Quality Experts

Kabindra Shakya, PhD

Associate Professor of Environmental ScienceVillanova University

Kabindra Shakya, PhD, conducts research on air pollution, heavy metal pollution in urban soils and environmental justice issues.

Thomas Missimer, Ph.D., P.G.

Professor EmeritusFlorida Gulf Coast University

Thomas Missimer conducts research into groundwater, sedimentary geology, water resources management, and geochemistry.

Peihua Qiu

Professor | ChairUniversity of Florida

Peihua Qui studies design and data analysis, including decision-making problems like disease surveillance and environment monitoring.

Alexei Khalizov

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Environmental ScienceNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Alexei Khalizov's research focuses on the chemical and physical processes that govern the transformations of atmospheric pollutants.

Michelle Zabel, MSS

Executive Director of Innovations InstituteUniversity of Connecticut

Michelle Zabel and her team advance research-based, culturally responsive solutions for child, youth, and family-serving public systems.

Vittal Anantatmula

ProfessorWestern Carolina University

Vittal Anantatmula’s current research is focused on project management teams, integrating knowledge management and project management.

James Douglass, Ph.D.

Expert in coastal marine ecologyFlorida Gulf Coast University

James Douglass studies the interactions among living organisms and the environment in coastal waters, including algae blooms.

George Easton

Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations ManagementEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Barry H. Rosen, Ph.D.

Expert in cyanobacteria, harmful algal blooms and blue-green algaeFlorida Gulf Coast University

Barry Rosen studies the nature of freshwater harmful algal blooms and their dynamics.

Richard Peltier

Professor of Environmental Health SciencesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst

Richard Peltier's research looks at how poor air quality affects human health.