Staff
The Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality (CAWAQ) is comprised of faculty and staff from 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆 who play a central role in advancing the Center’s mission. Through their expertise in research, teaching, and service, they ensure CAWAQ’s work remains innovative, interdisciplinary, and impactful.
Clayton Jeffryes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Director, Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality
cjeffryes@lamar.edu
(409) 880-7654
Dr. Clayton Jeffryes is the director of The Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality and a professor in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆. His work focuses on the production of nanostructured materials, bioactive molecules and high-energy compounds from cell suspension and innovative methods to treat biofuel wastes and petrochemical flows.
Included in this work is the development of scalable, engineered systems to bridge the gap between the microscale and production scale biosynthesis of nanomaterials. Dr. Jeffryes is an internationally experienced researcher who held a research fellowship with the Belgian National Science Foundation from 2012-2015 and had a leadership role on projects funded by the NSF, Air Force Research Laboratory, European Union, Belgian National Science Foundation and the Walloon Region.
He also interest and has excelled at interdisciplinary research and has published a breadth of research topics such as materials characterization, biomimetics, alternative energy, bioprocess and biochemical engineering and numerical modeling. Dr. Jeffryes teaches transport phenomena and is interested in the application of these principles to analyze biological systems and biomedical technologies.
Davon Chargois, M.P.A
Assistant Director
Center for Advances in Water and Air Quality
dchargois2@lamar.edu
(409) 880-8058
Davon Chargois is the Assistant Director of the 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆 Environmental Research Centers. His educational background includes a master's in public administration from 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆 and a bachelor's in social work.
Davon is a Port Arthur, Texas native with extensive experience in serving the Southeast Texas community. Throughout his career, he has held a variety of volunteer and professional roles dedicated to the betterment of Southeast Texas. In his career he served as an administrative assistant in the City of Port Arthur’s Development Services Department, a site coordinator for Communities and Schools of Southeast Texas, a planner for the City of Port Arthur's Transit Department, and most recently a Grant Manager for the 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆 Center for Resiliency.
Carrie Martin, MT(ASCP)
Laboratory Technician
College of Engineering, Materials Instrumentation Center
carrie.martin@lamar.edu
(409) 880-7873
Carrie Martin is the Instrumental Laboratory Technician for the College of Engineering. She graduated from 国产剧情福利一区二区麻豆 with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1994 and Houston Methodist Hospital Medical Laboratory Science Program.
She has 15 years of experience in a medical laboratory as well as the refining industry. In the past 15 years, she has been working on the characterization of chemicals, products and wastewater in the refining industry.
Walter Wheeler
Laboratory Technician
College of Engineering
walter.wheeler@lamar.edu
Walter Wheeler is a Laboratory Technician for the College of Engineering. He graduated from DeVry University with a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering Technology in 1986 and Lamar institute of Technology with an Associates Degree in Computer Aided Design in 1999.
Walter has worked the last 17 years in the industrial firefighting equipment field using design disciplines in Piping, Mechanical, Structural and electrical/electronics.