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