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Kevin Roper, Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S.,
Southhampton University, England, 1979; ., University of
South Carolina, 1988; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1992; Ph.D.,
University of Kentucky, 1995. At Cedarville 1995–97 and since
2000.
Nina Sekerak, Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S.,
Pensacola Christian College, 2009; Ph.D., University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, 2015. At Cedarville since 2015.
AndrewWagers, Assistant Professor of Physics. Education: B.A.,
Berea College, 2002; M.S., Stephen F. Austin State University,
2005; Ph.D., Texas A&M University. At Cedarville since 2011.
John Whitmore, Professor of Geology. Education: B.S., Kent
State University, 1985; M.S., Institute for Creation Research, 1991;
Ph.D., Loma Linda University, 2003. At Cedarville since 1991.
Cynthia Wingert, Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 2001; M.S., Wright State University, 2005. At
Cedarville 2001–2003 and since 2005.
Otis Wright, Professor of Mathematics. Education: . (Hons.),
The University of Sydney, Australia, 1987; M.A., Princeton
University, 1989; Ph. D., Princeton University, 1991. Postdoctoral
research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998–1999.
At Cedarville since 2002.
Emeriti
Donald Baumann, Senior Professor Emeritus of Biology and
Chemistry. Education: B.S., Iowa State University, 1960; M.S.,
Iowa State University, 1962; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1964. At
Cedarville since 1964.
Edwin Braithwaite, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics.
Education: B.A., Western Washington University, 1966; M.A.,
Western Washington University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Illinois,
1975. At Cedarville since 1976.
Leroy Eimers, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Mathematics.
Education: B.S., Hobart College, 1963; M.S., Syracuse University,
1966; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970. At Cedarville since 1981.
Larry Helmick, Senior Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.
Education: B.S., Cedarville University, 1963; Ph.D., Ohio
University, 1968; postdoctoral research, University of Florida,
1974–75 and summers of 1969, 1970, 1971; University of Illinois,
summers of 1972, 1973, 1974; Summer Faculty Research Fellow,
NASA-Lewis Research Center, 1980–1987 and 1990–1993, 1998;
National Research Council Senior Research Fellow, 1988–1989;
Wright Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1994–1997. At
Cedarville since 1968.
Robert Schumacher, Associate Professor Emeritus of
Mathematics. Education: B.S., Computer Science, United States
Air Force Academy, 1970; M.S., Operations Research, Air Force
Institute of Technology, 1979. At Cedarville since 1993.
John Silvius, Senior Professor Emeritus of Biology. Education:
B.A., Malone College, 1969; graduate study, Western Michigan
University, 1970; Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1974; postdoctoral
study, University of Illinois, 1974–76. At Cedarville since 1979.
Daniel Wetzel, Professor Emeritus of Physics and Mathematics.
Education: B.S., Morehead State College, 1955; M.S., University
of Cincinnati, 1963; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1971. At
Cedarville since 1963.
Technical Support Staff
Eric Johnson, Science Laboratory Technician. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1988. At Cedarville since 2003.
Sarah Gilchrist , Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education:
B.S., Cedarville University, 2000; M.S., Wright State University,
2004; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, ABD. At Cedarville
2004–2009, 2012.
Steven Gollmer, Professor of Physics. Education: B.S., Pillsbury
Baptist Bible College, 1982; B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1985;
M.S., University of Illinois, 1986; Ph.D., Purdue University, 1994. At
Cedarville since 1994.
Adam Hammett, Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education:
B.S., Westmont College, 2001; Ph.D., The Ohio State University,
2007–2008. At Cedarville University since 2015
Nathan Hnatiuk , Associate Professor of Chemistry. Education:
B.S., Houghton College, 2003; Ph.D., University of Connecticut,
2010. At Cedarville University since 2008
Ashley Holland, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education:
B.S., Cedarville University, 2005; M.S., University of Michigan,
2008; Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2012. At Cedarville since 2013.
Geoffrey Holloway, Associate Professor of Chemistry. Education:
B.S., Ball State University, 1996; Ph.D., University of Illinois,
2001; Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001–2002, Eastern Illinois
University. At Cedarville since 2012.
Aaron Hutchison, Associate Professor of Chemistry. Education:
B.A., Cedarville University, 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky,
2007. At Cedarville University since 2003.
William Jones, Associate Professor of Biology. Education: B.A.,
Cedarville University, 1981; M.A., University of Akron, 1999; Ph.D.,
The Ohio State University. At Cedarville since 1999.
Heather Kuruvilla , Professor of Biology; Joint Professor of
Pharmacy. Education: B.S., Houghton College, 1992; Ph.D., State
University of New York at Buffalo, 1997. At Cedarville since 1997.
Lindsey McCarty, Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education:
B.S., Cedarville University, 2005; M.S., University of Michigan,
2008; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2012. At Cedarville since
2014.
Mark McClain, Dean of Graduate and Extended Learning
Programs; Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.A., Cedarville
University, 1989; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1994; Postdoctoral
Fellow, Sandia National Laboratories, 1994–96; Summer Faculty
Research Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002; National Research Council Senior Research
Associate, 2003–2004. At Cedarville since 1996.
Michael Mendel, Professor of Zoology. Education: B.S., Humboldt
California State University, 1981; M.S., New Mexico State
University, 1984; Ph.D., University of Maine, 1992. At Cedarville
since 2016.
Douglas Miller, Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S.,
University of Rochester, 1977; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1981;
postdoctoral research, University of Iowa, 1982; City University of
New York, 1982–1984; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, NASA-
Lewis Research Center, 1986–1990, 1992. At Cedarville since
1984.
Lin Pan, Assistant Professor of Physics. Education. .,
Qingdao University, 1991; Ph.D., Michigan Technological
University, 2008. At Cedarville since 2011.
Robert Paris , Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.S.,
Berea College, 1992; M.S., University of Tennessee, 1997; Ph.D.,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2000. At
Cedarville since 2011.
Kaleb Pauley, Assistant Professor of Biology; Joint Assistant
Professor of Pharmacy. Education: B.S., Marshall University, 2002;
M.S., Marshall University, 2004: Ph.D., University of Florida, 2008;
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Florida, 2008–2011. At
Cedarville since 2011.
Thomas Rice , Assistant Professor of Geology. Education: B.S.,
West Virginia University, 1978; M.E., Colorado School of Mines,
1987. At Cedarville since 2012.
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