Dr. Craig Allan

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• Surface Water Hydrology
• Biogeochemistry
• Fluvial Geomorphology

Education:

• Ph.D. (1993) Physical Geography, York University
• M.S. (1987) Watershed Ecosystems, Trent University
• B.S. Hons. (1983) Zoology, University of Manitoba

Dr. Christie Amato

Department of Business

Interests:

• Ethics
• Marketing: Education
• Marketing: High-tech research
• Marketing: Strategy
• Quality-of-life issues

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Alabama
• M.S., University of Alabama
• B.S., University of Tennessee

Dr. James Amburgey

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Drinking water
• Environmental monitoring
• pathogen and bioterrorism detection methods

Education:

• Ph.D. (2002) Georgia Institute of Technology
• M.S. (2000) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• B.S.C.E.(1998) Civil Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dr. Denis Arnold

Department of Business

Interests:

• Business and Human Rights
• Corporate Ontology

• Environmentally Sustainable Business Practices

• Ethics: and Labor Practices
• Ethics: and the Pharmaceutical Industry
• Human Rights and Business
• Labor: Practices and Ethics
• Pharmaceutical Industry: Ethics

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Minnesota
• M.A. philosophy, University of Minnesota
• B.A. philosophy, Lewis & Clark College

Dr. Andy Bobyarchick

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• Kinematics of ductile shear zones
• Tectonics and regional geology of the Southern Appalachian Mountains
• Applied geophysics
• Online and non-traditional experiential geosciences education

Education:

• Ph.D. (1983) Geological Sciences, Albany State
• M.S. (1977) Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech
• B.S. (1974) Geology, Birmingham-Southern College

Dr. James Bowen

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Water quality and eutrophication modeling - Laboratory determination of soil properties
• Effects of microscale fluid motions around phytoplankton cells
• Predicting harmful algal blooms

Education:

• Ph.D. (1990) Civil Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.S. (1983) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
• B.A. (1979) Botany, Duke University

Dr.Arnie Cann

Department of Psychology

Interests:

• Humor and Health
• Gender Roles
• Posttraumatic Growth
• Professional Satire

Education:

• Ph.D. (1975) Psychology, Indiana University
• B.S. (1971) Accounting, Northeastern University

Dr. Don Chen

Department of Engineering Technology

Dr. Sandra Clinton

Department of Biology

Interests:

Education:

• Ph.D. (2001) Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• M.S. (1996) Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• B.S. (1992) Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Dr. Robert Cox

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Interests:

• Power Systems

Dr. Eric Delmelle

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• GIS Algorithms
• Spatial Analysis and Modeling
• Spatial Optimization
• Geovisualization, Geostatistics

Education:

• Ph.D. (2005) Geography, State University of New-York at Buffalo
• M.S. (2004) Operations Research, State University of New-York at Buffalo
• M.A. (2001) Geographical Information Systems, State University of New-York at Buffalo
• B.S. (1999) Geography, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Dr. John Diemer

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• Sedimentology
• Facies analysis
• Depositional environments
• Basin analysis
• History of geology

Education:

• Ph.D. (1985) Geology, Binghamton University
• M.A. (1979) Geology, Binghamton University
• A.B. (1977) Geology, Oberlin College

Dr. Gloria Elliot

Department of Mechanical Engineering & Engineering Science

Interests:

• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Solidification Phenomena

Education:

• Ph.D. (2002) Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
• M.S. (1997) Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University
• B.S. (1994) Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Martha Cary (Missy) Eppes

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• soil science
• geomorphology & surface Processes
• mechanical weathering processes
• active tectonics and paleoseismology
• geo-ecology and paleoclimatology

Education:

• Ph.D. (2002) Geology, University of New Mexico
• M.S. (1997) Geology, New Mexico Tech
• B.S. (1993) Geology, Washington and Lee University

Dr. Ian Ferguson

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Interests: 

Dr. Helene Hilger

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Solid Waste
• Anaerobic Digestion
• Wastewater Reclamation

Education:

• Ph.D. (1998) Civil Engineering , North Carolina State University
• M.S. (1983) Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• B.S. (1980) Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• B.A. (1970) Biology, Rutgers, The State University - New Jersey

Dr. Anne Jefferson

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences

Interests:

• Hydrogeology
• Watershed Processes
• Groundwater-surface water interactions

Education:

• Ph.D. (2006) Geology, Oregon State University
• M.S. (2002) Water Resources Science, University of Minnesota
• B.A. (2001) Earth and Planetary Science, The Johns Hopkins University

Dr. Martin Kane

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Traffic Engineering
• Highway & Traffic Safety
• Public Transportation
• Driver Performance
• Traffic Control Devices
• Intelligent Transportation Systems

Education:

• Ph.D. (1995) Civil/Transportation Engineering, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI  
• M.S. (1991) Civil Engineering,Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
• B.S. (1990) Civil Engineering, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI

Dr. Na Lu

Department of Engineering Technology

Interests:

Education:

• Ph.D. (2007) Construction Education, Clemson University
• M.S. (2005) Construction Science and Management, Clemson University
• M.S. (2003) Business Administration, Xi'an University of Arch. & Tech. P.R. China
• B.S. (1997) Construction Management, Xi'an University of Arch. & Tech. P.R. China

Dr. Sarah McMillan

Department of Engineering Technology

Interests:

• Watershed and landscape processes
• Sustainability
• Stream restoration
• Stormwater biogeochemistry
• Water resources and climate change

Education:

• Ph.D. (2007) Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• M.S. (1998) Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
• B.S.C.E. (1997) Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa 

Dr. Matthew Parrow

Department of Biology

Interests:

• Ecology
• Reproductive and Nutritional Physiology

Education:

• Postdoctoral Associate (2003-2006) Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology, North Carolina State University
• Ph.D. (2003) Plant Biology with minor in Biotechnology, North Carolina State University
• B.S. (1992) Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Dr. Srinivas Pulugurtha

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Transportation planning/modeling and traffic simulation
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
• Traffic safety
• Geographic Information Systems

Education:

• Ph.D. (1998) Civil Engineering, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• M.S. (1995) Civil Engineering, I.I.T., Kanpur, India
• B.S. (1992) Civil Engineering, Nagarjuna University, India

Dr. Amy Ringwood

Department of Biology

Interests:

• Environmental Toxicology
• Trace Metal Biology
• Marine and Freshwater Ecology

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship Duke University Integrated Toxicology Program, Duke University Medical School and Marine Laboratory
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pacific Biomedical Research Center, University of HI
• Ph.D., Zoology, University of Hawaii
• B.A., Biology, Wake Forest University

Dr. Tom Schmedake

Department of Chemistry

Interests:

Education:

Dr. Peter Schwarz

Department of Economics

Interests:

• Airline Industry
• Energy Industry: Electrical Power Companies
• Environmental Issues: and Energy
• Law: and Economics
• Pricing: of electricity, airlines and roads

Education:

• Ph.D., The Ohio State University
• M.A., The Ohio State University
• B.S., The City College of New York

Dr. Ahmed Sleiti

Department of Engineering Technology

Interests:

• Energy Systems, Fuel Cells and Renewable Energy Technologies
• Thermal Management, Thermal Properties and Advanced Cooling Concepts and Technologies
• Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
• Heat transfer and Aerodynamics for gas turbines and other turbomachineries

Education:

• Ph.D. (2004)Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Fluids, University of Central Florida
• M.S. (2001) Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, University of Jordan (UJ)
• B.S. and M.S. (1991) Science in Mech. Eng. / Heat and Gas Supply and Ventilation, Rostov State Building University (RISI), Russia

Eddy Souffrant

Department of Philosophy

Dr. Jean-Claude Thill

Department of Geography and Earth Sciences
Interests:

• Transportation and Mobility Systems
• Geographic Information Science (GIS-T)
• Spatial Modeling
• Regional Science

Education:

• Ph.D. (1988) Geography, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
• M.S. (1984) Regional Science, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
• B.S. (1982) Geography, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Dr. David Weggel

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Response of structures subjected to extreme loading (blast, wind, seismic, wave)
• Nonlinear static/dynamic analysis of structures
• Advanced engineering materials
• Experimental structural investigations
• Wavelet-based signal diagnostics

Education:

• Ph.D. (1997) Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
• B.S. and M.S. (1992) Civil Engineering, Drexel University
• B.S. (1990) Architectural Engineering, Drexel University

Dr. Jy Wu

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Infrastructure and Environmental Systems
• Disaster Research and Management

Education:

• Ph.D. (1980) Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers-State University of New Jersey
• M.E. (1974) Environmental Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology
• B.S. Ch.E. (1971) Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
• P.E. (1983) Civil Engineering, North Carolina
• P.H. (1987) American Institute of Hydrology

Dr. David Young

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Interests:

• Investigations of Structural Failures
• Rehabilitation of Existing Structures
• Masonry Structures and Materials

Education:

• Ph.D. (1985) Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA
• M.S.C.E. (1979), Clemson University, Clemson, SC
• B.S.C.E. (1974), Clemson University, Clemson, SC