Adriana Costa
Assistant Professor
Sustainable Bioproducts
Research Focus- Wood Anatomy
- Wood Identification
Alison Rellinger
Extension Instructor I
Coastal Research and Extension Center
Research Focus- Climate Resilience
- Oceanography
- Biogeochemistry
Austin Himes
Assistant Professor
Forestry
Research Focus- Forest Ecology/Silviculture
- Environmental Valuation
Beth Baker
Associate Extension Professor
Wildlfie, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Research Focus- Soil and Water Resource Conservation
Brandi Karisch
Associate Extension Research Professor
Animal and Dairy Sciences
Research Focus- Beef Cattle
Brett Rushing
Associate Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
Research Focus- Agronomy
- Plant Breeding
- Soils
Cory Gallo
Professor
Landscape Architecture
Research Focus- Landscape Architect
- Urban Design
- Campus Planning
Courtney Siegert
Associate Professor
Forestry
Research Focus- Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
Curtis VanderSchaaf
Assistant Extension Professor
Forestry
Research Focus- Pine Forest Investment
Eric McConnell
Associate Professor
Forestry
Research Focus- Timber Harvesting Economics
- Wood Utilization
Eric Sparks
Associate Extension Professor
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Research Focus- Coastal Ecology
Fei Yu
Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Research Focus- Biosystems Engineering
- Bioenergy
Gwendolyn Boyd-Shields
Associate Professor
Sustainable Bioproducts
Research Focus- Wood Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Soil Fertility
James Giesen
Associate Professor
History
Research Focus- Environmental and Agricultural History of the United States
Jason Keith
Professor
Engineering
Research Focus- Chemical Reaction Engineering
- Materials Science
- Applied Mathematics
Jay McCurdy
Associate Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
Research Focus- Landscape Ecology
- Weed Science
- Soil Science
Joby Czarnecki
Associate Research Professor
Geosystems Research Institute
Plant and Soil Sciences
- Precision Agriculture
- Geospatial Technologies and Applications
John Riggins
Professor
jriggins@entomology.msstate.edu
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Research Focus- Forest Health
Katie Oswalt
Associate Teaching Professor
Industry Technology, Instructional Design, and Community College Leadership
Research Focus- Community College Leadership
Kristine O. Evans
Associate Professor
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Research Focus- Conservation Biology/Ecology
- Geosystems
Kuan-Ming Huang
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics
Research Focus- Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship
- Consumer Behavior and Food Marketing
- Production Economics
Mark Hersey
Associate Professor
History
Research Focus- US/Environmental
- US South/Rural America
- History of Science
Mark Lawrence
Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Focus- Aquatic Animal Health
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Food Safety
Mary Love Tagert
Associate Extension Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Research Focus- Water Resources
- Agricultural technology, Precision Agriculture
- Waste Management, Recycling
Mary Read-Wahidi
Associate Research Professor
Mary.read-wahidi@ssrc.msstate.edu
Social Science Research Center
Research Focus- Anthropology
Maryam Mirabolghasemi
Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Research Focus- Petroleum Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Michael Sandel
Assistant Professor
Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Research Focus- Ichthyology
- Genomics
- Statistical Genetics
Narcisa Pricope
Professor
Research and Economic Development
Research Focus- Geography
- Geospatial Sciences
- Research Administration
Nuwan K. Wijewardane
Assistant Professor
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Research Focus- Soil Sensing
- Plant Sensing
Prakash Jha
Assistant Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
Research Focus- Agricultural Climatology
- Agricultural Engineering
- Environmental Sustainability
Raju Bheemanahalli
Assistant Research Professor
Plant and Soil Sciences
Research Focus- Plant Stress Physiology
- Genetics
- Remote Sensing
Rhonda Vann
Research Professor
Animal and Dairy Sciences
Research Focus- Animal Physiology
- Beef Cattle
- Sheep
Richard Baird
Professor
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Research Focus- Plant Pathology
- Mycology
- Ecology
Rinat Gabitov
Associate Professor
Geosciences
Research Focus- Experimental Geochemistry
- Immobilization of Radionuclides
- Chemical Oceanography
SaMin Han
Assistant Professor
Landscape Architecture
Research Focus- Urban Resilience
- City planning
- Resilient Design
Santanu Kundu
Professor
Chemical Engineering
Research Focus- Chemical Engineering
- Polymers
- Materials
Tom Allen
Extension Research Professor
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Research Focus- Plant Pathology
Zhiqian Chen
Assistant Professor
Computer Science and Engineering
Research Focus- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Spatial Data Mining