{"id":7,"date":"2012-06-22T12:24:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T12:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/applied-science-and-technology\/faculty-and-administration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:40:23","slug":"faculty-and-administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/applied-science-and-technology\/faculty-and-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter&#8217;s faculty members are scholars and expert teachers. They are interested in preparing students for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global society. Applied Science<\/p>\n<h3>Full-Time Faculty<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" alt=\"photo of Lori Ann Buza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/9\/files\/2012\/06\/ISciorra.png\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Leonard J. Sciorra<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Professor<\/strong><br \/>\nB.A., Rutgers; M.S., Seton Hall; Ph. D., Drexel University College of Medicine.<br \/>\nResearch Interest: Human Genetics, Adult Stem Cells, Biotechnology<br \/>\nOffice: Gannon Hall<br \/>\nEmail:<a href=\"mailto:lsciorra@saintpeters.edu\"> lsciorra@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-7921<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" alt=\"photo of Debing Zeng\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/10\/Debing-Zeng-SPU.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Debing Zeng<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Professor and Chair<\/strong><br \/>\nB.S., Tianjin University; M.S., Changchun University of Science and Technology; Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology.<br \/>\nResearch Interest: Infrared Imaging and applications<br \/>\nOffice: Library, Lower Level<br \/>\nEmail:<a href=\"mailto:dzeng@saintpeters.edu\"> dzeng@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-7922<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/debing-zeng\/\" class=\"faculty-link\">Prof. Zeng&#8217;s Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" alt=\"SPU seal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2012\/04\/seal.png\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span>Xiaoyang Huang<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Assistant Professor of Physics<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>M.S., Sichuan University; Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology<\/span><br \/>\nOffice: Library, Lower Level<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:xhuang@saintpeters.edu\"><span>xhuang@saintpeters.edu<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-7924<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img alignleft\" alt=\"photo of Lori Ann Buza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/blogs.dir\/269\/files\/2018\/12\/Wei-Dong-Zhu2-new_540x830_acf_cropped.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>WeiDong Zhu<\/h4>\n<p><strong><span>Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs<\/span><br \/>\nProfessor<\/strong><br \/>\nB.S., M.S., Soochow University; Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology.<br \/>\nResearch Interest: Atmospheric pressure microplasmas, Material Science and Engineering<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:wzhu@saintpeters.edu\">wzhu@saintpeters.edu<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-7923<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/academics\/faculty\/members\/weidong-zhu\/\" class=\"faculty-link\">Prof. Zhu&#8217;s Biography <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Professors Emeritus<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4>James J. Grant<\/h4>\n<p>B.S., Manhattan; M.S., Rensselaer; Ph.D. Fordham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Adjunct Lecturers<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<h4>Kangzhu Guo<\/h4>\n<p>Ph.D., Rutgers University<br \/>\nOffice: Pope Hall Room 1<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:kguo@saintpeters.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kguo@saintpeters.edu<br \/>\n<\/a>Phone: <a href=\"tel:201-761-7914\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">201-761-7914<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Administration<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"block-grid one-up mobile-one-up\">\n<li>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/16\/files\/2025\/08\/unnamed-3-258x260.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Shelyn Yang\" width=\"186\" height=\"187\" class=\" wp-image-495 alignleft\" \/>Shelyn Yang<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Administrative Assistant of Biology and Chemistry<br \/>\n<\/strong>Office: Gannon 111<br \/>\n<span>Office hours: Monday\/Tuesday\/Wednesday 8am-3pm<\/span><br \/>\nPhone: (201) 761-6430<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:syang3@saintpeters.edu\">syang3@saintpeters.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Â鶹´«Ã½AVPeter&#8217;s faculty members are scholars and expert teachers. 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