2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Science and Mathematics School of Natural and Applied Sciences Science and Mathematics 2008–09 Cedarville University 159 Mark McClain , 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. 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. Terry Phipps , Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Cedarville University, 1970; M.S., Wright State University, 1974; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1987. At Cedarville since 1978. Kevin Roper , Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., Southhampton University, England, 1979; M.Ed., University of South Carolina, 1988; M.A., University of Kentucky, 1992; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 1995. At Cedarville 1995-97, 2000-present. Alicia Schaffner , Associate Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Purdue University, 1992; Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000. At Cedarville since 2000. Robert Schumacher , Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. 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. Jennifer Secor , Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S; Cedarville University, 2001; M.A., Miami University, 2003; Additional graduate study, Auburn University, 2003-2005. At Cedarville since 2005. John Silvius , Senior Professor 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. Dennis Sullivan , Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Youngstown State University, 1974; M.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1978; Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1985; Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1996; M.A. (Ethics), Trinity International University, 2004. At Cedarville since 1996. John Whitmore , Associate 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, 2005-present. Otis Wright , Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.Sc. (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. 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. Elizabeth Rambikur , Biology Laboratory Instructor. Education: B.S., Cedarville University, 2008. At Cedarville since 2008. Faculty Dennis Flentge , Chair: Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Texas Lutheran College, 1969; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1974; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Florida, 1974- 75; Texas A&M University, 1976; Summer Faculty Research Fellow, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, 1981, 1982, 1984-1988, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2001; graduate study, University of Wisconsin, summer, 1984. At Cedarville since 1980. Donald Baumann , Professor 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 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. Xidong Chen , Associate Professor of Physics. Education: B.S., Shandong University, China, 1989; M.S., Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1992; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1997; Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, 1997-2001. At Cedarville since 2001. Leroy Eimers , Professor of Physics and Mathematics. Education: B.S., Hobart College, 1963; M.S., Syracuse University, 1966; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1970. At Cedarville since 1981. Darrin Frey , Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., University of Nebraska, 1989; Ph.D, University of Michigan, 1995. At Cedarville since 1997. Mark Gathany , Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Grace College, 2002; M.S.E.S & Conservation Biology Certificate, Ohio University, 2004; Ph.D, Colorado State University. At Cedarville since 2007. Sarah Gilchrist , Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., Cedarville University, 2000; M.S., Wright State University, 2004. At Cedarville since 2004 . Steven Gollmer , Associate 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. Larry Helmick , Senior Professor 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. Nathan Hnatiuk , Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.S., Houghton College, 2003; ABD, University of Connecticut. At Cedarville University since 2008 Aaron Hutchinson , Assistant Professor of Chemistry. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1998; Ph.D., University of Kentucky, 2007. At Cedarville University since 2003. William Jones , Assistant Professor of Biology. Education: B.A., Cedarville University, 1981; M.A., University of Akron, 1999; Ph.D. candidate, The Ohio State University. At Cedarville since 1999. Heather Kuruvilla , Associate Professor of Biology. Education: B.S., Houghton College, 1992; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1997. At Cedarville since 1997. Dali Luo , Associate Professor of Mathematics. Education: B.S., South China Institute of Technology, 1982; M.S., Claremont Graduate School, 1988; Ph.D., Washington State University, 1992; M.A., Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, 2001; Th.M, Calvin Theological Seminary, 2003. At Cedarville, 1992-1998, 2001-present.