CAS Faculty Natural Sciences

Marli Miller

Teaching Professor
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-4410
Office: 105 Volcanology, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1205
Research Interests: structural geology

Kate Mills

Associate Professor
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-0475
Office: 337 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Development, Adolescence, Social Cognition, Social Networks, Environmental Psychology, Environmental Education, Climate Change

Christopher Minson

Kenneth M. and Kenda H. Singer Endowed Professor
Chief Science Officer at NatureQuant, LLC
Human Physiology
Phone: 541-346-7583
Office: 419 Hayward Field
Research Interests: Cardiovascular, Autonomic, Environmental, Exercise Physiology

Amy Moran

Professor and Director
OIMB, Biology

Parmida Mostafavi

Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Office Hours: Spring 2026: Tuesdays, 2-4 pm in 355 Condon Hall, and by appointment.
Research Interests: Iranian diaspora, materiality, racial capitalism, nationalism, commodification, neoliberalism

Andrew Muehleisen

Instructor
Director of Undergraduate Studies DSCI
Data Science
Research Interests: Data science education, ecology and evolution

Jason Murphy

Associate Professor
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-0274
Office: University Hall 314

James Murray

Assistant Professor
Biology, Mathematics, Neuroscience
Office: 224A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Deepu Murty

Associate Professor
Chair of the Committee for an Inclusive Community
Psychology
Phone: 541-346-1045
Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience, Memory, Motivation, Adaptive Behavior

John Myers

Assistant Teaching Professor
Psychology

George Nazin

Associate Professor
Physical Chemistry
Chemistry and Biochemistry, OMQ
Phone: 541-346-2017
Office: 183A Klamath Hall, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Karen Needham

Research Assistant
Human Physiology

Kayla Nguyen

Physics
Phone: 541-346-0397
Office: Willamette 120, 1274 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: electron microscopy, ptychography, magnetism, topology

Thanh Nguyen

Associate Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-3974
Office: 303 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-120
Office Hours: CS471/571: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays; CS410/510: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Research Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Multi-agent Systems, Game Theory, Optimization

Thien Nguyen

Associate Professor
Computer Science
Phone: 541-346-1398
Office: 330 Deschutes Hall, 1202 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1202
Research Interests: Information Extraction, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning

Cris Niell

Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-8598
Office: 214 LISB, 1210 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Jens Noeckel

Associate Professor
Institute for Fundamental Science, OMQ, Physics
Phone: 541-346-5210
Office: 456 Willamette Hall, 5203 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-5295
Research Interests: Quantum chaos and semiclassical physics in microcavity optics; optical and transport properties of mesoscopic systems.

Brad Nolen

Professor
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Phone: 541-346-7412
Office: 293 Klamath Hall, 1253 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1253

Ken-ichi Noma

Professor
Biology
Phone: 541-346-5680
Office: 365E Streisinger Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1210

Victor Ostrik

Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Mathematics
Phone: 541-346-4723
Office: University Hall 303
Office Hours: Monday 11-12, Wednesday 11-12