Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog

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• School of Military Sciences
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• Graduate Studies
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• Faculty
• Appendices

Texas A&M University Faculty

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Nabity, Mary, Assistant Lecturer in Veterinary Pathobiology. (2006) B.S., University of Nebraska, 1998; D.V.M., Cornell University, 2002.

Naderi, Jody R., Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. (2000) B.A., University of Maryland, 1976; M.L.A., Harvard University, 1980.

Nanopoulos, Dimitri V., Distinguished Professor of Physics and Holder of the Mitchell/Heep Chair in Theoretical High Energy Physics. (1989, 1993) B.Sc., University of Athens (Greece), 1971; Ph.D., University of Sussex (England), 1973.

Narayanan, Arunachalam, Assistant Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. (2006) B.E., Anna University (India), 2000; M.S., Texas A&M University, 2002; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2006.

Narayanan, Krishna R., Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. (1999, 2003) B.S., Coimbatore Institute of Technology (India), 1992; M.S., Iowa State University, 1994; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998.

Narcowich, Francis J., Professor of Mathematics. (1972, 1987) B.S., DePaul University, 1968; M.S., Princeton University, 1970; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972.

Nash, William R., Professor of Educational Psychology. (1972, 1982) A.B., Georgia Southern College, 1965; M.Ed., Georgia Southern College, 1967; Ed.D., University of Georgia, 1971.

Nasiri, Shaima L., Assistant Professor of Artmospheric Sciences. (2006) B.S., University of Denver, 1997; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004.

Nasr-El-Din, Hisham A., Professor, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering. (2007) B.S., University of Cairo, 1973; M.S., University of Cairo, 1977; Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan, 1984.

Nation, Jack R., Professor of Psychology and of Toxicology and Holder of the Ralph R. Thomas Class of ‘21 Professorship in Liberal Arts. (1974, 1985) B.A., Central State University, 1970; M.S., University of Oklahoma, 1972; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1974.

Natowitz, Joseph Bernard, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Holder of Cyclotron Institute Bright Chair in Nuclear Science. (1967, 1991) B.S., University of Florida, 1958; Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1965.

Naugle, Donald G., Professor of Physics and of Materials Science and Engineering. (1966, 1981) B.A., Rice University, 1958; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1965.

Nayga, Rodolfo M., Professor of Agricultural Economics, Intercollegiate Fellow of Food Science and Technology and Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. (1997, 2003) B.A., University of the Philippines, 1985; M.S., University of Delaware, 1988; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1991.

Ndofor, Hermann A., Assistant Professor of Management. (2007) B.A., University of Wisconsin, 1995; M.A., University of Wisconsin, 1998; M.B.A., University of Maryland, 2001; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 2004.

Ndubisi, Forster O., Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning and Head of Department. (2004) B.Sc., University of Ibadan, 1977; M.L.A., University of Guelph, 1982; Ph.D., University of Waterloo, 1987.

Nederman, Cary J., Professor of Political Science. (2000) B.A., Columbia University, 1978; M.A., York University (Canada), 1979; Ph.D., York University (Canada), 1983.

Neill, William Harold, Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and of Water Management and Hydrological Science. (1975, 1983) B.S., University of Arkansas, 1965; M.S., University of Arkansas, 1967; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1971.

Nekrashevych, Volodymyr V., Associate Professor of Mathematics. (2005) M.S., Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University, 1997; Ph.D., Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University, 1998.

Nelson, A. Gene, Executive Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Professor of Agricultural Economics and Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. (1990) B.S., Western Illinois University, 1964; M.S., Purdue University, 1967; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1969.

Nelson, Camille Soltau, Lecturer in Economics. (2002, 2007) B.A., Oregon State University, 1998.

Nelson, Claudia B., Professor of English and Director of the Women’s Studies Program. (2003, 2006) A.B., Bryn Mawr College, 1980; Ph.D., Indiana University, 1989.

Nelson, David A., Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences. (2001) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1976; D.V.M., Texas A&M University, 1978.

Nelson, Michael, Lecturer in Economics. (2000) B.A., Emporia State University, 1989; Ph.D., Washington State University, 2005.

Nepal, Sanjay K., Assistant Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences. (2004) M.A., Tribhuvan University, 1984; M.S., Asian Institute of Technology, 1991; Ph.D., University of Bern, 1999.

Netherland, Beth M., Senior Lecturer in Health and Kinesiology. (2000, 2007) B.A., University of Kentucky, 1998; M.S., Miami University, 2000.

Neuman, Michael C., Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. (1999) B.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1977; M.C.P., University of Pennsylvania, 1986; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1996.

Nevels, Robert Dudley, P.E., Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and IEEE Fellow. (1978, 1993) B.S., University of Kentucky, 1969; M.S., Georgia Tech University, 1973; Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1979.

Newman, Daniel A., Assistant Professor of Psychology. (2005) B.A., Rice University, 1997; M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 2000; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 2004.

Newman, Julie, Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics. (1995, 2005) B.A., Oberlin College, 1985; M.S., University of Rochester, 1990; Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1993.

Newton, H. Joseph, Professor of Statistics; Dean, College of Science; and Holder of the Richard H. Harrison, III/External Advisory and Development Council Endowed Dean’s Chair in Science. (1978, 1990) B.S., Niagara University, 1971; M.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1973; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1975.

Ng, Desmond, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics and Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. (2004) B.S., University of British Columbia, 1994; M.S., McGill University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001.

Nguyen, Cam, P.E., Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Holder of the TI Professorship II in Analog Engineering; and IEEE Fellow. (1990, 2001) B.S., National University of SaiGam, 1975; B.S., California State Polytechnic University, 1979; M.S., California State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of Central Florida, 1990.

Nichols, Anne Bernasine, Assistant Professor of Architecture. (2002) B.S., Purdue University, 1985; M.S., Purdue University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2000.

Nichols, John M., Assistant Professor of Construction Science. (2002) B.E., The University of Newcastle (Australia), 1981; Ph.D., The University of Newcastle (Australia), 2001.

Nichols, John Powell, Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics; Intercollegiate Faculty of Food Science and Technology; and Intercollegiate Faculty of Agribusiness. (1968, 1979) B.S., Cornell University, 1963; M.S., Michigan State University, 1965; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1968.

Niedzwecki, John M., P.E., Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering; Professor of Ocean Engineering; Associate Vice Chancellor, Texas A&M University System; Executive Associate Dean, Dwight Look College of Engineering; Associate Director, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; and Holder of the R. P. Gregory’32 Chair in Civil Engineering. (1978, 1991) B.S., Boston University, 1970; B.S.A.E., Boston University, 1970; M.S., Boston University, 1973; Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1977.

Nielsen-Gammon, John W., Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and State Climatologist. (1991, 2000) B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990.

Nikolov, Zivko, Professor, Departments of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Chemical Engineering, and Holder of the Dow Chemical Endowed Professorship in Bioprocess Engineering. (2002) Diploma, Engr., University of Novi Sad (Yugoslavia), 1977; M.S., Iowa State University, 1983; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1986.

Nishimoto, Taeg, Professor of Architecture. (2001, 2006) B.Arch., Waseda University, 1978; M.Arch., Cornell University, 1985.

Nite, Sandra, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics. (2005) B.S., Southwest Texas State University, 1975; M.S., Southwest Texas State University, 1977.

Nixon, Clair J., C.P.A., Professor of Accounting and Holder of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Accounting Excellence Professorship. (1980, 1994) B.S., Brigham Young University, 1975; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1977; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1980.

Norby, Bo, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. (2003) B.S., Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Denmark), 1993; D.V.M., Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University (Denmark), 1995; M.S.P.V.M., University of California, Davis, 1998; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 2003.

North, Gerald R., Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and of Oceanography; Professor of Water Management and Hydrological Science; and Inaugural Holder of the Harold J. (Bill) Haynes ‘46 Chair in Geosciences. (1986, 1995) B.S., University of Tennessee, 1960; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1966.

North, Simon W., Associate Professor of Chemistry. (1997, 2003) B.S., University of New Hampshire, Durham, 1990; Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1995.

Northup, Nancy, Assistant Professor of Library Science. (2003) B.A., Syracuse University, 1967; M.S.S., Syracuse University, 1974; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1982; M.L.S., Texas Woman’s University, 2001.

Norton, Donna E., Professor Emerita of Teaching, Learning and Culture. (1976, 1986) B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1956; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1973; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1976.

Norton, John M., Lecturer in Information and Operations Management. (2000) B.B.A., Baylor University, 1981.

Novak, Joseph R., Senior Lecturer in Horticultural Sciences. (1979, 1987) B.S., Ohio University, 1965; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972.

Nowlin, Worth Dabney, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Oceanography. (1962, 1995) B.A., A&M College of Texas, 1958; M.S., A&M College of Texas, 1960; Ph.D., A&M College of Texas, 1966.

Ntaimo, Lewis, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. (2004) B.S., University of Arizona, 1998; M.S., University of Arizona, 2000; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2004.

Nunes, Jairo, Assistant Lecturer in Veterinary Pathobiology. (2002, 2004) D.V.M., University of Uberlandia (Brazil), 1998; M.S., University of Uberlandia (Brazil), 1998.