College Departments

The Natural Sciences Department


Faculty Members


LORI SHAYNE A. BUSA
(Dean)
Highest Educational Attainment: PhD Chemical Sciences and Engineering
Rank or Position: Professor VI
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Bioanalytical Chemistry, Microfluidics
ROSEMARIE A. CADIENTE
Highest Educational Attainment: MST Physics
Rank or Position: Associate Professor V
Status: Permanent
Specialization: PhysicsScience Education
JOSE R. COMIA JR.
(Project or Study Leader)
Highest Educational Attainment: MS Environmental Engineering
Rank or Position: Instructor III
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Chemical Engineering
MARY JANE B. CORTEZ
Highest Educational Attainment: Master of Science in Biology
Rank or Position: Assistant Professor II
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Biology
JAY MARK MERVIN L. FRAMIL
Highest Educational Attainment: BS in Biology
Rank or Position: Emergency Instructor
Status: Conctractual
Specialization:
RUCHI BRIAM JAMES S. LAGITNAY
(Coordinator)
Highest Educational Attainment: Master of Science in Chemistry
Rank or Position: Instructor I
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
JOAN A. PIñON
(Coordinator)
Highest Educational Attainment: Master of Arts in Teaching
Rank or Position: Associate Professor I
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Teaches: STS, Electricity and Magnetism, Thermodynamics, General Physics Waves and Optics,
DANIEL MARVIN B. RAMEL
(Department Chairman)
Highest Educational Attainment: PhD Science Education Biological Science -ongoing
Rank or Position: Associate Professor I
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Biology, Mycology
EDNA V. RAMEL
Highest Educational Attainment: MA Biology
Rank or Position: Instructor III
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Biology
DAISY V. RIVERA
Highest Educational Attainment: Doctor of Philosophy -Science Ed.
Rank or Position: Assistant Professor III
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Chemistry, Science Education
JOSEPH E. VALDEZ
Highest Educational Attainment: MS Chemistry
Rank or Position: Assistant Professor I
Status: Permanent
Specialization: Chemistry Principles, Analytical Chemistry, Capillary Electrophoresis