Roseanna N. Zia

Balls of various sizes represent molecules within bacteria cell

March 31, 2025

Study opens window into the secret life of bacteria

Mizzou researcher employs new technology to track molecules’ movement inside bacterial cells in interinstitutional study.

Sep. 14, 2023

Mizzou Engineering welcomes new faculty

Bio-inspired materials, sustainable energy, autonomic computing and advanced manufacturing are just a few of the areas of expertise new faculty members are bringing to Mizzou Engineering.

March 15, 2023

Mizzou Engineering celebrates fully funded Dave Wollersheim Professorship

A celebration of the fully funded Dave Wollersheim Professorship doubled as a homecoming for Dr. Roseanna N. Zia and a reunion between the longtime professor and his protege.

Feb. 9, 2023

Probing the matter/life nexis: Zia brings colloidal physics research to Mizzou

Equipped with funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Matter-to-Life Program, Roseanna N. Zia is using a special class of physics to explore what it means to be alive.

Oct. 17, 2022

Roseanna N. Zia named associate dean for research at Mizzou Engineering

Dr. Roseanna N. Zia, who has been on faculty at both Stanford University and Cornell University, has been named Associate Dean for Research and Dave Wollersheim Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Mizzou. Her appointment will be effective January 1, 2023, at which time she will bring to Mizzou Engineering her research in computational modeling of complex fluids, biological cells, and other soft matter. Rosanna N. Zia © Jon Reis. “Dr. Zia has an outstanding record of excellence in research and scholarship,” said Noah Manring, Dean and Ketcham Professor. “We are delighted she will oversee our research…