James H. Johnson, Jr.
Professor Emeritus, Civil Engineering
Former Dean, College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences
Howard University
Email: jjohnson@howard.edu
Education
Ph. D., Applied Sciences, University of Delaware, 1982
M.S., Sanitary Engineering, University of Illinois, 1970
B.S., Civil Engineering, Howard University, 1969
Research Interests
Dr. Johnson’s research interests include the treatment and disposal of hazardous substances, the evaluation of environmental policy issues in relation to minorities, the use of nanomaterials for environmental restoration, the development of environmental curricula and strategies to increase the pool of underrepresented groups in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines.
Brief Biography
Dr. Johnson is a member of the National Research Council’s Division of Earth and Life Sciences oversight committee, chair of the U.S. EPA National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, chair of the Anne Arundel Community College (MD) Board of Trustees and president of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges. Previous board and committee activities include past Chair of U.S. EPA Board of Scientific Counselors, and member of the US EPA Science Advisory Board and the National Research Council’s (NRC) Boards on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Studies and Toxicology.
Dr. Johnson has authored over 60 scholarly articles, contributed to four books including a chapter on Minority Participation in Environmental and Energy Decision Making Processes, and co-edited two books. Dr. Johnson is a registered professional engineer in the District of Columbia and a diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. He is the 2005 recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers’ Lifetime Achievement Award in Academia and the 2008 Water Environment Federation Gordon Maskew Fair Award.
CRESP Projects
- Hanford Remediation and Closure
- DOE Landfill Partnership
Publications
Committee Service
Chairman, National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology
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