Researchers & Staff

Researchers

Simon Ang, siang@uark.edu
Specialty: Microelectronics, power electronics, “mixed-signal” & electronic packaging
(479) 575-7683
BELL 3167

Laurent Bellaiche, laurent@uark.edu
Nano#: 213-A
Specialty: Computational condensed matter physics
(479) 575-6425
Physics 219

Jacques Chakhalian, jchakhal@uark.edu
Nano#: 302
Specialty: Artificial complex oxide nanostructures
(479) 575-6203
Physics 215

Jingyi Chen, chenj@uark.edu
Specialty: Multifunction nanomaterials for biological and environmental applications
(479) 575-6203
CHEM 242

Samir El-Ghazaly, elghazal@uark.edu
Specialty: High frequency and high-speed systems, wireless communication
(479) 575-300
BELL 3127

Magda El-Shenawee, magda@uark.edu
Specialty: Breast cancer detection, computational electromagnetics
(479) 575-6582
BELL 3180

Ralph Henry, ralph.henry@uark.edu
Nano#: 204
Specialty: Protein targeting and transport; Protein interactions; Recombinant Protein Production/Purification
(479) 575-2529
SCEN 601

Joseph Herzog, jbherzog@uark.edu
Specialty: Plasmonic Nano-Optics
(479) 575-4217
Physics 237

Adam Huang, phuang@uark.edu
Specialty: Electro-mechanical systems, miniaturization technology for aerospace
(479) 575-4054

Jin-Woo Kim, jwkim@uark.edu
Nano#: 203
Specialty: Biological and biomedical applications of nanomaterials
(479) 575-3402
ENGR 232

Jiali Li, jialili@uark.edu
Specialty: Nanoscale materials science and their applications in the biological systems.
(479) 575-7593
Physics 211

Ajay Malshe, apm2@uark.edu
Nano#: 207
Specialty: Nano-manufactoring, high-density micro-electronic packaing

Omar Manasreh, manasreh@uark.edu
Specialty: Semiconductor materials and nanostructures, optoelectronic applications
(479) 575-6053
BELL 3185

Alan Mantooth, mantooth@uark.edu
Specialty: Mixed-signal circuits and systems, semiconductor device modeling
(479) 575-4838
BELL 3175

Hameed Naseem, hanaseem@uark.edu
Specialty: Solid state physics, material science, electronic packaging
(479) 575-6052
BELL 3172

Keith Roper, Dkroper@uark.edu
Nano#: 206
Specialty: Biosensing, solar energy, optoelectronics, microthermalfluidics, spectroscopy, diagnostics and therapeutics
(479) 575-6691

Greg Salamo, salamo@uark.edu
Nano#: 205
Specialty: Growth of nanostructures and devices, materials characterization, quantum and nonlinear optics
(479) 575-5931
NANO 205

Paneer Selvam, rps@uark.edu
Specialty: Dynamic behavior in structural mechanics, finite element methods, photoelasticity and strain measuring instruments
(479) 575-5356
BELL 4150

Douglas Spearot, dspearot@uark.edu
Nano#: 213
Specialty: Nanostructure-propery relationships, molecular dynamics, simulations, interface behavior
(479) 575-3040

Z. Ryan Tian, rtian@uark.edu
Nano#: 208
Specialty: Hierarchical and ordered nanostructures for catalytic, sensing, and biomaterial applications
(479) 575-2653
CHEM 129

Steve Tung, chstung@uark.edu
Specialty: Micro Electromechanical Systems, nanotubes, electroactive polymer, space inflatable structures
(479) 575-5557

Ken Vickers (Emeritus), vickers@uark.edu
Nano#: 104
Specialty: Interdisciplinary advanced materials and devices
(479) 575-2875
NANO 104

Ya-Jane Wang, yjwang@uark.edu
Specialty: Carbohydrate chemistry research
(479) 575-3871
FDSC N-214

Uche Wejinya, uwejinya@uark.edu
Specialty: Robotics and mechatronics, nano systems engeineering and application, modeling and simulations
(479) 575-4800
MEEG 204

Min Xiao, mxiao@uark.edu
Specialty: Quantum/nonlinear optics w/multi-level systems, optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures
(479) 575-6568
PHYS 204

Fisher Yu, syu@uark.edu
Specialty: Renewable energy devices, nanopackaging, semiconductor optoelectronic devices
(479) 575-7265
BELL 3217

Min Zou, mzou@uark.edu
Nano#: 212
Specialty: Nano-surface engineering, nanomechanics, nanotribology
(479) 575-6671


Research Staff

Dr. Mourad Benamara, mourad@uark.edu
Nano#: 108
Title: Director – Analytical Facility
(479) 575-7634

Alicia Brown, akight@uark.edu
Nano#: 210
Title: Research Assistant
(479) 575-4064

Dr. Vasyl Kunets, vkunets@uark.edu
Nano#: 110
Title: Research Assistant Professor
(479) 575-7476

Dave Monk, dmonk@uark.edu
Nano#: 111
Title: MBE Technician
(479) 575-7035

Dr. Morgan Ware, meware@uark.edu
Nano#: 209
Title: Nanotechnology Program Director
(479) 575-3670

Dr. Betty Martin, emartin@uark.edu
Nano#: 103
Title: Research Associate
(479) 409-9422

Dr. Yanwei Cao, yc003@uark.edu
PHYS
Title: Research Associate
(479) 249-7922

Dr. Dorel Guzun, dguzun@uark.edu
Nano#: 202
Title: Research Associate
(479) 575-7540

Dr. Milana Lisunova, lisunova@uark.edu
Nano#: 211
Title: Research Associate

Dr. Yuriy Mazur, ymazur@uark.edu
Nano#: 110
Title: Research Professor

Dr. Andrian Kuchuk, kuchuk@uark.edu
Title: Research Associate

Dr. Vitaliy Dorogan, vdorogan@uark.edu
Nano#: 202
Title: Research Assistant Professor

Dr. Radwan Al Faouri, radwanaf@uark.edu
Nano#: 202
Title: Research Associate
(479) 575-5546

Dr. Huajun “Andrew” Zhou, hxz001@uark.edu
Nano#: 211
(479) 463-9782