Seventeen faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions or tenure effective Sept. 1. Those faculty members are:

— Dr. Elvan Akin, promoted to professor of mathematics and statistics

— Dr. Baojun Bai, promoted to professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering

— Dr. Rohit Dua, promoted to associate teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering

— Dr. Mehdi Ferdowsi, promoted to professor of electrical and computer engineering

— Dr. Ryan Hutcheson, promoted to associate teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering

— Dr. Ulrich Jentschura, promoted to professor of physics

— Dr. Dan Lin, promoted to associate professor of computer science with tenure

— Dr. Norbert Maerz, promoted to professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering

— Dr. Edward Malone, promoted to professor of English and technical communication

— Dr. Mahashi Nath, promoted to associate professor of chemistry with tenure

— Dr. Ruwen Qin, promoted to associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering with tenure

— Dr. V. Prakash Reddy, promoted to professor of chemistry

— Dr. Thomas Schuman, promoted to professor of chemistry

— Dr. Jeanne Stanley, promoted to associate professor of arts, languages, and philosophy with tenure

— Dr. Theresa Swift, promoted to associate teaching professor of electrical and computer engineering

— Dr. Yanzhi Zhang, promoted to associate professor of mathematics and statistics with tenure

— Dr. Yahong Rosa Zheng, promoted to professor of electrical and computer engineering.