David O. Carpenter, M.D., Harvard Medical College.
Electrophysiologic investigations of synaptic transmission; neurotoxicology
of metals, PCBs and endogenous biochemicals.
John B. Conway, Ph.D., University of Minnesota.
Biological water quality associated with human health problems.
Kenneth Demerjian, Ph.D., Ohio State University.
Mechanisms of polluted and clean atmospheres.
Liaquat Husain, Ph.D, University of Arkansas.
Atmospheric chemistry and transport; atmospheric transport of trace
chemical constituents with emphasis on aspects pertaining to acid rain.
Kenneth W. Jackson, Ph.D. Imperial College.
Fundamental and applied ultratrace analytical chemistry; electrothermal
atomic spectrometry.
Laurence S. Kaminsky, Ph.D., Cape Town University.
Mechanisms of action of toxifying and detoxifying systems, particularly
cytochromes P-450.
David A. Lawrence, Ph.D., Boston College.
Cellular, molecular and biochemical investigation of the effects of
environmental factors on the immune system, and the regulatory interactions
between the nervous and immune systems.
David L. Martin, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin.
Regulation of presynaptic function, expression of transmitter synthesizing
enzymes, functions of glial cells, particularly GABA.
John Matuszek, Ph.D., Clark University.
Risk analysis; waste management; environmental transport of airborne
and waterborne pollutants.
Volker Mohnen, Ph.D., University of Munich.
Air pollution, with special emphasis on atmospheric chemistry and aerosol
physics.
G-Yull Rhee, Ph.D., Cornell University.
Biodegradation of organic pollutants and aquatic microbiology as related
to water pollution.
Meyer J. Wolin, Ph.D., University of Chicago.
Microbial ecology and microbial biochemistry in anaerobic and methanogenic
ecosystems.
Jonathan R. Wolpaw, M.D,. Case Western Reserve.
Neurophysiology; electrophysiology of central neuron system of primates
and humans.
Associate Professors
Kenneth M. Aldous, Ph.D., Imperial College.
Instrumental methods of analysis of environmental pollutants and their
significance to human health.
Brian Bush, Ph.D., University of Leeds.
Trace analysis of pollutants and physiologically important molecules,
including PCBs and catecholamine neurotransmitters.
George A. Eadon, Ph.D., Stanford University.
Mechanisms of environmentally significant chemical processes; mass
spectrometry.
Michael J. Fasco, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Molecular basis for drug interaction and tumor metastasis.
Edward F. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., Yale University.
Environmental Epidemiology; Exposure Assessment; Human Health Effects;
PCBs; Dioxins.
John F. Gierthy, Ph.D., University of Vermont.
Interactions of xenobiotics, estrogens, and breast cancer.
Nancy Kime Kim, Ph.D., Northwestern University.
Toxicological evaluations; exposure assessment; risk assessment; structural
activity correlations; quantitative relationships between toxicological
parameters.
Karim A. Rimawi, Ph.D., University at Albany.
Dosimetry and radiation protection; radiation and public health.
Richard F. Seegal, Ph.D., University of Georgia.
Neurotoxicity of halogenated hydrocarbons and heavy metals; effects
of steroid hormones on central nervous system neurotransmitter function.
William Shain, Ph.D., Temple University.
Mechanism of action of compounds toxic to the nervous system, e.g.,
alcohol and PCBs.
Adjunct Associate Professor
William N. Stasiuk, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Water pollution control, chemical treatment and filtration; industrial
waste management.
Assistant Professors
Katherine Alben, Ph.D., Yale University.
Physical-chemical, instrumental and mathematical methods to evaluate
processes for adsorption of organic contaminants from water.
Ellen Braun-Howland, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Occurrence and control of pathogens in the environment; molecular detection
of environmentally significant organisms.
Liang T. Chu, Ph.D., Princeton University.
Experimental studies of heterogeneous reactions occurring in the stratosphere
and troposphere.
Xinxin Ding, Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Structure, function, and regulation of olfactory cytochrome P450 and
implication in human toxicology.
Vincent A. Dutkiewicz, Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Gas and particulate partitioning; atmospheric receptor modeling and
source contributions.
Charles O. Kunz, Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Indoor radon, indoor air quality, environmental radioactivity.
Vergine Madelian, University of Massachusetts.
Signal transduction. Regulation of second messengers and phosphodiesterases.
Patrick W. O'Keefe, Ph.D., Oregon State University.
Chemistry and analysis of chlorinated dioxins and related compounds
in the environment.
Pravin P. Parekh, Ph.D., Bombay University.
Trace element geochemistry, analysis and application to environmental
problems.
Patrick J. Parsons, Ph.D., University of London.
Trace element analysis in biological samples; graphite furnace AAS;
lead poisoning; aluminum toxicity.
Thomas M. Semkow, Ph.D., Washington University.
Numerical models of radon transport; nuclear chemistry and physics.
Karen Sklenar, Ph.D., UC Berkeley.
Reservoir and watershed management and the impact upon drinking water
quality; problems caused by algae growth in reservoirs.
Abigail Snyder-Keller, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh.
Developmental neuroanatomy and neurotoxicology; transplantation in
the nervous system.
David Spink, Ph.D., University of Maryland.
Applications of mass spectrometry in environmental chemistry and toxicology.
William F. Tivol, Ph.D., University of California.
High-voltage electron microscopy, electron diffraction crystallography,
analytical electron microscopy.
Vernon E. Walker, Ph.D., Duke University.
The development and validation of biological markers for determining
human exposure to potential chemical carcinogens.
Robert A. Waniewski, Ph.D., George Washington University.
Glial transport and metabolism of amino acid neurotransmitters; astrocytes
as neurotoxicant target sites and their role in disease states.
Tadashi Yoshinari, Ph.D., Dalhousie University.
Studies of microbial processes that are the sources and sinks of atmospheric
trace gases, including methane and nitrous oxide.
Xianliang Zhou, Ph.D., Dalhousie University.
Method developments and deployments for the measurements of important
atmospheric species.
Lei Zhu, Ph.D., Columbia University.
Cavity ring-down optical spectroscopy to probe carbonyl compounds in
the atmosphere.
Adjunct Assistant Professors
Mary Brophy, Ph.D., University of Michigan.
CIH, comprehensive practice in industrial hygiene. Ergonomics (office,
low back injury, repetitive motion).
Simon D. Spivack, M.D., SUNY Syracuse, MPH Harvard.
Molecular Epidemiology in lung carcinogenesis. Individual susceptibility
to lung disease.
Jay Silkworth, Ph.D., Albany Medical College.
Clinical Assistant Professors
Robert Briggs, Ph.D., Albany Medical College. Mass spectrometry of environmental pollutants.