Robert A Andersen
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
- Senior Research Scientist, University of Washington
- Emeritus Director, Provasoli-Guillard National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (CCMP, now NCMA)
Research Interests
- Chrysophyte algae
- Algal Systematics
- Algal Culturing
Purnima Bandyopadhyay
- Research Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
- pbandyop@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2940
- Chem Sci 510C
Jennifer Becker
- Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- jgbecker@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2942
- Dow 864
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
- Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
- Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells
Lanrong Bi
- Associate Professor, Chemistry
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- lanrong@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1868
- Chem Sci 620A
Research Interests
- Chemical biology: development of novel molecular probes for DNA sequencing analysis and disease gene discovery
- Medicinal chemistry: development of new imaging and therapeutic agents towards cancer and cardiovascular disease; Design and synthesis of novel prodrugs of peptides and peptide mimetics.
Colin Brooks
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Lecturer, Biological Sciences
- cnbrooks@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6858
- Cell: 734-604-4196
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Transportation Applications Including Road and Bridge Condition Assessment
- Mapping of Changing Ecosystems
- Agricultural Remote Sensing
- Geohazard Evaluation
- Invasive Species Mapping With a Focus on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
- Developing Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities
- 3D Optical, Multispectral, Thermal, and LiDAR Sensing
- Decision Support System and App Development
- Integration of Remote Sensing Technologies Into Sponsor Workflows
- Research Project Management
Research Interests
- Aquatic and Landscape Ecology
- Invasive Species Mapping
- Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Monitoring
- Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Condition Using Remote Sensing
- Automated Road and Bridge Condition Analysis
- Multispectral Sensing
- Development and Deployment of Decision Support Systems
- Land Cover Change Mapping and Monitoring
Qing-Hui Chen
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
- Cardiovascular physiology, neurophysiology and exercise science.
- Neural mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders.
- Neural mechanisms of exercise training in regulating autonomic and cardiovascular function.
John J. Durocher
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
Research Interests
- Clinical and Applied Human Physiology
- Autonomic Regulation of Arterial Blood Pressure
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Mindfulness and Cardiovascular Health
- Physiological Responses to Stress and Exercise
- Specificity of Exercise Testing and Prescription
Steven J. Elmer
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- sjelmer@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2324
- SDC 121B
Research Interests
- Adaptations to exercise training
- Functional losses following injury
- Skeletal muscle function
- Cycling biomechanics
- Physiology education
Caryn Heldt
- Director, Health Research Institute
- James and Lorna Mack Chair in Bioengineering
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- heldt@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1134
- Chem Sci 305B
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Bioseparations
- Virus removal and detection
- Biosensors
Jill A. Olin
- Research Scientist, Great Lakes Research Center
- Assistant Research Professor, Biological Sciences
- jaolin@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1121
- GLRC 221
Areas of Expertise
- Ecology of aquatic systems
- Fisheries science
- Aquatic-terrestrial energy linkages
- Dietary biomarkers (e.g., stable isotopes, fatty acids, compound-specific isotopes of AA and FA)
- Trophic ecology of top predators in marine, estuarine and coastal communities
- Predator-prey interactions
Research Interests
- Understanding species- and food web-level responses to environmental stressors using combined dietary biomarker, ecological and modeling approaches
- Evaluating distributional patterns of organisms and the mechanisms that drive these patterns
- Using abundance and biomass estimates to quantify nekton communities
- Quantifying the mechanisms and processes that structure food webs and ecosystems
- Developing ecosystem models to evaluate the effect of environmental change
Michael D.K. Owen
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
- Associate Chair, Agronomy Department (Iowa State University)
- mdowen@mtu.edu
- 515-294-5936
- Cell: 515-291-0260
- 3218 Agronomy Hall
Research Interests
- Invasive plants
- Herbicide resistance
- Genetically modified crops
- Gene introgression in plants
Dibyendu Sarkar
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
- Professor and Director, Sustainability Management Program
- Stevens Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Application of Low-Temperature Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry in Environmental Contamination Problems
- Application of Biogeochemistry in Waste Recycling and Nutrient Management in Soils
- Application of Soil Chemistry and Biology in Environmental Remediation Problems
- Estimation of Ecological and Human Health Risk for Environmental Decision-Making
Eric Seagren, PE
- Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences
- eseagren@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2614
- Dow 859
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
Zhiying (Jenny) Shan
- Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- zhiyings@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1757
- Dow 501
Research Interests
- Central Mechanism of Salt Sensitive Hypertension
- Brain Prorenin Receptor and Hypertension
- Brain Orexin System and Hypertension
- Stress and Neuroinflammation and Hypertension
- Neuronal Mechanism of Metabolic Syndrome
Robert Shuchman
- Co-Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences
- Adjunct Research Professor, Biological Sciences
- shuchman@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6860
- Cell: 734-649-0937
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications
- Multispectral and Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
- Applied Photo Imaging
- Sea and Lake Ice
- Environmental in situ Sensing
Research Interests
- Great Lakes Remote Sensing
- Ocean Optics
- High Latitude Oceanography
- Dynamic Decision Support Systems
- Water Quality of Inland Lakes
Robert J. Stottlemyer
- Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
Research Interests
- Environmental Quality

Ebenezer Tumban
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Viral infectious diseases
- Molecular virology
- Virus-like particles bioengineering
- Vaccines & correlates of immune protection
- Immunizations