Dr. Wen-Mei Hwu –Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. P.R. Kumar – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Himanshu Khurana – Senior Security Engineer

Dr. Klara Nahrstedt – Professor of Computer Science

Dr. David Nicol – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Normand Paquin – Director, External Affairs, College of Engineering and Information Trust Institute

Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora - Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Tom Prudhomme – Senior Associate Director for Applied Social Sciences, NCSA

Dr. Dan Roth – Associate Professor of Computer Science

Dr. William Sanders – Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Director, Information Trust Institute

Janet Thot-Thompson – Director, ACCESS Center, NCSA

Dr. Nitin Vaidya – Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Michael Welge – Mathematics and Computer Science Group

Dr. Pierre Wiltzius – Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; Director, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

 

CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear; Explosive)

Dr. Joanna Austin – Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Quinn Brewster – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. William Dunn – Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Lawrence D. Firkins – Associate Professor of Pathobiology

Dr. Nick Glumac – Associate Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Edwin Hahn – Associate Dean for Research, Veterinary Medicine Administration; Associate Professor, Pathobiology; Assistant Dean, Research Leadership Veterinary Program

Dr. Barclay Jones – Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Herman Krier – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Dimitrios Kyritsis – Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Benito Marinas – Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. David Miller – Adjunct Assistant Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering

Dr. Julian Palmore – ACDIS Director and Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Mark Shannon – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Director, Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with Systems (WaterCAMPWS)

Dr. Clifford Singer – Professor of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering

Dr. S. Pratap Vanka – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Dr. Brenda Wilson – Associate Professor of Microbiology

Water Security

Dr. Mark Shannon – Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Director, Center of Advanced Materials for Purification of Water with Systems (WaterCAMPWS)