Education:
9/1998 - 4/2000. Post-doctoral research position, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
8/1998 Ph.D. in Materials Science, U. of Wisconsin - Madison.
6/1992 B.S. in Chemistry, Beloit College, WI.
Academic Employment:
7/2001 — present: Assistant Professor, Chemistry, U. of Minnesota .
I also hold graduate appointments with Water Resources Science and Geology and Geophysics.
9/1998 — present: Post-doctoral researcher, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
9/1999 — 12/2000: Adjunct faculty, Chemistry, Towson University, Baltimore, MD.
9/1992 — 8/1998: Research Assistant, Materials Science Program, U. of Wisconsin — Madison.
Research Interests: Environmental solid-state chemistry; Geochemical cycling of natural and synthetic contaminants (e.g., Arsenic, anthropogenic contaminants); Growth mechanisms of nanocrystalline particles; Elucidating the link between chemical reactivity and particle size, shape, and microstructure.
Recent Awards and Honors:
NSF CAREER Award, 2004
University of Minnesota "Thank a Teacher Award", 2002
Albert and Alice Weeks Best Student Research Papers Award, 1999
MSA crystallography award, 1998
National Physical Science Consortium fellowship, a six year award, 1992.