Division of Biological and Physical Sciences
Faculty and Staff
| Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Science | ||
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B.S., University of Wyoming M.S., University of Idaho M.S., University of Rochester Ph.D., University of Texas Joined DSU faculty in 1999 Office: Caylor 239 Phone: 662-846-4797 E-mail: nbaghai@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Riding's web page | |
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Teaches: Biology and Human Concerns, Fundamentals of Environmental Science, Materials and Methods in Environmental Science, Physical Geology for the Life Sciences, Environmental Geology, Economic Botany, Elements of Plant Systematics, and Conservation Biology Research interests: Upper Cretaceous and Tertiary palynomorphs, paleoecology, paleobotany, and vertebrate paleontology | ||
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| Professor of Chemistry | ||
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B.S., M.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock Ph.D., University of Texas Joined DSU faculty in 1993 Office: Walters 180G Office Phone: 662-846-4482 E-mail: jbentley@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Bentley's web page | |
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Teaches: General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry for Life Sciences, Chemical and Physical Thermodynamics Research interests: Theoretical Spectroscopy, Electron Structure Theory, Quantum Mechanics | ||
| Assistant Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., M.S., Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham Joined DSU faculty in 2005 Office: Caylor 236 Office Phone: 662-846-4247 E-mail: eblackwell@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Blackwell's web page | ||
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Teaches: Principles of Biology, Ecology, Dendrology, Field Herpetology, Wetland Ecology | ||
| Division Chair and Associate Professor of Biology | ||
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B.A., University of Tennessee M.S., Ph.D.., Tulane University Joined DSU faculty in 1999 Office: Walters 150 Phone: 662-846-4252 E-mail: bcampbel@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Campbell's web page | |
| Teaches: Parasitology, Medical Entomology, Histology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Medical Terminology | ||
| Associate Professor of Chemistry | ||
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B.S., Chung-Yuan University, Taiwan Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno Joined DSU faculty in 2009 Office: Walters 180A Office Phone: 662-846-4483 E-mail: achu@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Chu's web page | |
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Teaches: Biochemsitry | ||
| Associate Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., Unity College M.S., Eastern Kentucky University Ph.D., West Virginia University Joined DSU faculty in 2004 Office: Caylor 138 Office Phone: 662-846-4242 E-mail: jduguay@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Duguay's web page | |
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Teaches: Principles of Biology, Ecology, Introduction to Wildlife Management, Wildlife Techniques, Mammalogy, Ornithology | ||
Alina Maria Gabryszewska-Kukawa, Ph.D.
| Assistant Professor of Physics and Director of Wiley Planetarium | ||
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Medical School, Midwife, Gniezno, Poland M.S., Adam Mickiewicz University, Pozan, Poland PhD, Warsaw Technical University, Warsaw, Poland Joined DSU faculty in 2006 Office: Walters 180C Phone: 662-846-4478 E-mail: akukawa@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Kukawa's web page | ||
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Teaches: General Physics, Astronomy | ||
| Assistant Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Joined DSU faculty in 2007 Office: Caylor 134 Phone: 662-846-4484 E-mail:esgreen@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Green's web page | |
| Teaches: Principles of Biology, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Evolution and Systematics | ||
| Instructor in Chemistry | ||
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B.S., Delta State University M.S.N.S., Delta State University Joined DSU faculty in 1990 Office: Walters 180 F Phone: 662-846-4481 E-mail: jharper@deltastate.edu Web: Visit Ms. Harper's web page | |
| Teaches: General Chemistry, Survey of Organic Chemistry, Survery of Biochemistry | ||
| Associate Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., 1980, Kenyatta University College, Nairobi, Kenya M.S., 1990, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Ph.D., 1994, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio Joined DSU faculty in 2000 Office: Caylor 135 Phone: 662-846-4249 E-mail: jkatembe@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Katembe's web page | |
| Teaches: Principles of Biology, Cell Biology, DNA Science/Biotechnology | ||
| Assistant Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., Tougaloo College Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham Joined DSU faculty in 2007 Office: Caylor 133 Phone: 662-846-4244 E-mail:tmckinney@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. McKinney's web page | ||
| Teaches: Principles of Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Microbial Genetics, Medical Microbiology | ||
Ernest Carlysle Meek Jr., Ph.D.
| Professor of Physics | ||
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B.S.E., Delta State University M.S.N.S., Delta State University Ph.D., Mississippi State University Joined DSU faculty in 1990 Office: Walters 180 E Phone: 662-846-4480 E-mail: cmeek@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Meek's web page | |
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Teaches: Physics for the Life Sciences, The Physical World, Chemistry for Nurses | ||
Charles Byron Smithhart, Ph.D.
| Associate Professor of Chemistry | ||
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B.S., Delta State University Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Joined DSU faculty in 2003 Office: Walters 180 B Phone: 662-846-4477 E-mail: csmithrt@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Smithhart's web page | |
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Teaches: General Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, Environmental Chemistry | ||
| Associate Professor of Chemistry | ||
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B.S., Samford University Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi Joined DSU faculty in 2004 Office: Walters 180 D Phone: 662-846-4479 E-mail: asomlai@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Somlai's web page | |
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Teaches: Organic Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry, Principles of Pharmacology, Introduction to Polymer Science | ||
John Dickinson Tiftickjian, Jr., Ph.D.
| Professor of Biology | ||
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B.S., 1976, University of Florida M.S., 1979, Washington State University Ph.D., 1983, Washington State University Joined DSU faculty in 1984 Office: Caylor 137 Phone: 662-846-4246 E-mail: jtift@deltastate.edu Visit Dr. Tiftickjian's web page | |
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Teaches: Principles of Biology, Genetics, Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy, Biology of Nonvascular Plants Research interests: Phycology, plant anatomy and physiology, development of computer and Internet resources for teaching biology | ||
| Site Coodinator, Mississippi Alliance for Minority Participation (MAMP) | ||
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B.A., 1998, Mississippi State University M.S., 2007, Vanderbilt University Joined Division staff in 2008 Office: Walters 179 Phone: 662-846-4496 E-mail: lfitts@deltastate.edu Visit Ms. Fitts web page | |
Barbara Knight
| Senior Secretary, Division of Biological and Physical Sciences | ||
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Joined Division staff in 2004 Office: Walters 150 Phone: 662-846-4240 E-mail: bknight@deltastate.edu DSU Staff Person of the Month, April 2005 | |
Susan Chow
| Adiministrative Assistant, Department of Education Title III Grant | ||
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Joined Division staff in 2009 Office: Caylor 139 Phone: 662-846-4243 E-mail: schow@deltastate.edu | ||
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