Eighteen faculty members at Missouri University of Science and Technology received promotions and/or tenure effective Sept. 1. 

Those faculty members are:

— Dr. Lana Alagha, promoted to associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering with tenure

— Dr. Richard Dawes, promoted to professor of chemistry

— Dr. Kathryn Dolan, promoted to associate professor of English and technical communication with tenure

— Dr. Mohamed ElGawady, promoted to professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering

— Dr. Darin Finke, promoted to associate teaching professor of arts, languages and philosophy

— Dr. Jie Gao, promoted to associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering with tenure

— Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, promoted to professor of arts, languages and philosophy

— Dr. Jonathan Kimball, promoted to professor of electrical and computer engineering

— Dr. Edward Kinzel, promoted to associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering with tenure

— Dr. Jenny Liu, promoted to professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering

— Dr. James Musser, promoted to associate teaching professor of physics

— Dr. Terry Robertson, promoted to teaching professor of arts, languages and philosophy

— Dr. Katie Shannon, promoted to teaching professor of biological sciences

— Dr. Ronald Joe Stanley, promoted to professor of electrical and computer engineering

— Dr. Sarah Stanley, promoted to associate professor of business and information technology with tenure

— Dr. Matthew S. Thimgan, promoted to associate professor of biological sciences with tenure

— Dr. Agnes Vojta, promoted to teaching professor of physics

— Dr. Mingzhen Wei, promoted to associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering with tenure.