The department's faculty are widely recognized for their expertise and pioneering research in areas such as clean coal technology, tomography, real-time geologic mapping, exhaust and jet fan design, and environmental engineering. A low student-to-faculty ratio ensures that our students receive individual mentorship and top-notch adcademic and career advising. Our professional and dedicated staff provides further assistance to both undergraduate and graduate students.

Faculty

Name	Contact
Dr. Gregory T. Adel Department Head	adel@vt.edu
Dr. Mario G. Karfakis Associate Professor	mario@vt.edu
Dr. Michael E. Karmis Stonie Barker Professor, Director VCCER	mkarmis@vt.edu
Dr. Gerald H. Luttrell Massey Professor	luttrell@vt.edu
Dr. Kray Luxbacher Assistant Professor	kraylux@vt.edu
Dr. Erik Westman Associate Professor	ewestman@vt.edu
Dr. Roe-Hoan Yoon Nicholas T. Carmicia Professor, Director CAST	ryoon@vt.edu

Staff

Name	Contact
Kathryn A. Dew Department Manager	dewk@vt.edu
Angelo Biviano Writing & Communications Program Coordinator	abiviano@vt.edu
Gwen Davis Laboratory Technician	gwdavis@vt.edu
Carol J. Trutt Business Assistant	cjtrutt@vt.edu
James Waddell Laboratory Mechanic	waddellj@vt.edu
Christine Watkinson Program Support Technician	cawatkin@vt.edu
Peter J. West Computer Systems Administrator	pjwest@vt.edu

 

Faculty Resources

• Purchasing Procedures for Faculty and Graduate Students
• Department Emergency Action Plan (EAP)