Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology

 

Department of Biology

 

 

 

 

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.

 


 

 

 

 

 

     
 

   
 

 Allen E. Paulson College of Science and Technology
 P. O. Box 8044
 Statesboro, GA 30460-8044
 Telephone: (912)478-5111
 Fax: (912)478-0836
 Email: aepcost@georgiasouthern.edu

 

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