College of Sciences

Michael L. Allen

Senior Instructor
Physics and Astronomy
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Science education; interstellar gas and dust

Top Achievements: Bringing astronomy to children via the WSU Planetarium, Palouse Astronomical Society, and Palouse Discovery Science Center

Robert Dillon

Professor
Mathematics
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Mathematical modeling of sperm and ciliary motility; mathematical modeling in biology and medicine; computational biofluid-structure interaction 

Peter Engels

Associate Professor
Physics and Astronomy
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Atomic physics; quantum mechanics; Bose-Einstein condensation; degenerate Fermi gases

Top Achievements: Young Faculty Performance Award, WSU College of Sciences, 2007

Consetta M. Helmick

Clinical Associate Professor
Molecular Biosciences
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Microbiology; epidemiology; genetics; biology; nutrition

Top Achievements: WSU Mentor Award; Outstanding Faculty Awards; Microbiology Lab Teaching Manual

Mark Kuzyk

Regents Professor
Physics and Astronomy
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Nonlinear optics; photodegradation and self healing; smart morphing materials

Top Achievements: Fellow of the Optical Society of America; founder of the International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics; Polymer Fiber Optics, CRC Press

Jeanette Martin

Senior Instructor
Mathematics
WSU Pullman

Norah R. McCabe

Clinical Associate Professor
Molecular Biosciences

Matt McCluskey

Professor
Physics and Astronomy
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Semiconductors; optical physics; materials under extreme conditions

Top Achievements: College of Sciences New Faculty Performance Award; chair, Gordon Research Conference on Defects in Semiconductors; interim chair, Materials Science

Judith McDonald

Professor
Math
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Linear algebra; combinatorial matrix theory

Phil Mixter

Associate Clinical Professor
Molecular Biosciences
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Immune responses to digestive bacterial infections; science education in microbiology

Top Achievements: School of Molecular Biosciences Excellence in Teaching Award (2006); WSU Office of Undergraduate Education Common Reading Excellence Award (2008)

Mary Sanchez-Lanier

Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Molecular Biosciences

Cheryl Schultz

Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
WSU Vancouver

Research Interests: Conservation biology; restoration ecology; butterfly ecology; population dynamics; Northwest prairies

Top Achievements: USFWS Environmental Contaminants Programs, $194,000 grant; USFWS Recovery Program, $197,000 grant; U.S. Army/Nature Conservancy, $68,000 grant

Brian Tissot

Research Interests: Marine ecology; environmental policy; experimental design; statistical analysis

Top Achievements: Black abalone status review advisory committee; ecosystem-based management working group; Oregon marine protected area scientific advisory panel

Kimberly M. Vincent

Clinical Associate Professor
Mathematics
WSU Pullman

Research Interests: Use of formative assessment to inform teaching; use of discourse in mathematics; use of dynamic software to encourage abstraction and generalization

Top Achievements: Past chair of SIGMAA-QL; invited to serve on math panel advising State Board of Education and on Mathematics K-12 Standards Revision team