Dr. Satish Bhalla is an Associate Professor of Computer Science. He has three Master’s degrees - Computer Science, Entomology, and Zoology, and a Ph.D. in Biology. He has been teaching computer science for over ten years.

Dr. Bhalla has published over 20 articles in refereed scientific journals. Reviewed articles for Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. Received a number of NIH grants including a five year grant (2005-2010) to develop an undergraduate curriculum in Bioinformatics at JCSU. He has seventeen years experience in the genetics and ecology of insects. He supervised a binational  biomedical project involving 30 brazilian and american staff in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

Dr. Bhalla was instrumental in establishing an IBM DB2 and an Oracle curriculum at JCSU. He has been active in teaching computer skills to visually impaired students, using adaptive equipment and software including screen readers and magnification programs such as JAWS, Zoom Text, and Reflection. Dr. Bhalla developed databases for the Fish and Wild Life Bureau, U.S. Dept. of Interior., and Environmental Protection Agency.