{"id":58,"date":"2017-10-24T17:57:51","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T17:57:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:25:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:25:41","slug":"eaes-faculty-and-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/eaes-faculty-and-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"EAES Faculty and Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
Contact Earth and Environmental Studies<\/span><\/div>
Location:<\/dt>
Center for Environmental and Life Sciences Room 220<\/dd><\/div>
Phone:<\/dt>
973-655-4448<\/a><\/dd><\/div>
Fax:<\/dt>
973-655-4072<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n

Chairperson<\/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>\n

Staff<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>
Name<\/th>Title<\/th>Location<\/th>Phone<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Michele Matthews<\/a><\/td>Department Administrator<\/td>Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 220<\/td>973-655-4448<\/a><\/td>matthewsmi@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Xiaona Li<\/a><\/td>Analytical Instrumentation Specialist<\/td>Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 316<\/td>973-655-3613<\/a><\/td>lix@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Yoko Sato<\/a><\/td>Laboratory Specialist<\/td>Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 220B<\/td>973-655-4418<\/a><\/td>satoyo@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n

Faculty<\/h2>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>

\"Stefanie<\/div>

Stefanie Brachfeld<\/a><\/p>

Vice Provost for Research<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-5129<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
brachfelds@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
The School of Nursing and The Graduate School, 487B<\/dd><\/dl>
Global climate change, paleoclimatology, marine geology and geophysics, paleomagnetism, environmental change in Antarctica and the Arctic Ocean, Earth systems science, planetary magnetism, geochemistry, and light and electron microscopy<\/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>
\"Meghann<\/div>

Meghann Smith<\/a><\/p>

Assistant Professor<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3123<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
smithmeg@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 412<\/dd><\/dl>
Environmental economics
Life cycle analysis
Clean energy development
Sustainability analytics and management
Agriculture and natural resource management<\/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>
\"Amy<\/div>

Amy Tuininga<\/a><\/p>

Associate Dean for Research and Partnerships<\/p>

Phone<\/dt>
973-655-3667<\/a><\/dd>
Email<\/dt>
tuiningaa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>
Location<\/dt>
Center for Environmental & Life Sciences, 206A<\/dd><\/dl><\/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

Emeritus Faculty<\/h2>\n
\n
\"Michael<\/div>\n
\n

Michael A. Kruge<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n
Email<\/dt>\n
krugem@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Research Interests<\/dt>\n
Environmental Geochemistry<\/dd>\n
Organic Geochemistry<\/dd>\n
Environmental Forensics<\/dd>\n
Energy and the Environment<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
\n
\"Dr.<\/div>\n
\n

Harbans Singh<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n

\n
Email<\/dt>\n
singhh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
Research Interests<\/dt>\n
Regional Demography
\nNatural Resources
\nAgriculture<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Adjunct Faculty<\/h2>\n

Adjunct offices are located in CELS 232.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n<\/p>
Name<\/th>Email<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Gita Bhushal<\/a><\/td>bhushaladhig@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rae Cade<\/a><\/td>cader@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
William Haines<\/a><\/td>hainesw@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Lisa Johnson<\/a><\/td>johnsonl@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Michael Kruge<\/a><\/td>krugem@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Trang Luong<\/a><\/td>luongh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sana Mirza<\/a><\/td>mirzas@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jing Nie<\/a><\/td>niej@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Felix Oteng<\/a><\/td>otengf@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Aditi Ranjan<\/a><\/td>ranjana@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Michael Viteritto<\/a><\/td>viterittom@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Anthony Bonassisa III<\/a><\/td>bonassisaa@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Joseph J Di Gianni<\/a><\/td>digiannij@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Edward Konsevick<\/a><\/td>konsevicke@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sarah Nasse<\/a><\/td>nasses@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Eric Stern<\/a><\/td>sterne@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Christine Valenti<\/a><\/td>valentic@montclair.edu<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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