HBCU/MI Environmental Technology Consortium

PROGRAM STAFF

Howard University Program Managers:

James H. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., DEE
Dr. Johnson is the Executive Director of the Consortium. He currently serves as Dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences. Dr. Johnson has taught Department of Civil Engineering undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of environmental engineering including hazardous waste management, treatment and disposal. His specialty is solid-liquid separation techniques, sludge treatment, biodegradation of hazardous wastes, and beneficial aspects of wastewater sludge.

Ramesh C. Chawla, PhD
Dr. Chawla serves as the Technical Director of the Consortium, and has thirty years of experience in teaching, research and industrial consulting in the fields of chemical and environmental engineering. Over the past twenty years, Dr. Chawla has been principal investigator for over twenty different environmental research and development grants for the Federal government and private industries. His specialty is Reaction kinetics and engineering, bioremediation, thermal processes and environmental engineering.

Mr. Andre' M. Harris
Mr. Harris serves as Program Manager for the HBCU/MI ET Consortium. He is currently the Administrative Coordinator for Dean Johnson in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences at Howard University. Mr. Harris has over twelve years of experience in managing multi-million dollar and multi-institutional federally funded awards.

Ganelle Moultry-Gloster, PhD
Dr. Moultry-Gloster is the Director of Research Administration at Howard University. She specializes in the area of management systems engineering and total quality. She taught at North Carolina A&T State University in industrial engineering for six and a half years before joining Howard as the Director of Total Quality Programs and Research Administration.

National Association of Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) Subcontractors:

Dr. Arthur E. Thomas
Dr. Thomas, NAFEO Program Manager for the Consortium, will manage the day-to-day administrative and programmatic requirements. Dr. Thomas is the former president of Central State University. He will be assisted by various staff members to fulfill NAFEO's responsibilities to the program.

HBCU/MI Environmental Technology Consortium Technical Advisory Board Members:

The Technical Advisory Board consists of nine experts in the fields of environmental research/development and waste management and education.

Robert Shepard, PhD
Dr. Shepard is the Technical Advisory Board Chair, and the Executive Director of Science and Engineering Alliance, Inc. (SEA). He is a physical organic chemist by training and experience.

Carlos A. Rincon, PhD
Dr. Rincon is the "Paso del Norte" (PDN) Air Quality Task Force Project Director for the Environmental Defense Fund and Co-Chair of the Technical Advisory Board. He works to improve environmental quality along the US - Mexico border region, and to reduce pollution to healthier levels by designing incentives for polluters to make the most cost-effective emissions reductions throughout the bi-national air basin. Dr. Rincon has received numerous awards for his scientific and academic accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored English and Spanish publications and book chapters on pollution prevention and air quality related issues.

Fu-Lian Hsu, PhD
Dr. Hsu has been a scientist at the US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center in Aberdeen, Maryland since 1982. He holds a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from Ohio State University. His research interests included organic compounds structurally related to chemical warfare agents; scavengers for arsenic and other heavy metals for water treatment; new synthetic methods, biologically active compounds, and structural analysis.

Gilbert Sanchez, PhD
Dr. Sanchez is a former President of New Mexico Highlands University. He is a distinguished and respected scientist who has received numerous honors and awards for his accomplishments and scientific and academic contributions. Dr. Sanchez frequently serves as a consultant to higher education, government and industry on science and technology issues and minority education projects. He is a founding member and former Chair of Board of Directors of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). One of his research interests is developing microbiological methods for the extraction and utilization of unconventional petroleum energy sources such as tar sands and oil shale.

Mr. Rufus H. Smith
Mr. Smith is the Diversity Programs Manager and Employee Concerns Manager for the US Department of Energy's Oakridge Operations (ORO). Mr. Smith is a dynamic leader who has fought for the advancement of women, minorities and persons with disabilities and has increased their representation in government. He is responsible for the initiation of the Minority Math and Science Challenge Program and the Minority-Owned Business Technology Transfer Consortium.

Mrs. Beverly Wade Hogan
Mrs. Hogan is the 13th President of Tougaloo College. Mrs. Hogan brings more than twenty-five years of experience in executive management and leadership to the program.
Her strong background in leadership and policy development, and organizational management will strengthen the focus on expanding course studies in environmental related subjects to better prepare our students for careers in the areas of environmental research and waste management.

Michael Paul Eastman, PhD
Dr. Eastman is the Dean of Science and Engineering for the University of Texas-Pan American, and he holds a doctorate in Physical Chemistry. Dr. Eastman has participated in over 75 studies and publications. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Consortium.

Eric W. Wilson
Mr. Eric Wilson is currently serving as Board Member, At-Large, for the Atlanta Public Schools. He has eleven years of experience in municipal government and congressional operations. He is also the manager of Weston Solutions, Inc., a leading environment and redevelopment, employee owned firm that delivers solutions to complex problems for industry and government worldwide. As Deputy Chief of Staff and Environmental Office for Municipal Operations in the city of Atlanta, he managed several programs that included air pollution reduction, incineration elimination projects, watershed development projects and environmental justice initiatives.

Hiliary I Inyang, PhD
Dr. Inyang is the Duke Energy Endowed Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science, Professor of Earth Science and Director of the Global Institute for Energy and Environmental Systems at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. He holds a PhD in Geotechnical Engineering/Materials, MS and BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and B.Sc (honors) in Geology. He has taught at George Washington University, Purdue University and at the University of Wisconsin. He served at the US Environmental Protection Agency as a Senior Geoenvironmental Engineer and subsequently as the President of Geoenvironmental Design and Research (GDR) Inc., a small research firm that he founded in 1993. He has authored and co-authored more than 100 research articles, book chapters, federal design manuals and the texbook - Geoenvironmental Engineering: principles and applications.