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Biology<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Matthew<\/div>

Matthew Aardema<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3584<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
aardemam@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Ecology and evolution of arthropod vectors & arthropod-vectored pathogens (predominately Anaplasma phagocytophilum); comparative genomics & convergent evolution, Phylogeography of the Culex pipiens mosquito complex<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Sandra<\/div>

Sandra Adams<\/a><\/p>

Adjunct Instructor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7527<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
adamssa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
My areas of specialization are molecular virology, molecular biology, and biology education.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Kevin<\/div>

Kevin Bilyk<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Email<\/dt>
bilykk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Genomics and physiology of life in the cryosphere <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Paul<\/div>

Paul Bologna<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4112<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
bolognap@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Seagrass Ecosystems: New Jersey and in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Stinging Sea Nettles: Population Biology and Impacts on food webs in New Jersey
Invasive Jellyfish in New Jersey
Review of current projects and research interests can be found here.

https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Paul_Bologna<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"James<\/div>

James Campanella<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4097<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
campanellj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Molecular genetics, Population genetics, phylogenetics, and molecular evolution.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Charles<\/div>

Charles Du<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4405<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
duc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Genomics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Colette<\/div>

Colette Feehan<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4248<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
feehanc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Marine ecosystems; Host-pathogen interactions; Predator-prey interactions; Disease ecology; Climate-change ecology<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Reginald<\/div>

Reginald Halaby<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7982<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
halabyr@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Induction of lysosomal-mediated apoptosis in chemoresistant human breast and prostate cancer cells using triptolide (Thunder God Vine), a Chinese herb that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over two centuries. We have demonstrated that triptolide's apoptotic abilities are due, in part, to it being a lysosomotropic agent.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Lisa<\/div>

Lisa Hazard<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3418<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
hazardl@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Conservation physiology and physiological ecology
Reptile and amphibian physiology, ecology, and natural history (emphasis on northeastern and southwestern U.S. fauna)<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Julian<\/div>

Julian Keenan<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Email<\/dt>
keenanj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Neuroimaging
Self-awareness and theory of mind
Deception and deception detection
Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jennifer<\/div>

Jennifer Krumins<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Email<\/dt>
kruminsj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Microbial Ecology
Biodiversity
Food web ecology<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Robert<\/div>

Robert Meredith<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7800<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
meredithr@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Vertebrate evolution, phylogenetics, bristletail evolution, molecular and morphological systematics including the incorporation of extinct organisms, paleontology\/paleobiology, biogeography, molecular dating, molecular evolution with particular interest in teeth, olfactory, and eye genes, pseudogene evolution, morphological evolution<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Carlos<\/div>

Carlos Molina<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3302<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
molinac@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 400<\/dd><\/dl>
Cancer Research
Biology of Reproduction<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Kirsten<\/div>

Kirsten Monsen<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7788<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
monsenk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Conservation Genetics
Molecular Ecology
Wildlife Disease<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Elena<\/div>

Elena Petroff<\/a><\/p>

Chairperson<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-2027<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
petroffe@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Molecular Neuroscience
Ion Channel Physiology<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Matthew<\/div>

Matthew Schuler<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7191<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
schulerm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Community ecology
Freshwater biology
Limnology
Physiological ecology
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"John<\/div>

John Smallwood<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5345<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
smallwoodj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Ornithology, ecology, animal behavior, conservation biology.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Dirk<\/div>

Dirk Vanderklein<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5265<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
vanderkleid@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
My research focuses on how plants grow in the environmental conditions they live in and how plants affect the environment that they live in. Currently, my research is concentrating on these areas: the impact of Japanese knotweed (an invasive plant) on our water supply, what is the status of the street trees in Montclair, NJ, carbon cycling in forested areas at Duke Farms, and how to help first-year first-generation students succeed in science and college. The Japanese knotweed research is in collaboration with Dr. Josh Galster of the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies. The carbon cycling work is in collaboration with Dr. Karina Sch\u00e4fer at Rutgers University-Newark. All of this work has involved and continues to involve undergraduate and graduate students. Our results from the knotweed work suggest that for some of our local streams, Japanese knotweed is removing as much as 9% of our water supply during the summer months. Given that we are already experiencing water shortages in northern New Jersey, this additional loss of water is very worrisome. We are currently trying to understand the impact of this plant at the watershed scale. The rest of the research is too new to have any meaningful results.

I mostly teach BIOL113 (Principles of Biology 2), BIOL213 (Introduction to Ecology), and BIOL425\/520 (Plant physiology). In addition, the last several years I have been teaching CSAM101 (Science Matters). In my teaching I try to engage students in their learning. My goal is to have students become fully engaged in their learning so that they go beyond rote learning and instead try to achieve deep learning (i.e. true understanding). I try to achieve this through a combination of in-class exercises, group projects out of class, hands-on learning in lab, and student reflection pieces in class. I believe that making lectures entertaining and showing students how the information is relevant to their lives helps them become and stay engaged. My exams are not multiple-choice. My exams are essay style and I ask students to demonstrate that they can apply what has been covered in class to a novel situation.
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Quinn<\/div>

Quinn Vega<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7178<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
vegaq@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/dl>
Dr. Vega's research focus has been on cellular signal transduction and the mechanisms by which cells respond to external environmental and biochemical clues by activating specific molecular signals and activate transcription of specific genes. While his work has traditionally been in the field of mammalian cell signaling, including the study of cellular receptors and co-receptors, Dr. Vega has expanded his research to look at the bacteriophage life cycle and how these signals work at the microbial level. <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Meiyin<\/div>

Meiyin Wu<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7117<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
wum@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 300<\/dd><\/dl>
Dr. Wu\u2019s research focuses on human impacts on aquatic ecosystems, such as impacts of urban development on lakes, rivers and watersheds. Wu\u2019s team studies water quality, emergent contaminants, invasive species, hydrology, geomorphology, erosion, pathogen indicators, aquatic biota, and riparian wetlands. This research extends to harmful algal blooms, invasive control, watershed management, nonpoint source pollution reduction, storm water management and habitat connectivity.

Her research emphasizes on sustaining biodiversity via rebuilding habitat connectivity and controlling water pollutions including invasive species. Due to high human population density and dense urban development, wildlife habitats are fragmented and\/or destroyed. Extensive road network has been shown to create complete barriers to wildlife movement and cause mortality of wildlife. Dr. Wu\u2019s research identifies and prioritizes wildlife crossing\/mortality hotspots for mitigation planning to restore habitat connectivity and for the long-term persistence of wildlife species.
Species invasion is a global environmental problem associated with increasing human activity, which causes significant global ecological and economic consequences. Dr. Wu\u2019s research examines the impacts of invasive species at population, community and ecosystem levels, efficacies of invasive management strategies, as well as development of new technologies to control invasive populations.

Dr. Wu's current research agenda includes harmful algal blooms management. While phytoplankton play an important role as the primary producers in a balanced ecosystem, too much of a good thing can be very harmful. Harmful algal blooms (HABs), or the excessive growth of various species of phytoplankton, protists, cyanobacteria, and macro\/benthic algae in waters, are of growing international concern. Under the right conditions HABs can occur, some of which produce cyanotoxins that pose health risks to both animals and humans. The increase of HABs is a global challenge which severely impacts our public health and economy. New Jersey has seen significant increases in cyanobacterial HABs that produce cyanotoxins, which can be dangerous for humans, pets, livestock, and wildlife. Wu's team investigate potential impacts of climate change on HABs, examine HAB\u2019s health impacts on human and other biota, identify environmental triggers for HABs, and develop novel technologies for HAB management.

Globally, wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate. Dr. Wu\u2019s research interests extend to wetland ecology, management, restoration, and impacts of global climate change on wetlands. Scientific evidence suggests that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are having a discernible effect on the global climate, including acceleration of global temperature and sea-level rise. Dr. Wu\u2019s research studies the role of wetlands in global climate change. Do wetlands produce a surplus of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere or retain them? Are wetlands acting as carbon sinks or carbon sources? Should wetland construction be used in exchange for carbon credits? Moreover, with sea-level rise, there could be substantial loss of floodplain and coastal wetlands. Conversely, many terrestrial ecosystems today may be flooded and become wetlands in the future. Invasive species, insects and pathogens may increase their competitive ability, expand their distribution ranges and move poleward, outcompete native species and occupy the newly developed wetlands. Dr. Wu\u2019s research investigates the impacts of global climate change on wetland distribution, biogeochemical cycles, structure and dynamics, and ecosystem functions and services.

For more information on her research, please visit https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/wulab\/<\/a>.

For more information on water quality analysis, please visit https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/water-science\/environmental-services\/<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Chemistry<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Magnus<\/div>

Magnus Bebbington<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5301<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
bebbingtonm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 355<\/dd><\/dl>
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, including heterocyclic compounds and asymmetric synthesis, with a special interest in organosulfur chemistry.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jaclyn<\/div>

Jaclyn Catalano<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7118<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
catalanoja@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225F<\/dd><\/dl>
Biochemistry: Understanding substrate specificity, structure, and mechanisms in Cytochrome P450.
Science of Art Deterioration: Understanding the structure and mechanisms of lead soaps formation in traditional oil paintings.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>

Saliya Desilva<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5134<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
desilvas@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 354<\/dd><\/dl>
Fluorescent sensors for cations<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>

Jim Dyer<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7165<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
dyerj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225H<\/dd><\/dl>
Plant enzymology and molecular biology with a focus on the role of thiolases and cryptochromes
Techniques include: bioinformatics, cloning, expression, purification, biochemical characterization
Collaborations with other groups involve work on elucidating structure and function relationships with these proteins.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Hendrik<\/div>

Hendrik Eshuis<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7099<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
eshuish@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225J<\/dd><\/dl>
Computational Chemistry. Development and implementation of electronic structure methods, particularly the random phase approximation. Application to Van-der-Waals bound systems and atmospherically relevant systems.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jinshan<\/div>

Jinshan Gao<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5136<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
gaoj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225M<\/dd><\/dl>
Proteomics and glycomics by employing free radical chemistry and mass spectrometry<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Yvonne<\/div>

Yvonne Gindt<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3469<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
gindty@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 350<\/dd><\/dl>
Biophysical chemistry. I am specifically interested in the mechanisms by which DNA repair enzymes recognize lesions on DNA. <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Nina<\/div>

Nina Goodey<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3410<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
goodeyn@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 406A<\/dd><\/dl>
Enzymology, enzyme kinetics, protein engineering, analyzing protein-ligand interactions<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"David<\/div>

David Konas<\/a><\/p>

Chairperson<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5156<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
konasd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225C<\/dd><\/dl>
Organic Chemistry, Bio-Organic Chemistry, Organofluorine Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Enzyme Biochemistry<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Eli<\/div>

Eli Lee<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7131<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
leei@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225G<\/dd><\/dl>
Biophysical and Bioanalytical chemistry. Molecular biology.
Bottom up reconstitution of synthetic lipid membrane - protein interaction.
Fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy. Computer-assisted data and image analysis. <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Glen<\/div>

Glen O'Neil<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3791<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
oneilg@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 376<\/dd><\/dl>
Electrochemistry and chemical sensing.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"David<\/div>

David Rotella<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7204<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
rotellad@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 406B<\/dd><\/dl>
medicinal chemistry<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Amrita<\/div>

Amrita Sarkar<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Email<\/dt>
sarkara@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225N<\/dd><\/dl>
(1) Nature-inspired polymers synthesis & their uses in advanced energy material fabrications
(2) Green solvent exploration in Li ion battery recycling
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Johannes<\/div>

Johannes Schelvis<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3301<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
schelvisj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 354<\/dd><\/dl>
Spectroscopic characterization of enzymes and substrates by using (resonance) Raman spectroscopy, absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy and time-resolved spectroscopy.
Repair of UV-damaged DNA by DNA photolyase and cryptochrome (single-strand DNA photolyase).
Substrate effects on active-site properties of and catalysis in heme-containing enzymes.
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"David<\/div>

David Talaga<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7167<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
talagad@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225L<\/dd><\/dl>
Amyloid (aggregated form of protein that accumulates in Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, Parkinson\u2019s Disease, Type II Diabetes, Spongiform Encephalopathies and others) formation mechanisms
Approaches include: Single molecule fluorescence lifetime, Solid state nanopores, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Interfacial effects on proteins, Novel methods of global data analysis
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Mark<\/div>

Mark Whitener<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7166<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
whitenerm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 345<\/dd><\/dl>
Preparation and crystallographic study of coordination compounds with ligands that contain hydrogen bonding groups.
Characterization of quasiracemates containing transition metal complexes.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>

Yingkai Xu<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Teaching Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4490<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
xuy@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 225Q<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n

Earth and Environmental Studies<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Clement<\/div>

Clement Alo<\/a><\/p>

Chairperson<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7579<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
aloc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 220C<\/dd><\/dl>
Regional Climate and Ecosystem Modeling
Coupled Surface Water-Groundwater Modeling
Land-Atmosphere Interactions
Surface Hydrology
Hydroclimatology
Ecohydrological Impacts of Climate Variability and Change<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Mark<\/div>

Mark Chopping<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7384<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
choppingm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 312<\/dd><\/dl>
Director, Ph.D. program in Environmental Science and Management, 2017-
Ph.D. program website: https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/environmental-management-phd\/<\/a>
Remote Sensing:
- Multiangle remote sensing
- Interpretation of high resolution imagery
- Terrestrial Ecology\/Carbon Cycle Science
- Forest biomass mapping:
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..........GCOS 2022: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/OR3-5x9ud3k?feature=share&t=25205<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Ying<\/div>

Ying Cui<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7273<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
cuiy@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 418<\/dd><\/dl>
Time intervals in the geologic past when the rate of greenhouse gas release is faster than the background rate, for example, mass extinction events and extreme global warming events.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Yang<\/div>

Yang Deng<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-6678<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
dengy@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 424<\/dd><\/dl>
SELECTED AWARDS:
2024, Educator of the Year, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) - New Jersey
2023, Camp Applied Research Award, Water Environment Federation (WEF)
2022, Project Innovation Award (Gold Winner), International Water Association (IWA)
2020, University Distinguished Scholar, MSU
2019, Superior Achievement Award, American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES)
2018, Nanova Frontier Research Award, Chinese-American Professors in Environmental Engineering and Science (CAPEES) Society
2017, Johnson A. Edosomwan Outstanding Publication Award, Y. Deng and J. Englehardt (2007) \u201cElectrochemical Oxidation for Landfill Leachate Treatment,\u201d Waste Management, 27(3), 380-388 (College of Engineering, the University of Miami)
2016, Best Alumni Achievement Award Over the Past Fifteen Years (2001-2016) (School of Environmental Engineering and Science, Tongji University, Shanghai, China)
2016, Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, College of Science and Mathematics, MSU
2014, Johnson A. Edosomwan Outstanding Publication Award, Y. Deng and J. Englehardt (2006)\u201cTreatment of Landfill Leachate by the Fenton Process,\u201d Water Research, 40 (20), 3683-3694 (College of Engineering, University of Miami)
2010, Outstanding Professor Award, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Puerto Rico \u2013 Mayaguez

PUBLICATIONS: 170+ peer-reviewed articles

Citations (17,000+; h-index = 62) (https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=MXiF1xkAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao<\/a>)

Top 2% of scientists and engineers (arranged by c-scores) in the subfields of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science as listed by Stanford University during 2021-present)


<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Huan<\/div>

Huan Feng<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7549<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
fengh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 422<\/dd><\/dl>
Natural radionuclides as tracers for trace metal biogeochemical cycle; Riverine, estuarine and marine environmental pollution and assessment; land-sea trace element transport; laboratory QA\/QC procedures; application of synchrotron-based technology in micro-scale study of chemical speciation and concentrations of trace elements, and structural characterization and visualization of geological materials; sediment decontamination technology development.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Josh<\/div>

Josh Galster<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4123<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
galsterj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 320<\/dd><\/dl>
I work on rivers, watersheds, and how we interact with them. Projects including flood mitigation, river surveys, and watershed-scale GIS projects.

<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Matthew<\/div>

Matthew Gorring<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5409<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
gorringm@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 318<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>
\"Pankaj<\/div>

Pankaj Lal<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3137<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
lalp@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 426<\/dd><\/dl>
Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy
Climate Change
Resilient Development
Resource Management and Conservation
Life Cycle Analyses

<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Duke<\/div>

Duke Ophori<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7558<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
ophorid@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 310<\/dd><\/dl>
Hydrogeology, Regional Groundwater Flow, Numerical Modeling of Groundwater Flow, Mathematical Modeling of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Sandra<\/div>

Sandra Passchier<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3185<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
passchiers@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 324<\/dd><\/dl>
I am a sedimentologist and use field and laboratory methods, to 1) analyze geological archives of ice-sheet change from different climate states in the past, and 2) sediment dynamics in coastal systems.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Greg<\/div>

Greg Pope<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7569<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
popeg@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 420<\/dd><\/dl>
Earth surface processes, physical geography, environmental change, and geoarchaeology.

Teaching:
1) Soil science
2) Geomorphology
3) Research methods
4) Weather and climate
5) Geoarchaeology
6) General physical geography and Earth science

Research topics:
1) Rock weathering and soil formation processes. Applications toward paleoclimate interpretation, landscape evolution, and extreme event impacts (such as forest fires).

2) Stone conservation. Deterioration of ancient and historic stone monuments and architecture. Deterioration of archaeological objects. Impacts of acid precipitation.

3) Climatic and weather hazards, such as severe storms, global warming, and air pollution.

4) Environmental change evident in soil and sedimentary record, particularly in New Jersey.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Robert<\/div>

Robert Taylor<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4129<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
taylorr@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 416<\/dd><\/dl>
Specialties are in: urban environmental management;sustainability planning for global cities; environmental policy; sustainability science; and environmental communications.

Current Position:

Coordinator, Professional Science Master of Science in Sustainability Science at Montclair State University

Professor, Organizational and Urban Sustainability in the Department of Earth & Environmental Studies, Montclair State University \u2013 Montclair, New Jersey USA.

Graduate Faculty, PhD Program in Environmental Management at Montclair State University

Teaching Specialties: Responsible for teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in the following specialties:

Urban Sustainability - Best Practices for Sustainable Management of Cities.

Organizational Sustainability \u2013 Best Practices for Business Sustainable Management.

Environmental Policy and Communications - Sustainability Reporting; Conflict Resolution

Courses Offered:

Current Issues in Sustainability Science (Graduate)
Organizational Environmental Management (Graduate)
Environmental Change & Communications (Graduate)
Sustainability Science Seminar (Undergraduate)
Sustainability Science Capstone Internship Project (Graduate)
The Human Environment\/Sustainability (Undergraduate)
Introduction to Sustainability Science (Undergraduate)


<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Danlin<\/div>

Danlin Yu<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4313<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
yud@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 314<\/dd><\/dl>
Geographic Information Science \/ Spatial Data Analysis
Urban Simulation \/ System Dynamics \/ Complex system simulation
Urban Geography \/ Regional Geography
Regional Development \/ Planning
China<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Mathematics<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Deepak<\/div>

Deepak Bal<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3936<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
bald@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 130D<\/dd><\/dl>
Graph Theory, Probabilistic Combinatorics, Random Graphs<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jonathan<\/div>

Jonathan Cutler<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7247<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
cutlerjo@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 130B<\/dd><\/dl>
Graph Theory and Combinatorics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Joseph<\/div>

Joseph DiNapoli<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-6802<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
dinapolij@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425B<\/dd><\/dl>
Dr. Joseph DiNapoli's research specialization concerns the intersection of two main themes: understanding the nature of perseverance in problem-solving and discovering methods by which perseverance can be supported and nurtured. Collectively, investigating these themes serves to advocate for learning mathematics with understanding. He studies these perseverance-related themes in a variety of different contexts, including undergraduate classrooms, secondary classrooms, elementary and early-childhood classrooms, and professional development cycles with in-service teachers. He also examines a variety of factors associated with these perseverance-related themes, including conceptual thinking scaffolding, translanguaging practice in bilingual settings, mathematical software, and curriculum materials.

In addition to his perseverance research agenda, Dr. Joseph DiNapoli's research specialization includes mathematics professional development, the preparation of elementary mathematics teachers, and mathematical modeling education.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Eileen<\/div>

Eileen Fernandez<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7259<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
fernandeze@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425J<\/dd><\/dl>
Mathematics teacher education, Constructivism and use of student ideas in mathematics teaching, Online teaching, Teacher beliefs and knowledge. <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Steven<\/div>

Steven Greenstein<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4287<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
greensteins@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425N1<\/dd><\/dl>
I like to think about mathematical things -- and how people think about mathematical things... especially when they do so with things.

My research interests are in mathematical experience; people's mathematical thinking; enactive phenomenology; the Making of physical tools for learning mathematics; and issues of education and social justice.

I'm currently working on projects focused on the phenomenology of mathematical experience, cultivating children's creative and qualitative mathematics, and identifying the benefits of a manipulative Making experience within elementary teacher preparation.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Mark<\/div>

Mark Korlie<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5300<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
korliem@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425K<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>
\"Aihua<\/div>

Aihua Li<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7271<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
lia@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 130H<\/dd><\/dl>
Commutative Algebra, Number Theory, Combinatorics\/Graph Theory, Matrix Theory, Discrete Dynamical Systems\/Difference Equation, Bioinformatics, Mathematics Education, Undergraduate Research
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Arup<\/div>

Arup Mukherjee<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7243<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
mukherjeea@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 130C<\/dd><\/dl>
Computational analysis of fluids with microstructure; liquid crystal flows; ferro-fluid flow; soft magnetic elastomers<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Mika<\/div>

Mika Munakata<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7256<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
munakatam@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425H<\/dd><\/dl>
*science-mathematics connections, especially as they relate to interdisciplinary teaching and learning
*the impact of professional development programs on science and mathematics teachers
*teacher leadership
*undergraduate STEM education
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Bogdan<\/div>

Bogdan Nita<\/a><\/p>

Chairperson<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7261<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
nitab@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425N2<\/dd><\/dl>
Analysis of exact solutions and perturbation methods applied to partial and ordinary differential equations, scattering theory, wave theory, inverse problems, forward modeling, applications to geophysical imaging and inversion and medical imaging.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Nicole<\/div>

Nicole Panorkou<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-6684<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
panorkoun@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425F<\/dd><\/dl>
Nicole's research interests include the study of students' constructions and reorganizations of mathematical reasoning and integrated STEM reasoning, the design of innovative learning environments that utilize the affordances of technology, and a focus on the ways that technology and modeling can foster the utility of mathematical concepts.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Ashwin<\/div>

Ashwin Vaidya<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-2139<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
vaidyaa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 425D<\/dd><\/dl>
I am a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics and also hold a joint appointment in the Department of Physics. My educational background are in mathematics, physics and engineering and I worked at various institutions in the United States before arriving at Montclair State University in 2009. I am currently the Chairperson of the Math department and have served in this role since 2019.

My scholarly interests lie in the general area of complex systems and my recent research has focused on problems of self-organization and complexity. I am the director of the Complex Fluids Laboratory at Montclair State University where we conduct experiments as well do theoretical work on various topics. My scholarship has also covered problems in biophysics (amyloid-beta protein aggregation dynamics); optimal design of wind turbines; mathematical psychology and learning theory and issues in math & science education and appeared in a variety of scientific journals such as Applied Math & Computation, European Physical Journal, European Journal of Mechanics B, Physics Letters A, Mathematical Biosciences, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, Scientific Reports etc (see my CV linked above for more information). I work with a team of research students including Ph.D., masters and undergraduates and am always on the lookout for a passionate student.

I teach different undergraduate and graduate level courses in mathematics and physics. My advanced courses are typically focused on mathematical modeling, fluid dynamics and dynamical systems. As a member of Montclair's Honors Program Committee, I also regularly teach courses such as 'Climate Change' and 'Community Matters' which focus on different global issues such as the environment, migration, poverty etc.

I serve as the managing editor of the LASER Journal (https:\/\/digitalcommons.montclair.edu\/laser-journal\/<\/a>) which publishes research and creative works on the theme of art and science. I am also on the editorial board of the journals Fluids (https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/fluids<\/a>), Entropy (https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/entropy<\/a>) and Inquiry: Critical Thinking Across Disciplines (https:\/\/www.pdcnet.org\/pdc\/bvdb.nsf\/journal?openform&journal=pdc_inquiryct<\/a>). Between 2011-2024, I served as an Associate Editor of the journal Applied Math & Computation, published by Elsevier (https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/applied-mathematics-and-computation<\/a>).
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Physics and Astronomy<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Marc<\/div>

Marc Favata<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4406<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
favatam@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 269B<\/dd><\/dl>
Theoretical astrophysics, especially general relativity, compact objects (neutron stars, black holes), and gravitational-wave astronomy.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Shaon<\/div>

Shaon Ghosh<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7797<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
ghoshs@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 269C<\/dd><\/dl>
Astrophysics, Gravitational wave astronomy, Data analysis, Machine learning in astronomy.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Dean<\/div>

Dean Hamden<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7794<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
hamdend@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 100D<\/dd><\/dl>
Problem Solving
Learning Theory
Physics of Human Behavior
Research In Problem Solving in The General Physics Course, Excerpts and Summary of Results in the link below:
https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/273mkvukdc13bzu\/Research<\/a>%20Problem%20Solving.pdf?dl=0<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Kent<\/div>

Kent Leung<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Email<\/dt>
leungk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 269A<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>
\"Rodica<\/div>

Rodica Martin<\/a><\/p>

Chairperson<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5496<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
martinro@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Richardson Hall, 213C<\/dd><\/dl>
Experimental gravitational physics, optics, spectroscopy, high-power laser applications<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

School of Computing<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"George<\/div>

George Antoniou<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4250<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
antonioug@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327N<\/dd><\/dl>
Electrical and Computer Engineering (Digital Signal and Image Processing, Control Systems, Digital Filtering, State-Space Realization, Digital Systems)
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Vaibhav<\/div>

Vaibhav Anu<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4362<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
anuv@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327D<\/dd><\/dl>
Dr. Anu is interested in software development planning, analysis, and management, and particularly in improving software quality by improving the processes and practices involved in software development.

The primary focus of Dr. Anu's research is on development and empirical validation of effective methods for verification and validation (V&V) of software artifacts.

Dr. Anu's Research Interests include:
Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Human Error in Software Engineering, Software Inspections, Software Quality Improvement, Empirical Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education, Human Factors in Cybersecurity<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Youngna<\/div>

Youngna Choi<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7782<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
choiy@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 382<\/dd><\/dl>
Applications of dynamical systems to economics, especially mathematical modeling of financial crisis, financial instability, risk contagion, and wealth inequality<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Constantine<\/div>

Constantine Coutras<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7239<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
coutrasc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227A<\/dd><\/dl>
Computer Networking
Performance Evaluation of Communication Protocols
Digital Signal Processing
Wireless Networks
Network Security<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Boxiang<\/div>

Boxiang Dong<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4093<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
dongb@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327R<\/dd><\/dl>
Machine learning and cybersecurity<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Eric<\/div>

Eric Forgoston<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7242<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
forgostone@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 332<\/dd><\/dl>
Applied Mathematics, Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Biology, Mathematical Epidemiology, Fluid Mechanics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Katherine<\/div>

Katherine Herbert<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5398<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
herbertk@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227H<\/dd><\/dl>
Data Sciences in Scientific Data Sets, Computer Science Education,
Bioinformatics,
Data Quality,
Data Cleaning,
Data Integration,
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Andrada<\/div>

Andrada Ivanescu<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7233<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
ivanescua@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 324<\/dd><\/dl>
statistics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"John<\/div>

John Jenq<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7237<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
jenqj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327J<\/dd><\/dl>
Parallel processing
Computational finance
Intelligent web-base systems
Scientific computation with AI approaches<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Hubert<\/div>

Hubert Johnson<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7238<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
johnsonh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227J<\/dd><\/dl>
Software Engineering<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Daeyoung<\/div>

Daeyoung Kim<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7249<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
kimda@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227G<\/dd><\/dl>
Cybersecurity
Mobile systems and applications<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Christopher<\/div>

Christopher Leberknight<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3204<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
leberknightc@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327L<\/dd><\/dl>
Digital democracy (online censorship), Cyber Security, Modeling and Analysis of Technological and Social Networks<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Rui<\/div>

Rui Li<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7248<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
liru@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327F<\/dd><\/dl>
Research interests:
1. Intelligent Machines: Multimodal Human-Machine Interaction, Machine Perception, Intelligent Adaptive Control, Interactive Autonomous Systems, Emotion AI in Intelligent Machines, Sensor Fusion.
2. Multimedia Computing: Extended Reality, Multimodal Interactive Virtual Environments (3D), 3D Dynamic Visualization, 3D Parametric and Physiological Modeling, Algorithms for Computer Graphics and Animation.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Andrew<\/div>

Andrew McDougall<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4294<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
mcdougalla@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 326<\/dd><\/dl>
Time Series Analysis, Data Analysis, Dynamical Graphics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jing<\/div>

Jing Peng<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7975<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
pengj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227B<\/dd><\/dl>
Reinforcement learning and its applications to control and multi-agent systems where my doctoral studies originated. In general terms, reinforcement learning is concerned with computational approaches to learning from reward. Here I consider how a learning agent can learn as quickly as possible from limited interaction with other agents and its environment.

Image retrieval, in particular content-based retrieval where I consider indexing schemes that allow flexible retrieval metrics to be created on the fly so that very large databases can be accessed efficiently and accurately.

Classification and data mining, where I am particularly interested in adaptive metric nearest-neighbor techniques and compact subspace representation for building robust classifiers from limited training data. <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Stefan<\/div>

Stefan Robila<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4230<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
robilas@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327K<\/dd><\/dl>
Remote Sensing
Hyperspectral Sensors and Data
Computer Security
Distributed Processing of Remote Sensed Data
Information Hiding in Images
Information Assurance
Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Computational Sensing
Computer Science Education
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Bharath<\/div>

Bharath Kumar Samanthula<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5161<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
samanthulab@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227F<\/dd><\/dl>
Applied Cryptography
Information Security
Privacy Enhanced Technologies
Big Data Analytics and Management
Wireless Sensor Networks
Social Media Platforms
Cyber-Physical Systems
Smart Grids and Generative AI
<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jiacheng<\/div>

Jiacheng Shang<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4230<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
shangj@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327H<\/dd><\/dl>
Cybersecurity, mobile sensing, and cyber-physical systems<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Baojun<\/div>

Baojun Song<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4265<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
songb@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 328<\/dd><\/dl>
Mathematical modeling, dynamical systems, dynamics of infectious diseases, population dynamics, bifurcation analysis, numerical simulations, and mathematical ecology.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Haiyan<\/div>

Haiyan Su<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3279<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
suh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 330<\/dd><\/dl>
\u2022 Biostatistics
\u2022 Empirical likelihood
\u2022 Longitudinal mixed-effects models
\u2022 Nonparametric and semi-parametric regression
\u2022 Survival analysis
\u2022 Machine learning
\u2022 Data-driven analysis

<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Kazi<\/div>

Kazi Zakia Sultana<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4363<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
sultanak@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327C<\/dd><\/dl>
Dr. Sultana is interested in empirical software engineering focused on software security and software quality. The primary focus of her research is on ensuring software security through secure programming and secure software development process.

Dr. Sultana's Research Interests include:

Empirical Software Engineering
Software Metrics
Software Quality
Software Security
Graph Algorithms
Software Vulnerability Prediction
Data Science in Software Engineering
Software Security Education<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"David<\/div>

David Trubatch<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5290<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
trubatchd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Conrad J. Schmitt Hall, 322<\/dd><\/dl><\/div><\/div>
\"Dajin<\/div>

Dajin Wang<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-7615<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
wangd@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327M<\/dd><\/dl>
Interconnection Networks
Fault-tolerant Computing
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Wireless Mobile and Sensor Networks
Algorithmic Robotics<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Jiayin<\/div>

Jiayin Wang<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3330<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
wangji@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227D<\/dd><\/dl>
Her research interests include big data, cloud computing, mobile computing, and wireless networks. She is working on resource management scheduling and performance evaluation in big data computing systems.<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Weitian<\/div>

Weitian Wang<\/a><\/p>

Associate Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5269<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
wangw@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 227C<\/dd><\/dl>
Collaborative Robotics
Human-Robot\/AI Interaction and Collaboration
Artificial Intelligence
Smart Cyber-Physical Systems
Human Factors and Cognitive Ergonomics in HRI
Smart Manufacturing and Remanufacturing
Distributed Robotics and Control Systems
VR\/AR\/MR\/XR for HRI
Multimodal Sensing<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>
\"Michelle<\/div>

Michelle Zhu<\/a><\/p>

Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-4289<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
zhumi@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Computing and Information Science, 327B<\/dd><\/dl>
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