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Prasad Calyam, the Greg L. Gilliom Professor in the College of Engineering

Calyam is an internationally recognized expert in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and cybersecurity. 

Baolin Deng, the William A. Davidson Professor in the College of Engineering

Deng has made significant contributions to water quality and environmental toxicity, contaminant transformation and removal of toxins from drinking water.

Roman Ganta, the McKee Endowed Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and a primary investigator at Bond Life Sciences Center

Ganta’s research aims to understand pathogen transmission, pioneering several models to study tick-borne diseases. 

Loukas Grafakos, the Mahala and Rose Houchins Distinguished Professor in the College of Arts and Science

Grafakos is renowned for solving a longstanding mathematics problem, and his work includes one of the most cited papers in the field, inspiring multiple new lines of research.

Mengshi Lin, a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Lin’s research centers on the development and application of surface-enhanced spectroscopy analytical techniques to determine chemical and biological contaminants in food and packaging materials. 

Shelly Rodgers, the Maxine Wilson Gregory Chair in Journalism Research and a professor in the Missouri School of Journalism

Rodgers’ research focuses on enhancing health and science communication for historically underserved groups. 

Haval Shirwan, a professor in the �������� School of Medicine and principal investigator at NextGen Precision Health 

Shirwan’s research focuses on the modulation of the immune system for treating disorders such as type 1 diabetes, cancer and transplant rejection. 

Bing Yang, a professor in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and a primary investigator at Bond Life Sciences Center

Yang is an internationally recognized authority on plant genome engineering with applications in crop resistance to pathogens. 

Xiaoqin Zou, a professor in the College of Arts and Science with a joint appointment in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Zou pioneered the development of cutting-edge methodologies for predicting protein structures and understanding underlying protein functions. 

Ming C. Leu, the Keith and Pat Bailey Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering and Computing

Leu’s research involves 3D printing, smart manufacturing, intelligent robotics and cyber-physical systems. 

Cody Ding, a professor in the College of Education

Ding’s research focuses on human behaviors from the perspective of psychometrics and neurosciences. 

David Kimball, a professor and chair of political science in the College of Arts and Sciences

Kimball is a nationally recognized scholar with works making seminal contributions to understanding the changing American electorate. 

Xuemin (Sam) Wang, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences

Wang’s research investigates the roles of lipids in agricultural systems. 

Yugyung Lee, a professor in the School of Science and Engineering

Lee’s research and teaching focuses on artificial intelligence, data science and other emerging technologies.  

Sean O’Brien, a professor in the School of Law

O’Brien’s teaching focuses on criminal law, criminal procedures, sentencing mitigation and post-conviction remedies.

Merilee A. Krueger, a teaching professor in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education

Krueger teaches a variety of psychology courses including general psychology, educational psychology and adolescent development.