Dr. Lealon Martin
Associate Professor & Interim Associate Dean
Office: C.L. Wilson Building Room 201F
Phone: (936)-261-9411
Email:llmartin@pvamu.edu
Dr. Martin received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Tuskegee University (c/o 1995) , a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at UCLA in the area of Process Systems Engineering (c/o 2002), and a J.D. degree from University of Texas School of Law (c/o 2014).
Research Interests:
Dr. Martin’s primary interest lies in the synthesis and reconstruction of metabolic networks using state space optimization-based approaches. His current research in the area of systems biology deals with probing metabolic pathways found in Brassicae-family microgreens to find ways to increase glucosinolate (nutritional and potentially medicinal benefits that exceed those in their mature counterparts) compound production rates.
Teaching Experience
2022-Present: Associate Professor, Prairie View A&M University
2020-2022: Assistant Professor, Prairie View A&M University
Thermodynamics I and II
Separations Processes
Energy Systems
Process Modeling and Simulations
General Engineering Laboratory for Calculus II
Chemical Engineering Laboratory II and III
Senior Design and Professionalism I and II
2018 – 2020:Lecturer, Prairie View A&M University
Thermodynamics I and II
Separations Processes
Energy Systems
Process Modeling and Simulations
General Engineering Laboratory for Calculus II
Chemical Engineering Laboratory II and III
Senior Design and Professionalism I and II
2011-2014: Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Texas-Austin
Chemical Reactor Design and Kinetics
Process Optimization
Engineering and Public Policy
2003-2010: Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Chemical Engineering Mathematics (Graduate level)
Engineering and Public Policy
Intro to Chemical Engineering
Senior Design
Chemical Engineering Laboratory
Computer-Aided Simulation and Design
Professional Experience
2018-present: Lecturer, Prairie View A&M University
Research Focus: Optimal phytonutrient targeting using metabolic pathway synthesis and analysis techniques.
2017-present: Managing Principal, LeCorte Martin, P.C.
Practice Areas: Patent prosecution in the life sciences and in the chemical and mechanical arts; cybersecurity and data privacy compliance; immigration law for technologists, scientists, and engineers.
2014-2017: Patent Litigation Associate, Fish & Richardson, P.C.
Practice Focus: Defense-side litigation and case management of patents in the life sciences and in the chemical and mechanical arts.
2011-2014: Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Texas-Austin
Research Focus: Constructing a generalized decision-making framework tool to design optimal policies based on a synthesis network representation of resource allocation and political action.
2003-2011: Assistant Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research Focus: Process synthesis and design of chemical, biochemical, and material systems.
2002-2003: Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Berkeley
Research Focus: Modeling immune response and cell signaling mechanisms during immunological synapse formation.