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College of Basic and Applied Sciences

College of Basic and Applied Sciences Chairs and Directors

The College of Basic and Applied Sciences consists of 9 departments and two schools. Administratively and organizationally there is no difference in a department and a school. Each is an administrative unit centered around one or more related disciplines. Each department has a Chair and each School has a Director. These individuals are leaders in their department and serve as the administrative and budget head of the unit. Information about the 11 budget heads in the college can be viewed by following the links below.

AerospaceSchool of Agriculture
Chair: Dr. Chaminda Prelis
email:Chaminda.Prelis@mtsu.edu 
office: BAS S211C
phone: 615-898-2788
fax: 615-898-8273
Director: Dr. Chaney Mosley
email: chaney.mosley@mtsu.edu
office: SAG 100
phone: 615-898-2169
fax: 615-898-5169
BiologyChemistry
Chair: Dr. Dennis Mullen
email: Dennis.Mullen@mtsu.edu
office: SCI 2044A 
phone: 615-898-2847
fax: 615-898-5093
Chair: Dr. Richard Nagorski
email: richard.nagorski@mtsu.edu
office: SCI 3044A 
phone: 615-898-2958
fax: 615-898-5182
Computer ScienceSchool of Concrete & construction Mgmt
Chair:  Dr. Medha Sarkar
email:  Medha.Sarkar@mtsu.edu
office: KOM 306
phone: 615-898-2397
fax: 615-898-5567
Director: Dr. Thomas Nicholas, II
email: tom.nicholas@mtsu.edu
office: SCCM 101D
phone: 615-904-8060
fax: 615-898-5296
Engineering Technology Geosciences
Chair: Dr. Ken.Currie
email: Ken.Currie@mtsu.edu 
office: VET 143
phone: 615-898-2776
fax: 615-898-5697
Director:  Dr. Todd Moore
email: todd.moore@mtsu.edu
office: DSB 241
phone: 615-898-8019
fax: 615-898-5592
Mathematical SciencesMilitary Science
Interim Chair: Dr. Chris Stephens
email: Chris.Stephens@mtsu.edu
office: KOM 223D
phone: 615-898-2669
fax: 615-898-5422
Chair: LTC Arlin Wilsher
email:  arlin.wilsher@mtsu.edu office: FH 0001
phone: 615-898-2470
fax: 615-898-2065
Physics and Astronomy TSEC
Chair: Dr. Ron Henderson
email: Ron.Henderson@mtsu.edu
office: WPS 220A
phone: 615-898-2130

Director:  Dr. Gregory T. Rushton
email: Gregory.Rushton@mtsu.edu
office: 820 Fairview Ave
phone: 615-494-8738
fax: 615-413-5042
 WISTEM 
Director:  Dr. Judith Iriarte-Gross
email:  Judith.Iriarte-Gross@mtsu.edu
office: SCI 3123
center: DSB 115
phone: 615-904-8253
fax: 615-898-5182
 

CONTACT US:

College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Office of the Dean

MTSU Box 83, SCI 1020

1301 East Main Street

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

basdean@mtsu.edu

615-898-2613