CAS Faculty Natural Sciences

Romila Mascarenhas

Assistant Professor
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Research Interests: Biochemistry, Structural Biology, Vitamin B12

Svetlana Maslakova

Professor
Biology, OIMB
Phone: 541-346-7289
Office: Oregon Inst Of Marine Biology, PO Box 5389, Charleston OR 97420-0605

Robert Mauro

Associate Professor
Clark Honors College, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4917
Office: 327 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Office Hours: Winter 2026 Office Hours: Monday & Wednesday in Chapman 102 1330-1430; Tuesday 1500-1700 in Straub 327
Research Interests: Social/Personality, Decision Making, Aviation Psychology, Psychology and Law, and Human Emotions.

Ulrich Mayr

Lewis Professor
Department Head, Psychology
Neuroscience, Psychology, SAIL
Phone: 541-346-4944
Office: 328 LISB, 1227 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Research Interests: Cognitive-Neuroscience

Luca Mazzucato

Associate Professor
Biology, Mathematics, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-7636
Office: 224A Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403
Office Hours: Wednesday 4-5pm

David McCormick

Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-5169
Office: 213B Huestis Hall, 1210 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403

Carrie McCurdy

Associate Professor
Food Studies, Human Physiology
Phone: 541-346-5069
Office: 112 Pacific Hall, 1240 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1240
Research Interests: Obesity and Insulin Resistance

Katelyn McDonough

Assistant Professor
Curator of Great Basin Archaeology
Anthropology
Phone: 541-346-9639
Office: 253 Condon Hall, 1212 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1212
Office Hours: By appointment for Fall 2025
Research Interests: Environmental Archaeology, Foodways, Paleoethnobotany, Palynology, Great Basin Archaeology, Pleistocene-Holocene Transition

Leslie McLees

Senior Instructor
Undergraduate Director, Senior Instructor & Advisor; Program Director, General Social Sciences
General Social Sciences, Geography
Phone: 541-346-5709
Office: 107C Condon Hall, 1251 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1251
Office Hours: By appointment at this link (hours may vary each week): https://uogeographyadvising.as.me/<br /> Wednesdays, 10:30-noon, on Zoom: https://uoregon.zoom.us/j/93781142475<br />

Ben McMorran

Professor
MSTC Advisory Committee member
OMQ, Physics, SAIL, Materials Science Institute
Phone: 541-346-8624
Office: 174 Willamette Hall, 1274 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1274
Research Interests: free electron physics and interferometry, matter wave optics, electron microscopy, magnetic materials

Jeffrey Measelle

Professor
Co-Director, UO Center for Global Health
Global Health Program, Psychology
Phone: 541-346-4570
Office: 473 Straub Hall, 1227 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1227
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests: Developmental, Developmental Stress Biology, Nutritional Neuroscience, Pediatric Global Health, Caregiving Support for Early Brain Development

Celeste Melamed

Assistant Professor
MSTC Advisory Committee member
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute
Research Interests: Materials Science, New Materials Discovery, Batteries, Photovoltaics, Thin Film Synthesis, Solid-State Chemistry

Diego Melgar

Ann and Lew Williams Chair, Associate Professor
Director, CRESCENT
Earth Sciences
Phone: 541-346-3488
Office: 125B Cascade Hall, 1272 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1272
Research Interests: Earthquake seismology, strong ground motion, tsunamis, early warning systems, geodetic imaging

Chanel Meyers

Assistant Professor
Psychology
Research Interests: Social Personality, Diversity in Society, Intergroup Processes

Adam Miller

Associate Professor
Biology, Neuroscience
Phone: 541-346-4523
Office: 314 Huestis Hall, 1254 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1254

Jennifer Miller

Professor
Geography
Research Interests: Spatial data science, species distribution models, movement ecology

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