Degrees with
Fields, Institution and Dates:
Eng.Sc.D. Chemical Metallurgy, Columbia
University, NY, NY, (1982 – 1987)
M.S.
Metallurgical Engineering, University of
British Columbia, (1979 – 1981)
M.Phil.
Mineral Engineering, University of Leeds
- UK (1975 – 1977).
B.S. Physics/Chemistry,
University of Dar-es-Salaam – Tanzania
(1970 – 1973)
Number of Years Service of this Faculty,
Date of Original Appointments and Dates
of Advancement in Rank:
10 Years
Chairperson, Mechanical Engineering Department,
FIU, Sept. 2002 – Present
Interim Chairperson,
Mechanical Engineering Department, FIU,
2001-2002
Associate Professor, Florida International
University, 1996- Present
Assistant Professor,
Florida International University, 1991-1996
Other Related Experience
Faculty Intern Foster Wheeler; Wastewater
Pilot Plant testing at New Bedford Harbor,
MA. Geo-probe soil sampling & ESA at
Watertown. June-December 2000
HCET, Florida International University,
Project: Microwave Sintering & Combustion
without Iso-static pressure. 1995-1998
Present: J.N.D. Associates, Inc., / ASTEM
Laboratories, Inc., Asbestos/lead abatement,
UST removal, Environmental Services. June
1989
EMCOM Faculty Fellow, ORNL. Biosorption
of uranium. Summer 1992 & 1993
Assistant Chief of Inspectors, EH&S
Department, NYC Board of Education. Supervised
20 engineers and asbestos abatement specifications.
1987-1991
Lecturer, University of Guyana, Developed
curricula. 1977-1979
Teaching Assistant, University of Leeds,
Mineral Engineering.1975-1977
Assistant Lecturer in Chemistry.1973-1975
Research Assistant, Columbia University,
NY, NY. 1982-1987
Consulting, Patents, etc.:
United Nations Consultant, Guyana; ESA
for City Gas Inc. August- October 1986
States in which registered: N/A
Principal Publications (Last five years):
N.D.H. Munroe, B.D. Faison and H. Meyer,
XPS Studies of Uranium Binding with Pseudomonas
Aeruginosa, In Press.
N.D.H. Munroe, G. Nurse, G. Gonzalez, Y,
Perez, A Study of the Oxidation of Dithiophosphate
on Pyrite by Cyclic Voltammetry, In Press.
N.D.H. Munroe, G. Nurse, Y. Perez and G.
Gonzalez, Electrochemical Oxidation at the
Dithiophosphate/pyrite interface, In Press.
N. Munroe, Incidence and Awareness of Lead-based
Paint in Low Income Communities of Miami,
Dade County, Florida, In Press.
N. Munroe, and J. Brinkman, Feasibility
Studies of a Pilot Waste Water Treatment
Plant at New Bedford Harbor In Press.
N. Munroe, C. Di Yorio, B.Calles, Y. Pena,
F. Garcia-Carcedo, E. Ruiz Ayucar, and A.
Hernandez, Study of the Floatability of
Auriferous Pyrite obtained from residues
generated by the Venezuelan Cyanidation
Processes, submitted to Mineral Processing.
X. Tan, H. Gu, C. Laird and N.D.H. Munroe,
Cyclic Deformation Behavior of High Purity
Titanium Single Crystals Part I. Metall.
Mater. Trans.,A Vol. 29A, February 1998.
X. Tan, H. Gu, C. Laird and N.D.H. Munroe,
Cyclic Deformation Behavior of High Purity
Titanium Single Crystals-II. Microstructure
and Mechanism, Metall. Mater. Trans.,A Vol.
29A, February 1998.
N.D.H. Munroe, The Leaching of Nickeliferous
Laterite with Ferric Chloride, in Metallurgical
and Materials Transactions B, Process Metallurgy
and Materials Processing Science, 28 (6),
995-1000 December, 1997.
Memberships in Scientific and Professional
Societies:
ISO 14,001 Lead Auditor
American Society
of Mechanical Engineers
Sigma Xi, The Scientific
Research Society; Kappa Chapter
Honors and Awards:
Faculty Fellowship Awards from INEEL, 1998 & 1999
Florida
State Teaching Incentive Program Award,
1996
Florida International University Excellence
in Teaching Award, 1994
Campbell Fellowship
at Columbia University, 1982 - 87.
" Americas top Black Graduating Engineers" Class
of 1986. Cash award.
Government of Guyana
Conditional Scholarship, 1979 - 81
Inter
University Council Scholarship from the
UK, 1975 - 77
Institutional and Professional Services
(Last five year):
Developed Web-based Courses for the DOE
ENV 310 Environmental Monitoring I, ENG
3365 Materials in Engineering.
Reviewed Papers
for Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
and American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
HTD. Proposal Evaluation for NSF.
Professional Development Activities (Last
five years):
Workshop for the Advancement and Retention
of Underrepresented & Minority Educators
(WEE’01).
SUS Department Chairpersons
Workshop, October 7-10, 2001.
Bio-Nucleonics,
Inc. National Institute of Standards and
Technology Advanced Technology
Program, January 9, 2002.
NANO-2002, Planning
Workshop for the BNL Center for Functional
Nanomaterials
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