College of Science Faculty

Faculty and staff who teach in the College of Sciences at Long Island University (LIU) are housed in three academic departments: Life Science, Natural Science and Computer Science.

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Department of Computer Science

Ping-Tsai Chung Ph.D.
Professor computer Science
ping.chung@liu.edu

Reda Nacif El Alaoui Ph. D.
Assistant Professor Computer Science
reda.nacifelalaoui@liu.edu

Susan Dorchak Ph. D.
Professor Computer Science
susan.dorchak@liu.edu

Mohammed Ghriga Ph. D.
Department Chair 
Associate Professor Computer Science
mohammed.ghriga@liu.edu

Steven Heim D.M.A.
Associate Professor Computer Science
steven.heim@liu.edu

Mathieu Le Provost Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Computer Science
mathieu.leprovost@liu.edu

Christopher League Ph.D.
Associate Professor Computer Science
christopher.league@liu.edu

Christopher Malinowski M.S.
Associate Professor Computer Science
christopher.malinowski@liu.edu

SCHOOL OF NATURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES

Department of Natural Science

Shahla Marvizi Ahdout Ph. D.
Associate Professor Mathematics
shahla.ahdout@liu.edu

Azzedine Bensalem Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor Mathematics
azzedine.bensalem@liu.edu

Mrinal Bhattacharjee Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biochemistry, Chemistry
mrinal.bhattacharjee@liu.edu

Margaret F. Boorstein Ph.D.
Professor Geography
margaret.boorstein@liu.edu

Arvind Borde Ph.D.
Professor Mathematics
arvind.borde@liu.edu

Denise Chung Ph.D.
Professor Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry
dchung@liu.edu

Edward Donahue Ph. D.
Associate Professor Chemistry
edward.donahue@liu.edu

Vladimir Fainzilberg Ph. D.
Professor Chemistry
vladimir.fainzilberg@liu.edu

France Harten M.S.
Assistant Professor Forensic Science 
francis.harten@liu.edu

Steven Liebling Ph.D.
Professor Physics
steven.liebling@liu.edu

Jozsef Losonczy Ph.D.
Professor Mathematics
jozsef.losonczy@liu.edu

Hannia Lujan-Uptan Ph.D.
Associate Professor Chemistry, Biochemistry
hannia.lujan-upton@liu.edu

Nikita Matsunaga Ph.D.
Professor Chemistry
nikita.matsunaga@liu.edu

Nicholas J. Ramer Ph.D.
Associate Professor Chemistry
nicholas.ramer@liu.edu

Sheldon N. Rothman Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor Mathematics
sheldon.rothman@liu.edu

Wayne Schnatter Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Chemistry
wayne.schnatter@liu.edu

Meiyu Su Ph.D.
Associate Professor Mathematics
meiyu.su@liu.edu

Nadarajah Vasanthan Ph.D.
Professor Chemistry
nadarajah.vasanthan@liu.edu

Lillian Hess Tanguay Ph.D.
Associate Professor Geology
lillian.hess@liu.edu

Cheng Zhang Ph.D.
Associate Professor Chemistry
cheng.zhang@liu.edu

Department of Life Science

Theodore J. Brummel Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biology
theodore.brummel@liu.edu

Denise Chung Ph.D.
Professor Biology
dchung@liu.edu

Kent Hatch Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biology
kent.hatch@liu.edu

Cecilia Kovac Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biology
ckovac@liu.edu

Su-Hwan Kwak Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Biology
su-hwan.kwak@liu.edu

Dong Kwon Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biology
dong.kwon@liu.edu

Timothy Leslie Ph.D.
Associate Professor Biology
timothy.leslie@liu.edu

Karin A. Melkonian Ph.D.
Department Chair Post
Professor Biology
karin.melkonian@liu.edu

Joseph  Morin Ph. D.
Department Chair Brooklyn 
Professor Biology
joseph.morin@liu.edu

Ximara Peckham Ph. D.
Assistant Professor Biology
ximara.peckham@liu.edu

Scott Santagata Ph. D.
Associate Professor Biology
scott.santagata@liu.edu

Fabrizio Spagnolo Ph. D.
Assistant Professor Biology
fabrizio.spagnolo@liu.edu

Jose Tello Ph. D.
Associate Professor Biology
jose.tello@liu.edu