Division of Natural Science


The Division of Natural Science provides education for three types of students:  (1) those who want to obtain the Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or Mathematics with an emphasis in Computer Science; (2) all students, as part of their liberal arts education; and (3) secondary education students who are focusing on one of the disciplines mentioned above.Because of the increasingly important role of science and technology in society, the course offerings of the Division of Natural Sciences are a vital part of the liberal arts education.  General education courses in the Division are designed to relate basic principles of science in nature and to see the impact of technology on society.  The rationale of the scientific method, analytical reasoning, and computational analysis is emphasized.

Majors
Graduates of the following majors will be prepared to attend graduate schools or related professional schools (e.g., medical, dental, pharmacy, allied health schools), to work in industry, or to prepare for other fields (e.g., teaching, management, law).

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
    • Chemistry Secondary Education
  • Mathematics
    • Mathematics Secondary Education
    • Mathematics/Computer Science
  • Physics
    • Physics Education
  • Computer Science

Students in the Division of Natural Science are afforded the opportunity to participate in dual degree programs with several institutions, in areas such as Engineering, Pre-Nursing, and Dentistry.

Research
Below are research programs within the Natural Science Division:

 

Natural Science Faculty
Dr. Richard McGinnis; Dean
Chemistry
Room K-215
601-977-7782
rmcginnis@tougaloo.edu

Biology
Dr. Paul Krombholz; Chair
601-977-7795
pkrombholz@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Bianca Garner
601-977-7933
bgarner@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Linden Haynes
601-977-7892
lhaynes@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Bettye Hennington
601-977-6130
bhennington@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Yuefeng Lu
601-977-7933
ylu@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Jinghe Mao
601-977-4450
jmao@tougaloo.edu

Chemistry
Dr. George Armstrong
601-977-7785
garmstrong@tougaloo.edu

Gerald Bruno
601-977-7790
gbruno@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Richard McGinnis
601-977-7782
rmcginnis@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Bidisha Sengupta
601-977-7779
bsengupta@tougaloo.edu
Research: Bio-Physical Chemistry and Nano-Science Group

Dr. Rajendar Trehan
601-977-7792
rtrehan@tougaloo.edu

Math/Computer Science
Demetria White; Chair
601-977-7774
dwhite@tougaloo.edu

Fatissa Allen
601-977-7777
fallen@tougaloo.edu

Roy Caston
601-977-7775
rcaston@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Nimr Fahmy
601-977-7754
nfahmy@tougaloo.edu

Glake Hill
601-977-7776
ghill@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Ravinder Kumar
601-977-7791
rkumar@tougaloo.edu

Sharron Streeter
601-977-7760
sstreeter@tougaloo.edu

Physics
Dr. Santanu Banerjee
601-977-7789
sbanerjee@tougaloo.edu

Dr. Pradip Biswas
601-977-7788
pbiswas@tougaloo.edu

Staff
Nicole Gholar-Harris
601-977-7794
nharris@tougaloo.edu

Eltease Moore
601-977-7783
emoore2@tougaloo.edu

Barbara Powell
601-977-7779
brpowell@tougaloo.edu

Ming Shenwu
601-977-4465
mshenwu@tougaloo.edu

Mark Young
601-977-4484
myoung@tougaloo.edu