Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty
Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Affiliated Associate
Professor, Biological Sciences
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
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
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.
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
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology Affiliated Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences Affiliated Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering
Mechanics
Research Interests
Adaptations to exercise training
Functional losses following injury
Skeletal muscle function
Cycling biomechanics
Physiology education
Director, Health Research Institute James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular
and Molecular Bioengineering Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Bioseparations
Virus removal and detection
Biosensors
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
Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering Affiliated Professor,
Biological Sciences
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.
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Integrative Physiology Affiliated Associate Professor,
Biological Sciences Affiliated Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
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
Adjunct Professor, Biological Sciences
Ebenezer Tumban
Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Interests
Viral infectious diseases
Molecular virology
Virus-like particles bioengineering
Vaccines & correlates of immune protection
Immunizations
