Florida Institute of Technology

Dr. Pat Bond, Associate Professor, Computer Science

Over thirty years of experience in software engineering, computer science and statistical analysis, including an extensive background in large-scale software system development.

Dr. Iver Duedall, Professor, Marine and Environmental Systems

duedall@fit.edu - http://duedall.fit.edu/

Dr. Duedall's educational background is in chemistry and oceanography; his research experience includes physical chemistry, marine chemistry and marine pollution. He has been director and coordinator of more than 15 research projects and is author and/or co-author of more than 70 scientific publications, including 16 books. Dr. Duedall teaches courses in introduction to oceanography and global environmental problems and solutions. He is on the Advisory Board for Chemistry and Ecology and associate editor of Journal of Marine Environmental Engineering.

Dr. Bill Gabrenya , Assoc Professor, Program Chair, School of Psychology
gabrenya@fit.edu - http://my.fit.edu/~gabrenya/
Dr. Gabrenya teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including cross-cultural psychology, culture and psychology, research methods and social psychology. Professional activities include editor of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology's Cross-Cultural Psychology Bulletin and chair of the IACCP Publications Committee. He is the Webmaster for IACCP, the Society for Cross-Cultural Research and the School of Psychology.

Dr. Gordon Patterson, Professor, Humanities and Communication

patterso@fit.edu - http://my.fit.edu/~patterso/

Dr. Patterson taught the 1998 summer semester in Seoul, Korea, as part of the University of Maryland's Asian division. He is the past chair of the social science section of the Florida Academy of Science, a former director of the Florida Historical Society, former director of the Florida Humanities Council, and past Board of Advisers to Florida Defenders of the Environment. In 1994, Dr. Patterson was named to the panel of judges for the Eugene M. Emme Astronautical Literature Award, given by the American Astronautical Society.

Dr. Jean-Paul Pinelli, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering
pinelli@fit.edu
Before joining Florida Tech, Dr. Pinelli worked in California in seismic risk evaluation. Since joining Florida Tech in 1995, he has been involved in research related to the strength of anchors in high-strength concrete, the study of break-away connections of highway signs under the action of wind and traffic, tornado damage to low rise buildings, damping of seismic vibrations using tuned mass dampers, and the effect of wind on structures. He is also the founder and director of the Wind and Hurricane Impact Laboratory (WHIRL).

Dr. Rick Tankersley, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

rtankers@fit.edu - http://www.fit.edu/biology/Faculty/Tankersley.htm

Research focuses on the ecology, physiology and behavior of marine and freshwater invertebrates, with particular interest in the processes mediating the recruitment, settlement and metamorphosis of larval crustaceans. Recent studies have focused on the mechanisms underlying selective tidal-stream transport (STST), using the blue crab Callinecties sapidus as a model.

Dr. Kurt Winkelmann, Assistant Professor, Chemistry

kwinkel@fit.edu - www.fit.edu/AcadRes/chemistry/kwinkel

Dr. Kurt Winkelmann believes that chemistry lecture and laboratory classes can be improved by taking advantage of new technologies that assist students in learning. He teaches general and physical chemistry and assists with p-chem lab. His research goals are to study chemical reactions that lead to the decomposition of pollutants in water. More information about Dr. Winkelmann's teaching and research interests can be found on his web page .