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There are currently about twelve faculty Members in the Environmental Science Ph.D. Program. These faculty are all holders of terminal (advanced) degrees from renown American universities. They provide instruction and conduct research in various areas of environmental science.

A significant number of faculty are involved with the Environmental Science Ph.D. Program. These faculty are all holders of advanced degrees from renowned universities. They provide instruction and conduct research in various areas of environmental science. Current program faculty include:

Instruction and Research Faculty *bio information linked for JSU faculty only.

Ibrahim Farah, Ph.D. Assistant Professor , Ph.D. University of Minnesota, 1988; Microbiology, Epidemiology.

Elgenaid Ibrahim Hamadain, Ph.D. - Biostatistician and Assistant Professor; Ph.D. Mississippi State University, 1997; Insect Toxicology; Statistics.

Huey-Min Hwang, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Director of Environmental Science Masters Program; Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1989; Microbial Ecology, Bioremediation.

Abdul K. Mohamed, Professor & Dean; Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1977; Invertebrate Pathology,

Loretta A. Moore, Associate Professor & Computer Science Department Chair; Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991; Computer Science.

Thomas C. Sturgis, Visiting Associate-Professor; Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 1995; Wetland Ecology.

Paul B. Tchounwou, Ph.D. -, Professor & Program Director; Sc.D., Tulane University School of Public Health, 1990; Environmental Toxicology, Health Risk Assessment and Management.

Wen-Hsun Yang, Ph.D. - Associate Professor ; Ph.D., University of California at SF, 1973; Biological Sciences

Pio-Chiang Yuan, Professor; Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, 1986; Environmental / Water Resources Engineering.

Research Faculty

Farshad Amini, Professor & Chair of Civil Engineering, Ph.D., P.E.


Gregorio B. Begonia, Ph.D.. Professor & Asst. Chair , Mississippi State University, 1980; Plant Physiology.

Sonny Bolls, Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1975; Industrial Education.

Willie G. Brown, Associate Professor & Vice-President for Information Technology; Ph.D., Wayne State University, 1994; Information Technology; Artificial Intelligence.

Lai-Man Chang, Professor; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 1967; Biochemistry.

Paulinus Chigbu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology & Director, Marine Science Program r; Ph.D. University of Washington, 1993; Marine Sciences, Fish Biology.

Stephen I. N. Ekunwe, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1998; Microbiology; Genetics.

Kenneth J. Goldman, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biology , Ph.D. –William and Mary

Mark G. Hardy, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Professor and Chair of Biology; Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1986;.

Carolyn Howard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor ; Ph.D. University of Mississippi Medical Center, 1995; Molecular Biology.

Wedad R. Hussein, Ph.D. Professor; Ph.D., University of New Orleans, 1973; Analytical chemistry.

All Ishaquc, Post-Doctoral Research Associate; Ph.D., Free University of Brussels, 1998; Ecotoxicology.

Ernest B. Izevbigie, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor of Biology, Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1996; Molecular Biology.

Ramzi M. Kafoury, MPH, Sc. D. - Assistant Professor of Biology, Sc.D., Tulane University School of Public Health, 1997; Environmental Toxicology; Signal Transduction.

Jerzy R. Leszczynski, Professor; Ph.D., Wroclaw Technical University, 1975; Computational Chemistry.

Yadong Li, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., P.E., - Department of Civil Engineering

Yiming Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of Hunan, 198 8; Analytical Chemistry.

Jacqueline Stevens, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of California, SB, 1995; Molecular
Biology.

Hiroyasu Tachikawa, Ph.D. Professor; Ph.D., University of Texas, 1973; Analytical Chemistry.

Barbara Wilson, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Biology ; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1995; Microbiology; Genetics.

Hongtao Yu, Ph.D. - Associate Professor, Acting Chair Ph.D., Technical University of Munich, 1990; Biophysical Chemistry.

Current research interests of program faculty include:
Environmental toxicology and risk assessment
Environmental bioremediation
Environmental microbiology
Environmental chemistry and computational chemistry
Air pollution, atmospheric modeling and climate change
Terrestrial, aquatic and marine ecosystems studies
Environmental mapping and remote sensing
Solid/hazardous waste management
Waste quality management