Biology
Melanie Sal
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Biology
304-473-8034
Sal_m@wvwc.edu
B.A., Ph.D., West Virginia University
Areas of Instruction: Microbiology, Immunology, Physiology, Disease in society, Principles of Biology
Research interests: Dr. Sal’s microbiology research lab has a variety of ongoing projects. We work with the Lyme Disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi to investigate its biology primarily with regard to cell morphology and nutritional requirements. Dr. Sal also teaches in conjunction with Small World Initiative, a global crowd sourcing classroom project in which students examine potential antimicrobial activity in soil bacteria. For students who are interested, Dr. Sal extends that classroom project into the research lab to continue the search for the next novel antibiotic.
Kim Bjorgo-Thorne
Assistant Professor of Biology
304-473-8126
bjorgo@wvwc.edu
B.S., University of Florida
M.S., Clemson University
Ph.D., West Virginia University
Areas of Instruction: Environmental Science, Ecology, GIS, Vertebrate Zoology, Spatial Resource Analysis
Jordge LaFantasie
Assistant Professor of Biology
304-473-8130
lafantasie.j@wvwc.edu
B.S., Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Areas of Instruction: Experimental Biology, Plant Biology, Soil Science, Ecology, Principles of Biology
Research interests:Above and below ground responses of biological communities to changes in disturbance regimes due to anthropogenic and natural forces, invasive plants, and plant-fungal mutualisms.
Katharine B. Gregg
Professor Emerita of Biology
Curator of the George B. Rossbach Herbarium
Director of the Greenhouse
304-473-8124
gregg@wvwc.edu
B. A., Emory University
Ph. D., University of Miami
Faculty Webpage
Kristy Henson
Assistant Lab Coordinator and Instructor
304-473-8122
henson.k@wvwc.edu
B.A., Ohio University
B.A., M.S., Marshall University
Areas of Instruction: Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, Forensic Biology, Evolution, Biosystematics
Research interests:Comparing accuracy of 3D printing and scanning to fossil materials, skeletal morphology, osteo-prep, Bootcamp's affects on student grades, and hominin evolution.
Luke G. Huggins
Associate Professor of Biology
304-473-8097
huggins@wvwc.edu
B.S., Albright College
M.S., University of Delaware
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Areas of Instruction: Genetics, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Molecular Cell Biology, Developmental Biology
Research interests:My current research focusses on the effects of plant secondary metabolites on the growth of bacteria, cancer cells and embryos. My current project involves the identification and characterization of compounds from the tyrol knapweed and their effects on the growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
Allison Hull
Instructor and Assistant Biology Coordinator
304-473-8061
hull_a@wvwc.edu
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.S., West Virginia University
Areas of Instruction: Human Anatomy and Physiology, General Microbiology Laboratory
Research interests: Bootcamp and how it affects student grades, Ice Hokey physiology
Amy Rogosky
Assistant Lab Coordinator and Instructor
304-473-8122
rogosky_a@wvwc.edu
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.S., University of Kentucky
Areas of Instruction: Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory, General Biology, Principles of Biology Laboratory
Jeanne Sullivan
Associate Professor of Biology
304-473-8125
sullivan@wvwc.edu
B.A., M.A., University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D., University of Maryland
Areas of Instruction: Principles of Biology, Animal Behavior, Evolution, Senior seminar
Research interests: Stinkbug (Halyomorpha halys) mating behavoir
Chemistry
Edward Wovchko
Department Chair
Professor of Chemistry
304-473-8071
wovchko@wvwc.edu
B.S., Saint Vincent College
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Curriculum Vitae
Bruce Anthony
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
304-473-8842
anthony_c@wvwc.edu
B.S., Ball State University
Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Areas of Instruction: Biochemistry, General Organic, Organic and Biochemistry, Neurochemistry, Medical Chemistry
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Ras Gurung
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
304-473-8253
gurung.r@wvwc.edu
B.Sc., M.Sc., Tribhuwan University
M.Sc., Western Illinois University
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
Joanna Webb
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
304-473-8356
webb_j@wvwc.edu
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College
Ph.D., University of Virginia
Thomas Wood
Instructor of Chemistry
304-473-8123
webb_j@wvwc.edu
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College
Mathematics and Computer Science
Pam Wovchko
Department Chair
Associate Professor of Mathematics
304-473-8310
wovchko_p@wvwc.edu
B.S., West Virginia Wesleyan College
M.S., West Virginia University
Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
Darren Gemoets
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
304-473-8421
gemoets.d@wvwc.edu
B.S., Fort Lewis College
M.S., Montana State University
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Gretchen H. Lynn
Associate Professor of Computer Science
304-473-8332
lynn@wvwc.edu
B.S., Concord College
M.S., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
Jesse Oldroyd
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
304-473-8339
oldroyd.j@wvwc.edu
B.S., University of Alaska, Anchorage
M.S., Ph.D., University of Idaho
Areas of Instruction: Mathematics
Research interests: Applied harmonic analysis with focus on frame theory, Approximation theory, and Random matrices.
Scott Zinzer
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
zinzer_s@wvwc.edu
B.S., Aurora University
M.A., Ph.D., Arizona State University
Areas of Instruction: Mathematics
Research interests: Algebraic number theory and p-adic analysis
Physics and Engineering
G. Albert Popson, Jr.
Department Chair
Professor of Physics and Engineering
304-473-8070
popson@wvwc.edu
B.S., M.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D. Clemson University
Areas of Instruction: General Physics, Analog Electronics, Digital Electronics, Engineering Mechanism, Thermodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, and Mechanics of Materials
Research interests: Nuclear magnetic resonance, Hall effect, electron spin resonance, Effects on electrical conductivity, mechanical effects, Wind tunnel, water flow, Helium dilution refrigeration, superconductivity, SQUIDs
Faculty Website
Joseph Wiest
Professor of Physics
304-473-8062
wiest@wvwc.edu
B.S., Eastern Illinois University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Areas of Instruction: Science of Music, Holography, Light and Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Fluid Mechanics, Hydrology, Quantum Mechanics, Electro-Optics Laboratory
Research interests: Lasers and molecular binding using optogalvanic, fluorescence, saturated absorption, and Raman spectroscopies; laser separation of isotopes; nuclear reactions relevant to medical physics; tunable laser systems; optics; optoelectronics; applied physics and mathematics; physics and engineering
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Tracey DeLaney
Assistant Professor of Physics
304-473-8330
delaney_t@wvwc.edu
B.S., Physics with Astrophysics Option,
M.S., Physics New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of Minnesota
Areas of Instruction: General Physics, Astronomy, Geology, Physical Science, Electromagnetic Theory, Astrophysics, Engineering Design
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Colleen Milbury
Assistant Professor of Physics
304-473-8023
milbury.c@wvwc.edu
B.S., Physics, University of California at Santa Cruz
M.S., Ph.D., Geophysics and Space Physics, University of California at Los Angeles
Areas of Instruction: Sedimentology, Seismology, Geophysics Research
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Eric Reynolds
Assistant Professor of Physics
304-473-8333
reynolds_e@wvwc.edu
B.S., Physics, University of Connecticut
Ph.D., Physics, West Virginia University
Areas of Instruction: Analog Electronics, Analytical Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science, General Physics, Physical Science, Precalculus, Advanced Engineering Math, College Algebra, Analytical Mechanics, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science
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Bob Grose
Technician, Physics and Engineering
grose_r@wvwc.edu
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