University of Maryland Graduate Catalog

Graduate Faculty: Letter Z

Zachariah, Michael R. Regular Member
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1986
- Professor, Chemical Physics
- Professor, Chemistry
- Affiliate Professor, Engineering: Chemical Engineering

Zachariah, Michael R. Regular Member
B.S., University of California, LA, 1979, M.S., University of California, LA, 1981, Ph.D., University of California, LA, 1986
- Professor, Engineering: Mechanical Engineering
- Affiliate Professor, Engineering: Materials Science and Engineering
- Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation

Zafiriou, Evanghelos Regular Member
B.S., National Technical University of Athens, 1982; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1986.
- Associate Professor, Systems Research, Institute for

Zaki, Kawthar A. Regular Member
B.S., Ain Shaims University-Cairo, 1962; M.S., University of California-Berkeley,1966; Ph.D., 1969.
- Professor Emeritus, Engineering: Electrical & Computer Engineering

Zakim, Eric S. Regular Member
B.A., Oberlin College, 1982; M.A. University of California-Berkeley, 1989; Ph.D., 1996.
- Associate Professor, Jewish Studies

Zambrana, Ruth Enid Regular Member
B.A., CUNY-Queens College, 1969; M.S.W., University of Pennsylvania, 1971; Ph.D., Boston University, 1977.
- Affiliate Professor, Sociology
- Professor, Women's Studies

Zanot, Eric J. Regular Member
B.A.,Pennsylvania State University-University Park, 1965; M.A., 1970; Ph.D.,University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1977.
- Associate Professor, Journalism

Zantek, Paul F. Regular Member
B.A., Concordia College, 1993; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1998.
- Assistant Professor, Business and Management

Zanuttini, Raffaella Adjunct Member
M.S., Universita di Torino-Italy, 1984; M.S., Universite de Geneve, 1990; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1991.
- Assistant Professor, Linguistics, Georgetown University

Zeiger, Robyn S. Adjunct Member
B.S., University of Maryland-College Park, 1972; M.S., 1973; Ph.D., University of Maryland-College Park, 1978.
- Senior Lecturer, Family Science

Zelkowitz, Marvin V. Regular Member
B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967; M.S., Cornell University, 1969; Ph.D., 1971.
- Professor Emerita, Computer Science
- Professor Emerita, Advanced Computer Studies, Institute for

Zeller, Thomas G. Regular Member
M.A., University of Munich, 1995; Ph.D., 1999.
- Associate Professor, History

Zen, E-An Adjunct Member
B.A., Cornell University, 1951; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1955.
- Adjunct Professor, Geology

Zeng, Ning Regular Member
B.Sc., University of Science and Technology of China, 1987; M.S., University of Arizona, 1991; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1995
- Associate Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Geology

Zhang, Da-Lin Regular Member
B.S., University of Science & Technology-China, 1976; M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1981; Ph.D., 1985.
- Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation
- Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
- Professor, Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modeling

Zhang, Guangming Regular Member
B.S., Tianjin University-P.R.C., 1966; M.S., 1981; M.S., University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1983; Ph.D., 1986.
- Associate Professor, Systems Research, Institute for
- Associate Professor, Engineering: Systems Engineering
- Associate Professor, Engineering: Mechanical Engineering

Zhang, Lei Regular Member
B.S., Tsinghua University, 2000; M.S., University of Minnesota, 2002, 2005; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2006.
- Assistant Professor, Engineering: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Zhang, Shu Guang Regular Member
B.A., Nanjing Normal University-China, 1982; M.A., Ohio University, 1984; Ph.D., 1989.
- Professor, History

Zhang, Yanjin Regular Member
DVM, Shandong Agricultural University, China, 1984; MS, China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control,1989; PhD, Iowa State University, IA, 1998. Dr. Zhang's research interests are on molecular virology, vaccine development and viral pathogenesis. His current projects are on elucidating virus-cell interactions of hepatitis E virus and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, as well as vaccine development against the viral pathogens.
- Associate Professor, Veterinary Medical Sciences
- Affiliate Assistant Professor, Animal Sciences

Zhang, Yunfeng Regular Member
B.S., Tongji University, 1993; M.S., Tsinghua University, 1996; Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2001.
- Associate Professor, Engineering: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Zheng, Qinfen Adjunct Member
B.S., University of Science and Technology of China, 1982; M.S., 1984; Ph.D.,University of Southern California-Los Angeles, 1992.
- Associate Research Scientist, Advanced Computer Studies, Institute for

Zheng, Quanan Adjunct Member
B.S.,Jilin University, China, 1966; Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 1987.
- Senior Research Scientist, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science

Zhu, Jianhua Regular Member
B.S., Anhui Institute of Eduction, 1998; Ph.D., Purdue Univeristy, 2004.
- Assistant Professor, Plant Science

Zhu, Wenlu Regular Member
B.S., Peking University, 1986; M.S., 1989; Ph.D., SUNY-Stony Brook, 1996.
- Associate Professor, Geology
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation

Zhu, Xiaoping Regular Member
D.V.M., Ningxia University, China, 1984; M.S., China Agricultural University, 1987; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1997. Dr. Zhu's research focuses on characterizing functions of MHC class I-related molecules and the regulations of innate and adaptive immune responses in mucosal infection and inflammation.
- Associate Professor, Veterinary Medical Sciences
- Director, Veterinary Medical Sciences
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Animal Sciences

Zickert, Christian Regular Member
Ph.D., Columbia University, 2008
- Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Ziegler, Delores Regular Member
B.M., Maryville College; M.M. The University of Tennessee.
- Professor, Music

Zilfi, Madeline C. Regular Member
B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 1964; M.A.,University of Chicago, 1971; Ph.D., 1976.
- Associate Professor, History
- Affiliate Professor, Women's Studies

Zimin, Aleksey Regular Member
Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 2003.
- Research Assistant Professor, Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation

Zimmer, Elizabeth Adjunct Member
B.S., Cornell University, 1973; Ph.D., University of California-Berkeley, 1981.
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences

Zimmerman, Neil M. Special Member
Ph.D. Cornell University 1989
- University Affiliate, Chemical Physics

Zimmermann, Nickolas G. Regular Member
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972; M.S., 1975;Ph.D., 1981.
- Associate Professor, Animal Sciences

Ziska, Lew H. Special Member
B.S., Univ. of California at Riverside, 1979; M.S., 1982; Ph.D., Univ.of California at Davis, 1988.
- University Affiliate, Enviromental Science and Technology

Zohar, Yonathan Regular Member
B.S., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1974; M.S., 1976; Ph.D., France, 1982.
- Professor, Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences

Zukowski, Andrea Regular Member
B.A., Wayne State University; Ph.D., Boston University, 2001.
- Research Scientist, Second Language Acquisition-Ph.D.
- Assistant Research Scientist, Linguistics