Dr. Dibs Sarkar has just been hired in Fall 2008 as the new Director of the Environmental Management program. Dr. Sarkar, a full Professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Studies has an extensive publication record (175+ total publications including 2 books and 70+ journal articles and book chapters) and grant funding record ($2.5 millions+) plus a deep background in creating environmental programs in a similar urban university in Texas, the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Sarkar brings high level of expertise in graduate student training to the program, having supervised 3 Ph.D. dissertations, 12 M.S. thesis, and 8 post-doctoral fellows during his 7.5 years tenure at UT.