Faculty Experts

SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professors

Dr. P. Jay Fleisher, Earth Sciences Department
Expertise: Geomorphology, glacial geology, environmental geology, glaciation in New York State, Bering Glacier in Alaska; involving undergraduates in professional research

Dr. Lawrence Guzy, Psychology Department
Expertise: Hypergravitational space travel, human space exploration, spatial disorientation, motion sickness, sensation and perception, transportation safety, human factors and ergonomics

Dr. John Kotz, Chemistry Department
Expertise: Inorganic and organometallic chemistry, chemistry education, college-level teaching with technology, computer access for college students

Dr. Ashok Malhotra, Philosophy Department
Expertise: Indo-International School Project, Indian relief efforts, existentialism, Asian philosophy, philosophy and psychology of yoga

Dr. Patrick Meanor, English Department
Expertise: Contemporary British and American literature, notably authors John Cheever, Bruce Chatwin, Fielding Dawson, and Guy Davenport

Dr. Arthur Palmer, Earth Sciences Department
Expertise: Caves and cave origins, geology of caves, hydrology, geophysics, physical geology, aqueous geochemistry, and karst geomorphology

Dr. Harry Pence, Chemistry Department
Expertise: Educational technology and cooperative learning in innovative teaching of college-level chemistry

Dr. John Relethford, Anthropology Department
Expertise: Biological anthropology, genetics and human origins, demographic change and population relationships in Ireland

Dr. Douglas Shrader, Philosophy Department
Expertise: Epistemology and metaphysics, history and philosophy of science, philosophy of religion, philosophy of life and death


SUNY Distinguished Service Professors

Dr. F. Daniel Larkin, History Department
Expertise: Early New York State transportation, notably railroads and canals, particularly the Erie Canal; nineteenth and early twentieth century United States, NY State and local history

Dr. Willard Harman, Biology Department
Expertise: Ecological topics, both aquatic and terrestrial and limnological as they relate to lake management; Otsego Lake in Cooperstown, NY
 

Last updated: 8/8/05