PERSONNEL The Center works with many talented faculty and associates both on and off campus to provide quality water research. Below are the faculty associates at Tennessee Tech with whom the Center works to explore the field of ecological assessment. To learn more about each faculty member, follow the links from their names to their department or professional Web pages.

	Dr. Daniel L. Combs (dlcombs@tntech.edu): expertise in ecology and behavior of avian wildlife species, especially wintering waterfowl; ecology and management of wetland ecosystems; movement patterns, interflock associations and social biology of Canada geese Phone: (931) 372-3134 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. S. Bradford Cook (sbcook@tntech.edu): expertise in ecology of freshwater invertebrates; fish parasitology; feeding ecology and bioenergetics of freshwater fishes; biotic indices Phone: (931) 372-3134 Fax: (931) 37-6257
	Dr. Dennis George (dgeorge@tntech.edu): expertise in natural and engineered systems for control of contaminants in the environment Phone: (931) 372-3507 Fax: (931) 372-6346
	Dr. John Gunderson (jgunderson@tntech.edu): expertise in microbial ecology and evolution; detection of Legionella-like and other amoebal pathogens; molecular genetics; and protozoology Phone: (931) 372-3250 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. Michael Harvey (mharvey@tntech.edu): expertise in status, ecology, distribution and management of endangered and threatened mammals; home range, movements and activity patterns of mammals; migration, orientation, navigation and homing of bats; ecology and behavior of troglobitic vertebrates Phone: (931) 372-3013 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. John Harwood (jharwood@tntech.edu): expertise in analytical/environmental chemistry; aquatic chemistry; fate of pesticides in the environment; stream ecology; sociology of environmental decision making Phone: (931) 372-3473 Fax: (931) 372-3434
	Dr. Steven Hayslette (shayslette@tntech.edu): expertise in avian behavior, ecology and management, particularly in relation to doves and pigeons Phone: (931) 372-3146 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. James Layzer (Jim_Layzer@tntech.edu): expertise in effects of stream regulation on aquatic biota; ecology and conservation of freshwater mussels; restoring and maintaining aquatic biodiversity; ecology of stream fishes Phone: (931) 372-3032 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. H. Wayne Leimer (hwleimer@tntech.edu): expertise in clay mineralogy, oil shale and asbestos hazards Phone: (931) 372-3522 Fax: (931) 372-3363
	Dr. Vincent S. Neary (vneary@tntech.edu): consulting and research experience in watershed hydrology and hydraulics, including hydrology and water quality modeling, storm water management, and storm water drainage and detention basin design Phone: (931) 372-3604 Fax: (931) 372-6239
	Dr. Thomas Roberts (troberts@tntech.edu): expertise in animal ecology; wetland ecology; habitat evaluation and management Phone: (931) 372-3138 Fax: (931) 372-6257
	Dr. G. Kim Stearman (gkstearman@tntech.edu): expertise in evaluating soil properties affecting fate of agricultural chemicals; study of urban, agricultural and forested watersheds Phone: (931) 372-3528 Fax: (931) 372-6346
	Dr. Stephen Stedman (sstedman@tntech.edu): expertise in technical/professional communication; scientific communication; literature and science; literature and the environment; literature and ornithology; general topics on ornithology including population dynamics, distributional dynamics and phenology Phone: (931) 372-3763 Fax: (931) 372-3484
	Dr. Martha J.M. Wells (mjmwells@tntech.edu): expertise in examination of point source and nonpoint source chemical impacts on ecosystem health; colloid fate and transport; application of established and emerging analytical procedures; development of new sample preparation technologies for trace enrichment; flow field-flow fractionation of humic substances and surrogate microsphere colloidal tracers; solid-phase extraction of pesticides; fatty acid characterization in fishes Phone: (931) 372-6123 Fax: (931) 372-6346