Research Projects


Interactions of NOM with metals and xenobiotic organic compounds

The role of NOM in water treatment

The role of NOM in plant growth investigations

NOM and the carbon cycle

Facilities and Equipment


Civil Engineering
  • Hewlett-Packard Capillary Electrophoresis ion analysis system
  • Tekmar-Dohrmann Phoenix 8000 Organic Carbon Analyzer with autosampler
  • OREC ozone generator
  • Hewlett-Packard 6890 Gas Chromatograph with autosampler
  • Dionex DX-100 Ion Chromatograph
  • Shimadzu 160-U-UV spectrophotometer
  • MilliQ-RO 12 Water Purification System
  • Walk-in Temperature-controlled Incubators
  • Nikon Labophot-2 Epifluorescence Microscope
  • Packard Liquid Scintillation Counter
  • Waters LC Module 1 High Performance Liquid Chromatograph
  • Coy Anaerobic glove boxes

    Chemistry
  • Agilent 5873N Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer with autosampler
  • Agilent 1100 High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with autosampler
  • Hewlett-Packard 5890 Gas Chromatograph (FID)
  • Jasco Spectrofluorometer
  • Laser Flash Photolysis Apparatus optimized for singlet oxygen detection
  • Varian NMR Spectrometers (200, 300, 400 and 500 MHz)
  • Chemagnetics CMX-400 Solid State NMR Spectrometer
  • Bruker Reflex III MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer
  • VG 7070E-HF and Finnigan MAT 95 magnetic sector mass spectrometers
  • Finnigan FTMS 2001 and Extrel FTMS 2000 FT/ICR-MS spectrometers

    Soil Science
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatographs with UV, MS and 14C detection
  • Gas Chromatographs with NPD, ECD, FPD, FID, TCD and MS detection
  • Supercritical Fluid Extraction instrument
  • Automated robotic systems for extraction of chemicals from soils
  • Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer
  • FTIR spectrophotometer
  • X-ray diffractometer
  • Instron stress/strain gauge
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrograph
  • Dissolved Organic Carbon Analyzer
  • Atomic Absorption Spectrometers
  • Atomic Fluoresce Analyzer

    Ecology
  • Metter DL21 Autotitator
  • Incubators
  • Shimadzu TOC 5000 Total Organic Carbon Analyzer
  • Perkin Elmer 2400 CHN Analyzer
  • Olympus BX40 Epifluorescence Microscope with SPOT Digital Camera
  • Biotek FL600 Microplate Reader
  • Laminar Flow Hood
  • Alpkem 3000 Colorimetric Nutrient Analysis System
  • YSI CTD Water Profiler and Logger
  • Underwater Chambers for Measuring Sediment Oxygen Demand
  • Field Fluormeter
  • Licor Underwater Light Meter