Faculty & Staff
Faculty

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

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

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
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
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. Jerald Simon
Associate Professor
Office: 349 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.4155
Email: jsimon@frostburg.edu

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

Ms. Hayley Baer
Academic Laboratory Manager
Office: 357 Compton Science Center
Phone: 301.687.3131
Email: hbbaer@frostburg.edu

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