Contact Us
Room: M-Building, M-204
Phone: (718) 482-5940
naturalsci@lagcc.cuny.edu
Monday- Thursday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
- Room : M-Building, M-204
- Phone : 718) 482-5940
- naturalsci@lagcc.cuny.edu
- Hours of Operation
Welcome to the Natural Sciences Department. Our course coordinators are pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of NS courses. Whether you’re a student, staff member, educational vendor, or part of our academic community, you can find the relevant coordinator’s contact information below to address your specific needs promptly.
| Course Title | Course Coordinator | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural Sciences | Ingrid Veras, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| M-202B (718) 482-6197 iveras@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB101: Topics in Biology | Thomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-207 (718) 482-5763 tonorato@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB103: Human Biology in Health and Disease | Richa Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-218 (718) 482-6010 rgupta@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB115: Principles of Biology | Maria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-211 (718) 482-6079 tentezarizaher@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB165: Vertebrate Evolution | Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-202 (718) 482-5322 hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB200: Principles of Botany | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-213 (718) 482-5746 pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB201: General Biology I | Charles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-217 (718) 482-5748 ckeller@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB202: General Biology II | Priyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| M-221E (718) 482-5770 pwijesinghe@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| E-263A (718) 730-7562 sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu M-202 |
| SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| E-263A (718) 730-7562 sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu M-202 |
| SCB206: Introduction to Neuroscience | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
| M-215 (718) 730-7459 dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB207: Genomics and Bioinformatics | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology
| M-215 (718) 730-7459 dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology I | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| M-221F (718) 482-6074 bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology II | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| M-221F (718) 482-6074 bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB252: Fundamentals of Biotechniques | Na Xu, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-202A (718) 482-6190 nxu@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB255: Cell Biology | Ana Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-221D (718) 482-6084 lfuentes@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track) | Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| E-263C (718) 730-7300 cldavis@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB260: General Microbiology | Olga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-220A (718) 482-5749 ocalderon@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB265: Ecology | Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| MB-36B (718) 482-6191 btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC101: Topics in Chemistry | Christopher Farley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry
| M-B36D (718) 482-6100 cfarley@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC102: Chemistry of Photography | Midas Tsai, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry
| M-B36F (718) 482-5981 itsai@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC110: Foundations of Chemistry | Amit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry
| M-B36C (718) 482-6180 aaggarwal@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC201: General Chemistry I | Kevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry
| M-B36G (718) 482-6111 kmark@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC202: General Chemistry II | Philippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry
| M-221B (718) 482-6182 pmercier@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC251: Organic Chemistry I | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry
| M-206 (718) 482-5019 jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC252: Organic Chemistry II | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry
| M-206 (718) 482-5019 jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG120: Introduction to Oceanography | Natalia Biani, Ph.D., Lecturer
| M-220E (718) 482-5906 nbiani@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Joby Jacob, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology
| M-202B (718) 482-6013 jjacob@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG250: Environmental Science | Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| MB-36B (718) 482-6191 btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG252: Animal Behavior and Ethics | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
| M-213 (718) 482-5746 pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP101: Topics in Physical Sciences | Xin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
| M-221G (718) 482-5964 xgao@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP105: Life in the Universe | Joshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
| M-220D (718) 482-6179 jotan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP115: Theory of Sound: Applied to Speech and Hearing | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
| M-219 (718) 349-4017 rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP140: Topics in Astronomy | Allyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
| M-216 (718) 349-4007 asheffield@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP160: Foundations for the Physical Sciences | Amish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
| M-220C (718) 482-6182 akhalfan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics I | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
| M-219 (718) 349-4017 rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics II | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics
| M-219 (718) 349-4017 rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP231: General Physics I | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
| M-210 (718) 482-6005 jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP232: General Physics II | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics
| M-210 (718) 482-6005 jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| Course Title | Course Coordinator | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural Sciences | Ingrid Veras, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-202B |
| SCB101: Topics in Biology | Thomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-207 |
| SCB103: Human Biology in Health and Disease | Richa Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-218 |
| SCB115: Principles of Biology | Maria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-211 |
| SCB165: Vertebrate Evolution | Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202 |
| SCB200: Principles of Botany | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-213 |
| SCB201: General Biology I | Charles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-217 |
| SCB202: General Biology II | Priyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221E |
| SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | E-263A M-202 |
| SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | E-263A M-202 |
| SCB206: Introduction to Neuroscience | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology | M-215 |
| SCB207: Genomics and Bioinformatics | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology | M-215 |
| SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology I | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221F |
| SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology II | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221F |
| SCB252: Fundamentals of Biotechniques | Na Xu, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202A |
| SCB255: Cell Biology | Ana Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-221D |
| SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track) | Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | E-263C |
| SCB260: General Microbiology | Olga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-220A |
| SCB265: Ecology | Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | MB-36B |
| SCC101: Topics in Chemistry | Christopher Farley, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry | M-B36D |
| SCC102: Chemistry of Photography | Midas Tsai, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry | M-B36F |
| SCC110: Foundations of Chemistry | Amit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry | M-B36C |
| SCC201: General Chemistry I | Kevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry | M-B36G |
| SCC202: General Chemistry II | Philippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry | M-221B |
| SCC251: Organic Chemistry I | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry | M-206 |
| SCC252: Organic Chemistry II | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry | M-206 |
| SCG120: Introduction to Oceanography | Natalia Biani, Ph.D., Lecturer | M-220E |
| SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Joby Jacob, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-202B |
| SCG220: Soil Science | Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer | None |
| SCG225: Sustainable Urban Agriculture | Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer | None |
| SCG230: Sustainable Vegetable Production | Chelsea Encababian, MS, Lecturer | None |
| SCG250: Environmental Science | Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | MB-36B |
| SCG252: Animal Behavior and Ethics | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-213 |
| SCP101: Topics in Physical Sciences | Xin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-221G |
| SCP105: Life in the Universe | Joshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-220D |
| SCP115: Theory of Sound: Applied to Speech and Hearing | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-219 |
| SCP140: Topics in Astronomy | Allyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-216 |
| SCP160: Foundations for the Physical Sciences | Amish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-220C |
| SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics I | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-219 |
| SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics II | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-219 |
| SCP231: General Physics I | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-210 |
| SCP232: General Physics II | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-210 |
| Course name | Course Coordinator | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| NSF101: First Year Seminar for Natural Sciences | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-213 (718) 482-5746 pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB101: Topics in Biology | Thomas Onorato, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-207 (718) 482-5763 tonorato@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB103: Human Biology in Health and Disease | Richa Gupta, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-218 (718) 482-6010 rgupta@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB115: Principles of Biology | Maria Entezari, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-211 (718) 482-6079 tentezarizaher@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB165: Vertebrate Evolution | Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202 (718) 482-5322 hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB201: General Biology I | Charles Keller, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-217 (718) 482-5748 ckeller@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB202: General Biology II | Priyantha Wijesinghe, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221E (718) 482-5770 pwijesinghe@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | E-263A (718) 730-7562 sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB203: Human Anatomy and Physiology I | Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202 (718) 482-5322 hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II | Sultan Jenkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | E-263A (718) 730-7562 sjenkins@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB204: Human Anatomy and Physiology II | Howard Motoike, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202 (718) 482-5322 hmotoike@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB206: Introduction to Neuroscience | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology | M-215 (718) 730-7459 dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB207: Genomics and Bioinformatics | Daniel Gertner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biology | M-215 (718) 730-7459 dgertner@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB208: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology I | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221F (718) 482-6074 bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB209: Vertebrate Anatomy & Physiology II | Boris Zakharov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | M-221F (718) 482-6074 bzakharov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB252: Fundamentals of Biotechniques | Na Xu, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-202A (718) 482-6190 nxu@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB255: Cell Biology | Ana Lucia Fuentes, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-220F (718) 482-6084 lfuentes@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB257: Genetics (Capstone for Biotechnology Track) | Claudette Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology | E-263C (718) 730-7300 cldavis@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB260: General Microbiology | Olga Calderon, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-220A (718) 482-5749 ocalderon@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCB265: Ecology | Benjamin Taylor, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | MB-36B (718) 482-6191 btaylor@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC101: Topics in Chemistry | Christopher Farley, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry | M-B36D (718) 482-6100 cfarley@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC102: Chemistry of Photography | Sunaina Singh, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry | M-214 (718) 482-5310 ssingh@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC110: Foundations of Chemistry | Amit Aggarwal, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry | M-B36C (718) 482-6180 aaggarwal@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC201: General Chemistry I | Kevin Mark, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry | M-B36G (718) 482-6111 kmark@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC202: General Chemistry II | Philippe Mercier, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry | M-221B (718) 482-6182 pmercier@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC251: Organic Chemistry I | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry | M-206 (718) 482-5019 jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCC252: Organic Chemistry II | Janet Gonzalez, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry | M-206 (718) 482-5019 jagonzalez@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG120: Introduction to Oceanography | Natalia Biani, Ph.D., Lecturer | M-220E (718) 482-5906 nbiani@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG150: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | Holly Porter-Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-221D (718) 482-6181 hporter-morgan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG220: Soil Science | Preethi Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-213 (718) 482-5746 pradhakrishnan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCG250: Environmental Science | Holly Porter-Morgan, Ph.D., Professor of Biology | M-221D (718) 482-6181 hporter-morgan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP101: Topics in Physical Sciences | Xin Gao, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-221G (718) 482-5964 xgao@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP105: Life in the Universe | Joshua Tan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-220D (718) 482-6179 jotan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP140: Topics in Astronomy | Allyson Sheffield, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-216 (718) 349-4007 asheffield@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP160: Foundations for the Physical Sciences | Amish Khalfan, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-220C (718) 482-6182 akhalfan@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP201: Fundamentals of Physics I | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-219 (718) 349-4017 rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP202: Fundamentals of Physics II | Roman Senkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Physics | M-219 (718) 349-4017 rsenkov@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP231: General Physics I | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-210 (718) 482-6005 jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu |
| SCP232: General Physics II | John Toland, Ph.D., Professor of Physics | M-210 (718) 482-6005 jtoland@lagcc.cuny.edu |