Faculty & Staff

Faculty

Dr. Matthew Crawford

Dr. Matthew Crawford, Chair

Associate Professor

Office: 339C Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4940
Email:
mjcrawford@frostburg.edu

Research Interests:
  • Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis and Analysis Using Natural and Unnatural Amino Acids
  • Local Honey Analysis
  • Developing Safer Methods to Determine Lead Content in Paint Using Microwave Digestion
  • Soil and Water Analysis.

 

Dr. Holly Currie

Dr. Holly Currie

Associate Professor

Office: 347 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4359
Email: hncurrie@frostburg.edu

Research Interests:
  • Detection of pharmaceutical compounds in milk

 

Dr. Hang Deng-Luzader

Dr. Hang Deng-Luzader

Professor

Office: 245 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4385
Email: hluzader@frostburg.edu

Teaching Interests:
  • Quantum physics, modern physics, particle physics. Specific interest and experience in college preparation and secondary school science

 

Dr. Katie Gares

Dr. Katie Gares

Lecturer

Office: 356 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.3020
Email: klgares@frostburg.edu

 


 

Dr. Robert Larivee

Dr. Robert Larivee

Professor

Office: 351A Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4091
Email: rlarivee@frostburg.edu

Research Interests:
  • Supercritical carbon dioxide to extract natural gas from Marcellus Shale
  • Chemometric analysis of gas chromatography including retention time prediction and trace component elution
  • Gold nanoparticles as delivery devices

 

Dr. John Lynch

Lecturer

Office: 123A Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.3166
Email: jjlynch@frostburg.edu

Teaching Interests:
  • Dynamics, electronics, first-year engineering

 

Dr. Fayan Meng

Dr. Fayan Meng

Lecturer

Office: 345 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4157
Email: fmeng@frostburg.edu

 


 

Dr. Eric Moore

Dr. Eric Moore

Professor

Office: 238 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4500
Email: ejmoore@frostburg.edu

Teaching Interests:
  • Introductory physics, senior research and seminar
Research Interests:
  • Physics education, materials characterization and performance

 

Dr. Benjamin Norris

Dr. Benjamin Norris

Professor, Master of Environmental Management in Sustainability Coordinator

Office: 309 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4157
Email: bnnorris@frostburg.edu

Teaching Interests:
  • General Chemistry, Organic chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Biostatistics, Environmental Management, First-Year Seminar, Research Methods
Research Interests:
  • Development of biorenewable alternatives to petrochemicals, conjugated small molecule chemosensors, application of data analytics to student success and retention, the development of academic advising as a profession and an academic discipline

 

Dr. Frederick Senese

Dr. Frederick Senese

Professor

Office: 354 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4153
Email: fsenese@frostburg.edu

Research Interests:
  • Applications of artificial intelligence in chemical education
  • Development of web-based narratives and construction kits for chemical education
  • Remote control and access of instrumentation
  • Environmental chemical analysis applied to problems in ethnobotany

Dr. Jerry Simon

 

Dr. Jerald Simon

Associate Professor

Office: 349 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4155
Email: jsimon@frostburg.edu


 

Dr. Jason Speights

Dr. Jason Speights

Associate Professor, Director of Multimedia Learning Center

Office: 189-D Gira CCIT
Phone: 301.687.4339
Email: jcspeights@frostburg.edu

Teaching Interests:
  • Theoretical Physics; Computational Physics; Astrophysics; Modern Physics; Introductory Physics
Research Interests:
  • Galactic Dynamics and Evolution; Parameter Estimation; Data Analysis; Instrumentation; Multi-wavelength Astronomy

 

Staff 

Hayley Baer

Ms. Hayley Baer

Academic Laboratory Manager

Office: 357 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.3131
Email: hbbaer@frostburg.edu


 

Crystal Frantz

Ms. Crystal Frantz

Administrative Assistant II

Office: 338 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.3458
Email: cafrantz@frostburg.edu 

 

Mr. Kevin Fearon

Res Machinist I

Office: 108 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.7790
Email: kfearon@frostburg.edu 


Emeriti Faculty


  • Dr. Peggy Biser
  • Dr. Robert Doyle
  • Dr. Joseph Hoffman
  • Dr. Paul Hunt
  • Dr. Gregory P. Latta
  • Dr. Stephen Luzader
  • Dr. James Martin
  • Dr. Mary Mumper
  • Mr. Francis Tam
  • Dr. Don Weser