Research Funding
- Center for Tocicology &
Environmental Health: Industrial Hygiene Equipment, $3,000 (2003)
- University Faculty Fellowship: UHCL, 2009-2010, $5,000.
- Houston
Endowment: Co-PI on "Air Quality Education Initiative", 2007-2009, $190,000.
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ):
Teaching Environmental Sciences, with Drs. Akladios and Zhang, $20,000,
(2006-9).
- Environmental Institute of Houston (EIH): "A
Study of the Relationship of Ozone Levels and High School Student Absenteeism
in the Houston Area", $13,995 (2006-7)
- National Science Foundation. Inductively Coupled
Argon Plasma Spectrometer Workstation for an Environmental Science Laboratory.
With Drs. Sam Chen and Cindy Howard. July 15, 1995 - June 30, 1997.
$58,880.
- National Science Foundation. GC/MS and IR Spectrometer
Workstations for an Environmental Science Laboratory. With Dr. Ed Chen.
July 15, 1993 - June 30, 1995. $68,370.
- Hewlett-Packard GC/MS/DS System. Co-investigator
with Dr. Ed Chen. Instrumentation grant for a Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry/Data System. August 1989, $62,000.
- Metrohm-Peak: "Ion Chromatograph," $17,195,
equipment loan and demonstration project, with Dr. Zhang (2005).
- National Semiconductor: "Holaday Radiofrequency
Meter" 2002, $3,500.
- Agilent Technologies: "LC/MS Data System Demonstration
Project" 2002-2006, with Dr. Zhang, $150,000. UHCL-TQM. "A Computerized
Portable Laboratory Workstation", 1999-2000, $2,924.
- ARCO. Thermal Environmental Flame Ionization
Detectors. 1997, $10,000.
- SKC Equipment Grant. Industrial Hygiene Field
and Laboratory Equipment, 1997, $2,800
- Robert A. Welch Foundation Chemistry Department
Research Grant. "GC/MS Air Toxics Research" 1990-1998, $21,000.
- FDFS. "Notebook Computer for Miran IR Spectrometer"
1993, $1,500.
- Cooperative Education Grant. Faculty Advisor,
25% cost share 1991-1993.
- SKC Equipment Grant. Industrial Hygiene Field
and Laboratory Equipment. 1989 $2,075.
- NASA-ASEE Fellowship. Spacecraft environmental
health monitoring plans. Summer,1988 and Summer 1989, $16,000.
- UHCL. Standards Generator for the Evaluation
of Passive Monitors. 1988, $4,820.
- NASA-JSC. PCB Risk Assessment and Inventory
of Underground Storage Tanks. Summer 1985, $10,000.
- BASF: Metrosonics Noise Dosimetry System, $4,000.
- EXXON. "Industrial Hygiene Field and Laboratory
Equipment" 1997, $3,480.
- Lyondell. 5 Pentium Computers and a Printer.
1997 $10,000.
- Shell Chemical-Americas: "Industrial Hygiene
and Environmental Equipment" $4,500.
- Lubrizol. IR Spectrophotometer and Ion Coupled
Plasma Spectrophotometer. Instrumentation donation, 1992, $25,000.
- Ethyl Corporation. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer.1990,
$4,000
- NIH: "Education and Training-Biomed and SocioBehavioral
Research". Consultant on joint grant ($149,642) with UHCL and UTMB at
Galveston.
- DOE: Ecosystem Analysis of Calcasieu Lake. Principal
Investigator of Water Quality component. DOE
Grant No. DE FG01 83EP31111. June 1983 June 1986. Water Quality funding,
$250,573.
- DOE: West Hackberry Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Brine Disposal Monitoring. Technical Director and Field Coordinator
of biological, special pollutants and general water quality components.
December 1980 May 1983. DOE Contract Number
DE AC96 80PO10288. MSU funding, $3.5 million.
- DOC: An Environmental Assessment of Selected
Estuarine Habitats in Calcasieu Lake. Principal Investigator with R.
S. Maples, Project Director. Department of Commerce, Office of Coastal
Zone Management Coastal Energy Impact Program, CEIP grant no. NA 83
AA D CZ025. Grant funding for April 1983 April 1984; $144,367.
- EPA: Storage Time Temperature Effects on Standard
Plate Count Bacteria and Coliform Detection. Co Principal Investigator
with V. Monsour, project manager. July 1982 July 1984. EPA Grant number
CR808858010; $113,250.
- Union Carbide: "Production, Degradation and
Accumulation of Organics by Waste Stabilization Pond Microorganisms",
$20,000, (1979).
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Service
- Associate Dean, SCE (2008-2015)
- Chair,
Division of Natural Sciences (2000-2007)
- Faculty Advisor to Industrial Hygiene and Safety
students (1984-2015)
- Radiation Safety Officer (1987-2015)
- Member, Committee on the Protection of Human
Subjects (1992-2015)
- Member, Environmental Science Program Committee
(1992-2015)
- Member, SCE Curriculum Committee (1992-2015)
- Faculty Advisor to COOP and Internship students
(1984-2015)
- Member, TLV Committee of ACGIH (1990-p)
- Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Miscellaneous Chemical
Compounds (MISCO) of ACGIH TLV Committee (2003-p)
- Chair, Notations subcommittee of ACGIH TLV Committee
(2004-2008)
- Member, scientific review panel, National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Pilot Project Research Training
Program (2000-2010)
- Member, San Jacinto Community College Advisory
Committee for the Occupational Health and Safety Program. (1992-p)
- Chair, Environmental Science Program (1992-2000)
- Faculty Senator (1985-1995 and 2000)
- Chair, Facilities Resource and Budget Committee
(1989-1990)
- Member, Educational Policy and Courses Committee
(1994, 2000)
- Chair, SCE Safety Committee (1987-2004)
- Member, Safety Task Force (1987-2002)
- Member, UHCL Task Force on Cooperative Education
(1990-1994)
- Member, UHCL 2002 Convocation Planning Committee
(2001-2002)
- Member, UHCL Grievance and Appeal Panel (2000-2002)
- Member, NAS Policy and Advisory Committee (1997-2002)
- Member, NAS By-Laws Committee (1993-2000)
- Member, NAS Laboratory Enhancement Committee
(1993-1994)
- Member, SACS Subcommittee on Programs and Services
(2000-2001)
- Alternate Member, Biohazards Committee (1989-1991)
- Member, Committee for Animal Care and Welfare
(1987-1989)
- Member, UHCL Learning Assessment Task Force
(1997)
- Member, UH System Environmental Studies Working
Group (1996-1997)
- Representative, Louisiana Universities Marine
Consortium, MSU (1979-1984)
- Member, Advisory Committee for the Environmental,
Safety and Health Management program at Brazosport College (1993-1994)
- Chair, Local Organizing Committee, 2007 AAAS
SWARM Meeting (2005-2007)
- Corresponding Member, AIHA Students & Early
Professionals Committee (2006-p)
- Member, American Academy of Industrial Hygiene
Undergraduate Education Subcommittee (1991-1995)
- Adjunct Professor, University of Texas, School
of Public Health (1994-1995)
- Member, AIHA - GCS Continuing Education Committee
(1992-2000)
- Member, City of Houston Health Objectives 2000
Committee (1996-2000)
- Member, Program Planning Committee, Organizer
and technical monitor for the ASSE and TSA Professional Development
Conference (1991-1992)
- Board of Directors, Gulf Coast Chapter of the
American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) (1990-1992)
- Proctor, ABIH Certification Examinations (1987-1992)
- Editor, The Action Level, Gulf Coast AIHA (1987-1988)
- Science Fair Judge (1984-p)
- Head Judge for the Gulf Coast Chapter of AIHA for the Houston Science Fair (2008-p)
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Honors
- UHCL Faculty Fellowship (2009)
- Fellow, American Industrial Hygiene Association (2008-p)
- Council of Professors (2008-p)
- The Honor
Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- Recipient of the 1996 UHCL
Distinguished Service Award
- 2002 Meritorious
Achievement Award (joint) as a member of the ACGIH TLV Chemical Substances
Committee.
- NASA-ASEE Fellowship (1988 and 1989)
- NASA Summer Faculty Associate (1985)
- Richard K. Severs Award, UT School of Public
Health (1980)
- Certificate of Appreciation,10+ years of Outstanding
Service to ACGIH (2002)
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Professional Membership
- American
Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Academy of Industrial Hygiene
- American Chemical Society
- American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists
- American Industrial Hygiene Association
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- Air and Waste Management Association (Gulf Coast
Chapter)
- Health Physics Society (Texas Chapter)
- National Safety Council (UHCL, Institutional Member)
- Phi Kappa Phi
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