Dr. Meng Xia. Professor, Department of Natural Sciences. University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) Phone: (410) 621-3551 | Email: mxia@umes.edu | Fax: (410) 651-7739. Curriculum Vitae. Research Investigator, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources and Environments, Cooperative Institute of Limnology and Ecosystems Research, 2008-2011.