Godfrey Uzochukwu & Keith Schimmel 
Proceedings of the 2007 National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology [PDF ebook] 

BIOPROCESSING.- Synthesis of Poly(L(+) Lactic Acid) by Polycondensation Method in Solution.- The Feasibility of Using Cattails from Constructed Wetlands to Produce Bioethanol.- Significance of Bile Salt Tolerant Lactobacillus reuteri.- The Effect of Insulin from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Extract on Growth and Viability of Lactobacillus salivarius in Fermented Milk.- Lactic Acid Production from Apple Skin Waste by Immobilized Cells of Lactobacillus reuteri.- BIOREMEDIATION.- Cu and Zn Uptake Inhibition by PAHs as Primary Toxicity in Plants.- Metagenomic Environmental Assessment of Aquatic Ecosystems.- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ETHICS.- Water Quality in an Environmental Justice Community in Durham, NC.- The Impact of Social Capital on Environmental Risk Reduction in Moncure.- Air Quality Issues for an Aging Population.- Environmental Pollution, Race and Place: Research and Policy Implications.- Financial Reporting of Environmental Risks and Liabilities.- Oak Biodiesel: State Building and Fire Codes Affecting Biodiesel Manufacturing.- The Ecological Effects of Salt Water Intrusion on the Agriculture Industry After Hurricane Katrina.- Municipal Wastewater Concentrations of Pharmaceutical and Xeno-Estrogens: Wildlife and Human Health Implications.- Challenges in the Devolution of Environmental Health Service Delivery in South Africa.- A Review of Health and Hygiene Promotion as Part of Sanitation Delivery Programmes to Informal Settlements in the City of Cape Town (South Africa).- Pollution, Environmental Justice, and the North Carolina Pork Industry.- Reducing Community Exposure to Toxics: A Critical Component in Building Healthy and Sustainable Communities.- Environmental Ethics of Health Mission To Enugu Nigeria.- FATE AND TRANSPORT OF CONTAMINANTS.- Useof Kalman Filter and Particle Filter in a One Dimensional Leachate Transport Model.- Organic Pollutant Transport in Groundwater Using Particle Filter.- Modeling the Sorption Behavior of Aromatic Amine Onto Sediment Under Acidic Conditions.- Radioactive Contaminanant Transport in Subsurface Porous Environment.- Transport and Degradation of a Trichloroethylene Plume Within a Stream Hyporheic Zone.- GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.- Using a Spoken Diary and Heart Rate Monitor in Modeling Human Exposure to Airborne Pollutants for EPA’S Consolidated Human Activity Database.- Proposal for Focus Shift in Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Assesment.- Sensor Webs in Digital Earth: Monitoring Climate Change Impacts.- Thermal Characterization of Biodegradable Poly (Lactic Acid)/Clay Nanocomposites.- Tools for Carbon Management: Potential Carbon Footprint Reduction Through Fuel Switching.- Coral Disease and Global Climate Change.- Climate Change, Drought, and Wetland Vegetation.- Dynamics of Soil Organic Nitrogen and its Functions in Soil Carbon Stabilization Processes.- Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential of Corn Ethanol: Accounting for Corn Acreage Expansion.- Comparative Effects of Sea Level Rise Versus Hurricane Event on Coastal Erosion.- Global Warming in Asheville, North Carolina.- INNOVATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS.- Tuckaseegee Watershed Observatory: A Collaborative Environmental Research Tool.- Encapsulation of Potassium Permanganate Oxidant in Polymers.- C. Elegans Chemotaxis and Reproduction Following Environmental Exposure.- Storing Weather Data and Dissemination Via the Web.- Rapid and Simple Method for the Encapsulation of Lactobacillus reuteri in the Production of Lactic Acid.- POLLUTION PREVENTION/SOLVENTS AND PROCESSES.- Analysis of Partition Coefficients and Ternary Liquid-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Highly Non-Ideal Systems.- Application of Chitosan in Remediation of Dyes.- An Apparatus for Density and VLE Measurements for Gas-Liquid Systems.- MSE Walls in Solid Waste Applications.- Study of the Molecular Weight Dependence of Glass Transition Temperature for Amorphous Poly(L-Lactide) by Molecular Dynamics Simulation.- Channel Catfish Estrogenicity and Sewer Overflows; Implications for Xenoestrogen Exposure.- Sorption and Desorption of Nitrogen and Phosphorus by Zeolite and Shale.

Godfrey A. Uzochukwu teaches interdisciplinary courses in environmental sciences.  Research areas include:  soil and mineral properties for better land use, uses of natural resources data, assessment and evaluation of environmental technologies, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environmental processes and ecology.
Keith Schimmel’s research interests include bioremediation, membrane separations and membrane reactors, nondispersive extraction, bioseparations, engineering education, and multimedia courseware development.
Shoou-Yuh Chang teaches graduate courses and conducts research in environmental engineering (solid waste management), including fate and transport of contaminants.
Vinayak Kabadi conducts research on simulation studies and pollution particle dynamics.
Stephanie Luster-Teasley’s work includes water and wastewater treatment, physical and chemical remediation of soil and groundwater, and air pollution.  Her research specialty is remediation of water/wastewater and soil through advanced oxidation processes using ozone, UV/H2O and Fenton’s Reagent.  Her research typically focuses on treatment processes, reaction kinetics, byproduct formation, and toxicology.
Gudigopuram Reddy’s research interests include bioremediation and pollution prevention.
Emmanuel Nzewi’s research areas are water resources systems analysis; urban hydraulics; hydrology and expert systems, particularly hydropower production and real-time reservoir operations optimization; gravity sewer network analysis and design; hydrological analysis of urban watersheds; remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) for urban systems and natural resources systems modeling; puckering of ringed molecules and probabilistic optimization; and analysis of pipe breakage in water distribution systems.