Faculty Research Interests

The School of Science's research interests page provides an overview of the primary areas of focus that our faculty specialize in. Additional details about our faculty can be found on their individual webpages. For more information about specific undergraduate research opportunities, program curricula or learning outcomes, please contact us.

Department of Athletic Training

Michael Powers

• Safety and efficacy of performance enhancing supplements and drugs.

Kevin Henry 

• Patient outcomes assessment

Department of Biology

Michel Becuwe

• Regulation of lipid metabolism and membrane dynamics

Luis Espinasa

• Cave biology and nicoletiidae insect taxonomy

Jennifer Han 

• Fungi as biological control of entomological pests 

Victoria A. Ingalls 

• Behavioral and evolutionary ecology

Raymond Kepner

• Microbial ecology of aquatic and polar systems; extremophiles; exobiology; bacterial and cyanobacterial viruses; protozoology; ice-covered lakes; Freshwater ecotoxicology.

Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics

Neil Fitzgerald

• Atomic analysis using flow through and microwave chemistry; environmental chemistry.

John Galbraith

• Theoretical aspects of chemical bonding through computational modeling.

Jocelyn M. Nadeau 

• Synthesis of organic small molecules and polymers with interesting photochemical and/or electrochemical properties for the study of donor-acceptor interactions and charge-transport phenomena.

Elisa Woolridge

• Mechanism and application of enzymes for biomass processing.

Department of Environmental Science and Policy

Richard S. Feldman

• Campus environmental sustainability, nature preserve management, sustainable agriculture and freshwater ecology.

Zion Klos

• Community-engaged watershed research and outreach, including: climate impacts, adaptation, and education; flooding hazard and resilience; microplastics and waste management; harmful algal blooms and cyanotoxins; eutrophication and nutrient cycling; invasive aquatic and terrestrial species, wildlife-influenced (e.g. beaver) hydrology, science communication (psychological perspectives); urban ecology and inclusive sustainability (environmental justice); art-science collaborations; and more: https://zionklos.com/publications/

Jose Torres

• Blue economy; environmental justice; sustainable development