Natural Science Faculty
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George Matzko
Educational Background: B.S. in Chemistry (Mathematics minor), Bob Jones University; Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry, Clemson University Work Experience: Research scientist for Continental Forest Industries, Augusta, Ga Courses Taught: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Physical Chemistry I, Analytical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Science: Impact on Society, History and Philosophy of Science, Introductory Physics, Intermediate Physics Faculty Member Since: 1979 Other Ministries: Dr. Matzko is the father of three children. His wife, Darlene, is a media specialist in the BJU Media Center. They attend Cornerstone Baptist Church in Greenville, SC, have directed nine summer mission teams to Nova Scotia, Canada, and thirteen summer mission teams to Australia (1996-2006) Other Facts: Received grants to do research in the area of electroanalytical chemistry at both The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1990) and The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1992); received financial support from the Research Fund of the Creation Research Society in order to study the rate of speleothem formation; a member of both the American Chemical Society and the Creation Research Society; active participant in the creationist arena for the last twenty years as evidenced by his contributions to the Creation Research Society Quarterly |
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Verne Biddle
Educational Background: B.S. in Chemistry from BJU; Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Tennessee, Knoxville Work Experience: Teaching assistant at UTK, Chemistry professor since 1978, Summer research at Brooks AFB, San Antonio (1991, 1995) Courses Taught: Bioorganic Chemistry I and II, Organic Chemistry I and II, Foundations of Chemistry, Advanced Organic Chemistry Faculty Member Since: 1989 Other Ministries: BJU China mission team (02, 04, 05), Faith Baptist Church choir member and deacon Other Facts: His wife, Sue, works as a nurse at Barge Memorial Hospital; father of four children, grandfather to one grandchild; listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers; author of high school chemistry text and lab manual; contributor to elementary, junior high, and high school science texts and materials; premed advisor; safety officer for BJU Science Division; Kaplan Test Prep instructor; active participant in music and woodworking |
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David Boyd
Educational Background: B.S. in Biology, BJU; M.S. and Ph.D. in Entomology, Clemson University Work Experience: Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Courses Taught: General Biology Labs, Invertebrate Zoology, Parasitology, Entomology Faculty Member Since: 2007 Other Facts: Active member of the Entomological Society of America since 1996 and SC Entomology Society since 2007 |
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Eugene Chaffin
Educational Background: B.S. in Physics, Oklahoma State University; M.S. in Physics, Oklahoma State University; Ph.D. in Physics, Oklahoma State University Work Experience: Postdoctoral research, Karlsruhe Germany, 1975-1976; Naval Nuclear Power School Instructor, 1977-1981; Faculty at Bluefield College, Virginia, 1981-1999 Courses Taught: Introductory Physics, Electronics, Modern Physics, Quantum Mechanics I and II Faculty Member Since: 1999 Other Ministries: Board member and officer of the Creation Research Society, Physics editor of the Creation Research Society Quarterly; Member of the RATE (Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth) committee |
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W. Michael Gray
Educational Background: B.S. in Biology, Bob Jones University; M.S. and Ph.D. in Microbiology, Clemson University Courses Taught: General Biology I, Microbiology, Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Essentials of Cell Biology, Independent Study, Research in Biology Faculty Member Since: 1981 Other Ministries: Has served as chairman of the deacon board at a local Baptist church and has been the teacher of an adult Sunday School class for many years, currently a member of a new church plant in the upstate Other Facts: Professional Memberships in American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE), National Association of Advisors of Health Professions (NAAHP); director of the BJU Summer Institute in Teaching Science (SITS), a faculty and curriculum development effort; frequently speaks at Christian School conventions on teaching and curriculum reform; listed in: Who's Who Among America's Teachers, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, Who's Who in Science and Technology; was selected by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) as one of twenty members of the national Scientist Educator Team (SET) Program, 1992-1995; camping and hiking enthusiast, avid woodworker, father of five children, has four grandchildren. Research Experience: Microbiology consultant to the pharmaceutical industry including representation before the FDA; Research Opportunity Award (ROA) from the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded a summer of research on Fungal Genome Reconstruction at the University of Georgia Department of Genetics; Participated in an NSF-funded program which sponsored research in gene regulation in Neurospora crassa at the Oregon Graduate Institute (OGI), Beaverton OR; Contract research on intestinal bacterial populations in poultry for Hoechst-Roussel/Akzo Nobel/Intervet. 1999-2004; Antibiotic resistance in poultry intestinal bacteria |
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Tom Lamb
Educational Background: B.S. in Science Education, Bob Jones University; M.S. in Biology, University of West Florida; Ph.D. in Zoology, Clemson University Work Experience: High School Teacher, College Teacher Courses Taught: High School Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry; College Invertebrate Zoology, Embryology, Biological Science, Principles of Biology Faculty Member Since: Bob Jones Academy (1994 - 2003), University (2003) Other Ministries: China Mission Team Co-leader |
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William P. Lovegrove
Educational Background: B.S. in Physics, BJU; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Clemson University; Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Clemson University Courses Taught: Microprocessor Interfacing, Embedded Systems, Computer Systems, Linear Integrated Circuits Faculty Member Since: 1988 Other Ministries: Planetarium director Other Facts: Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, member of the American Society for Engineering Education |
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Patrick D. McGary
Educational Background: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Bob Jones University; M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Courses Taught: Electronics I and II, Digital Electronics, Pulse Techniques Lab, Statics and Strength of Materials, Electricity and Magnetism I and II, Design Problems Faculty Member Since: 2008 Other Facts: Professional memberships in Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the IEEE Magnetics Society, singer, trombonist, actor, camping and hiking enthusiast, father of one boy Research Experience: Graduate research in nanotechnology, magnetics, and magnetoelastic nanoscale materials through grants from the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation for application in underwater acoustic cilia and artificial hearing, summer internship at the Naval Surface Warfare Center-Carderock Division in electroplating Fe-Ga alloys, and a summer NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the University of Minnesota sputtering waveguiding Tb-doped optical materials that exhibit Faraday rotation; has co-authored five journal papers in the Journal of Applied Physics; has given over 11 oral technical presentations at conferences and workshops; won 2nd place in the Honeywell-Nobel Initiative Graduate Student Poster Contest in 2007 |
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Richard Mowrey
Educational Background: B.S. in Chemistry, BJU; Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, The Ohio State University Work Experience: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Houston (1985-1987); Research Chemist, US Naval Research Laboratory (1987-2007) Courses Taught: Physical Science, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Physical Chemistry Faculty Member Since: 2007 Other Facts: Member of the American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, Sigma Xi Research Experience: Principle Investigator of Office of Naval Research and Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Office sponsored research; Naval Research Laboratory Alan Bermann Research Publication Award (1991 and 1992); coauthor of 83 research publications; 72 oral technical presentations |
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Margene M. Ranieri
Educational Background: B.S., University of California, Davis; M.A., California State University, Chico; Ph.D., University of Florida Work Experience: Professor, Bob Jones University, Biology Dept., 1985-present; Research Geneticist, USDA US Forest Service, 1973-1985 Courses Taught: Botany, Field Biology, Botanical Taxonomy, General Biology II labs, Principles of Biology labs Faculty Member Since: 1985 Other Ministries: Married, two children Other Facts: Member, Botanical Society of America |
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James Roach
Educational Background: B.S. in Physics, Canisius College; M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University; Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University Work Experience: Physical Scientist; Electrical Engineer; U.S. Air Force Systems Command, Griffiss Air Force Base, New York Courses Taught: General Physics, Introductory Physics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Basic Circuits, Transistor Physics, Energy Conversion, Linear Systems Analysis, Linear Control Systems, Physics Survey Faculty Member Since: 1981 Other Ministries: Sunday School Teacher, College and Career Group Leader at Mount Calvary Baptist Church Other Facts: Recipient of New York State Regents College Scholarship, Recipient of Full Time Fellowship from U.S. Air Force Systems Command, Recipient of Commendation Letter from the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense |
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Ronald G. Samec
Educational Background: Ph.D. in Physics, Clemson University; M.A. in Science Education, Physics Concentration, University of South Florida; B.A. in Astronomy, University of South Florida; 40 hours Higher Educational Administration, Pensacola Christian College Work Experience: Physics and Astronomy, Assistant Professor, Butler University; Planetarium, Public Observatory Director, Butler University; Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Associate Professor, Millikin University; Professor of Physics and Engineering, Bob Jones University Courses Taught: Mechanics, Introductory Astronomy I & II, Astronomy Laboratory I & II, Physical Science, Physical Science Laboratory, Observational Astronomy, Undergraduate Research, Senior Seminar, Modern Physics, Optics Faculty Member Since: 1996 Other Ministries: Children's church outreach missionary (Easley Area children and teens), Faith Baptist Church, Easley, SC Other Facts: Research interests include variable star analysis, synthetic light curve techniques & star spot modeling in close binary systems; directs Undergraduate Astronomy Program; directs Undergraduate research observatory telescopes and cameras for variable star photometry for our fall and spring undergraduate research students, directs Remote Observing Program and student observing trips to the National Undergraduate Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ |
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Gerald H. Sheys
Educational Background: B.S. Chemistry from Gordon College, Ph.D. in Biochemistry at University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago. Post-doctoral research fellow at M.I.T. Work Experience: Medical Laboratory Director, Technical Director of Clinical Toxicology, Quest Diagnostics, Cambridge; Expert witness in forensic drug testing/interpretation Courses Taught: Pharmacology, Advanced Pharmacology, Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Faculty Member Since: 2003 Other Ministries: Dr. Sheys and his wife, Elaine, attend Trinity Bible Church in Greer, SC. In the summer he is a member of BJU's China Mission Team and teaches at Shanghai Second Medical University. Other Facts: Board Certifications: Clinical Chemistry (1977) — Am. Board of Clin. Chem. (ABCC); Toxicological Chemistry (1984) — ABCC |
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Amy Tuck
Educational Background: B.S. in Science Education, Bob Jones University; Ph.D. in Microbiology, Clemson University Courses Taught: Biology Seminar, Microbiology Lab, Nutrient Metabolism, Histology Faculty Member Since: 2007 Other Ministries: Works in children's ministries in a local church in Anderson, SC Other Facts: Two US Patents (US 6,585,676 B1 & US 6,970,740 B2 for UVC radiation therapy in leukemia); Participant in SITS (Summer Institute in Teaching Science); Interim Research Director for the BJU cancer research lab; loves to read; mother of two daughters Two Published Research Articles: Tuck, A., Smith, S., Whitesides, J.F., and Larcom, L. "Hypersensitivity of Lymphocytes from Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients to Ultraviolet Light-C Radiation." Leukemia and Lymphoma, Volume 36, Issue 1 & 2, 1999, pp. 169-177. Amy Tuck, Samuel Smith, Lyndon Larcom. "Chronic lymphocytic leukemia lymphocytes lack the capacity to repair UVC-induced lesions." Mutation Research/DNA Repair, Volume 459, Issue 1, 16 February 2000, pp. 73-80. Research Experience: Leukemia research with Clemson University/Greenville Hospital System Cooperative |
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Brian S. Vogt
Educational Background: B.S. in Biology with a second major in Chemistry, BJU; Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Florida Work Experience: Performed research at The University of Tennessee (Knoxville), KEMET Electronics (Mauldin, SC), and Tyndall Air Force Base (Panama City, FL); the U.S. Air Force took out U.S. Patent number 5,652,810 ("Fiber Optic Sensor for Site Monitoring") on a fiber optic laser probe co-invented by Dr. Vogt and a colleague at Tyndall Air Force Base; has numerous publications in refereed scientific journals; supervises the 8-10 students that work as lab assistants in the chemistry department each semester and serves as an academic advisor to premed, predent, and prevet students Courses Taught: General Chemistry I & II lecture, Organic Chemistry I & II laboratory, Introduction to Molecular Modeling, Physical Chemistry II lecture, Physical Chemistry I & II laboratory, Chemical Spectroscopy lecture and laboratory, Research in Chemistry I & II Faculty Member Since: 1983 Other Ministries: Husband, father, and elder and Sunday School teacher at Greenville Christian Fellowship Church Other Facts: Avid woodworker, building mostly cabinets; active road bicyclist |
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David Wilson
Educational Background: B.S. in Broadcast Engineering, Bob Jones University Work Experience: Teaching for 25 years. Consulting on various projects, Patent Pending for RFID/Network Vending Device Courses Taught: Electronics, Solid State Applications, Power Systems, Communications Circuits, Radiation and Propagation, Engineering Graphics I & II, Programmable Logic Controllers Faculty Member Since: 1981 Other Ministries: Radio Mission Team to Caribbean Radio Lighthouse, Antigua |
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John Wolsieffer
Educational Background: A.B. in Chemistry; M.S. and Ph.D. in Dental Science; Indiana University Work Experience: Prior to joining BJU in 1974, worked at the Oral Health Research Institute of Indiana University Courses Taught: Biochemistry, General Chemistry laboratory, X-ray Crystallography, Current Topics in Chemistry, Geology Laboratory Faculty Member Since: 1974 Other Ministries: Mission teams, Church Music program, and Missions Committee Other Facts: Extracurricular interests and activities include music, art, woodworking, camping, hiking, sailing, canoeing, working with scouts |