Ben Kisila (bkisila)

Academic Degrees

B.S., Nairobi University; M.S., University of Victoria; Ph.D., University of Arkansas

Ben Kisila in the News

Ben Kisila and Students Publish Two Articles

Dr. Ben Odhiambo Kisila,  associate professor of Earth and environmental sciences, along with his UMW undergraduate research students, had two research papers published in peer-reviewed journals. “Analysis of spatial distribution of trace metals, PCB, and PAH and their potential impact on human health in Virginian Counties and independent cities, USA,” was Read more…

Kisila and Giancarlo Publish Research

Ben Odhiambo Kisila (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and Leanna Giancarlo (Chemistry) along with their UMW undergraduate research student Taylor Coxon (EES - 16), had their research paper, “The impact of urban expansion and agricultural legacies on trace metal accumulation in fluvial and lacustrine sediments of the lower Chesapeake Bay basin, Read more…

Kisila and Students Publish Research

Dr. Ben Odhiambo Kisila (Earth and Environmental Sciences) and his former UMW research students Dr. Matthew Ricker (EES - 06), Lainey LeBlanc (EES - 14) and Kelsey Moxey (EES - 14) have their research paper, “Effects of forested floodplain soil properties on phosphorous dynamics in two Chesapeake Bay sub-watersheds, Virginia, Read more…
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