Faculty and Staff
Faculty
Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, College of Engineering
Jack Gill Endowed Chair
Professor
Research: Carbon Capture Utilization & Storage, Sustainable Biofuels, Hydrogen Sulfide Reduction
Helen Lou, Ph.D.
Professor
Research: Big Data Analysis and Process Systems Engineering, Sustainable Technologies
Daniel Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Research: Flare Modeling, Combustion Mechanisms, Process Modeling & Control, Abnormal Situation Management
Qiang Xu, Ph.D.
Professor
Research: Large-scale Dynamic Simulation and Optimization, Optimal Scheduling, Port-related Supply Chain Management
John Gossage, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research: Simulation, Engineering Education, Computer-Aided Modeling
Sidney Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research: Renewable Energy, Materials Science, Separation Process, Reaction Engineering
Peyton Richmond, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research: Process Systems Engineering with Application to Safety, Engineering Education
Clayton Jeffryes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research: Innovative Bioprocesses, Macroalgal Tissue Cultures, Biogenic Nanomaterials
James Henry, Ph.D.
Graduate Coordinator (chegradadvisor@lamar.edu)
Associate Professor
Research: Photometric sensors for detection of neurotoxic agents, biosensors, cellular structures
Tianxing Cai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research: Quantitative Risk Assessment, Chemical Process Safety, Modeling for Process Safety, Process Measurement and Analysis, Nondestructive Testing and Inspection
T.C. Ho, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Research: Waste Management, Fluidization, Process Modeling
Matthew Hall
Gina M. Decuir