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<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eugenia Olesnicky Killian,<\/strong> assistant professor, Department of Biology in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, joins UCCS from Princeton University where she was a post-doctorate fellow in the Department of Molecular Biology. Previously she was a post-doctorate fellow at the CU-Denver and Health Sciences Center Department of Craniofacial Biology. She has a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from Drew University, Madison, N.J., and master\u2019s and Ph.D.in Biology from New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science, New York. In addition to her research, she spent the last decade mentoring and teaching.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Taylor Lilly<\/strong>, assistant professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, previously served as a lecturer within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. With substantial research experience in propulsion concepts and gas-laser interaction, he is involved in UCCS collaborative projects with the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"Portrait](\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0743.jpg\" "\\"IMG_0743\\"")
<\/a>Cerian Gibbes,<\/strong> assistant professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, comes to UCCS from the University of Florida where she earned bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s and Ph.D. in geography with a concentration in land change science. The author of numerous publications involving ecology and conservation, her research includes sponsorship from the National Science Foundation and NASA. Her research interests are human-environment interactions and the dynamics of socio-ecological systems, land use land cover change, natural resource management and adaptation to environmental change.<\/p>\n<\/a>Margaret Harris,<\/strong> assistant professor, Department of Health Sciences in the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, spent the last few years at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, dividing time between the UA Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service as an extension health specialist and the UA Medical Sciences Center for Rural Health as an adjunct assistant professor. She taught in different capacities for about 15 years. She holds a bachelor\u2019s in chemistry from State University of New York at Binghamton, N.Y., a master\u2019s in epidemiology from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. Her professional experience encompasses health science areas ranging from orthopedics to nutrition.<\/p>\n<\/a>Inhan Kim,<\/strong> assistant professor, Department of Political Science in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, comes to UCCS from the University of Virginia. His bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in political science are from Korea University, Seoul. He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from UV. His personal interest in how U.S. democracy and economic reforms were applied in different occupied nations influenced his academic research.<\/p>\n