Kenneth Beem Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Kenneth.Beem@montgomerycollege.edu Full-Time Faculty
Dr. Beem holds a B.S. and M.S. from Tulane University and a Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. He has been with the department since 1971. Dr. Beem regularly teaches Physical Geology, Historical Geology and Geology honor modules.
Dr. Beem’s research interests include causes of phanerozoic mass extinctions, various aspects of paleobiology and in the historical development of the science of geology.
Maurice Clark Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Maurice.Clark@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Clark holds a B.Sc. (Hons) and a Ph.D. from Murdoch University (Australia). He joined the department in Fall 2004. Prior to joining us Dr. Clark taught as Visiting Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Carleton College and also at Bucknell University. He has had a decade of experience teaching Astronomy and Physics courses in a wide variety of contexts -- including traditional undergraduate classes, adult education programs, and docent interactions with the general public at open observing sessions while serving as an observatory manager.
Dr. Clark’s research interests include asteroid photometry, variable star photometry and moments.
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Professor Emeritus
Dr. Davis retired in May '04 after 38 years of service to the College and the Department. Dr. Davis expects to continue teaching on a part-time basis.
Don Day Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Donald.Day@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Day holds a B.S. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a M.S. from University of Maryland, College Park with a Ph.D. from American University. He has been with the department since 1967. Dr. Day has taught all levels of Physics and Physical Science courses over the years.
Dr. Day created the Sound & Light, and Engineering Computing courses, and was a co-creator of the college's original program in computer graphics. He is the Rockville coordinator for the CSEM scholarship program (Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Terry Dyroff Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Terry.Dyroff@montgomerycollege.edu
Professor Dyroff holds a B.A. and a M.S. from Southern Illinois University. He has been with the department since 1973. Professor Dyroff has taught many geology and meteorology honors courses, the most recent of which has been a field course conducted in Acadia National Park, Maine.
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Craig T. Garrison-Mogren Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Craig.Mogren@montgomerycollege.edu
Professor Garrison-Mogren holds a B.S. from Clarkson University and a M.S. from Syracuse University. He joined the department in Spring 2006 semester. Prior to joining us Professor Garrison-Mogren was Professor at the Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus where he taught chemistry, engineering, and physics courses.
His research work is in studying the kinetic properties of molecules in free molecular flow inside capillaries. He was an international service engineer for Westinghouse Power Service Company.
Wendy He Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Wendy.He@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. He received her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a B.S. degree in applied mechanics from the National University of Defense Technology, China. She joined the department in the Fall 2005 semester. Dr. He worked in the aerospace industry for five years where her duties included mechanical design, thermal stress, and heat transfer analysis of rocket engines. Prior to joining Montgomery College, Dr. He was an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lake Superior State University, where she taught the complete range of general engineering courses and supervised senior research projects involving the development of an underwater robotic arm and associated control systems.
Dr. He’s research work includes the design of mechanical testing and numerical modeling on biomaterials and biomechanical design for the chromatography column, which had been collaborated with Holland Laboratories (of American Red Cross) in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. He is a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, and the International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue.
Chienann (Alex) Hou Contact Info.: Office Hours ... ChienannAlex.Hou@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Hou holds a B.S. from National TsingHwa University Taiwan and a M.S. and Ph.D. form Ohio State University. He joined the department in Fall 2002. After completing his degrees, Dr. Hou taught Mechanical Engineering for more than ten years at Howard University. He also has five years experience working in the aerospace industry and for the federal government as a computer systems engineer. He has teaching responsibilites primarily in Intro to Engineering (ES100), Numerical Computation (ES240), and the seminar for the CSEM scholars program (PC169).
Dr. Hou's research interests are in CAD/CAM, robotics, solid mechanics and engineering education.
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Hal Hultman Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Hal.Hultman@montgomerycollege.edu
Professor Hultman holds a B.S.E.E. from the University of Delaware and a M.S. from Union College with a M.B.A. from George Mason University. He joined the department in 1988 as a member of the electronics technology program and in 1994 joined the electrical and computer engineering program. Professor Hultman was responsible for the creation of three new courses for the ECE program.
Professor Hultman retired from the IBM Corporation as a Senior Engineer, Development Engineering Manager in Advanced Systems Development, with 30 years experience in Computer and Signal Processor Development.
Hal has completed two one-year associate appointments as a Smithsonian Fellow, one in physics and the other in economics. There are five permanent exhibits, in three museums of the Smithsonian Institution, that reflect Hal's accomplishments.
Muhammad Kehnemouyi Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Muhammad.Kehnemouyi@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Kehnemouyi holds a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering form The George Washington University and a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Tehran Polytechnic Institute. He is a Registered Professional Engineer since 1988. He has been with the department since 1983, and is currently the chair of the department. A position Dr. Kehnemouyi has held since 2000. He is a member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and a member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE).
Dr. Kehnemouyi is the recipient of NISOD (National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development) Excellence award and the Montgomery College outstanding faculty award. He has taught most of the engineering courses including: Introduction to Engineering Design, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Thermodynamics, Numerical Analysis, and Engineering Physics I.
Dr. Kehnemouyi's research interests are in Computational Fluid Dynamics, application of finite element analysis in heat transfer, and thermal systems design. His recent works includes several publications in the field of engineering education.
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Keydel retired at the conclusion of the 2001-02 Academic Year after almost 25 years at MC. He continues to teach the occasional course on a Part-Time basis.
Eugene Li Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Eugene.Li@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Li hold a B.S. from Delaware State University, a M.S. from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, M.S. from Virginia Tech and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He joined the department in Fall 2004. Prior to that Dr. Li has taught physics and developmental chemistry at Fayetteville Tech., was Visiting Lecturer of Physics at North Carolina State University for several semesters, and also was Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Elon University.
Dr. Li has worked as a research assistant for Cotton Incorporated on a project which involved data analysis and modeling of the engineered fiber properties of cotton formation into yarn. Dr. Li has research interests in mathematical physics and physics education.
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James O'Brien Contact Info.: Office Hours ... James.OBrien@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. O'Brien holds a B.S. degree from Siena College and a M.S. and Ph.D. from Catholic University. He joined the department in 1971. Outside of the College Dr. O'Brien holds the rank of Research Professor at Catholic University and has remained an active participant, primarily during the summer, in the program of the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Va. where he served some 12 years as Archivist of the CLAS collaboration. He was on leave during Spring of 74 and served as a Visiting Scientist at MIT Lab for Nuclear Science.
Dr. O'Brien was a Visiting Foreign Expert at Institute for Nuclear Physics Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands during 77-78.
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Kathleen Restorff Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Kathleen.Restorff@montgomerycollege.edu
Professor Restorff holds a B.A. from Central Connecticut State College and an M.S.from University of Maryland, College Park. She has been a member of the department since 1977. For much of her career Professor Restorff has also served as a summer lecturer of physics at UMCP.
Professor Restorff’s research interests are in optical properties of alloys and solid state physics.
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Hollis Williams Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Hollis.Williams@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Hollis E. F. Williams joins the department beginning the Fall 2007 semester. Dr. Williams holds a B.A. in Physics from the University of Pennsylvania, a M.A. and a Ph.D. both in Physics from The American University. Prior to joining us he has taught from high school level to Professor at the college level including: T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale, The American University, and Trinity University. The emphasis of his M.A. research dissertation is in Acostical Physics and, as such, his interest in music has always been part of his education and life.
We welcome Hollis to the MC Family. Dr. Williams is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and continues his interest in music by participating in various activities. His current teaching responsibilities will be in physics.
Lan Xiang Contact Info.: Office Hours ... Lan.Xiang@montgomerycollege.edu
Dr. Xiang hold a B.S. Jiaotong University (China) and a M.S. and Ph.D. from University of Pennsylvania in Electrical Engineering. She joined the department in Fall 2003. Dr. Xiang has taught all of the electrical engineering courses including: Digital Logic Design, Basic Circuit Analysis, and Programming Concepts for Engineering.
Dr. Xiang's research interests are in communication systems, statistical and digital signal processing, blind source separation and interference cancellation.
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Part-Time Faculty and Adjuncts
Ms. Mary (Deep) McGregor is the Departmental Administrative Assistant and Office Manager. She is responsible for the smooth operation of all clerical and reception functions, and also for various account management details. Full-Time Staff
240-567-5230 ... Room 311 Science East ... Mary.Deep@montgomerycollege.eduMs. Cheryl Starke is the Lab Coordinator for the Physics and Engineering side. She is responsible for all equipment associated with laboratories in Physics, Physical Science, and EE. She manages the sharing of a limited stock of equipment among several different courses, and the scheduling of many different courses into a limited number of rooms. Cheryl also typically supervises two or three student aides who are generally expected to assume independent responsibility for weekly equipment setups for some particular course or room, and who also perform routine cleaning and maintenance tasks.
240-567-5239 ... Room 309 Science East ... Cheryl.Starke@montgomerycollege.eduMs. Kimberly Kelly is the Instructional Laboratory Coordinator for Geosciences. She is responsible for the setup and maintenance of all equipment and materials for geology, meteorology, and astronomy classes. She also typically supervises a staff of two or three student assistants who help with the weekly lab setups and care of equipment. Kim has a B.S. in Secondary Earth Science Education from the University of Pittsburgh.
240-567-5227 ... Room 322A Science East ... Kimberly.Kelly@montgomerycollege.edu
Ms. Liz Broussard provides lab support for all evening and weekend courses in the department. Part-Time Staff
240-567-7212 ... Room 322A Science East ... Elizabeth.Broussard@montgomerycollege.edu
The permanent staff keeps the department running from day to day with the assistance of a group of student aides. There will typically be from 6-8 such employment opportunities available in any given semester. Each of the staff members screens, hires, and supervises the aides in their own particular area. However, they are all generally aware if any openings exist anywhere in the department. Student Employees
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