Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology
Dr.
Gwendolyn "Denise" Carroll is
a temporary Instructor who will receive her Ph.D. in Hydrology from
the University of Georgia fall 2009. She has a M.S. in Forestry from
Mississippi State University and a B.S. in Biology from Augusta State
University. Research interest include effects of human land use activities
on aquatic communities and available habitat; use of bioassessment for
determining water quality; toxicology; eco-justice pedagogy; the role
of cultural traditions and economics in science, environmental science
and developing inquiry-based investigation skills for students.
Dr.
Dan Williams is
a temporary Assistant Professor. Dr. Williams comes from the University
of Kansas where he received his Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology. He has
a M.S. in Biology from Georgia College and State University and a B.A.
in History from Berry College in Georgia. Research interests include
Pleistocene-holocene paleoecology.
Mr.
Nabil Nasseri
is a temporary Instructor. Mr. Nasseri received his M.S. from Georgia
Southern University and his B.S. from Texas-AM Corpus Christi. His M.S.
thesis research was on elephants and elephant impacted communities in
Tanzania.
Dr.
Lace Ann Svec is a temporary Assistant Professor. She received
her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Michigan State University and her B.S.
in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma. Her research investigates
the neural mechanisms of female social and reproductive behavior in zebra
finches (Taeniopygia guttata).
Department of Chemistry
Dr.
John DiCesare is Chair of Chemistry. Dr. DiCesare completed
his undergraduate work at the University of Central Florida, and his graduate
work at Georgia Tech, so he is familiar with the Southeastern United States.
He comes to Georgia Southern with an impressive record in teaching and
scholarship. Most distinctive is his commitment to research with undergraduate
students: to date Dr. DiCesare’s research students have given over
eighty presentations of their work at various regional and national conferences.
Dr. Jeffery Orvis had filled in as Acting Chair of Chemistry for the 2008-2009
academic year. Dr. DiCesare began his new duties as Professor and Chair
of Chemistry on July 1, 2009.
Dr. Kimberly Shurmeier will begin teaching for the Department of Chemistry in the Fall of 2009 in our newly created Chemistry Lecturer position. Coming to us from the University of Georgia, where she earned her doctorate in chemistry in Spring of 2009, Dr. Shurmeier brings a great deal of experience and enthusiasm for chemical education. Her teaching duties will be primarily in the general chemistry program.
Dr.
Chandan Maitrani is a new temporary Instructor of Chemistry.
He received a B.S. in Chemistry and M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Mumbai
University (India) and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University
of Georgia.
Dr. Ria Ramoutar is a new temporary Instructor of Chemistry. She received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Claffin University and Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from Clemson University.
Department of Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology
(CMCET)
Dr.
Younghan Jung is a tenure track Assistant Professor of CMCET.
Younghang received his Ph.D. in Construction Management in Environmental
Design and Planning from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,
a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Bradley University (IL), and a B.S. in
Construction from Bradley University. Dr. Jung has expertise in green
buildings and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) construction.
He worked for several years as a project engineer in Korea.
Dr.
Seonghoon (Steve) Kim is a tenure track Assistant Professor
of CMCET. Seonghoon joins us from the University of Kansas where he received
his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering. He has a M.S. in Construction Engineering
from Iowa State and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from MyongJi University
(Korea). Dr. Kim has expertise in highway construction engineering and
project management. He has also worked for a number of construction companies
in both Korea and the United States.
Department of Geology and Geography
Dr.
Pamela Marsh started in Spring 2009 as a temporary Assistant
Professor of Geology and Geography. She has a Ph.D. and a M.S. (both in
Geology) from the University of South Carolina and a B.A. in Geography
from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. Her research area is focused
on salt marshes.
Dr.
Jill Stackhouse is a temporary Assistant Professor of Geology
and Geography. Dr. Stackhouse is a cultural and economic geographer who
has extensive field experience in Latin America. Dr. Stackhouse has a
Ph.D. in Geography from Syracuse University, a M.A. in Geography from
Georgia State University, a B.S. in Geography from Middle Tennessee State
University, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Oregon State University.
Dr.
Charles Yorke is a temporary Assistant Professor of Geology
and Geography. Dr. Yorke holds the B.A. in Geography from the University
of Ghana (Africa), a M.A. in Geography from SUNY-Binghamton, and a Ph.D.
in GIScience from Texas State University. Dr. Yorke uses GIS to look at
land use change in Africa.
Dr.
Gwendolyn Rhodes is a temporary Assistant Professor of Geology
and Geography. Dr. Rhodes has a Ph.D. in Geology from University of Maryland,
a M.S. in Geology from Central Washington University, and a B.S. in Geology
from Georgia State University. She was a Faculty Fellow in Residence at
the University of Maryland and a teacher for the Montgomery County Public
schools. Her research area is in hydrology and flooding.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dr.
Alexander Stokolos is a tenure track Assistant Professor
of Mathematical Sciences. He holds the Ph.D. from Wroclaw University in
Poland, the M.S. in Electronic Mechanical Engineering from the Moscow
Institute, and a B.S. from Odessa State University (Ukraine). He comes
to Georgia Southern University from DePaul University where he was assistant
professor.
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology
(METEET)
Dr.
Mohammad Abdul Ahad is a temporary Assistant Professor of
METEET. He holds a MS and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Electrical and Electronic
Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.
He comes to Georgia Southern University from Harvard Medical School where
he was working as a research fellow in neurobiology on a NIH funded grant.
Dr.
Shaowen Xu is a temporary Assistant Professor of METEET.
He holds a B.S. in Engineering Mechanics and a M.S. in Structural Mechanics/Computational
Mechanics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (China) and
a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Computational Engineering from the University
of South Carolina. His research area is in multi-disciplinary/multi-scale
modeling and simulations of engineering structures/systems and manufacturing
processes; material behavior characterization of advanced engineering
material and bio-material; impact and penetration; damage and failure
analysis; and transient dynamics and structural response analysis to extreme
load.
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