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Education

• 1998  Dalhousie University Halifax, N.S., Canada Ph.D., Environmental Biology
• 1993  University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK M.Sc., Analytical Chemistry
• 1986  Amrit Science Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal  B.Sc., Biology

Nationality

• U.S. Citizen

Professional Experience

• Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College, the City University of New York (September 2018-present).
• Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College, the City University of New York (July 2017-August 2018).
• Assistant Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College, the City University of New York (September 2012-June 2014).
• Director of Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Program, Lehman College, the City University of New York (2009- ).
• Co-chair of the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College, the City University of New York (September 2009-June 2010).
  Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geospatial Sciences, Lehman College, the City University of New York (Septermber 2004- August 2018).
• Visiting Assistant Professor (working title) Environmental Soil and Water Studies, University of Florida, IFAS Research and Education Center, Ona, Florida (June 2002-August 2004).
  Duties include: conducting research pertaining to phosphorus and nitrogen dynamics in agricultural catchments and their relations to water quality.
• Adjunct Faculty
  Natural Science Department, Manatee Community College, Bradenton, Florida (Fall 2003-Spring 2004)
  Duty: teaching (taught Biology: Basis of Life, which included ecology to evolution; total 15 credits, 20 class hours).
• Postdoctoral Associate, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (February 1998-May 2002)
  Duty: conducting research on phosphorus dynamics in wetland and aquatic processes.
  Initiatives: Developed and taught Advanced Biogeochemistry (a graduate level course; 2 credits) at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida in spring 2002); Developed and taught Advances in Biogeochemistry (a graduate level course; 1 credit) at University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida in fall 2000.
• Program Officer, The King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, Head Office, Kathmandu, Nepal (August 1994-July 1995).
  Duties include: Development of projects and programs; media relations.

Service to Professional Committees of Lehman College, the City University of New York

• Serving on Lehman College Faculty Personnel and Budget (FP&B) Committee (July 2017-present).
• Serving on Lehman College Fellowship and Scholar Incentive Award Committee (2021-present).
• Serving on the Personnel and Budget Committee of the Department of Heath Equity, Administration and Technology (2022- ).
• Departmental Program Assessment Coordinator (September 2022- ).
• Departmental Transfer Explorer (T-Rex) Approver (November 2022- ).
• Served on Lehman College Tenure Promotion, and Certificate of Continuing Employment Committee (2020-2021).
• Served on Lehman College Faculty Personnel and Budget (FP&B) Committee (September 2012-June 2014).
• Served on Lehman College Equivalency and Waiver Committee (2012-2014).
• Served on Lehman College Institutional Bio-safety Committee (IBC).
• Serving on Lehman College Sustainability Council.
• Departmental Program Assessment Coordinator (Sept 2009-June 2014).
• Divisional Executive Committee Member, School of Natural and Social Sciences (July 2017-present; September 2012-.June 2014)
• Served as a Divisional Curriculum Committee Member, School of Natural and Social Sciences.
• Faculty Advisor to Environmental Club at Lehman College (2007-2012).
• Served as member of Lehman College Sustainability Council’s liaison to Curriculum and Faculty Development- the CUNY Sustainability Project Task Force.
• Departmental representative to Lehman College Library Committee (2006- 2012).
• Member of Departmental Personnel and Budget Committee, and Curriculum Committee.
• Member of Admission and Award Committee, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY (2005 – 2012; September 2022- ).
• Executive Committee member of Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY (September 2012-present).
• Departmental representative to the Lehman College Senate (fall 2005 - spring 2008).
• Served in the Department Chair Search Committee (spring 2010).
• Served in the Search Committee for a faculty to be appointed jointly by Department of Health Sciences and Department of Environmental, Geographic and Geological Sciences (September 2009).
• Served in the Faculty Search Committee in the Department (spring 2008).
• Served in the Faculty Search Committee in the Department (fall 2006/spring 2007).

Professional Service

• Serving as an Associate Editor of an international Journal Environmental Science and Technology (current).
• Serving as an Editorial Advisory Board of Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management (current).
• Served as one of the co-facilitators for Setting a Climate Justice Agenda for CUNY. Sponsored by Professional Staff Congress- CUNY, AFT #2334, CUNY Faculty Senate, CUNY Grad Center Department of Earth and Environmental Science Program, PSC EJWG Puerto Rican Alliance (Brooklyn College), Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay, Center for Humanities, CUNY Graduate Center, NYPIRG (Dec. 10, 2021).
• Served as a member of Editorial Board of Soil Science (International Scholarly Research Network).
• Served as a member of Editorial Board of Journal of Atmospheric Sciences.
• Convened two special oral and one poster sessions on Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Systems for the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 3-7, 2012.
• Chaired a special oral and a poster session on Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.
• Chaired a special oral and a poster session on Nutrient in River System at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.
• Chaired a special oral session on Nutrient Sources and Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.
• Chaired a special poster session on Nutrient Sources and Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.
• Led/chaired a Round Table Discussion on “Climate Change and Access to Freshwater”, Ninth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 5, 2010.
• Chaired a special session on Nutrient Cycling and Global Change. The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2009.
• Served on Planning Committee of International Urban Soil Conference in New York City, September 21-25, 2009; SUITMA (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining, and Military Areas), the Urban Soils Working Group of the International Union of Soil Sciences.
• Served as a Chair (together with A. Villagra, the Graduate Center, CUNY) for Biodiversity: Town to Country section, Eighth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 06, 2009.
• Convened and chaired two oral and one poster sessions on “Sources, Transport, and Cycling of Nutrients in Aquatic Systems” together with E.W. Boyer, Penn State University, and J. Wang (my graduate student) at National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2008.
• Served as a Chair for Just Climate section, Seventh Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 7, 2008.
• Convened and chaired oral and poster sessions on “Perspectives on Nonlinear Changes in Aquatic/Semi-aquatic Ecosystems as Relate to Climate Change” at National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 10-14, 2007.
• Served as one of the panelists for Panel Commentary and Audience Q&A on “An Inconvenient Truth” at Focus the Nation” National Teach-In on Global Warming at Lehman College, City University of New York January 31^st, 2008
• Served on International Organizing Committee for International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Trivandrum, India, November 26-29, 2007.
• Served as a Chair for Reclaiming/Restoring Environment section, Sixth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 2, 2007.
• Served on Panel for Oil Dependency: How Much Longer? Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Science, Engineering and Public policy, CUNY Sustainability Conference, the Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, December 8, 2006. 
• Led discussion group on Sharing Inter-disciplinary Insights about Water Issues. Fifth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, Our Ecological Footprint – CUNY and Beyond, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 3, 2006.

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Service to Professional Committees of Lehman College, CUNY

• Served on Lehman College Faculty Personnel and Budget (FP&B) Committee (September 2012-June 2014).
• Served on Lehman College Equivalency and Waiver Committee (2012-2014).
• Serving on Lehman College Institutional Bio-safety Committee (IBC).
• Serving on Lehman College Sustainability Council.
• Departmental Program Assessment Coordinator.(September 2009-June 2014)
• Divisional Executive Committee Member, School of Natural and Social Sciences (September 2012-.June 2014)
• Divisional Curriculum Committee Member, School of Natural and Social Sciences.
• Faculty Advisor to Environmental Club at Lehman College (2007-2012).
• Member of Lehman College Sustainability Council
• Departmental representative to Lehman College Library Committee
• Member of Departmental Personnel and Budget Committee, and Curriculum Committee.
• Member of Admission and Award Committee, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY (2005 – 2012).
• Executive Committee member of Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Graduate Center, CUNY (September 2012-August 2014).
• Departmental representative to the Lehman College Senate (fall 2005 - spring 2008).
• Served in the Department Chair Search Committee (spring 2010).
• Served in the Search Committee for a faculty to be appointed jointly by Department of Health Sciences and Department of Environmental, Geographic and Geological Sciences.
• Served in the Faculty Search Committee in the Department (spring 2008).spring 2008).
• Served in the Faculty Search Committee in the Department (fall 2006/spring 2007)

Professional Service

• Serving as an Associate Editor of an international Journal Environmental Science and Technology.
• Serving as an Associate Editor of an international Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment.
• Serving as an Associate Editor of Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management.
• Serving as an Editor of Earth Science and Climatic Change.
• Served as a member of Editorial Board of Soil Science (International Scholarly Research Network).
• Serving as a member of Editorial Board of Journal of Atmospheric Sciences.
• Convened two special oral and one poster sessions on Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Systems for the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 3-7, 2012.
• Chaired a special oral and a poster session on Nutrient Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.
• Chaired a special oral and a poster session on Nutrient in River System at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 5-9, 2011.
• Chaired a special oral session on Nutrient Sources and Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.
• Chaired a special poster session on Nutrient Sources and Cycling in Aquatic Systems at the National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 13-17, 2010.
• Led/chaired a Round Table Discussion on “Climate Change and Access to Freshwater”, Ninth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 5, 2010.
• Chaired a special session on Nutrient Cycling and Global Change. The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 14-18, 2009.
• Served on Planning Committee of International Urban Soil Conference in New York City, September 21-25, 2009; SUITMA (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic, Mining, and Military Areas), the Urban Soils Working Group of the International Union of Soil Sciences.
• Served as a Chair (together with A. Villagra, the Graduate Center, CUNY) for Biodiversity: Town to Country section, Eighth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 06, 2009.
• Convened and chaired two oral and one poster sessions on “Sources, Transport, and Cycling of Nutrients in Aquatic Systems” together with E.W. Boyer, Penn State University, and J. Wang (my graduate student) at National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 15-19, 2008.
• Served as a Chair for Just Climate section, Seventh Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 7, 2008.
• Convened and chaired oral and poster sessions on “Perspectives on Nonlinear Changes in Aquatic/Semi-aquatic Ecosystems as Relate to Climate Change” at National/International Meeting of American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco, CA, December 10-14, 2007.
• Served as one of the panelists for Panel Commentary and Audience Q&A on “An Inconvenient Truth” at Focus the Nation” National Teach-In on Global Warming at Lehman College, City University of New York January 31st, 2008
  Served on International Organizing Committee for International Conference on New Horizons in Biotechnology, Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Trivandrum, India, November 26-29, 2007.
• Served as a Chair for Reclaiming/Restoring Environment section, Sixth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 2, 2007.
• Served on Panel for Oil Dependency: How Much Longer? Energy and Environmental Sustainability: Science, Engineering and Public policy, CUNY Sustainability Conference, the Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY, December 8, 2006.
• Led discussion group on Sharing Inter-disciplinary Insights about Water Issues. Fifth Annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium, Our Ecological Footprint – CUNY and Beyond, City University of New York, Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, March 3, 2006. 

Review Panel

• Participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Peer Review Meeting for SBIR proposal evaluation/review, Phase I Air Climate: Process Changes to Reduce Industrial Emissions Panel (February 4, 2015).
• Participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Peer Review Meeting for SBIR proposal evaluation/review, Phase 1 Air Climate: Nano Air Filters Panel (February 18, 2015).
• Participated in the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships program (2012/2013) Peer Review Meeting, Chantilly, VA (11-15, March 2013).
• Participated in the Eastern Research Group/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships program (2012/2013) Peer Review Meeting, Arlington, VA (March 2012).
• Participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Peer Review Meeting for SBIR proposal evaluation/review, Arlington, VA. (August 2012).
• PSC-CUNY- Earth Science Panel, Spring 2012.
• Participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Peer Review Meeting for SBIR proposal evaluation/review, Washington, D.C. (August/September 2010).
• Participated in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Peer Review Meeting for SBIR proposal evaluation/review, Washington, D.C. (September 2009).

Professional Review Services

• Served as a reviewer to evaluate proposal submitted for the TRADB Program, Cycle 42, PSC-CUNY (March 2011).
• Served as a reviewer to evaluate proposal submitted for the ENHC Program, Cycle 42, PSC-CUNY (March/April 2011).
• Served as a reviewer to evaluate proposal submitted to New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute Rutgers University, NJ, USA (December 2010).
• Served as a peer reviewer (for the Mail Review) for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships program (2009/2010).
• Served as a reviewer to evaluate proposal submitted to the US National Science Foundation.
• Served as a reviewer to evaluate proposal submitted to New Jersey Sea Grant College Program, NJ, USA.
• Served as an External Referee to evaluate proposal submitted to "The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, Earth and Life Sciences Research Council" The Hague, The Netherlands (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Gebied Aard- en Levenswetenschappen).
• Served as a Reviewer for book proposal for possible publication in the series of “Developments in Environmental Science”, Elsevier Science, Oxford, UK.
• Served as a Reviewer for "Water Research" journal.
• Served as a Reviewer for "Ecological Engineering" journal. 
• Served as a Reviewer for "Journal of Environmental Quality", American Society of Agronomy, USA.
• Served as a Reviewer for "Soil Science Society of America Journal ", American Society of Agronomy, USA.
• Served as a Reviewer for "Wetlands" the journal of Society of Wetland Scientists.
• Served as a Reviewer for "Regulated River Research and Management. 
• Served as a Reviewer for "Agronomy Journal" the Journal of American Society of Agronomy. 
• Served as a Reviewer for "Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology".
• Served as a Reviewer for "Advances in Environmental Research".
• Served as a Reviewer for "Acta Biotechnologica". 
• Served as a Reviewer for "The Scientific World".
• Served as a Reviewer for "Environmental Management".
• Served as a Reviewer for “Bioresource Technology”. 
• Served as a Reviewer for “Geoderma” an International Journal.
• Served as a reviewer for “Soil and Water Conservation Journal”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Canadian Journal of Soil Science”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Environmental Geochemistry and Health”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Chemical Contaminants and Bioavailability”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Environmental Science and Technology”.
• Served as a reviewer for “CLEAN- Soil, Air and Water”.
• Served as an invited-reviewer for Elsevier on a book proposal.
• Served as a reviewer for “Environmental Monitoring and Assessment”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Ecological Restoration”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Journal of Hazardous Materials”.
• Served as a reviewer for “Environmental International”.
• Served as reviewer for “Applied Geography”.
• Served as reviewer for “Journal of Hydrology”.
• Served as reviewer for “Surface Processes and Landforms”.
• Served as reviewer for “Current Pollution Reports”.

Students and Postdoctoral Associates/Research Scholars

• Dr. Orkide Minareci, (assistant Professor of Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey) visiting scholar, August 2014.
• Jonathan Dalloo (High School student), Bronx-SciFest Student, fall 2013 (Mentor).
• Brian Bigham (current Ph.D. Student- Advisory Committee Member).
• Jingyu Wang (Ph.D. Student; February 2006 – ; Primary Advisor).
• Elana Klein (current Ph.D. Student- Advisory Committee Member).
• Damayanti Gurung (current Ph.D. Student- Advisory Committee Member).
• Dr. Shuhui Huang (Visiting Scholar/Postdoctoral Associate; 2/09/2006 – 12/09/2006).
• Theanet Charles [NSF-OEDG (US National Science Foundation-Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Program) grant funded student; spring 2007].
• Zhuping Hu (Intel Science Research Competition participant summer/fall 2006).

Thesis Examiner

• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of South Australia, Australia (fall 2014).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of Southern Queensland, Australia (spring 2014)
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of South Australia, Australia (fall 2013).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of South Australia, Australia (fall 2012).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of South Australia, Australia (fall 2011).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from McGill University, Canada (spring 2011).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India (fall 2010).
• Served as an External Examiner of a doctoral thesis of a student from University of South Australia, Australia (spring 2010).

Current and Past Membership in Professional Organizations

• American Association of Advancement of Science
• American Geophysical Union.
• Ecological Society of America.
• International Society of Food, Agriculture and Environment.
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• American Society Agronomy/Soil Science

Grants and Contracts

• Assessing Effects of Temperature on Phosphorus Bioavailability in Wetlands. National Science Foundation; Budget $453,433 (Individual; in resubmission).
• Estimation of Carbon Sequestration in Wetlands. (Collaborative, in preparation).
• Effects of Climate Changes on Phosphorus Mineralization in a Wetland. Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Award; Budget $3,353.85 (July 2007-June 2008).
• An Assessment of Potential Internal Loading of Phosphorus in a Wetland Ecosystem. Professional Staff Congress-CUNY Research Award; total award $3,810.07 (July 2006 - June 30, 2007).
• Graduate Research and Technology Initiative grant from New York State; total award $100,000 (October 2005 – March 2007).

Synergistic Activities

• Developed gel filtration technique to purify samples prior to 31Phosphorus Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy analysis, and identified previously unreported forms of organic phosphorus.
• Developed and taught classes pertaining to environmental sciences at Lehman College of the City University of New York, and Advanced Biogeochemistry course at Soil and Water   Science Department, University of Florida; consistently rate as an excellent professor by students (evidenced by student evaluations so far). 
• Featured in “In Focus #307- Story of Sludge” WGCU/NPR Public Broadcasting, 2003.
• Provided expert opinion on effects of global warming on ecosystems (i.e., I was quoted in article, namely, Warming Will Lead to Major Disease Outbreaks, Expert Warn by Nicholas Bakalar on National Geographic News, December 02, 2005 
  . The opinions provided are now frequently quoted on web blogs, as well. Others whose opinions were also included in the article were a professor of medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard University.

Course and Curricula Development

• ENV 330; Environmental Impact Assessment, at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• ENV 255; Regional Topics and Field Methods in Environmental Science, at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• ENV 270; Environmental Pollution, at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• ENV 211; Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory, at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• ENV 420; Natural Resource Management: Senior Seminar, at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• Developed an undergraduate course, namely, Environmental Impact Assessment, GEO 440 at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• Developed an undergraduate course, namely, Environmental Biogeochemistry, GEO 410.
• Developed an undergraduate course, namely, Introduction to Environmental Science, ENV/GEP 210 at Lehman College of the City University of New York.
• Participated in the development of Letter of Intent for Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science Program in Environmental Science at Lehman College of the City University of New York 
• Coordinated the establishment of Interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science Program in Environmental Science at Lehman College of the City University of New York.

Miscellaneous Activities

• Provided expert opinions on reports of Environment New York on the Hudson River, NY, “Wasting Our Waterways” June 19, 2014.
• Provided expert opinions on recycling/pollution; Inside Lehman 15 Full Show | Lehman College On-Demand Multimedia (Inside Lehman, June 24, 2014;
• Provided opinions on Scientists mull quiet '09 hurricane season, if global warming equals more storms, where are they? Metro News- New York, Boston and Philadelphia Editions, August 11, 2009, page 05
  (http://www.metro.us/us/article/2009/08/10/23/4727-82/index.xml)
• Provided opinions on debate on global warming, “Overall temps on rising trend” NY Metro (newspaper), April 28, 2009, page 10
  (http://www.readmetro.com/show/en/NewYork/20090428/2/10/)
• Provided expert opinions on controversy surrounding the possible opening of Pelham Bay Park Landfill, Bronx, NY for public recreation. New 12 Bronx, August 11, 2007
  (http://www.news12.com/Login/authenticate_main?referer=http://www.news12.com%2FBX%2Ftopstories).
• Provided expert opinions on topics related to Global Warming to Meridian, the Students Voice of Lehman College, the City University of New York (http://media.www.lcmeridian.com/media/storage/paper806/news/2007/09/03/StudentLife/Lehman.Students.Fight.Global.Warming-2937579.shtml).
• Provided a brief comment/position on “Global Warming” for Science and Education roundups via PR Newswire’s National Feed, January 9, 2007.
• Provided a brief comment/position on “how different mixes of trees could help local efforts to fight climate change efforts” to Discoveries and Breakthrough Inside Science, November 14, 2006. 
• Organized a Global Warming awareness seminar (Nationwide Climate Change Educational Initiative) presented by Dr. E. Goodstein, Professor at Lewis and Clark College, OR, and Director of Focus the Nation on Solutions to Global Warming on September 18, 2006.
• Participation in the Research and Development Topics meeting, UK, July 1992 (organized by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Analytical Division, UK).
• Participation in Scottish International Resource Project, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, July 1992 organized by Scottish International Resource Project, British Council, Scotland, UK).

Hari K. Pant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department Chair
Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences (EEGS)
Lehman College of the City University of New York
250 Bedford Park Boulevard West
Bronx, NY 10468
Tel: 718-960-5859
E-mail: hari.pant@lehman.cuny.edu