Suzanna L. Bräuer, Ph.D. - University of North Carolina

Executive summary for a new degree program in Fermentation Sciences at Appalachian State University. Appalachian State University seeks approval for a new interdisciplinary degree program (Bachelor of Science) in Fermentation Science to be established in August 2012. The proposed ASU Fermentation Science program (FER) is a culmination of efforts across campus to develop academic curricula within the sciences and business management relevant to current and future professional demands in burgeoning industries. The FER curriculum has a rigorous science foundation requiring a solid understanding of chemistry and chemical analysis, biological principles, microbiology and standard laboratory technique and demonstrated knowledge of how these elements provide the basis for all fermented products and processes. In addition, fundamental aspects of business development and management, economics and accounting, marketing, promotion and tourism as well as legal and social aspects specifically pertaining to agriculture, food, and beverage products are integral to the degree. The FER degree program is intended to provide opportunity for students in the Eastern US, and specifically NC, to pursue four-­‐year degree within a field with broad career potentials in burgeoning industries. Students will develop the fundamental knowledge, skills, and gain hands-­‐on experience in production and research making them competitive in the job market and encouraging business development and entrepreneurship. This will be the only four-­‐year degree program of its kind outside of the Western US and will contribute greatly to the wine and brewing science industries in NC and across the Eastern US. The grape and wine industry in the Southeast is in its infancy, experiencing a phase of rapid growth. The North Carolina industry now comprises over 100 wineries, the majority of which are small, private ventures with five or less years in production. Much of the success of wine industries in other states is due to the support of academic institutions (e.g. UC Davis, Oregon State Univ., Washington State Univ., Cornell Univ., Penn. State Univ., Virginia Polytechnic Univ.), a roll that Appalachian State University has been contributing to for several years. The brewing industry in the Southeast is experiencing similar growth with nearly 50 breweries representing North Carolina in the national artisan beer market. This growth is projected to continue as is happening across the nation. Currently, there are only two universities in the U.S. where brewing science can be pursued as part of a four-­‐year degree program: U.C. Davis and Oregon State University. This opportunity does not exist in the eastern U.S., while the development of new breweries is experiencing a strong increase despite a depressed economy. The support of local universities not only comes through academic research and outreach but also, and more importantly, highly trained, educated, and motivated students seeking professional development. Aside from fermented beverages, the FER program is aimed at increasing the number of qualified graduates prepared to enter the fields of bio-­‐processing (fuels, solvents, pharmaceuticals, and food additives), fermented dairy, vegetable, and meat products as well product development in agriculture value-­‐addition and transformation. The knowledge base for these industries is similar and transferable, especially in the context of a four-­‐year degree. The core of the FER program is based on chemistry, biology, mathematics and statistics, business entrepreneurship, and management. Students within the FER program will be poised for a minor in these disciplines with minimal additional requirements. This will necessarily diversify the student population matriculating through the FER program and the graduates seeking employment each year. Students will be prepared for professional careers within biology, chemistry or business as well as pursuing advanced graduate degrees; this contributes to the long-­‐term viability and relevance of the degree program and allows for adaptation to the dynamics of industrial growth and maturation. The faculty needed to implement this program are already on the campus at ASU. They have been hired or had workloads reorganized to support the program through internal reallocation of resources, as ASU and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Business see this as a very high priority. The instructional facilities for classroom based courses and laboratories are well established across campus at ASU. The College of Arts and Sciences recently put forward over $300,000 to purchase new analytical equipment to support the academic efforts and faculty-­‐
supervised student research in fermentation sciences disciplines. Over $2 million in funding from the Federal Small Business Administration, the GoldenLEAF foundation, and the NC Rural Economic Development Center have provided integral support for development of program infrastructure due to the economic value of these industries to the state. Shared-­‐use facilities and instructional space are adequate to meet the needs of the FER program and the integration of new courses has been successful to date (four courses currently). Space that was not previously utilized on campus has been renovated to provide a safe and functional atmosphere for instruction and experimentation including installation of a new pilot fermentation system recently funded by the US Department of Agriculture through a Higher Education Challenge grant. There have been numerous contacts with other institutions within North Carolina during the development of this program. We have been in contact with Faculty and Staff at North Carolina State University, East Carolina University, Western Carolina University, Surry Community College, Asheville-­‐Buncombe Technical College, James Sprunt Community College, and Mayland Community College. Development of this program presents no redundant efforts across the UNC system, expands the overall offering of pertinent four-­‐year degrees within the system, and compliments many programs offered through community colleges in the state. Appalachian State University is committed to assuring the FER program is accessible to students at several NC Community Colleges through development of 2+2 arrangements and establishment of effective student tracking and transfer options. Development of these arrangements is also supported in a recent USDA grant aimed to enhancing education and developing innovative programs that encourage student engagement and retention in STEM disciplines while providing graduates prepared to enter the agricultural industries in the US. The FER program fits directly into the mission of Appalachian State University and many of the objectives set forth in the UNC Tomorrow plan. Appalachian State University strives to maintain the reputation and strengths associated with academic instruction, student engagement, and faculty mentorship of students. The FER program was developed through extensive discussions on and off campus, in an effort to identify new academic initiatives and to fill gaps identified in North Carolina and the surrounding region. This was done to assure that additional strains would not be placed on existing faculty, staff, or infrastructure while simultaneously leveraging the current, and growing, expertise campus-­‐wide. The level of high-­‐quality instruction, novel approaches to student engagement and retention, and student mentorship is core to this program as well. The UNC Policy Manual 400.1.1.5[G] Adopted 05/06/09 APPENDIX C UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO ESTABLISH A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS: Please submit five copies of the proposal General Administration. Each proposal should include a 2‐3 page executive summary. The signature of the Chancellor is required. Proposals will be submitted electronically after January 1, 2010. Date: _9‐9‐2011__________ Constituent Institution: Appalachian State University ______________________________________________________________ CIP Discipline Specialty Title: Fermentation Science __________________________________________________________ CIP Discipline Specialty Number: _____01.1099_______ Level: B _X__ M ___ 1st Prof ___ D ___ Exact Title of the Proposed Degree: ___ Fermentation Science ____________ Exact Degree Abbreviation (e.g. B.S., B.A., M.A., M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.): ___B.S.____________ Does the proposed program constitute a substantive change as defined by SACS? Yes _X__ No _____ a. Is it at a more advanced level than those previously authorized? Yes _____ No __X_ b. Is the proposed program in a new discipline division? Yes _____ No _X_ Proposed date to establish degree program (allow at least 3‐6 months for proposal review: month _____August____ year ____2012___ Do you plan to offer the proposed program away from campus during the first year of operation? Yes ______ No __X__ If so, complete the form to be used to request establishment of a distance education program and submit it along with this request. 1 I.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM A. Describe the proposed degree program (i.e., its nature, scope, and intended audience). The proposed ASU Fermentation Science program (FER) is a culmination of efforts across campus to develop academic curricula within the sciences and business management relevant to current and future professional demands in burgeoning industries. The FER curriculum has a rigorous science foundation requiring a solid understanding of chemistry and chemical analysis, biological principles, microbiology and standard laboratory technique and demonstrated knowledge of how these elements provide the basis for all fermented products and processes. In addition, fundamental aspects of business development and management, economics and accounting, marketing, promotion and tourism as well as legal and social aspects specifically pertaining to agriculture, food, and beverage products are integral to the degree. The grape and wine industry in the Southeast is in its infancy, experiencing a phase of rapid growth. The North Carolina industry now comprises over 100 wineries, the majority of which are small, private ventures with five or less years in production. Similar growth has been experienced by states such as California, Oregon and Washington in the west and New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia in the east. Much of the success in other states is due to the support of academic institutions (e.g. UC Davis, Oregon State Univ., Washington State Univ., Cornell Univ., Penn. State Univ., Virginia Polytechnic Univ.). The support not only comes through academic research and outreach but also, and more importantly, highly trained, educated, and motivated students seeking professional development. Currently, there are minimal resources in the Southeast (or east coast) for students to obtain a relevant four‐year degree. The brewing industry in the Southeast is experiencing similar growth with nearly 50 breweries representing North Carolina in the national artisan beer market. This growth is most certain to continue as is happening across the nation. Currently, there are only two universities in the U.S. where brewing science can be pursued as part of a four‐year degree program: U.C. Davis and Oregon State University. This opportunity does not exist in the eastern U.S., while the development of new breweries is experiencing a strong increase despite a depressed economy. The demand for such instruction is very high as evidenced by the student demand at UC Davis and private institutes such as the Siebel Institute in Chicago; both generally have waiting lists of one year. Aside from fermented beverages, the FER program is aimed at increasing the number of qualified graduates prepared to enter the fields of bio‐processing (fuels, solvents, pharmaceuticals, and food additives), fermented dairy, vegetable, and meat products as well product development in agriculture value‐addition and transformation. The knowledge base for these industries is similar and transferable, especially in the context of a four‐year degree. The core of the FER program is based on chemistry, biology, mathematics and statistics, business entrepreneurship, and management. Students within the FER program will be poised for a minor in these disciplines with minimal additional requirements. This will necessarily 2 diversify the student population matriculating through the FER program and the graduates seeking employment each year. Students will be prepared for professional careers within biology, chemistry or business as well as pursuing advanced graduate degrees; this contributes to the long‐term viability and relevance of the degree program and allows for adaptation to the dynamics of industrial growth and maturation. Our goal is to provide local industries with qualified and experienced students with a solid foundation in the scientific and business principles required for sustaining economic growth in the region. Agriculture‐based industries will benefit from the curiosity, innovation and intellect of students engaged in developing value‐addition for agricultural products. This includes increasing crop values by elevating quality, integrating sustainable operation and processing practices, and successful marketing and promotion of regional goods. Students will benefit from an innovative, hands‐on approach to learning and real‐world experience preparing them for a broad range of careers. The eastern U.S. will benefit by the presence of the first four‐year degree program specifically focused on Fermentation Sciences. This will help support the development, growth and sustainability of industries representing economic drivers for the region in terms of agriculture and rural economies, employment, direct and indirect sales, business entrepreneurship, and the benefits associated with increased tourism. B.
List the educational objectives of the program. Describe the relationship of the program to other programs currently offered at the proposing institution, including the common use of: (1) courses, (2) faculty, (3) facilities, and (4) other resources. At the core of the FER program is a foundation in chemistry (CHE), biology BIO), and business (BUS), entrepreneurship and marketing (MKT); all fundamental aspects of the science and business curricula at ASU. Additional courses are integrated into the curriculum to assure a thorough and rigorous program of study for FER majors. All departments were included in programmatic discussions and have consented to the proposed curriculum and their abilities to accommodate academic demands. A concentration has already been established in FER for CHE majors and we have discussed expanding this option into other relevant disciplines. The FER program was developed with the intention of advising students to pursue an academic minor in a discipline of interest or focus (e.g CHE, BIO, ENT, MKT) with minimal additional requirements. This will add to the diversity of graduates from the program and broaden the specific skill set of each student from the perspective of career development. New courses to the FER major are those with specific focus to the fermentation sciences. These include entry‐
level coursework pertaining to scientific and social aspects of fermented foods and beverages. Courses in process systems design and engineering, grape and hop growing, brewing science and wine production as well as upper‐level sensory science have also been created; several courses are currently offered through CHE, the Honors program (HON) and the General Education Curriculum. The FER program has taken advantage of the current expertise and skills 3 of existing faculty, staff and coursework to develop an effective and efficient program of study unique to ASU. The faculty needed to offer this program are already on the campus at ASU. They have been hired or had workloads reorganized to support the program through internal reallocation of resources, as ASU and the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Business see this as a very high priority. Faculty profiles are found in Appendix B. The instructional facilities for classroom based courses and laboratories are well established across campus at ASU. The College of Arts and Sciences recently put forward over $300,000 to purchase new analytical equipment to support the academic efforts and faculty‐supervised student research in fermentation sciences disciplines. The instruments, including a High Performance Liquid Chromatography unit, a Gas Chromatography unit, and Mass Spectrometer units (2), will be used in advanced instruction within the FER program as well as in collaborative efforts between the departments of Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Technology, and Health and Exercise Science. In addition, over $2 million in funding from the US Small Business Administration and the GoldenLeaf Foundation was awarded to faculty at ASU to develop a state of the art service lab for the grape and wine industries in the region. The lab routinely serves over half of the members of the NC wine industry through analytical services as well as instructional and laboratory workshops. We are currently expanding the services and increasing the utility of the lab to collaborate with additional clients within the fermentation industries. The lab integrates student interaction through paid research and work stipends as well as volunteer and, potentially, credit based arrangements. This provides students with training and experience in a real‐world laboratory environment dealing with an array of samples and advanced analytical techniques with a focus on good laboratory practices, precision and accuracy of results. The process includes development of standard operating procedures, method development and validation, internal calibration of equipment and instrumentation, and data processing and reporting. Shared‐use facilities and instructional space are adequate to meet the needs of the FER program and the integration of new courses has been successful to date (four courses currently). Space that was not previously utilized on campus has been renovated to provide a safe and functional atmosphere for instruction and experimentation including installation of the pilot fermentation system at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on campus. The program developers have invested considerable time and effort to assure that adequate facility support is available and will provide utility to faculty, staff and students outside of the FER program as well. Resources for information technology support and library services for the FER program and currently available due to the tangential needs of departments such as Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Technology, Sustainable Development, and the College of Business. 4 C.
Describe any explorations of collaborative offering of this program and the results of those explorations. There have been numerous contacts with institutions within North Carolina during the development of this program. There have been discussions with Mr. Gil Giese and Ms. Molly Kelly at Surry Community College (SCC) in Dobson, North Carolina. Mr. Giese and Ms. Kelly run the enology and viticulture program at SCC, which has experienced steady enrollments since the program’s inception. One intention of the proposed FER program is to provide students at 2‐year institutes, such as SCC, with a viable option for obtaining a 4‐year B.S. degree in an efficient manner. The value of the FER program to SCC students lies in the exposure and increased understanding of fundamental elements of science and business, additional focus in wine production, and broadened exposure to other relevant fields within the fermentation sciences that will contribute to their employment potentials and pursuit of graduate studies. Faculty and staff at ASU have also had discussions with Asheville‐Buncombe Technical College (AB Tech), James Sprunt Community College, Mayland Community College and several other community colleges within NC. The onus lies upon ASU to develop realistic programs of transfer for each of these institutions upon development of the program internally. The value of these relationships lies in strengthening the overall knowledge of NC graduates leaving the university with a 4‐year degree with a science and technology based degree. There has been an overwhelming response from current students at SCC, AB Tech, and Caldwell Community College intent on satisfying the necessary requirements to assure enrollment at ASU pending programmatic approval. The faculty and staff at ASU have been in very close contact with those at SCC and NCSU specifically in development of industry based extension education and research. Dr. Trevor Phister and Dr. Sara Spayd (NCSU) have contributed greatly to the outreach efforts extended by ASU to the NC wine industry and have expressed enthusiasm for the potential for future collaboration and cooperation. Dr. Phister and Dr. Cohen (Director of the Fermentation Science concentration, CHE at ASU) have discussed development of reciprocating courses that could be offered to students at both universities through an electronic classroom. Discussions have also occurred with faculty at Eastern Carolina University (ECU) regarding potential cooperative arrangements between the two universities. Several faculty members at ECU are engaged in instruction and research in the field of sustainable tourism and economics with an interest in industries represented by the fermentation sciences. Technical courses covering fermentation sciences could be made available to students at ECU via distance education and the FER students at ASU could benefit from the instruction and expertise of faculty at ECU. 5 Additional considerations for course development and focus have been made based on discussion with staff at the NC Biotechnology Center and their input into skills and knowledge base that would contribute to the success of students in that area. Similar discussions are ongoing with private business ventures including a biotechnology development company specializing in municipal and industrial waste stream transformation and bio‐remediation technologies based on microbial processing and fermentation (TMD Technologies; Spartanburg SC). The CEO of TMD Technologies approached Dr. Cohen (Director ASU Enology and Fermentation Sciences) and Dr. Taubman (ASU Chemistry and Brewing Science) in an effort to forge an industry‐academic collaboration with ASU Fermentation Sciences that would result in a pool of students capable of stepping in to that industry in the coming years. TMD recently relocated from Louisiana, where they historically funded faculty and research efforts at Louisiana State University. They are interested in forging new relations within closer proximity to Spartanburg with a direct linkage to their professional goals. These types of companies are willing to invest in education and research to assure that highly educated and motivated students enter into the industry capable of supporting innovation, development, and success. We are currently developing avenues for students to pursue collaborative research and internship arrangements with such companies in order to contribute to the real‐world experience of our students while gaining feedback from potential employers regarding the efficacy and relevance of the academic program. All of these arrangements represent collaborative efforts between universities and private businesses leveraging the strengths that currently exist at each location while eliminating redundancy of efforts and resources. All discussions to date have been constructive with consideration of conserving resources and providing students at all institutions with options to help them gain employment and broaden their career potentials. II.
JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROGRAM‐NARRATIVE STATEMENT A. Describe the proposed program as it relates to: 1.
the institutional mission and strategic plan and response to UNC Tomorrow 2.
student demand 3.
societal need (For graduate, first professional, and baccalaureate professional programs, cite manpower needs in North Carolina and elsewhere.) 4.
impact on existing undergraduate and/or graduate academic programs of your institution. (e.g., Will the proposed program strengthen other programs? Will it stretch existing resources? How many of your programs at this level currently fail to meet Board of Governors' productivity criteria? Is there a danger of proliferation of low‐productivity degree programs at the institution?) 6 The FER program fits directly into the mission of Appalachian State University and many of the objectives set forth in the UNC Tomorrow plan. Appalachian State University strives to maintain the reputation and strengths associated with academic instruction, student engagement, and faculty mentorship of students. The FER program was developed through extensive discussions on and off campus, in an effort to identify new academic initiatives and to fill gaps identified in North Carolina and the surrounding region. This was done to assure that additional strains would not be placed on existing faculty, staff, or infrastructure while simultaneously leveraging the current, and growing, expertise campus‐wide. The level of high‐
quality instruction, novel approaches to student engagement and retention, and student mentorship is core to this program as well. Appalachian’s Strategic Plan states, “Appalachian is committed to attracting, educating, and graduating the best students and to producing the highest levels of scholarship.” The degree program in Fermentation Science fits quite well with the overall mission and vision of ASU and with many of the individual Initiatives and Priorities. Three examples are provided below. Priority 1, Initiative 2: Appalachian will intellectually engage students with active, interdisciplinary learning environments and scholarly mentoring. Priority 2, Initiative 2: Appalachian will build nationally competitive research programs in focus areas. Priority 4, Initiative 1: Appalachian will address the state’s workforce needs by recruiting and graduating students in projected areas of need. The FER program engages students across campus in an array of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines while integrating a foundation of business management and entrepreneurship. This is a prime example of the University’s initiative to invest in developing and maintaining competitive academic and research programs including sustainability in resource management and building, bio‐processing, food and agricultural value addition, applied science, effective technology transfer, and sustainable business development and entrepreneurship with a focus on rural economies in the Southeast. Further, the FER program has been identified as a way to expand the capabilities to serve our students and future students from this region. The broad range of career potentials relevant to this educational curriculum will assure the success of graduates as we project ourselves into the coming years. While the core instructional delivery of the program will remain focused in fundamental aspects of fermentation sciences, the application can adapt to keep up with emerging industries and technology. Students will gain experience with applications ranging from food systems and production, to agricultural processing, bioprocessing and biotechnology. We have developed incentives within the program to encourage student retention such as campus research projects as well as industry‐academic collaborations for research and internship. As students progress through the program, the application of knowledge is demonstrated and the opportunities for students to explore their own interests expand. The 7 program has been developed to engage students at an early age in an applied scientific area. We have intentionally engaged faculty and staff from multiple academic disciplines throughout campus in order to increase the diversity of students interacting within the FER program and to increase the accessibility of the program to students engaged in disciplines outside of the applied sciences. Among the objectives outlined in the UNC Tomorrow plan, increasing engagement and retention in the STEM disciplines is at the forefront of the FER program. The fundamental sciences associated with the FER curriculum include advanced instruction in biology, microbiology, chemistry, mathematics, basic engineering and processing sciences, and an understanding of basic business principles. The application of the scientific disciplines within the program provides a captivating and engaging atmosphere for instruction. The academic program has been designed to provide students with hands‐on application of their knowledge in an effort to improve understanding and provide a connection to every‐day life. As students progress, their responsibility and exposure to various production lines and research experiences will increase; this provides impetus for student retention and provide motivation to excel. Upper‐level students will take part in managing processing lines and experiments ranging from beer and wine production and specialty foods to bioprocessing for wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and production fuels and solvents. We have recently been awarded a grant from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as part of the Higher Education Challenge (HEC) to develop novel teaching methods and curricula to address current deficiencies experienced in students graduating with four‐year degrees relevant to food and agricultural sciences. The primary objectives outlined in their National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) priorities are very much in line with those of the UNC Tomorrow plan in terms of encouraging engagement and retention within STEM disciplines at four‐year institutes. This increases the pool of highly trained graduates entering into careers in science or science. The USDA grant ($150,000) is intended to provide financial support to ASU over the next three years (2011‐
2013) for curriculum and course development, faculty development and continuing education, providing student stipends for research and internship assistance, and acquiring additional pilot‐scale equipment and instrumentation. Aside from internal development, we have outlined our goal to develop 2+2 institutional arrangements to work in collaboration with local community colleges. Our intention is to develop a program over the next three years to facilitate students transferring from two‐year institutes into the four‐year degree program without incurring excessive financial or time commitments. In addition, we intend to develop a system of outreach to connect with K‐12 students within NC to encourage them to pursue education within the scientific disciplines of the program. We anticipate that the FER program will attract significant numbers of transfer students from the North Carolina community college system. As such, it will build upon and work closely with the emerging Academics First and Career and College Promise initiatives. These program objectives are highly supported by the USDA and are outlined directly in the UNC Tomorrow plan. We have developed this aspect of our program for several reasons: 1) to 8 encourage diversity and broaden the academic focus of students enrolled in the program, 2) increase the application of knowledge and broaden the career focus of students, 3) provide a venue for students at 2‐year institutes to focus their education and continue to develop their knowledge of fundamental science and business principles, 4) increase accessibility of this program to those in under‐represented areas of the state. Students transferring from community colleges will have an option to pursue the four‐year degree in a time efficient manner in order to increasing career potentials or pursue graduate‐level degrees. Our goal is to provide students with a venue to explore the multitude of academic, business, and industrial applications of science. By providing education in business development and entrepreneurship, we expect that many of these students will strive to develop new products or process that will help support rural economies around NC and the Southeast by providing local agri‐business with potentials that have been weaning following the difficulties faced by farm owners during the past three decades. Industries associated with the fermentation sciences range from growth areas such as craft foods and beverages (agri‐tourism), agriculture value addition, and the biotechnology industries that are rapidly spreading through this region. These are all areas where FER graduates will be poised for employment, graduate education, or business development. The demand for the FER program grows increasingly evident with time. On the ASU campus, the program director (Dr. Cohen) receives an average of 10 emails per week from students inquiring on enrollment in the program, enrollment in courses currently offered, and progress of program development. There is an equal number of requests from students at local community colleges, potential students from NC and throughout the Eastern US, parents of high‐school students, industry professionals seeking continuing education and completion of four‐year degrees, and those seeking career changes or career development following job loss and exit from the military. Based on minimal promotion of this program on and off campus, the response has been overwhelming and consistent during the past eight months. Further, we have had inquiries from business inside the craft food and beverage industry as well as the biotechnology industry inquiring on potential students from the program. The response to this program is quite expected given the current state of growth of all of these industries and the lack of programs offered outside of the Western US. Similar programs in the Western US and the knowledge of these various industries prompted the decision to develop the FER program at ASU at period when skilled labor, support for rural communities, and graduates within the STEM disciplines are severely lacking. The societal need for this program is evident in an attempt to address these last issues and the importance of this program to the USDA. The USDA has determined this area to be a valuable investment in an attempt to further their strategic plan at a time when decisions related to economic investment are critical. The FER program demonstrates a discipline with a focus steeped in fundamental science that is continually adapted to new applications and technologies. By continuing to work in collaboration local businesses, we can maintain the relevance of our graduates and align with the needs of a dynamic industry. Society, NC, and especially our rural communities require graduates who will innovate and develop new markets 9 and continue to put our region in the forefront of scientific advancement and economic solidarity. In the current report from the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina (ESC) the need to build our workforce through enhancing the development of emerging technologies and knowledge‐based business is very clear http://www.ncesc1.com/lmi/workForceStats/workForceMain.asp). North Carolina has been severely impacted by high unemployment and is experiencing limited signs of improvement; currently at 9.7 percent and down from a 24‐month rate of 10.59 (versus the national average of 9.55 percent). The report and future projections make it very clear that the manufacturing sector is significantly impacted and is not projected to be a major area of growth in coming years. Conversely, knowledge based sectors such as those represented in the Fermentation Science program and related fields are projected to be a prime source of economic growth. These are also areas with higher average wages and rates of employment growth. While average salaries for those with technical certificates is only slightly higher than those with a high school degree and experience ($43,771 vs. $42,677), four‐year college degrees and advanced degrees hold far greater earning power ($73,909 and $99,634 respectively). The SEC has estimated that a minimum of 42 percent of new jobs created in NC will require a post‐
secondary education in a STEM discipline. The ability to match this need is a concern addressed in the action plan for UNC Tomorrow as well as the academic goals of Appalachian State University. In order to maintain progress among national and global markets, we need to assure that more graduates of the UNC system have degrees that will make them an asset to the state and adequately prepare them for a career at a time when skilled workers from outside of the state and region are in high competition. It is our intention to engage students and help them attain advanced degrees, increasing their earning potential and adding to the pool of highly educated workers who will contribute to the advancement of industry in NC. The impact of the FER program on the ASU campus has been carefully considered. We have consulted chairs and faculty of all departments integral to the success of this program and have determined that the demand on resources can be satisfied. It is anticipated that students currently on campus may be drawn to the FER program both from scientific disciplines as well as business and management disciplines. We do not expect the rate of attrition to be high from any one discipline and advise all students to pursue a minor in the discipline of their focus. This will help maintain a balance of students throughout campus and encourage specific focus that will be beneficial when determining career choices or identifying and applying to graduate programs. Based on our current level of contact, we anticipate drawing students in to ASU who may otherwise not attend college in this region. Further, we anticipate a high rate of transfer from students completing two‐year programs at community college, a number we expect to increase as we develop and expand the 2+2 program. We do not anticipate stretching university resources in order to manage this degree program. The faculty and staff identified on campus have academic, research, and instructional plans that coordinate with the FER program. Due to the applied nature of this program, there will be a capacity for upper‐level courses, which require more faculty contact time and physical 10 resources. Based on consultation with program managers of similar programs in the US we feel our projected level of enrollment is realistic and sustainable. The academic program will contribute to the options available to students on campus and will contribute to course offerings for students outside of this specific major. Courses within the fermentation program will complement programs currently offered through the departments of nutrition, health sciences, sustainable development, and technology, along with core science and business programs. The financial resources, which are covered through grant support from 2011‐2013, are currently supplemented through academic research grants and not‐for‐profit fundraising on campus and this is anticipated to continue. Consecutive federal and state grants as well as internal funding have allowed us to compile a state of the art analytical laboratory suitable for competitive grant submission, research, and instruction. We do not foresee financial obligations that cannot be met. None of the academic programs participating in the FER program have been designated as low‐
productivity programs in recent reviews. CHE, BIO, TEC, SD, and MKT all have very high enrollments with strong growth in recent years. The FER program will provide additional opportunities for students in an area of high demand with excellent career potential. As a result of the 2010‐2011 productivity review process, Appalachian State University is in the process of consolidating six low productivity undergraduate programs and placed ten others on notice that they must increase enrollment and graduation rates. B.
Discuss potential program duplication and program competitiveness. Currently, there are no similar programs offered in North Carolina, or anywhere in the Eastern US. While there are numerous universities offering coursework in Enology and Viticulture, the focus on fermentation sciences as outlined in this program is non‐existent. In North Carolina, NCSU offers courses in enology and viticulture within their Food Science curriculum, with their strength resting in viticulture along with numerous other fields within horticultural sciences. The broad impact of fermentation sciences ranges from wine and beer, production of fermented dairy and meat product, to biofuels and solvents, which are growth industries in NC and throughout the US. A program focusing on the science and business aspects of these ventures does not currently exist. Outside of NC, Virginia Polytechnic University, Pennsylvania State University, and Cornell University all have enology and viticulture courses within their Food Science programs. However, these and all other universities in the eastern US lack a formal brewing science curriculum or a fermentation science program. Currently, only two universities in the U.S. offer formal brewing science training (Oregon State University and University of California in Davis), where the degrees are offered in conjunction with their fermentation sciences programs. The FER program at ASU will be unique among universities outside of the Western US and has been designed with careful consideration of these programs in the forefront. The identifying characteristic of the proposed FER program at ASU is the incorporation of business and marketing coursework into academic curriculum. Most graduates focused on enology and viticulture, brewing sciences, or any other branch of fermentation sciences find employment at companies where they must be integrated into the 11 aspect of maintaining a profitable business. Our experience and knowledge of similar programs across the US, in conjunction with feedback from industry members, strengthened our objective to incorporate the business discipline into our program from the onset. As graduates follow careers with other business owners or start out on the their entrepreneurial ventures, we must provide them with the foundation to make sound production decisions with business fundamentals in mind. The shear absence of a similar program in the eastern US and the unique aspects of this proposal illustrate the strength, potential and, necessity of the ASU FER program. Currently, Surry Community College in NC offers the most comprehensive program directly related to the fermentation science industry. The program at SCC does have limitations concomitant with a two‐year instructional institute ranging from minimal exposure to both fundamental and advanced science and business principles, practices, and research and discovery. Further, the focus of the SCC program does not adequately prepare students to transfer the knowledge they have gained in studies and apply them in different arenas; this is the objective associated with a four‐year degree program. The food science program at NCSU provides students with exposure to the fermentation process as it relates to the food industry but also lacks the focus relating to diversity of products and processes associated with the ASU FER program. Furthermore, the program at ASU is intended to compliment the food science curriculum of NCSU and offer students in this region with an alternative venue and focus in their education. The FER program incorporates a substantial background in chemistry, fermentation principles and business that is not found in the standard curriculum approved by the Institute of Food Technologists. The objective of the ASU FER program is to contribute to the strength of university programs within NC and the eastern US and to fill a void in areas of expanding markets and career fields. 1.
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Identify similar programs offered elsewhere in North Carolina. Indicate the location and distance from the proposing institution. Include a) public and b) private institutions of higher education. 2.
Indicate how the proposed new degree program differs from other programs like it in the University. If the program duplicates other UNC programs, explain a) why is it necessary or justified and b) why demand (if limited) might not be met through a collaborative arrangement (perhaps using distance education) with another UNC institution. If the program is a first professional or doctoral degree, compare it with other similar programs in public and private universities in North Carolina, in the region, and in the nation. Enrollment (baccalaureate programs should include only upper division majors, juniors and seniors). Headcount enrollment Show a five‐year history of enrollments and degrees awarded in similar programs offered at other UNC institutions (using the format below for each institution with a similar program); indicate which of these institutions you consulted 12 regarding their experience with student demand and (in the case of professional programs) job placement. Indicate how their experiences influenced your enrollment projections. Enrollment numbers are provided for Surry Community College (Dobson, NC), Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR), and California State University (Fresno, CA). Surry Community College offers a two‐year program in Viticulture and Enology in North Carolina and represents the only option for this specific type of education currently. Oregon State University offers degree programs in Fermentation Science and Enology and Viticulture within the Department of Food Science and Technology; one of two Fermentation Science programs in the US along with University of California, Davis. California State University offers a program in Viticulture and Enology and operates a student run commercial grape and wine production facility for instruction and to supply revenue for the program. Other universities in the Eastern US, including Cornell University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and Pennsylvania State University offer coursework in Enology and Viticulture within their departments of Food Science, but none with the specificity and relevance to the proposed FER program as the institutes listed here. Institution: ___Surry Community College, Dobson, NC________ Program Title: Enology and Viticulture, Degree, Diploma and Certificate____ Enrollment Degrees‐awarded 2006‐07 2007‐08 2008‐09 2009‐10 2010‐11 68
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Use the format in the chart below to project your enrollment in the proposed program for four years and explain the basis for the projections: Based on current interest and student intent, we expect a number of students to declare a FER major upon approval of the degree program; some will pursue a double‐major. There is also considerable interest from incoming students and those within their first two years of study. We expect immediate interest in this program and continued growth over the next four years, with significant enrollment from transfer students coming from other universities and colleges. We anticipate a small number of part‐time students pursuing a degree while employed within the industry or seeking career development or transfer. Due to the hands‐on nature of this degree at the upper level we project an enrollment cap at 24 students graduating annually. In order to enforce this enrollment cap, students seeking matriculation through the Fermentation Science program will need to apply for a position. Decisions will be made based on academic performance after a minimum of 30 semester hours (Grade Point Average) and students will need a faculty recommendation. A faculty board will make decisions with input from student advisors. Based on the growth and success of the FER program, as additional resources become available in subsequent years, increasing the number instructors may allow for an extension of the enrollment cap. Based on enrollments at similar institutes and the academic rigors of the FER program, the proposed cap system is deemed appropriate. Lower‐level enrollment may be substantially higher as FER courses are integrated into established departments on campus (e.g. cross‐listing relevant courses). Those courses place a lower demand on faculty per student and can accommodate larger class sizes. We anticipate the enrollment cap on upper‐level FER majors to be in accord with demand based on consultation with other programs in the US and will that assure students are highly skilled and competitive members of the workforce upon graduation. (Upper division enrollments) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 (2012‐2013) (2013‐2014) (2014‐2015) (2015‐2016) Full‐time 2 Part‐time 0 TOTALS 2 6 0 6 16 2 18 28 2 30 Please indicate the anticipated steady‐state headcount enrollment after four years (Upper division enrollment): Full‐time____36___ Part‐time __2___ Total __38__ SCH production (upper division program majors, juniors and seniors only, for baccalaureate programs). 14 Use the format in the chart below to project the SCH production for four years. Explain how SCH projections were derived from enrollment projections (see UNC website for a list of the disciplines comprising each of the four categories). Year 1 Student Credit Hours Program Category UG Masters Doctoral Category I 6 Category II 12 Category III 30 Category IV 0 Year 2 Student Credit Hours Program Category UG Masters Doctoral Category I 12 Category II 30 Category III 96 Category IV 0 Year 3 Student Credit Hours Program Category UG Masters Doctoral Category I 36 Category II 84 Category III 252 Category IV 0 Year 4 Student Credit Hours 15 Program Category UG Masters Doctoral Category I 48 Category II 132 Category III 456 Category IV 0 I.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND CURRICULUM A. Program Planning. 1.
List the names of institutions with similar offerings regarded as high quality programs by the developers of the proposed program. Oregon State University: Fermentation Science major within Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis: Fermentation Science major within College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences California State University, Fresno: Enology and Viticulture. Operate student run facility for commercial grape and wine production. Washington State University, Pullman: Enology and Viticulture within Food Science and Technology Virginia Polytechnic University: Enology and Viticulture within Food Science and Technology Cornell University: Enology and Viticulture / Food Science and Technology Surry Community College: Enology and Viticulture certificate program. Operate student assisted production facility. Chemeketa Community College: Enology and Viticulture certificate program. Operate student assisted production facility. Walla Walla Community College: Enology and Viticulture certificate program. Operate student run production facility. 2.
List other institutions visited or consulted in developing this proposal. Also discuss or append any consultants' reports, committee findings, and simulations (cost, enrollment shift, induced course load matrix, etc.) generated in planning the proposed program. 16 Oregon State University, Corvallis OR: Fermentation Science major within Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis CA: Fermentation Science major within College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences California State University, Fresno CA: Enology and Viticulture. Operate student run facility for commercial grape and wine production. Surry Community College, Dobson NC North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC Additional information was gathered from the following institutes for development of the academic curriculum and educational model: Cornell University, Ithaca NY The Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg VA Washington State University, Pullman WA Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla WA Chemeketa Community College, Salem OR The Ohio State University, Wooster OH B.
Admission. List the following: 1.
Admissions requirements for proposed program (indicate minimum requirements and general requirements). In the event an enrollment cap is required, students will be evaluated based on their academic standing after 30 semester hours (GPA) and require faculty recommendations. 2.
Documents to be submitted for admission (listing or sample). N/A C.
Degree requirements. List the following: 1.
Total hours required. Major. Minor. 17 Major‐ 122 Hours Minor‐ Variable with minor; no minor in FER currently established. Concentration through Chemistry‐ 12 Hours 2.
Proportion of courses open only to graduate students to be required in program (graduate programs only). N/A 3.
Grades required. 2.0 GPA required for graduation. 4.
Amount of transfer credit accepted. In development; subject to establishment of 2+2 arrangements. In accord with current ASU policy, students must earn a minimum of 18 semester hours (SH) in the major at ASU and the final 30 SH must be earned at ASU. As with all programs at ASU, the FER program will work with all stipulations of the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement. 5.
Other requirements (e.g. residence, comprehensive exams, thesis, dissertation, clinical or field experience, "second major," etc.). Minor is advised but not required 6.
Language and/or research requirements. N/A 7.
Any time limits for completion. N/A D.
List existing courses by title and number and indicate (*) those that are required. Include an explanation of numbering system. List (under a heading marked "new") and describe new courses proposed. 18 Fermentation Science course list appended to package (Appendix A) The proposed program of study, or checksheet, for the Fermentation Science major is included as Appendix A. Required credits are clearly outlined in the checksheet; in some brackets students are able to choose between several class options. This is aimed at catering to the diversity of interests and focus of students within the program, particularly at the upper‐level. The numbering system for courses follows matriculation based on the fourth digit, from first year (1000‐level) through the fourth year 4000‐level). Special indicator numbering has been established through the Office of the Registrar for research, internship, and special topics courses. These are not reflected in the course listing but are as follows: FER 3560; variable credit Undergraduate Research FER 4530‐4549; variable credit Selected Topics FER 4900; variable credit Internships We anticipate Research and Internship credits to be available to students starting from approval of the FER program (inside and outside of the FER major). Selected Topics courses are in place to address specific areas of student interest or faculty expertise outside of the FER core instructor list and can adapt to the dynamics of industry demand and current applications of technology. These designators will also be used for Advanced Topics courses in bioprocessing, enology, and brewing science, as well as business, marketing, and product development courses. Course descriptors for FER courses: FER 1000 Principles of Fermentation Science (3 s.h.) Spring *Currently offered as UCO 1200 Principles of fermentation sciences will cover the history, culture, and fundamental science of the fermentation processes; basic food science, microbiology, chemistry, biology, natural products chemistry and nutrition. FER 1000 will introduce concepts relating to the cultivation of grapes, grains and hops utilized in the fermentation industry. Students will be exposed to the basic methods and principles behind the fermentation process including production of cheese, bread, vegetables, meats, beer, wine, bio‐fuels and distilled products. FER 2000 Social Implications of Fermented Beverages (1 s.h.) Fall This seminar will provide an overview and discussions around the historical, cultural, social, moral, ethical and legal aspects of alcohol production and consumption as well as metabolism and human physiology. This includes discussion of ideas such as alcohol consumption in the context of various theological and cultural principles and beliefs. Other exercises, such as debating the merit of alcohol production from food‐crops, will provide students with an opportunity to exchange ideas and engage in scholarly debate through verbal and written communication. Lectures and discussion will be led by invited faculty and staff within their field of expertise (e.g. Philosophy and Religion, Sociology, Toxicology, Biology). FER 3000 Viticulture: Vine Physiology and Vineyard Establishment (4 s.h.) Fall 19 Viticulture will focus on the taxonomy, morphology, and cultivation installation and maintenance as well as vine physiology, pest and disease management, water relations and general quality / yield parameters. Discussions will highlight differences based on geographic locations and vine‐
climate interactions. Students will also gain hands‐on experience with vine management and cultivation through visits and collaboration with local vineyards. Prerequisites: BIO 1801 FER 3200 Facility Design and Operation (3.s.h.) Spring *Currently in development as HON 2515 FER 3200 will provide students with knowledge relevant to the design and operation of standard production facilities. Scientific principles will include fluid and mass transfer and thermodynamics. Students will gain experience interpreting systems and process identification diagrams and equipment design, layout and flow‐through. This course will be project‐based, where students are required to research and design an appropriate facility including handling of raw materials, waste streams, fermentation, distillation and packaging including cost analysis. Teams will implement their process in the fermentation pilot facility to strengthen their understanding of mechanical principles, facility operation, and the underlying connection between systems design and systems implementation. Projects will be presented through professional written / oral documentation and presentation. FER 4100 Wine Production and Analysis (4 s.h.) Fall *Currently offered as HON 3515; combines topics slated for FER 3000 and FER 4100 (2nd Year) Wine production and analysis will lead students through the processing of grapes from the vine to the bottle. Lectures will provide an overview of the winemaking process and the scientific principles associated with each step including microbiology, biochemistry, chemistry, and standard equipment and instrumentation used in the process. The fundamental aspects of berry composition, fermentation kinetics, sanitation, aging and bottling will be discussed. Students will have hands‐on experience with micro‐scale fermentations and standard laboratory analysis of fruit, must and finished wines. Field trips will include visits to local vineyards and wineries to provide relevant exposure to facilities and the winemaking process. Includes lecture and laboratory hours. Prerequisites: CHE 2210, CHE 2211. FER4200 / CHE 4200. Brewing Science and Analysis (4) Spring *Currently offered as CHE 4600 (3 years complete) This course will provide a rigorous coverage of the chemical and physical processes involved in brewing malted beverages, including coverage of the hops, malt, and yeast varieties and how they are combined to produce specific styles and flavors of beers. Flavor and aroma compounds will be quantified by students using appropriate instrumental techniques. Laboratory and lecture combined four hours. Prerequisites: CHE 2210 and CHE 2211. FER 4300 Sensory Analysis of Wine and Beer (3 s.h.) Spring FER 4300 serves as a final course in the FER series intended to provide students with a competency in sensory science and its relevance to food and beverage production. Students must be 21 years of age although the “sip and spit” technique for proper sensory analysis will be advocated. The course will provide students with the basic principles involved in sensory perception and how these skills are used for quality assurance and detection in the food industry. Students should be adequately prepared to methodically assess products, identify characters and faults, and relate them to scientific principles presented in previous courses and experience. Competency in statistics and methods of 20 determining statistical differences is requisite for this course. Aspects of branding, marketing, business, laws and liabilities will be integrated into class discussions and projects. Prerequisites: FER 4100 or FER 4200 and STT 2810. II.
FACULTY A. List the names of persons now on the faculty who will be directly involved in the proposed program. Provide complete information on each faculty member's education, teaching experience, research experience, publications, and experience in directing student research, including the number of theses and dissertations directed for graduate programs. The official roster forms approved by SACS can be submitted rather than actual faculty vita. Curricula Vitae appended to package (Appendix B) Dr. Seth Cohen (ASU Enology) Dr. Brett Taubman (ASU Chemistry) Dr. Libby Puckett (ASU Chemistry) Dr. Shea Tuberty (ASU Biology) Dr. Suzanna Brauer (ASU Biology) Mr. Rick Donley (ASU Enology) Dr. Eric Allain (ASU Chemistry) Dr. Louis Germarino (ASU Physics) B.
Estimate the need for new faculty for the proposed program over the first four years. If the teaching responsibilities for the proposed program will be absorbed in part or in whole by the present faculty, explain how this will be done without weakening existing programs. We do not currently anticipate a need for new faculty to support the FER program. Dr. Cohen and Mr. Donley are currently dedicated to development and delivery of several FER courses (FER 1000, FER 3000, FER 4100) offered through University College and the Honors College. Dr. Cohen has organized FER 2000 as a multidisciplinary course with instructor contribution from across campus (Sciences, Business, Philosophy, Religion, Sociology, Nutrition etc.). Dr. Taubman and Tuberty have developed and currently teach FER 4200 as an upper level Chemistry course (CHE 4200). Dr. Eric Allain has contributed to the FER 4200 course and will also contribute to additional courses slated in the curriculum and downstream (e.g. FER 3200). 21 Dr. Germinario will also contribute to the development of FER 3200 and mentoring research, experimentation, and analysis within the program in line with his expertise. All involved faculty will contribute to student advising although Dr. Cohen will play a primary role. Ms. Franya Hutchins is currently a Research Assistant and Administrative Technician with Dr. Cohen and will be partially funded through a USDA grant to help advise and manage the program, students, and facilitate communications between educational institutes. While we currently foresee no limitation in faculty and staff resources, we are sensitive to the long‐term reality of a successful program. It may be prudent by year 5 or 6 to consider faculty restructuring or reallocation; the administration at ASU feels that this is a reasonable expectation and is within standard operating procedures for position allocation. With a successful program in place, new faculty in related disciplines may be vetted for some connection to the FER program to enhance the overall quality of the program. We have also identified several faculty members within the program roster with overlapping instructional and research interests. In the event the faculty are unavailable for any reason we will still have the ability to deliver the courses and degree as established. C.
If the employment of new faculty requires additional funds, please explain the source of funding. D.
Explain how the program will affect faculty activity, including course load, public service activity, and scholarly research. N/A The intended program is not expected to negatively impact the activity or responsibility of any ASU faculty or staff. All faculty members have current instruction duties within the scope of the intended program and contribute to ongoing course development and instruction. Further establishing a comprehensive network of scientist working within a coordinated focus with shared facilities and complimentary research foci will expand the research and outreach efforts of faculty. III.
LIBRARY A. Provide a statement as to the adequacy of present library holdings for the proposed program. The ASU library has been consulted over the past four years and has continually added relevant resources to their collection available in print and electronic format. The adequacy of library resources for faculty, staff, and students has been well established. B.
State how the library will be improved to meet new program requirements for the next five years. The explanation should discuss the need for books, periodicals, reference material, primary source material, etc. What additional library support must be added to areas supporting the proposed program? 22 There is no anticipated need for the library to improve upon the current state of resources for this program. Collections have been built over the past four years resulting in a sufficient resource base. Resources available for grape and wine production, brewing science, food chemistry, chemistry, biology, agricultural sciences and production, biotechnology and bioprocessing, business management, entrepreneurship, tourism management are adequate. C.
Discuss the use of other institutional libraries. The resources available to ASU through open access and interlibrary loans are exceptional and provide sufficient support for this program. IV.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT A. Describe facilities available for the proposed program. The administration at ASU has made all resources required for successful operation of this program available to faculty and students. A pilot fermentation facility is currently in operation at the ASU Broyhill Inn and Conference center with necessary access to resources required for operation. Funds from the USDA and current federal funds granted to the ASU Enology program have allowed for the procurement of equipment and instrumentation for the facility. There is currently a functioning laboratory space within the Chemistry and Physics building for laboratory instruction and training as well as shared access to additional teaching laboratories and instrumentation. Facilities for classroom and additional laboratory instruction are also in place on campus including cooperation with the department of Health and Exercise Science. The current office for the ASU Enology staff and faculty will serve as the administration facility for the FER program. B.
Describe the effect of this new program on existing facilities and indicate whether they will be adequate, both at the commencement of the program and during the next decade. The current facilities designated for the FER program are adequate for current operation of the program and will be sufficient for the next decade. Space and facility considerations have been made with establishment and program growth in mind. C.
Discuss any information technology services needed and/or available. Support for information technology services through the department of Arts and Sciences and the ASU library are adequate to support the FER program. D.
Discuss sources of financial support for any new facilities and equipment. 23 Financial support has been provided through grants obtained from the federal government Small Business Administration, the NC Rural Economic Development Center, the Golden Leaf Foundation, the USDA, private in‐kind donations of equipment, internal support at ASU for equipment, and instrumentation, and facility development and fund‐raising through the FER program. Additional support is planned from the operation of the student run production facility to support operating costs and consumables. Support is also expected from award of competitive academic and research grants. V.
ADMINISTRATION Describe how the proposed program will be administered, giving the responsibilities of each department, division, school, or college. Explain any inter‐departmental or inter‐
unit administrative plans. Include an organizational chart showing the "location" of the proposed new program. Program administration will fall under the current system in place through the College of Arts and Sciences. All FER faculty report to Dr. Anthony Calamai, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty from the departments of biology, chemistry, physics, and the college of business will be included in student advising. In addition, staff and administration in University College have been consulted in the development of the program and will assist in advising for incoming freshmen and transfer students as needed. Dr. Cohen, Mr. Donley, and Ms. Hutchins (ASU Enology) will provide the majority of student advising and program administration. An inter‐campus advisory board may be established to assure success of the program during the developmental phase. Dr. Cohen has consulted with all relevant department heads to date and will coordinate through the College of Arts and Sciences as the director of the Fermentation Science program. 24 VI.
ACCREDITATION Indicate the names of all accrediting agencies normally concerned with programs similar to the one proposed. Describe plans to request professional accreditation. If the proposed new degree program is at a more advanced level than those previously authorized or if it is in a new discipline division, was SACS notified of a potential "substantive change" during the planning process? If so, describe the response from SACS and the steps that have been taken to date with reference to the applicable procedure. N/A VII.
SUPPORTING FIELDS Are other subject‐matter fields at the proposing institution necessary or valuable in support of the proposed program? Is there needed improvement or expansion of these fields? To what extent will such improvement or expansion be necessary for the proposed program? The FER program is dependent upon multiple subject matter fields at ASU. All departments have been consulted in the development of this program and have confirmed their 25 participation and support of the program. While the FER program will provide additional academic support to many of these programs, additional improvement or expansion is not required. Programs and courses within the department of Technology will benefit from increased course offerings relevant to their students and cooperation with the FER program. VIII.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Include any additional information deemed pertinent to the review of this new degree program proposal. The importance and impact of the FER program should be evident through the recent external funding granted to faculty and staff at ASU. During the past four years, over $2 million has been awarded resulting in the development of this program. Most recently, the USDA accepted a grant proposal of $150,000 for the development and support of the FER program for the next three years. This award was made on the merit of this program, its impact on the region, and need to improve the status of graduates from four‐ and two‐ year academic institutions. The USDA has determined this field to be a worthwhile investment. The administration at ASU has also identified this as a need‐area for the university, the UNC system and the region, has provided support for the development of this program, and acknowledges the broad impact it will provide. IX.
BUDGET Provide estimates (using the attached form) of the additional costs required to implement the program and identify the proposed sources of the additional required funds. Use SCH projections (section II.C.) to estimate new state appropriations through enrollment increase funds. Prepare a budget schedule for each of the first four years of the program, indicating the account number and name for all additional amounts required. Identify EPA and SPA positions immediately below the account listing. New SPA positions should be listed at the first step in the salary range using the SPA classification rates currently in effect. Identify any larger or specialized equipment and any unusual supplies requirements. For the purposes of the second and third year estimates, project faculty and SPA position rates and fringe benefits rates at first year levels. Include the continuation of previous year(s) costs in second and third year estimates. Additional state‐appropriated funds for new programs may be limited and in recent years have been almost non‐existent. Except in exceptional circumstances, institutions should request such funds for no more than three years (e.g., for start‐up equipment, new faculty positions, etc.), at which time enrollment increase funds should be adequate to support the new program. Therefore it will be assumed that requests (in the "New Allocations" column of the following worksheet) are for one, two, or three years unless the institution indicates a continuing need and attaches a compelling justification. However, funds for new programs are more likely to be allocated for limited periods of time if available at all. [Form continues on next page.] 26 X.
Appalachian State University expects to incur no net cost increases as a result of establishing the FER program. Enrollments in the program will come from students who would otherwise major in CHE, BIO, TEC, MKT, and other well‐enrolled programs. The faculty members who will teach in the program are already employed at ASU and were hired or had their teaching duties shifted through allocation of internal resources. 27 SUMMARY OF ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR PROPOSED PROGRAM INSTITUTION __Appalachian State University__________ DATE ___9‐9‐2001___________ Program (CIP, Name, Level) ___ CIP = ?, Fermentation Sciences, Level = B _______________ Degree(s) to be Granted ___ B.S. ________________ Program Year __ 2012‐13 ____________ No additional funds requested ADDITIONAL FUNDS REQUIRED ‐ BY SOURCE Reallocation of Present Enrollment Institutional Increase Resources Funds New Allocations Total 101 Regular Term Instruction 1210 SPA Regular Salaries $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________
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SEE Narrative: No additional funds requested or required Note: Accounts may be added or deleted as required. XI.
EVALUATION PLANS All new degree program proposals must include an evaluation plan which includes: (a) the criteria to be used to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the program, (b) measures to be used to evaluate the program), (c) expected levels of productivity of the proposed program for the first four years of operation (number of graduates), (d) the names, addresses, e‐mail addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three persons (six reviewers are needed for graduate programs) qualified to review this proposal and to evaluate the program once operational, and (e) the plan and schedule to evaluate the proposed new degree program prior to the completion of its fifth year of operation once fully established. 29 PROGRAM EVALUATION FORMAT A.
Criteria to be used to evaluate the proposed program: A program evaluation plan has been outlined and established for delivery following completion of the USDA HEC grant. This evaluation plan will continue through years four and five in order to establish the effectiveness of the program and provide the administration with a continual assessment of areas for improvement and identify additional industries seeking qualified graduates for employment. As part of the SACS reaccreditation process, all academic programs at ASU have developed mission and vision statements, along with student learning outcomes. A complete plan for ongoing programmatic assessment has been developed for all units and that plan has received preliminary approval from SACS. The FER program will complete a SACS compliant assessment process that is overseen by the College of Arts and Sciences Assessment Committee. Criteria used to establish the efficacy and success of the program will include: Enrollment statistics Enrollment demographics Student discipline focus Student research and internship experience during enrollment Professional industries represented Student scholarly contribution to research and dissemination Industry feedback of student preparedness in internship and collaboration Assessment of discrete skills and knowledge base presented in each course Job placement Student pursuit of graduate‐level degrees Student matriculation time / economic investment Product development and innovation transferred to industry application Student feedback on preparedness and job placement post‐graduation B.
Measures to be used to evaluate the program: Program evaluation measures will include head counts for student enrollment and matriculation as well as tracking student demographics. Feedback from students and industry questionnaires will help establish the rate of success of objectives and help determine continued direction of program. We will seek numeric evaluations of students in all research and internship positions during development of the program. 30 Internal feedback from staff and faculty at ASU as well as student evaluations will be consulted each semester and annually. We will seek evaluation of course content and organization for newly developed courses from faculty and staff outside of the FER program. By year five we will begin track student employment and demographics. C.
Projected productivity levels (number of graduates): Based on current interest, we anticipate a rapid response of students for enrollment in the FER program from within and outside of campus (including those leaving community college). Several courses have been offered in 2009‐2011 included in the FER requirements under alternate course designations. Several students have indicated their desire to obtain a degree in Fermentation Sciences and have satisfied most of the programmatic requirements through pursuit of their current major. Level Year 1 Year 2 ___6__ Year 3 ___12__ Year 4 __20__ TOTALS B ___0‐2_ __40__ M _________ _________ _________ _________ _________
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(Key: B‐Bachelor's, M‐Master's, I/P‐Intermediate or Professional, D‐Doctoral) D.
Recommended consultant/reviewers: Names, titles, addresses, e‐mail addresses, and telephone numbers. May not be employees of the University of North Carolina. Dr. Thomas Shellhammer Professor, Food Science and Technology, Brewing Science Oregon State University 100 Wiegand Hall, Corvallis OR 97331 Tom.Shellhammer@oregonstate.edu 541.737.9308 Dr. Robert McGorrin Department Head and Jacob‐Root Professor Oregon State University 100 Wiegand Hall, Corvallis OR 97331 31 robert.mcgorrin@oregonstate.edu 541.737.8737 Dr. James Kennedy Director, Viticulture and Enology Research Center California State University, Fresno 2360 E. Barstow, Fresno CA 93740 jakennedy@csufresno.edu 559.278.2089 Dr. Charles Bamforth Anheuser‐Busch Endowed Professor of Malting and Brewing Sciences UC Davis cwbamforth@ucdavis.edu 530.752.9476 Dr. Charles Edwards Professor and Food Scientist Washington State University 100 Dairy Rd., Pullman WA 99164 edwardssc@wsu.edu 509.335.6612 Dr. Bruce Zoecklein Emeritus Professor Virginia Polytechnic University 14 Food Science and Tech Building, Blacksburg VA 24061 bzoeckle@vt.edu 540.231.5325 E.
Plan for evaluation prior to fifth operational year. Prior to the fifth year of operation, annual evaluations will be tracked and assessed internally by program contributors to improve the impact and assure the broad nature of application and experience. The evaluation plan will be updated each year based on results from the previous year and to maintain the relevance to students as they advance through the program. We will seek outside review of evaluations during the first five years from faculty at institutions with similar programs out of the state. This will allow us to establish a comparisons and begin to share experiences and outcomes with other educational institutes in the US. Cooperating community colleges and local industries will also be consulted during this period to establish a positive connection and assure that student training and education is inline with industry demands. 32 Appendix A: List of Courses 34 2011‐2012 Bachelor of Science (BS) TENTATIVE Checksheet for Fermentation Science Major Degree Code *** Arts & Sciences Concentration Code *** I. GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM ......................................................................................................................... 44 CHE 1101/1110 and 1102/1120 fulfills the Science Inquiry Perspective. MAT 1110 fulfills the Quantitative Literacy. ECO 2030 fulfills 3 s.h. Historical and Social Perspective. II. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (not including 15 semester hours already counted in I above) .............................................................. 71 2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major department, plus any other courses under II. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. A. Fermentation Science Course Requirements (18 semester hours): FER 1000 _____ (3) Principles of Fermentation Science FER 2000 _____ (1) Social Implications of Fermented Beverages FER 3000* _____ (4) Viticulture: Vine Physiology and Vineyard Establishment FER 3200 _____ (3) Facility Design and Operation FER 4100* _____ (4) Wine Production and Analysis (includes lecture and lab; Pre: CHE 2210, 2211) FER 4200* _____ (4) Brewing Science and Analysis (cross listed as CHE 4200; includes lecture and lab; Pre: CHE 2210, 2211) FER 4300 _____ (3) Sensory Analysis of Wine and Beer (Pre: FER 4100 or 4200 and STT 2810) *Choose at least 8 semester hours from the following: FER 3000, 4100 and 4200 B. Chemistry (19 semester hours (8 hours already counted in Core Curriculum Science Req.)) CHE 1101 _____ (3) Introductory Chemistry I (Co: CHE 1110) CHE 1110 _____ (1) Introductory Chemistry I Lab (Co: CHE 1101) CHE 1102 _____ (3) Introductory Chemistry II (Pre: CHE 1101/1110; Co: CHE 1120) CHE 1120 _____ (1) Introductory Chemistry II Lab (Co: CHE 1102) CHE 2101 _____ (3) Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry (pre: CHE 1102/1120) CHE 2203 _____ (1) Organic Chemistry Lab I (Co: CHE 2203) CHE 2210 _____ (2) Quantitative Analysis (Pre : CHE 1102/1120 ; Co: CHE 2211) CHE 2211 _____ (2) Quantitative Analysis Lab (Co : CHE 2210) CHE 4580 _____ (3) Biochemistry I (Pre: CHE 2101 or 2201) C. Biology (11 semester hours) BIO 1801 _____ (4) Biological Concepts I (Pre: CHE 1101) BIO 2600 _____ (3) Cell Biology (Pre: CHE 1102) BIO 3308 _____ (4) Microbiology (includes lab, Pre: CHE 1102/1120) D. Mathematics, Statistics and Economics (10 semester hours) MAT 1110 _____ (4) Calculus with Analytic Geometry I (Pre: MAT 1025) STT 2810 _____ (3) Introduction to Statistics (Pre: MAT 1010 or equiv.) 2030 _____ (3) Principles of Economics – Price Theory Major Requirements that count in Gen Education: Quantitative Lit MAT 1110 4 s.h. Science Inquiry CHE 1101/1110 4 s.h. CHE 1102/1120 4 s.h. Hist and Soc Persp ECO 2030 3 s.h. Total Major hrs: 86 Gen Ed hrs: ‐ 15 Net Major hrs: 71 E. Other Science (13 semester hours) NUT 1202 _____ (3) Basic Food Science NUT 3210 _____ (3) Beverage Management Choose one from the following: SD 3100 _____ (4) Principles of Agroecology SD 3150 _____ (4) Soil & Soil Fertility Management SD 4200 _____ (4) Ecologically Based Pest Management Choose one from the following: TEC 4605 _____ (3) Sustainable Resource Management TEC 4606 _____ (3) Sustainable Water and Wastewater Technology TEC 4700 _____ (3) Biofuels Technology F. Other Courses (15 semester hours) BUS 1050 _____ (3) Introduction to Business ACC 1050 _____ (3) Survey of Accounting ENG 3700 _____ (3) Technical Writing (Pre: ENG 3090 or 3100 OR permission of instructor based on submission of writing samples) MKT 3050 _____ (3) Principles of Marketing (Pre: ECO 2030) Choose one from the following: HOS 2000 _____ (3) Survey of the Hospitality and Tourism Industry MGT 3010 _____ (3) Survey of Management MGT 3060 _____ (3) Understanding Entrepreneurship BIO ECO 2011‐2012 Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree Code *** Concentration Code *** TENTATIVE Checksheet for Fermentation Science Major Arts & Sciences III. MINOR (optional) A. Chemistry (Wine or brewing chemistry) CHE minor’s recommended to complete CHE 2201/2203 and 2202/2204 in place of CHE 2101/2203: CHE 2201 _____ (3) Organic Chemistry I (Pre: CHE 1102/1120; Co: CHE 2203) CHE 2203 _____ (1) Organic Chemistry I Lab (Pre: CHE 1102/1120; Co: CHE 2101 or 2201) CHE 2202 _____ (3) Organic Chemistry II (Pre: CHE 2201/2203 w/minimum grade “C‐“; Co: CHE 2204) CHE 2204 _____ (1) Organic Chemistry II Lab (Pre: CHE 2201/2203 w/minimum grade of “C‐“; Co: CHE 2202) CHE 4581 _____ (1) Biochemistry I Lab (Pre: CHE 2203; Co: 4580) B. Biology (Viticulture / agri‐business or cell and microbiology; minimum of 7 semester hours) BIO 2000 _____ (4) Introduction to Botany BIO 2610 _____ (1) Cell Biology Lab BIO 3304 _____ (4) Systematic Botany BIO 4555 _____ (4) Plant Physiology (Pre: CHE1110/1120, CHE22201/2203 recommended) BIO 4571 _____ (4) Plant‐Insect Interactions in Terrestrial Ecosystems OR BIO 2400 _____ (3) Genetics (Pre: BIO 1801, CHE1102, MAT 1025) BIO 2419 _____ (1) Genetics Lab (Pre: BIO 2400 or 2700) BIO 2610 _____ (1) Cell Biology Lab BIO 2800 _____ (3) Biotechnology and Society BIO 3800 _____ (4) Molecular Biology and Lab (Pre: BIO 1801 and one semester organic chemistry) C. Marketing (9 semester hours)* MKT 3210 _____ (3) Retail Management (recommended, PRE: MKT 3050 with minimum grade of 2.0) MKT 3220 _____ (3) Sales Management (recommended, PRE: MKT 3050 with minimum grade of 2.0) MKT 3260 _____ (3) Managing Distribution Channels (recommended, PRE: MKT 3050 with minimum grade of 2.0) D. Entrepreneurship (9 semester hours)* FIN 2860 _____ (3) Personal Finance MGT 3060 _____ (3) Understanding Entrepreneurship AND 3 semester hours of 3000 or 4000‐level College of Business coursework. *Note: Refer to the Walker College of Business (WCOB) Undergraduate Bulletin for course restrictions for non‐business majors. Non‐business majors are limited to 5 courses at the 3000 to 4000‐level. Students will need to confirm permissions from WCOB advising for upper‐level course registration. IV. ELECTIVES (taken to total 122 hours for the degree) ................................................................................................... 7 2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline. 122 Electives recommended by department: MGT 3170 Fostering and Managing Creativity (3 s.h.), MGT 3190 International Entrepreneurship (3 s.h.), MGT 3620 Human Resource Management (3 s.h.), MGT 4650 New Venture Creation (3 s.h.), CHE 2526 Chemical Safety (1 s.h.), HOS 3700 Hospitality Management Operations (3.s.h.), HOS 4040 Destination Management (3 s.h.) Appendix B: CVs of Faculty in the Appalachian State University Fermentation Science Program 36 Eric J. Allain
Assistant Professor
Appalachian State University
Department of Chemistry
Boone, NC 28608
(828) 262-2961
allainej@appstate.edu
EDUCATION
University of Illinois , Urbana, IL
Ph.D. in Biochemistry
1996
Dissertation: “Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes by Chloroperoxidase and the Development of a
Chloroperoxidase Expression System”
Illinois Benedictine College, Lisle, IL
B.S. in Biochemistry
1989
AWARDS
Frigerio Award – Outstanding Freshman Biochemist
1986
Sophomore Excellence in Organic Chemistry Award
1987
Snoke Award – Top Junior Biochemist
1988
Chicago Drug and Chemical Society College Award
1989
American Institute of Chemists Award
1989
Outstanding Speaker – Biochemistry Graduate Student Conference
1993
Best R&D Project Award – Novozymes North America
2004
Spark and Passion Award – Novozymes North America
Best R&D Project Award – Novozymes North America
2005
2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Assistant Professor – Department of Chemistry
2005 - Present
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Primarily responsible for biochemistry courses.
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Research areas include: applied biochemistry, fuel alcohol biochemistry, and mathematical modeling
of metabolic networks.
Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC
Senior Scientist – Fuel Alcohol Research
2000-2005
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Developed a mini scale high throughput assay for studying and evaluating enzymes in fuel alcohol
fermentations.
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Researched methods for mathematical modeling of fuel alcohol fermentations.
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Championed the use of NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics as a tool to study and screen for enzyme
performance in fuel alcohol production.
Nalco Chemical Company, Naperville, IL
Senior Research Chemist – Global Microbiology Research
1999 - 2000
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Studied the potential use of the enzyme laccase as a microorganism control agent.
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Performed research to examine the effects of conventional biocides on bacterial signaling molecules.
Participated in a team effort to develop and field trial a fluorescent based microorganism detection
system.
Senior Chemist – Global Microbiology Research
1997-1999
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Primary project involved using enzymes as an environmentally friendly approach to remove microbial
biofilms.
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Conducted exploratory research on the application of enzymes in polymer and monomer synthesis.
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Developed and patented a novel process for manufacturing one of Nalco’s oxidizing biocide products.
University of Illinois , Urbana, IL
Graduate Research Biochemist
1989-1996
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Discovered, characterized and patented an enzymatic process for asymmetric synthesis of epoxides.
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Worked to develop an expression system for chloroperoxidase.
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Teaching assistant for biochemistry lecture and laboratory courses.
PATENTS, PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Allain, E. J. (2007) Cell-free ethanol production: the future of fuel ethanol? J Chem Technol Bio t echnol
82:117-120.
Madison, A.; Allain, E. J.; Marland, E ;Salinas, R. A.. (2006) Enzyme optimization for cell free ethanol
production. Poster presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of The Society of Mathematical Biology,
Raleigh, NC.
Allain, E. J.; Madison, A.; Dardugno, D; Salinas, R. A.; Marland, E. (2006) Enzyme optimization for cell
free ethanol production. Lecture presented at the 28 t h Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and
Chemicals, Nashville, TN.
Fukuyama, Shiro; Matsui, Tomoko; Soong, Chee-Leong; Allain, Eric; Vikso-Nielsen, Anders; Udagawa,
Hiroaki; Liu, Ye; Duan, Junxin; Wu, Wenping; Andersen, Lene Nonboe; Landvik, Sara (2006) Chimeric αamylases comprising catalytic and carbohydrate-binding modules and the use for starch processing. PCT
Int. Patent Appl.
Udagawa, Hiroaki; Landvik, Sara; Ihara, Michiko; Liu, Jiyin; Soong, Chee-Leong; Allain, Eric; Fukuyama,
Shiro (2006) Fungal polynucleotide and polypeptide sequences with glucoamylase activity and uses
thereof. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Wenger, Kevin S.; Allain, Eric; Lewis, Stephen M.; Finck, John Michael; Roth, Debbie Lynn (2005)
Improved distillation by addition of amylase and protease to mashes. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Allain, Eric; Wenger, Kevin S.; Bisgard-Frantzen, Henrik; Henderson, Lori; Costable, Carmen (2005)
Fermentation processes. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Allain, Eric; Wenger, Kevin S.; Bisgard-Frantzen, Henrik (2005) Processes for producing a fermentation
product, such as ethanol, from milled starch without gelatinization using glucoamylase from Athel i a rolfsii
and acid α-amylase. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Borchert, Torben; Danielsen, Steffen; Allain, Eric (2005) Methods for engineering fusion proteins of
glucoamylase or α-amylase starch binding and catalytic domains of Aspergillus n i ger , Talaromyces
emerson i i and Athelia rolfsii for production of ethanol in Saccharomyces cervisiae . PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Taira, Rikako; Tkgai, Shinobu; Hjort, Carsten; Vikso-Nielsen, Anders; Allain, Eric; Udagawa, Hiroaki
(2005) Fungal α-amylase fusion proteins for starch processing. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Allain, E. J. (2004) Lab scale modeling of fuel alcohol fermentations. Lecture presented at the 2004
International Fuel Ethanol Workshop, Madison, WI.
Allain, E. J.; Costable, C.; Wenger, K. S. (2004) Lab scale modeling of fuel alcohol fermentations. Poster
presented at the 26 th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals, Chattanooga, TN.
Allain E. J.; Crabb, G. (2003) Future innovations in fuel alcohol … the road to the ethanol plant of the
future. Lecture presented at the 2003 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop, Sioux Falls, SD.
Allain, E. J. (2002) Evaluation of enzymes for fuel alcohol production. Lecture presented at the 53 rd
Starch Conference, Detmold, Germany.
Chattoraj, M.; Fehr, M. J.; Hatch, S. R.; Allain, E. J. (2002) Online measurement and control of
microbiological activity in industrial water systems. Materials Performance 41(4), 40-45.
Borchardt, S. A.; Allain, E. J.; Michels, J. J.; Stearns, G. W.; Kelly, R. F.; McCoy, W. F. (2001) Reaction of
acylated homoserine lactone bacterial signaling molecules with oxidized halogen antimicrobials. Appl.
Environ. Microbiol . 67(7), 3174-3179.
Allain, E. J.; Borchardt, S. A.; Michels, J. J.; McCoy, W. F. (2000) Interaction between acylated
homoserine lactone signaling molecules and halogen biocides – a possible mechanism for biofilm control.
Poster presented at Biofilms 2000 ASM Conference, Big Sky, Montana.
Michels, J. J.; Allain, E. J.; Hu, P.; Borchardt, S. A.; McCoy, W. F. (2000) Identification of the
degradation pathway for acylated homoserine lactone bacterial signal molecules by halogenated oxidizing
biocides using HPLC with photodiode array and APCIMS detection. J. Chromatography 898(2), 153-165.
Yang, S.; McCoy, W. F.; Allain, E. J.; Myers, E. R.; Dallmier, A. W. (2000) Preparation of stabilized
bromine solutions used for biofouling control in water systems. PCT Int. Patent Appl.
Zong, Q; Allain, E. J.; Hager, L. P. (1997) Expression of recombinant chloroperoxidase. FASEB Journal
11(9).
Allain, E. J. (1997) Enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes by chloroperoxidase and the development of a
chloroperoxidase expression system. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Hager, L. P.; Allain, E. J. (1994) Selective epoxidation of alkenes by chloroperoxidase. US Patent
5,358,860.
Allain, E. J.; Hager, L. P.; Deng, L.; Jacobsen, E. N. (1993) Highly enantioselective epoxidation of
disubstituted alkenes with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by chloroperoxidase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 115
4415-16.
MEMBERSHIPS
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American Chemical Society
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Mathematical Association of America
Suzanna L. Bräuer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Appalachian State University
572 Rivers Street,
Boone, NC 28608-2027 USA
Phone: (828) 262-7451; Fax: (828) 262-2127; E-mail: brauersl@appstate.edu
Education
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Ph.D. in Microbiology
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. B.S. in Environmental Chemistry
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA. B.A. in Russian Literature
2006
2000
1995
Research Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Senior Research Associate, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, OR
Postdoctoral Fellow, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Research Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2008-present
2007-2008
2006-2007
2001-2006
Teaching Experience
Faculty, Microbial Diversity Course, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Instructor, Molecular Microbial Ecology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Instructor, Microbiology, Appalachian State University (ASU), Boone, NC
Instructor, Microbiology Laboratory, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Instructor, Microbial Ecology Discussion Course, OHSU, Portland, OR
Co-Instructor, Environmental & Biomolecular History of the Earth, OHSU, Portland, OR
Instructor, Microbiology Discussion Courses, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Small Group Leader and TA, General Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
TA, Advanced Microbiology Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Summer 2011
Spring 2011
2010-present
2008-present
2008
2006-2007
2004 & 2006
2001-2005
2002
Grants and Awards
North Carolina Space Grant’s New Principal Investigators Award, NC State University
2011
GRAM Award, Appalachian State University
2010-2012
University Research Council Grant, Appalachian State University
2008 & 2010
External Scholars Grant, University College, Appalachian State University
2008
NSF RIDGE 2000 Fellowship, Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation
2007
Environmental Research Grant, Cornell Center for the Environment, Cornell University (CU)
2005
Research Grant, NSF IGERT in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity, CU
2005
Outstanding Teaching Assistant, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, CU
2003
Research Fellowship, Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Change, CU
2001
Memberships and Affiliations
Sigma Xi
American Society for Microbiology
National Speleological Society
International Symposium on Microbial Ecology
Cornell University Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
Publications and Presentations (Bräuer’s advisees or co-advisees are denoted by an asterisk*)
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
Sakai S, Ehara M, Tseng I-C, Yamaguchi T, Bräuer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Zinder SH and Imachi H. 2011.
Methanolinea mesophila, sp. nov., a hydrogenotrophic methanogen isolated from a rice field in
Taiwan, and proposal of the new archaeal family Methanoregulaceae fam. nov. within the order
Methanomicrobiales. Submitted to International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary
Microbiology. E-pub ahead of print: doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.035048-0.
Johnson KW*, Carmichael MJ*, McDonald W*, Rose N*, Pitchford J, Windelspecht M, Karatan E, and
Bräuer SL. 2011. Increased abundance of Gallionella spp., Leptothrix spp. and total bacteria in
response to enhanced Mn and Fe concentrations in a disturbed southern Appalachian high elevation
riparian wetland. Geomicrobiology Journal, in press.
Bräuer SL, Adams C*, Kranzler K*, Murphy D, Xu M*, Zuber P, Simon HM, Baptista AM and Tebo BM.
2011. Culturable Rhodobacter and Shewanella species are abundant in estuarine turbidity maxima
of the Columbia River, Environmental Microbiology, 13(3): 589–603.
Bräuer SL, Cadillo Quiroz H, Ward RJ, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2011. Methanoregula boonei strain
6A8, gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidiphilic methanogen isolated from an acidic peat bog. International
Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 61: 45-52.
Roble LA, Carmichael MJ*, Carmichael SK, and Bräuer SL. 2010. Geomicrobiology of cave Mn oxide
deposits in Eastern Tennessee, The Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs,
42(1):192.
Popa R, Popa R, Mashall MJ, Nguyen H, Tebo, BM, Bräuer SL. 2009. Limitations and benefits of ARISA
intra-genomic diversity fingerprinting, Journal of Microbiological Methods 78 (2):111-118.
Anderson CR, Chu M-L, Davis RE, Dick GJ, Cho J-C, Bräuer SL, and Tebo BM. 2009. Aurantimonas
manganoxydans, sp. nov. and Aurantimonas litoralis, sp. nov.: Mn(II)-oxidizing representatives of
a globally distributed clade of alpha-Proteobacteria from the order Rhizobiales. Geomicrobiology
Journal. 26:189-198.
Bräuer SL, Yashiro E, Ueno N*, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2006. Characterization of acid-tolerant H2/CO2utilizing methanogenic enrichment cultures from an acidic peat bog. FEMS Microbiology Ecology
57(2):206-216.
Bräuer SL, Yashiro E, Cadillo Quiroz H, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2006. Isolation of a novel acidiphilic
methanogen from an acidic peat bog. Nature 442:192-194.
Cadillo Quiroz H, Bräuer SL, Yashiro E, Sun C*, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2006. Vertical profiles of
methanogens in two contrasting acidic peatlands in central New York State, USA. Environmental
Microbiology 8(8):1428-1440.
Bräuer SL, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2004. Methanogenesis in McLean Bog, an acidic peat bog in upstate
New York: stimulation by H2/CO2 in the presence of rifampicin, or by low concentrations of
acetate. Geomicrobiology Journal 21(7):433-443.
Manuscripts in Preparation:
Bräuer SL, Goodson N*, Kranzler K*, Murphy D*, Simon HM, Baptista AM, and Tebo BM. Potential
carbon fixation in the Columbia River’s estuarine turbidity maxima.
Cadillo-Quiroz H, Bräuer SL, Goodson N*, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. Novel Methanobacterium Strains
from Northern Temperate and Boreal Peatlands.
Cadillo-Quiroz H, Bräuer SL, Podell S, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. Comparative genomics of the novel
family Methanoregulaceae: adaptations and novel functions.
Carmichael MJ*, Carmichael SK, Anderson Z, Roble LA*, and Bräuer SL. Geomicrobiology of Mn oxide
deposits in eastern Tennessee caves.
Selected Conference Presentations:
Carmichael MJ*, Carmichael SK, Craig T*, Strom A*, Galior K*, Roble LA*, and Bräuer SL. 2011.
Microbial communities associated with the biomineralization of Mn oxides in subterranean karst
environments of the southern Appalachians. Center for Dark Energy Biosphere Investigations.
Annual Meeting, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC.
Carmichael MJ*, Carmichael SK, Roble LA*, and Bräuer SL. 2011. Mn-oxide Deposits in Tennessee
Cave Systems Harbor Diverse and Unique Microbial Communities. American Society of
Microbiology. Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Carmichael MJ*, Carmichael SK, Roble LA*, and Bräuer SL. 2010. Geomicrobiology of Mn oxide
deposits in eastern Tennessee caves. Association of Southeastern Biologists. Annual Meeting,
Ashville, NC.
DeLorenzo S*, Tebo BM, Bräuer SL, Herfort L, Needoba JA, Zuber P. 2010. The role of anaplerotic
carbon fixation in heterotrophic bacteria as a survival mechanism in hypoxic waters. 13th
International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Seattle, WA.
Bräuer SL, Anitori RP, Davis R, Carmichael MJ*, Smythe W, Tebo BM. 2010. A peptide-based
probe for the capture of manganese oxides and associated microorganisms. 13th International
Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Seattle, WA.
Carmichael MJ*, Tebo BM, and Bräuer SL. 2009. Peptide-based probe capture of Mn oxides and
associated bacteria in various environments including deep-sea samples near Loihi Seamount,
Hawaii, and Carter Salt Peter, Tennessee. North Carolina Branch of the American Society for
Microbiology, Annual Meeting, NC Central University, Durham, NC.
Adams C, Kranzler K*, Murphy D*, Simon HM, Tebo BM, and Bräuer SL. 2009. Rhodobacter species
are important catalysts of manganese(II) oxidation in the Columbia River Estuary, American
Society for Microbiology, 109th General Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Johnson KW*, Karatan E, Windelspecht M, and Bräuer SL. 2008. Bacterial Community Analysis of a
High Altitude Wetland Disturbed by Iron and Manganese. North Carolina Branch of the American
Society for Microbiology, Annual Meeting, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC.
Bräuer SL, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Podell S, Tebo BM, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2007. The first genome
sequence data for acidiphilic methanogens. Metagenomics Conference, San Diego, CA.
Bräuer SL, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2006. Characterization of Candidatus ‘Methanoregula boonei strain
6A8’ a novel acidophilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog, Gordon Research Conference in
Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry, Andover, NH.
Invited & Selected Lectures (§Abstract selected for an oral presentation):
Bräuer SL. 2010. No time to wallow in the mire: methane in peat soils, Department of Soil Science,
Invited Seminar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (March 10, 2010).
Bräuer SL. 2010. Microbial biogeochemistry of manganese, Department of Microbiology, Invited
Seminar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. (February 25, 2010).
Bräuer SL, Kranzler K*, and Tebo, B. 2007. Carbon and manganese cycling in the Columbia River’s
estuarine turbidity maxima, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA§.
Bräuer SL, Yashiro E, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Yavitt JB, and Zinder SH. 2006. Characterization of Candidatus
‘Methanoregula boonei strain 6A8’, a novel acidiphilic methanogen from an acidic peat bog,
Chemistry Department, Pomona College, Claremont, CA.
Bräuer SL, Yashiro E, Cadillo-Quiroz H, Yavitt JB, and Zinder. 2005. Isolation of a novel acidiphilic
methanogen from an acidic peat bog, Symposium in Biological and Biomedical Sciences,
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
Community Service and Volunteer Experience
Mentor of Watauga High School Student, ASU, Boone, NC
Community Outreach Presenter, Local Cave Grottoes, Johnson City, TN
Volunteer Instructor, Saturday Academy and Hillsboro School District, Portland, OR
Master Composter, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Ithaca, NY
Instructor, Cornell Outdoor Education, Ithaca, NY
AmeriCorp Volunteer, Olympia WA and Langley, WA
Professional Service
Part-time Teaching Award Committee, CAS, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2010-present
2010-present
2007-2008
2002-2005
2001-2005
1998-2001
2011-present
Ad hoc Reviewer, Soil Sci Soc Am J, Estuar Coast, FEMS Microbiol Ecol, and others
2010-present
Editorial Board, KBM Journal of Microbiology, ISSN 1949-1395, Fayetteville, NC,
2010-present
Ad hoc Reviewer, NSF proposals, Ocean Sciences, OTIC; and DEB Ecosystem Science
2009-present
Advising Committee, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2009-present
Scholarship Committee, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2008-present
Search Committee, Non-tenure-track laboratory instructor, ASU, Boone, NC
2010
Search Committee, Tenure-track professor, Microbiology for nursing students, ASU,
2009
Seminar Committee, Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction, OHSU,
2007-2008
Admissions Committee, Department of Microbiology, Cornell University (CU), Ithaca, NY, 2004
Treasurer, Program in Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity, CU, Ithaca, NY, 2003-2004
High School Students Advised
Marlie Shelton, Culturing Mn(II) oxidizers
2010-present
Undergraduates Advised
Bryan Zorn, Molecular analyses of fungal communities in caves
Amanda Strom, Culturing Mn(II) oxidizers and assisting with molecular techniques
Zachary Anderson, Culturing Mn(II) oxidizers and assisting with molecular techniques
Noah Goodson, Characterization of methanogenic archea, and qPCR analyses
Connor Rice, Characterization of methanogenic archea
Whitney McDonald and Natalie Rose, Quantitative real-time PCR of wetland and
cave samples, as well as culturing and clone libraries
Jared Butler, High-throughput culturing, and cloning from Karst samples
Kornelia Gailor, Culturing manganese oxidizers
Clare Adams, Quantifying Rhodobacter populations in the Columbia River Estuary
Kira Kranzler, Culturing manganese oxidizers, creating clone libraries of
RuBisCO genes, and assisting with biogeochemical analyses as part of
an NSF Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (REU)
Criag Bierle, Analyzing methanogenic rates, culturing cellulolytic and anaerobic
bacteria, and using molecular techniques to characterize bacteria in peat
Seppo Aro, Analyzing methanogenic rates and culturing acetogens
Nori Ueno, Culturing acetogens and characterizing Firimicutes strain TR1
Vikram Mathrani, Culturing N2 fixing microorganisms
2011-present
2010-present
2010-present
2010-2011
2010
2009-2010
2009-2010
2009
2008-2009
Summer 2007
2002-2006
2004-2006
2004-2005
2002-2003
Graduate Theses Chaired
Ashley Hawkins, Methanogenic archeaea in high elevation peat-forming wetlands
Mary Jane Carmichael, Molecular analyses of Mn oxides and associated bacteria
2010-present
2009-present
Graduates Co-advised (either formally or informally)
Kristin W. Johnson, Mn- and Fe-oxidizing bacteria of a disturbed high elevation wetland 2008-2009
Mouzhong Xu, Function gene analyses of Mn-oxidizing bacteria; semester rotational student
2008
Suzanne DeLorenzo, Stable isotope probing in the Columbia River plume
2007-2008
Seth Daniel Cohen email: cohensd@appstate.edu ASU Box 32163 Boone, NC 28608 T 828.262.8345 F 828.262.8731 Education Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon PhD, Food Science and Technology Effect of Environment on Grape Berry Development and Metabolism Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon MS, Food Science and Technology Assessing the Impact of Temperature on Grape Phenolic Metabolism University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island BS, Chemical Engineering Experience Director of ASU Enology; Assistant Professor Appalachian State University Development of Fermentation Sciences (FER) curriculum and new-­‐course development. Instruction in Fermented Foods and Wine / Grape production. Wine chemistry research and industry outreach. Graduate research assistant (2004 -­‐ 2009) Oregon State University Sept. – Dec. 2009-­‐ Montpellier, France : Grape Research Collaboration Network Awarded grant through the US National Science Foundation for proposal in collaboration with Dr. Nancy Terrier at the INRA/UMR; grape biochemistry and molecular biology. Develop and guide independent research investigating the effect of temperature on grape berry metabolism and biochemistry (chemical and gene expression analysis). Teaching assistant; 4 terms (Wine production, Wine Sensory Analysis (x2), Sensory Evaluation of Food). Graduate Student Representative, President of Food and Fermentation club and OSU Vitis (wine and grape club), Outstanding TA Award (2007), ASEV scholarship recipient, 2008 Outstanding Student Award (College of Ag. Sciences). Savannah Chanelle Vineyards Saratoga, California Production Assistant; responsible for all wine production tasks and cellar maintenance. Institute of Social and Economic Research, U. of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Research Assistant; assist in data collection, analysis, and development of publications. General computer support, web page development, and programming (html, asp, sql, SPSS, unix support). David Bruce Winery Los Gatos, California Production Assistant; wine production and cellar maintenance. 2009 2007 1998 April 2010-­‐ Present 2004-­‐2010 2003-­‐2004 2000-­‐2003 1998-­‐2000 Publications Kim, J-­‐K., Cohen, S.D., Kennedy, J.A. and Bae, Y-­‐S. (2008) Characterization and bioactivity of stem bark extracts from Ulmus davidiana var. japonica. Holzforschung (in press) Cohen, S.D. and Kennedy, J.A. Plant Metabolism and the Environment: Implications for Managing Phenolics. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (accepted for publication) Conferences References Cohen, S.D., Tara, J.M. and Kennedy, J.A. (2008) Assessing the impact of temperature on grape phenolic metabolism. Analytica Chimica Acta, 621: 57-­‐67. Moreno, J.J., Cerpa-­‐Calderon, F., Cohen, S., Fang, Y., Qian, M. and Kennedy, J.A. (2008) Effect of postharvest dehydration on the composition of pinot noir grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) and wine. Food Chemistry, 109 (4): 755-­‐762. Cohen, S.D., Tara, J.M. and Kennedy, J.A. (2011) Diurnal temperature range compression hastens berry development and modifies flavonoid partitioning in grapes. In submission to The American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. Cohen, S.D., Tara, J.M., Gambetta, G.A., Matthews, M.A. and Kennedy, J.A. (2011) Impact of diurnal temperature variation on grape berry development, proanthocyanidin accumulation, and expression of flavonoid pathway genes. In submission to The Journal of Experimental Botany. Grape Research Coordination Network Lake Tahoe, California 2009 Annual meeting; Poster presentation of research proposal and scope of research collaboration. Oregon Wine Industry Symposium Eugene, Oregon 2009 Invited Speaker; Climate and Viticulture Session: Turning the Heat Up. Discussing impact of temperature on berry development and secondary metabolism. American Society for Enology and Viticulture Portland, Oregon 2008 Annual meeting; Assessing the impact of temperature on the development and composition of grape berries (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Merlot)(Oral presentation) Oregon Wine Industry Symposium Eugene, Oregon 2008 Annual Meeting; Assessing the impact of Temperature on Grape Phenolic Metabolism (Poster Presentation) In Vino Analytica Scientia Melbourne, Australia 2007 Meeting; Assessing the impact of temperature on grape phenolic metabolism using multiple chromatographic approaches (Oral Presentation) Upon Request Richard A. Donley donleyra@appstate.edu ASU Box 32163 Boone, NC 28608 (P) 828.262.8648 (F) 828.262.8731 EMPLOYMENT______________________________________________________________ Director, ASU Wine Initiatives 2009 -­‐ present Appalachian State University / Boone, NC. Responsible for educational development and outreach for Enology and Viticulture programs within ASU’s College of Arts and Sciences. Support of North Carolina’s growing grape and wine industry including over 1800 acres and 100 wineries. Direct enology services laboratory, sustainable research programs, business and entrepreneurship studies as well as an industry wide data base platform and web site development. Wine Industry Consultant 2006 – 2009 Sevierville, TN President and Chairman of various statewide organizations with extensive regional and national contacts. Consulting with or establishing new vineyards/wineries from Pennsylvania to Georgia. Winemaster / Production Manager 1997 – 2005 Mountain Valley / Apple Barn Winery Pigeon Forge, TN Complete management and wine production of the two largest wineries in the state of Tennessee. Responsibilities included purchasing, inventory control, quality control and all laboratory analysis of fruit and wines. State and federal record keeping and compliance for both facilities. Winemaster / Production Manager 1994 – 1997 Tarrara Vineyards and Winery -­‐ Leesburg, VA In charge of all production, QC and lab analysis including raw product quality. Management of 60 acre vinifera vineyard. All state and federal tax compliance as well as inventory control. Winemaster / Production Manager 1991 – 1994 Monteagle Wine Cellars -­‐ Monteagle, TN Production and management of large TN winery. Establishment of first vineyards, all QC and QA. State and Federal compliance as well as sales and advertising. EDUCATION_________________________________________________________________ Master of Science – Food Science 1984-­‐1986 University of Arkansas -­‐ Fayetteville, AR Bachelor of Science – Horticulture / Fruit Sciences 1979-­‐1983 Mississippi State University -­‐ Starkville, MS Associations / Awards___________________________________________________________ -­‐ President : Tennessee Farm Wine Growers Association -­‐ Chairman : Viticultural Advisory Board – appointed by TN Governor 2005-­‐ 2007 1999-­‐ 2003 Curriculum Vitae of Louis T. Germinario
I.
ADDRESS:
Home:
2012 Buckingham Court
Kingsport, TN 37660
germ@chartertn.net
Office/Mobile: 423.967.2837
Work:
Appalachian State University
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
CAP 242
525 Rivers St.
ASU Box 32106
Boone, NC 28608-2106
germinariolt@appstate.edu
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III.
EDUCATION:
1978
Senior Research Associate,
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH.
Department of Macromolecular Sciences- Profs. Phil Geil/John Blackwell/
Jack Koenig/Jerome Lando.
1976
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow,
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, Baltimore, MD.
Biophysics- Prof. Michael Beer (STEM)
1974
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow,
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, AZ.
Physics- Solid State Science Center- Prof. John Cowley (HRTEM)
1974
MS, PhD, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, Washington D.C.
1972
M.S., BioPhysics: Dissertation Title: “Freeze-etching, fracturing
and Cryomicrodissection in the scanning electron microscope”
Directed by Prof. James H. McAlear
1974
Ph.D., BioPhysics: Dissertation Title: “Vitreous body : a scanning
electron microscope investigation of the hydrated, frozenfractured mouse vitreous body” Directed by Prof. James H.
McAlear
1970
BA; Biology/Chemistry, GETTYSBURG COLLEGE, Gettysburg, Pa.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Experimental materials scientist skilled in characterization of nanostructured materials by
integrating multifunctional techniques such as proximal probe-based analytical instrumentation.
Electron Microscopy and confocal Raman microscopy. Application of MEMS technology for insitu Electron Microscopy-based studies of chemical reactions and thermal-induced phase
transitions in nanostructured materials. Development and application of proximal probe-based
analytical instrumentation for measuring nanoscale chemical and material properties. Skilled in
problem solving in the chemical industry (28+ yrs experience) which includes coatings,
polymers, heterogeneous catalysts, nanocomposites, adhesives, fibers, specialty chemicals,
failure analysis, and packaging; with patents and publications in corresponding areas.
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Directed the microscopy and particle size analysis sections of the Physical Chemistry
Laboratory at Eastman Chemical Co., from 7/81 to 4/09.
Established Eastman’s scanned probe microscopy lab in 1991 and continued to upgrade
the facility with the addition and development of methodology for industrial applications of
instrumented indentation and micro and nanoscale thermal analysis.
Developed Industrial applications for Confocal Microscopy, Confocal Raman and optical
microscopy.
Numerous collaborations with National labs which include Oak Ridge National Labs, The
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Brookhaven National labs; Universities,
Virginia Tech, Arizona State University, University of TN, Appalachian State U. and North
Carolina State University, etc.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Oct. 2010- Current: Research Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Appalachian State University
2009- Current: Consultant
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President:
LG Analytical
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
x CNMS
2008 – 2010, Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Principal
Investigator of CNMS User projects:
1. Thermomechanical Property Mapping of Polymeric Materials at the Nanoscale,
Proposal No. CNMS2009-080.
2. Nanoscale Thermal Property Characterization of Polymeric Materials by Dynamic
Thermal Pulse Mode SPM and Band Excitation, Proposal No. CNMS2008-120.
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ORNL-HTML- Atomic Scale Imaging of Gas-Metal Cluster Interactions
Development of Protocols Suitable for Atomic-Scale Imaging of Catalyst Clusters at
Catalytic Temperatures.
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Protochips, Inc.
1. Development and application of semiconductor-based MEMS technology for in-situ
Electron Microscopy-based studies of chemical reactions and thermal-induced phase
transitions in nanostructured materials.
2. In-Situ, Time-Resolved Electron Microscopy of Thermal-Induced Phase Transitions in
Nanostructured Materials
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Anasys Instruments
1. Development and application of proximal probe-based analytical instrumentation for
measuring nanoscale chemical and material properties
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WITec Instruments Corp.
1. Spatially Resolved Chemical Imaging and Thermal Property Mapping of Nanostructured
Materials.
Eastman Chemical Co.
2009
Retired from Eastman Chemical Co.
Senior Research Associate, Eastman Chemical.
Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory
2002
Senior Research Associate, Eastman Chemical.
Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory
External Collaborations:
x NIST-PIC
2004 - 2009, Polymer Surface/Interface Consortium, Polymeric Materials
Group Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Li-Piin Sung, Tinh
Nguyen, Aaron Forster, Chris Michaels.
x UM-IPRIME
2006 - 2008, Industrial Partnership for Research in Interfacial and
Materials Engineering, Coating Process Fundamentals,
University of Minnesota, Drs. Lorraine F. Francis, Alon V.
McCormick.
x NIST-COMBI
2003 - 2004, Combinatorial Methods Center, Polymers Division,
Materials Research Engineering, Multivariant
Measurement Methods, National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Drs. Eric Amis, Michael Fasolka.
1995
Research Associate,
Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory
x NIST Weathering Consortium
1998 – 2000, Polymeric Materials Group Building and
Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Dr. Jonathan Martin
x NC STAR program at NCSU
1996 – 1998, X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS)
Measurements and Analysis on Selected Heavy Metals in
Polymers and Related Systems (Beam line X-11A at the
National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven
National Laboratory, In collaboration with Professor Dale
Sayers.
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1991
ASU- IAP, Industrial Associates Program
1996 – 1997, Arizona State University, Center for Solid State Science,
Dr. Peter Crozier.
Principal Research Chemist
Microscopy and Morphology Research Laboratory,
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Eastman Chemicals Division,
Eastman Kodak Co., Kingsport, TN.
1986
Senior Research Chemist
Microscopy and Morphology Research Laboratory,
Eastman Chemicals Division,
Eastman Kodak Co., Kingsport, TN.
1981
Research Chemist
Physical Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Eastman Chemicals Division,
Eastman Kodak Co., Kingsport, TN.
1978
Senior Research Associate
Department of Macromolecular Science,
Case Western Reserve University.
1975
National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Biophysics, (Prof. Michael Beer)
The Johns Hopkins University
1974
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Department of Physics, (Prof. John Cowley)
Arizona State University
1972
Staff Scientists
EMV Associates Microanalysis Laboratory, Rockville, MD.
1972
Visiting Scientist
Department of Bacterial Diseases, Washington, D.C.
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
1972
Visiting Scientist
Department of Pathological Ultrastructure,
The National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
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SIGNIFICANT AWARDS AND HONORS:
1976- NIH Postdoctoral Fellow: with Prof. Michael Beer, at John Hopkins U. Single atom
imaging of organometallic complexes using ‘Crew type’ FEG-based STEM.
1974- NSF Postdoctoral Fellow: with Prof. John Cowley at Arizona State U. Design and
application of cold stages for TEM/STEM
2009- Best Paper Award:
Selected second place in the John A Gordon Best Paper Award Competition
at the 2009 CoatingsTech Conference (FSCT/NPCA)
Investigating the Impact of High Shear Rheology on Overall Appearance in High-
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Solids Automotive OEM Systems" D. Bhattacharya, L.T. Germinario, K. Seo, and C.
Williams.
2007- ““Above and Beyond Award”” for “significant technical breakthrough in developing and
commercializing an Eastman proprietary product” Brian Ferguson (CEO), Eastman
Chemical Co.
2006- Best Paper Award, First Place.
Adhesion and gasoline resistance performance properties of chlorinated and nonchlorinated polyolefin adhesion promoters and blends for TPO substrates, Kevin
A.Williams, Louis T. Germinario and Robert Eagan, International Coatings for Plastics
Symposium June 9-11, 2003 Troy, MI
1997- Who’s Who in Science and Engineering 1996-1997
1996- ““United States Surgical Corporation Teamwork Recognition Award”” for significant
Contributions to US Surgical R&D effort to generate the necessary knowledge required
to qualify and improve Medical Packaging performance “ Medical Packaging
Symposium (MPS'96) David L. Brown (Senior Director Industrial and Packaging
Engineering).
1995- ““Pharmaceutical and Medical Packaging Industries Recognition ”” for providing
fundamental understanding of the root-cause of a sealing anomaly termed "Branching or
Channeling" periodically reported and noticed on sealing surfaces of Medical Packaging.
(US Patent H1, 857).
1972- International Travel Award ––Biophysical Society Meeting, Kyoto, Japan.
1971- Sigma Xi Grant-and-aid Award
ONGOING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
ORNL-HTML- Atomic Scale Imaging of Gas-Metal Cluster Interactions
1.
Development of Protocols Suitable for Atomic-Scale Imaging of Catalyst Clusters
at Catalytic Temperatures, Louis T. Germinario and Lawrence F. Allard - Microscopy
and Microanalysis, 2009 - Cambridge Univ Press.
CNMS-User Projects:
2.
Thermomechanical Property Mapping of Polymeric Materials at the Nanoscale
Proposal No. CNMS2009-080
a. Mapping Young’’s Modulus and Tg in Polymer Materials: From Curves to
Numbers, M.P. Nikiforov1, S. Jesse, L.T. Germinario, S. Gam, R.C. Composto, and
S.V. Kalinin, MRS Spring Meeting 2009.
b. Mapping Mechanical Properties and Glass Transition Temperature in Polymer
Materials with 100 nm Resolution, M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, L.T. Germinario, S. Gam,
R.C. Composto, A.P. Baddorf and S.V. Kalinin, , MRS Spring Meeting 2009.
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3.
Nanoscale Thermal Property Characterization of Polymeric Materials by Dynamic
Thermal Pulse Mode SPM and Band Excitation Proposal No. CNMS2008-120
a. Local thermomechanical characterization of phase transitions using band
excitation atomic force acoustic microscopy with heated probe. S. Jesse, M.P
Nikiforov, L.T. Germinario, and S.V. Kalinin, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 073104 (2008).
b. Probing the temperature dependence of the mechanical properties of
polymers at the nanoscale with band excitation thermal scanning probe
microscopy, M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, A.N. Morozovska, E.A. Eliseev, L.T. Germinario,
S.V. Kalinin. Nanotechnology 20 No 39 (30 September 2009) 395709 (10pp)
VI.
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
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Probing chemical and thermomechanical properties of polymeric and other
soft materials at the micro and nanoscale,
Polymer structure-property relationships,
Scanned Probe Microscopy, Instrumented indentation
Nano and micro-scale thermal analysis,
Spectral Imaging, Analytical Electron Microscopy, FEG-based SEM/STEM,
Heterogeneous catalyst characterization,
Aberration Corrected STEM/TEM;
Hot stage/environmental cells for electron microscopy and atomic scale
imaging of catalytic processes,
Confocal microscopy and confocal Raman microscopy,
Industrial problem solving,
Development of metrologies for quantification of coatings structure-property
relations, polymer and adhesion science.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (last 5 years):
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Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Materials Research Society
(MRS), ASM International, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), Microbeam
Analysis Society (MAS), and North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS),
Sigma Xi.
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Microbeam Analysis Society Tour Speaker for 2008-2009.
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Speaker and organizer of sessions on scanned probe microscopy and catalyst
characterization at MAS/MSA, coatings technology (Federation of Societies for
Coatings Technology) and SPM based micro and nanoscale thermal analysis
and thermomechanical testing, North American Thermal Analysis Society
(NATAS).
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Director of the Microbeam Analysis Society (2005- 2007).
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Past president of the local MSA/MAS affiliate society, Appalachian Region
Microscopy Society (AReMS).
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VIII.
EXPERT WITNESS:
1.
IN THE MATTER OF CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL APPEAL
NO. AP-98-007 AND APPEAL AP-98-010; Substance of the testimony to the Tribunal:
“ The use of cobalt acetate in the manufacture of clear bottle grade polyethylene
terephthalate.” (1998).
2.
Polyester Catalysis: European Patent Office (Munich)
DuPont Opposition regarding reduced antimony (2006)
IX. PATENTS:
1. US Patent No. 7,399,802 , Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced
coefficient of friction and improved clarity, SL Stafford, RR Light, LT Germinario, EE
Sharpe Jr (45). 2008.
2. US 7,144,933; Modified asphalt compositions. Stuart, Richard Kingsley; Presley,
Jeffery Lynn; Germinario, Louis Thomas. (Eastman Chemical Company, USA). U.S.
Pat. Appl. Publ. (2005), 12 pp.
3. U.S. Pat. Appl.; Polyester/E-hydroxyalkylamide powder coating and method to
determine its gloss. Bejko, Imir; Beccaria, Damiano; Germinario, Louis Thomas;
Evans, James Penny J.; Alexander, Gregory; Capra, Andrea. (Italy). U.S. Pat. Appl.
Publ. (2004), 8 pp.
4. US Patent 6828370; Intercalates and exfoliates having an improved level of
extractable material, Tie Lan, Vasiliki Psihogios, Shriram Bagrodia, Louis Thomas
Germinario, John Walker Gilmer, Issue date: Dec 7, 2004
5. US Patent, H2132; Polyester containers having reduced coefficient of friction, low
haze and increased surface roughness and their manufacture. Stafford, Steven
Lee; Buehrig, Lavonna Suzanne; Germinario, Louis Thomas; Moskala, Eric Jon; Fischer,
David Paul; Donelson, Michael Eugene; Scheffer, Steven Matthew; Nicholson, Darrin
James; Hodgson, Maurice Harold; Pike, Fabian Clarke; Neff, Jeff Erich. (Eastman
Chemical Company, USA). (2003), 10 pp.
6. U.S. Pat. H2,088; Reducing plate-out in a stretch blow-molded container. Stafford,
Steven Lee; Buehrig, Lavonna Suzanne; Germinario, Louis Thomas; McGee, Terrill M.;
Minnick, Gary Wayne; Moskala, Eric Jon; Donelson, Michael Eugene. (Eastman
Chemical Company, USA). (2003), 11 pp.
7. US Patent 6,903,154; Polyesters and polyester containers having a reduced
coefficient of friction and improved clarity. Stafford, Steven Lee; Light, Ronald
Richard; Germinario, Louis Thomas; Sharpe, Emerson Eston, Jr. (Eastman Chemical
Company, USA). (2002), 29 pp.
8. US Patent 6,737,464; Polymer nanocomposite comprising a matrix polymer and a
layered clay material having an improved level of extractable material. Bagrodia,
Shriram; Germinario, Louis Thomas; Gilmer, John Walker; Lan, Tie; Psihogios, Vasiliki.
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(Eastman Chemical Co., USA). (2001), 55 pp.
9. US Patent 6,596,803; Polymer nanocomposite comprising a matrix polymer and a
layered clay material having a low quartz content. Bagrodia, Shriram; Germinario,
Louis Thomas; Gilmer, John Walker; Lan, Tie; Psihogios, Vasiliki. (Eastman Chemical
Company, USA). (2001), 63 pp.
10. US Patent 6,458,468; Photocurable coatings for polymer articles. Moskala, Eric Jon;
Germinario, Louis Thomas; Salyer, David Gayle. (Eastman Chemical Company, USA).
2002.
11. US Patent 6,395,386; Clear, high-barrier polyester-platelet composite multilayer
film structures. Bagrodia, Shriram; Germinario, Louis Thomas; Piner, Rodney Layne;
Trexler, Jack Wesley, Jr. (Eastman Chemical Co., USA). (1999), 33 pp.
12. US Patent H1,857; 1996; Reducing branching peel defects in adhesive bonded
plastics. Germinario, Louis Thomas; Wrycha, James Allen. (Eastman Chemical
Company, USA and Pacur, Inc.). PCT Int. Appl. (1997), 22 pp.
13. US Patent 5,459,224; UV stabilizer-containing copolyesters having improved
weatherability and light stability. Pruett, Wayne P.; Hilbert, Samuel D.; Weaver, Max
A.; Germinario, Louis T. (Eastman Chemical Co., USA). U.S. (1995), 9 pp.
X. PUBLICATIONS: (from past ~17yrs)
1. Dynamic Measurement of Nanoscale Thermal and Mechanical Property
Development of Automotive Refinish Clearcoats using Band Excitation
Nanothermal Analysis, L. T. Germinario, M.P. Nikiforov, A. M. Forster, D.
Bhattacharya, S. Jesse, and S.V. Kalinin, to be submitted.
2. Transition Temperature Microscopy: A New Technique for Probing Thermal
Properties of Coatings and Multi-layer Films at the Micro and Nanoscales, L. T.
Germinario, C. K. Schoff, K Kjoller, Craig Prater, and K. Sahagian, JCT
COATINGSTECH (7) 2 (2010) 36-43.
3. Probing Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Polymers for High Resolution Tg
Mapping, M.P. Nikiforov, L.T. Germinario, S. Gam, R.C. Composto, S. Jesse, S.V.
Kalinin - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2010 - Cambridge Univ Press.
4. Development of Protocols Suitable for Atomic-Scale Imaging of Catalyst Clusters
at Catalytic Temperatures, Louis T. Germinario and Lawrence F. Allard - Microscopy
and Microanalysis, 2009 - Cambridge Univ Press.
5. Probing the Temperature Dependence of Mechanical Properties at Relevant
Spatial Resolution, M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, A.N. Morozovska, E.A. Eliseev, L.T.
Germinario, S.V. Kalinin. Nanotechnology, 20 (2009)
6. Structure and Property Development during Solidification of VOC Compliant
Automotive Refinish Clearcoats. K. Jindal, D. Bhattacharya, L.F. Francis, A.V.
McCormick, L. T. Germinario, and C. Williams, Prog. Org. Coat. (2009), doi:10.1016/
j.porgcoat.2009.10.030
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7. Nanoscale characterization of nanostructured polymer films and coatings. L. T.
Germinario, E. P., O'Brien J. W. Gilmer, S. Bagrodia, Chapter 15, ACS Symposium
Series1008: Nanotechnology Applications in Coatings, Eds: R. Fernando, L. Sung,
ACS/Oxford Press, Washington DC, 2009.
8. Dynamic Studies of Nanoscale Thermal and Mechanical Property Development of
Automotive Refinish Clearcoats, L.T. Germinario, D. Bhattacharya, A. Forster Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2008 - Cambridge Univ Press.
9. Local thermomechanical characterization of phase transitions using band
excitation atomic force acoustic microscopy with heated probe. S. Jesse, M.P
Nikiforov, L.T. Germinario, and S.V. Kalinin, Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 073104 (2008).
10. Advances in nano thermal analysis of coatings. L. T. Germinario, P. P. Shang, J.
Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2008), 93(1), 207-211.
11. Isolation, preparation and characterization of cellulose microfibers obtained from
bagasse. D. Bhattacharya, L. T. Germinario, W. T. Winter, Carbohydrate Polymers
(2008), 73(3), 371-377.
12. Nanoscale thermal property characterization of automotive polymer coatings. L.T.
Germinario, Microscopy Today (2007), 15(6), 32, 34-36.
13. Nano Thermal Analysis of Chemicals, Polymers, Thin Films and Coatings, L. T.
Germinario - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2007 - Cambridge Univ Press.
14. Development of olefin block copolymers for pressure sensitive adhesives C. Li Pi
Shan, S. Yalvac, C. Diehl, G. Marchand, C. Rickey, T. Karjala, T. Carvagno, P.M.
Dunckley, L. T. Germinario, PSCT, May 16-18, 2007, Orlando, FL.
15. Novel techniques to investigate the impact of cellulose esters on the rheological
properties and appearance in automotive basecoat systems. D. Bhattacharya, K.
Seo, L. T. Germinario, M. D Clark, K. W. McCreight, C. Williams, Journal of Coatings
Technology and Research (2007), 4(2), 139-150.
16. Fundamentals of hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes: the effect of tackifier
aromaticity. E. P. O'Brien, L. T. Germinario, G. R. Robe, T. Williams, D. G. Atkins, D.
A.; Moroney, M. A. Peters, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology (2007), 21(7),
637-661.
17. Effect of aromatic and aliphatic additives on morphology, mechanical and
dynamic mechanical properties of SEBS/PP blends.
J. Thomas, T. Williams, L. T.
Germinario, K. Seo, C. Perkins, M. A. Peters, TPE 2007, International Conference on
Thermoplastic Elastomers, 10th, Cologne, Germany, Oct. 23-24, 2007 (2007)
18. Nanoscale characterization of nanostructured polymer films and coatings. L. T.
Germinario, J. W. Gilmer, S. Bagrodia, E. P., O'Brien, PMSE Preprints (2006), 95 316317.
19. Correlative approaches for characterization of weathered plastics and coatings. L.
T. Germinario, PMSE Preprints (2006), 95 200.
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20. Characterization of adhesion performance of topcoats and adhesion promoters on
TPO substrates. J. E.; Lawniczak, K. A. Williams, L. T. Germinario, JCT Research
(2005), 2(5), 399-405.
21. A closer look at low gloss powder coatings. L. T. Germinario, D. Beccaria, A. Capra,
I. Bejko, European Coatings Journal (2003), (10), 25-26, 28, 31.
22. Properties of Chlorinated and Non-Chlorinated Polyolefin Adhesion Promoters
and Blends for TPO Substrates, Kevin A. Williams, Louis T. Germinario and Robert L.
Eagan, International Coatings for Plastics Symposium, June 9-11, 2003 Troy, MI
23. Keep an eye on the acid value. Structure-property relations of incompatible resin
blends for effective gloss control of polyester- -hydroxyalkylamide powder
coatings. D. Beccaria, A. Capra, I. Bejko, L. T. Germinario, European Coatings Journal
(2003), (7-8), 21-25.
24. Structure-Property Relationships in Polyamide Based Nanocomposites, W. Gilmer,
S. Bagrodia and L. T. Germinario, PMSE Preprints (2002), 86 429-430.
25. Optimization of thermotropic liquid crystalline polyester performance.
T. E.
Long, J. R. Bradley, N. L. Buchanan, L. T. Germinario, Annual Technical Conference Society of Plastics Engineers (1998), 56th(Vol. 2), 1579-1582.
26. Single apex plowing at polymer surfaces using a nanoindenter diamond AFM tip.
Setz, Stefan M.; Duran, Randolph S.; Fagerburg, David R.; Germinario, Louis T.. Dept.
Chem., Univ. Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. Polymer Preprints (American Chemical
Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (1998), 39(2), 1151-1152.
27. Fractographic analysis of fatigue crack propagation in an amorphous copolyester.
E. J. Moskala, T. J. Pecorini, L. T. Germinario, Journal of Materials Science Letters
(1995), 14(20), 1451-4.
28. Ester hydrogenation over palladium-zinc/silica.
B. E. Green, C. S. Sass, L. T.
Germinario, P. S. Wehner, B. L. Gustafson, Journal of Catalysis (1993), 140(2), 406417.
XI.
PRESENTATIONS:
WebInar:
1.
Industrial Problem Solving of Polymeric Materials: Probing micro and nano-scale
thermal properties, Presenters: Dr. Louis T. Germinario, Sr. Research Associate,
Eastman Chemical Co., Dr. Craig Prater, CTO, Anasys Instruments, WebInar, Oct 29,
2008.
Invited:
1. Nanoscale Thermal Property Mapping of Polymeric Materials Suitable for
Electronic Applications, L. T. Germinario, K. Sahagian, R. H. Brown, K. Kjoller, T. E.
Long, Nanotech Conference & Expo 2011.
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2. Dynamic Measurement of Nanoscale Thermal and Mechanical Property
Development of Automotive Refinish Clearcoats using Band Excitation Atomic
Force Acoustic Microscopy, L. T. Germinario, M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, Deepanjan
Bhattacharya, Aaron Forster and S.V. Kalinin, North American Thermal Analysis Society,
NATAS 2009.
3. Measuring Performance Enhancement of Automotive Clearcoats via Nanoscale
Thermal Analysis , L. T. Germinario, FOCUS , Future of Coatings Under Study, May 1,
2008, Troy, MI.
4. Advances in nano thermal analysis of coatings. L. T. Germinario, P. P. Shang, North
American Thermal Analysis Society, NATAS2008.
5. Nanoscale characterization of nanostructured polymer films and coatings. L. T.
Germinario, J. W. Gilmer, S. Bagrodia, E. P., O'Brien, Symposium on "Nanothechnology
Applications in Coatings" at the San Francisco ACS Meeting, (2006).
6. Correlative Approaches for Characterization of Weathered Plastics and Coatings,
Louis T. Germinario, 2006 Roy Tess Award in Coatings-ACS, San Francisco.
7. Molecular Self-assembly and Ordering of Alkylpolyglycosides for Improved
Adhesion in Paper Coatings, L. T. Germinario, C. M. Buchanan and M. D. Wood,
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2005
8. Modeling Gloss Control in Polyester Beta Hydroxyalkylamide Powder Coatings
Based on SPM Structure Property Relationships, Louis T. Germinario and
Damiano Beccaria, Microscopy and Microanalysis 2003.
9. Industrial Applications of Scanned Probe-Based Nanomechanical Testing
Louis T. Germinario, Eastman Chemical Company, AReMS, 2003 Fall Meeting, Boone,
NC.
10. Asphalt Microscopy: potential links between nanometer-scale self-assembled
structures and performance, Louis T. Germinario, Eastman Chemical Company
AReMS, 2002 Fall Meeting, Boone, NC.
Contributed:
1. Scanned Probe-based Chemical and Thermomechanical Property Mapping of
Polymeric Materials Suitable for Electronic Applications, L.T. Germinario, K.
Kjoller, C.B. Prater, and K. Sahagian, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2011.
2. In-situ, Time-resolved Electron Microscopy of Thermal-induced Phase Transitions
in Nanostructured materials, L.T. Germinario, L.F. Allard, and S. H. Overbury,
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2010.
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3. Probing Structure and Thermal Properties of Ionic Liquid-Containing
Zwitterionomers at the Nanoscale, L.T. Germinario, K. Sahagian, R.H. Brown, K.
Kjoller, T. Wu, T.E. Long, North American Thermal Analysis Society, NATAS 2010.
4. Spatially Resolved Chemical Imaging and Thermal Property Mapping of
Nanostructured Materials, L.T. Germinario, J. Yang, K. Sahagian, K.C. Wong, S. Gam
and R. Composto, North American Thermal Analysis Society, NATAS 2010.
5. Mapping Young’’s Modulus and Tg in Polymer Materials: From Curves to Numbers,
M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, L.T. Germinario, S. Gam, R.C. Composto, and S.V. Kalinin,
MRS Spring Meeting 2009.
6. Mapping Mechanical Properties and Glass Transition Temperature in Polymer
Materials with 100 nm Resolution, M.P. Nikiforov, S. Jesse, L.T. Germinario, S. Gam,
R.C. Composto, A.P. Baddorf and S.V. Kalinin, , MRS Spring Meeting 2009.
7. Development of Protocols Suitable for Atomic-Scale Imaging of Catalyst Clusters
at Catalytic Temperatures, Louis T. Germinario and Lawrence F. Allard - Microscopy
and Microanalysis, 2009.
8. Dynamic Studies of Nanoscale Thermal and Mechanical Property Development of
Automotive Refinish Clearcoats, Louis T. Germinario, Deepanjan Bhattacharya and
Aaron Forster, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2008.
9. Gloss control of polyester/ -hydroxyalkylamide powder coatings.
Beccaria,
Damiano; Capra, Andrea; Bejko, Imir; Germinario, Louis T.; James, Penny J. E.;
Alexander, Gregory C. European Technical Center, Eastman Chemical Company,
Sant'Albano Stura, Italy. Proceedings of the International Waterborne, High-Solids,
and Powder Coatings Symposium (2003), 30th 389-414.
10. Structure-property relationships in polyamide based nanocomposites. J. W.
Gilmer, L. T. Germinario, S. Bagrodia, Shriram. Abstracts of Papers, 223rd ACS
National Meeting, Orlando, FL, United States, April 7-11, 2002 (2002),
11. Nanoscale Imaging of Topotactic Redox Reactions of Antimony Single Crystals,
L. T. Germinario, Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2001.
12. Nanolithographic determination of brittleness at polymer surfaces. S. M. Setz, R.
S. Duran, Randolph, R. Fagerburg, L. T. Germinario, Materials Research Society
Symposium Proceedings (1998), 522 (Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and
Nanotribology), 211-216.
13. Single apex plowing at polymer surfaces using a nanoindenter diamond AFM tip
S. M. Setz, R. S. Duran, Randolph, R. Fagerburg, L. T. Germinario, Polymer Preprints
(American Chemical Society, Division of Polymer Chemistry) (1998), 39(2), 11511152.
14. Fatigue failure in thermoplastic copolyesters, E. J. Moskala, T. J. Pecorini, L. T.
Germinario. Annual Technical Conference - Society of Plastics Engineers (1994),
52nd(Vol. 3), 3218-22.
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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:
2010 – M&M2010 - Session organizer: Scanned Probe Microscopy- Probing Advanced
Material Properties on the Micro and Nanoscale.
2010 – NATAS - Session organizer: Localized Thermal Analysis.
2008 – 2010 - NATAS - Proceedings Assistant Editor
2007-2009 – Microbeam Analysis Society Tour Speaker:
Title: Nanoscale Thermal Property Characterization of Polymers, Thin Films and
Coatings.
2005-2007 – Director, Microbeam Analysis Society
2005-2006 – President Appalachian Regional Microscopy Society
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COLLABORATORS: (partial list)
Phillip E. Russell, ASU
Lawrence Allard, HTML, ORNL.
James Bentley, HTML, ORNL
Sergei Kalinin, CNMS, ORNL.
Stephen Jesse, CNMS, ORNL.
Maxim Nikiforov, CNMS, ORNL.
Tim Long, Virginia Tech.
Frank Vogt, University of Tennessee.
Phillip Russell, Appalachian State University.
Donovan Leonard, ORNL.
David Smith, Arizona State U.
Peter Crozier, Arizona State U.
LiPiin Sung, NIST.
Aaron Forster, NIST.
Chris Michaels, NIST.
Michael Fasolka, NIST.
Kevin Kjoller, Anasys Instruments.
Roshan Shetty, Anasys Instruments.
Craig Prater, Anasys Instruments.
Deepanjan Bhattacharya, Eastman Chemical.
Jon Lawniczak, Eastman Chemical.
Kevin McCreight, Eastman Chemical.
Johnson Thomas, Eastman Chemical.
Bruce Gustafson, Eastman Chemical.
Gerald Tustin, Eastman Chemical.
Paul Wehner, Eastman Chemical.
Eric Moskala, Eastman Chemical
Tom Pecorini, Eastman Chemical
Lorraine F. Francis, U. of Minnesota.
Alon V. McCormick, U. of Minnesota
K. Jindal, U. of Minnesota.
William T. Winter, U of Syracuse.
John Gilmer, King College, Bristol VA.
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Tie Lan, Southern Clay Products.
Randolph S. Duran, Dept. Chem., Univ. Florida.
Stefan M. Setz, Essilor.
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GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL ADVISORS:
James H. McAlear, Graduate Advisor, Catholic University of America.
John Blackwell, Phil Geil, Jack Koenig, Jerome Lando: Dep. Macromol. Sci., Case West.
Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH,
Michael Beer- Dep. Biophys. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
John Cowley- Physics Dept. Arizona State U.
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168 SLOPES CT., BOONE, NC 28607
PHONE (828) 262-2754 • E-MAIL PUCKETTLG@APPSTATE.EDU
Libby G. Puckett
EDUCATION
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Ph.D., Bioanalytical Chemistry, December 2003
Dissertation Title: “An Integrated Approach to the Design and Development of Sensing Systems for
Clinical and Pharmaceutical Applications”
GPA: 3.917 / 4.0
Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY
Bachelor of Science, Forensic Science, December 1996
GPA: 3.83 / 4.0, Magna Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor of Chemistry/Director of the Forensic Science Program
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608 (August 2004 – present)
 Duties include teaching, advising students, working with the Forensic Science Learning
Community, and overseeing undergraduate research
 Developing forensic science curriculum according to FEPAC standards in order to obtain AAFS
accreditation
o Courses developed include Introduction to Forensic Chemistry, Forensic Toxicology,
Forensic Microscopy, Analytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry, and an internship
course
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (November 2003 – August 2004)
 Worked with Dr. S. D. Gilman performing capillary electrophoresis studies using
chemiluminescence detection, particularly luminol and firefly luciferase based systems
Graduate Intern
Nanogen Inc., San Diego, CA (Summer 2002)
 Designed centrifugal microfluidics platforms for total analysis using AutoCAD programming
 Learned microfabrication techniques for processing centrifugal microfluidic platforms using
photolithography
 Worked on the sample preparation aspect of a project to develop an instrument for detecting the
biological warfare agents, anthrax and vaccinia
Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY (Spring 1999)
 Laboratory instructor for analytical chemistry
 Instruction included the following analytical techniques: gravimetric analysis, titration, UV-Vis
spectrometry, GC, fluorescence, and AA/AE
Substitute Teacher
Estill County School District, Irvine, KY (January 1997 – May 1998)
 Long-term full-time substitute teaching Health Services and Anatomy
 Long-term full-time substitute teaching Chemistry I and Nutritional Science
 Prepared lesson plans and tests; assigned grades
Undergraduate Intern
Kentucky State Police Central Forensic Laboratory, Frankfort, KY (Summer 1996)
 Performed research comparing the accelerant extraction methods of Solid Phase
Microextraction (SPME) and Activated Charcoal Strips (ACS)
 Performed research on the derivatization and GC separation of methamphetamine and
ephedrine isomers
 Observed procedures in several different sections of the laboratory including serology, blood
alcohol, trace analysis, and firearms
ACTIVITIES
ASU Office of Student Research Advisory Council
Appalachian State University, 2010 - 2013
Department of Chemistry Personnel Committee
Appalachian State University, 2010 - 2011
Department of Chemistry Forensic Discussion Group
Appalachian State University, 2010 –
Department of Chemistry Student Evaluation Committee
Appalachian State University, 2010 –
Department of Chemistry Assessment Committee
Appalachian State University, 2010 Department of Chemistry Assessment Committee
Appalachian State University, 2010 Department of Chemistry Safety Task Force
Appalachian State University, 2009 ASU Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee
Appalachian State University, 2009
 Assistant Professor
Health Professions Advisory and Evaluation Committee
Appalachian State University, 2009  Chemistry representative
Hubbard Center Faculty and Academic Development Advisory Council
Appalachian State University, 2006 – 2008
 Arts & Sciences representative
Department of Chemistry Curriculum Committee
Appalachian State University, 2006 –
 Oversees changes in the departmental curriculum
University Scholarship Committee
Appalachian State University, 2006 –
 Review on-line application procedures and plan for Scholarship Weekend
Analytical Discussion Group
Appalachian State University, 2005 –
 Chair since January 2006
Arts & Sciences Scholarship Committee
Appalachian State University, 2005 –
 Interview and select scholarship recipients
Forensic Science Club Advisor
Appalachian State University, 2004 –
 Organize meetings and activities for both the Forensic Chemistry and Criminal Justice majors
Forensic Science Learning Community Advisor
Appalachian State University, 2004 –2008
 Work with a team in a campus initiative to retain freshmen and give them a support structure in
their first semester
 Instructor for two courses containing the learning community
Community of Science Interests Team Leader
Appalachian State University, 2004 – 2007
 Work with a team in a campus initiative to improve learning communities by placing a select
group of science majors in a common living area
Chemistry Oversight Committee
Appalachian State University, 2004 –
 Oversee changes in the Introductory Chemistry curriculum
Department of Chemistry Equipment Committee
Appalachian State University, 2004 –
 Advise on the allotment of money for major instrumentation purchases and prepare grant
proposals in order to obtain external equipment funds
Department of Chemistry Alumni Committee
Appalachian State University, 2004 – 2006
 Update contact information of alumni from the department and plan events for former
graduates at Homecoming
Preparing Future Faculty
University of Kentucky, 2002
 Participated in courses to enhance my knowledge of academic life and my teaching abilities
(brochure included in package)
 GS 610 – College Teaching
 GS 650 – Preparing Future Faculty
Chemistry Graduate Student Association President
University of Kentucky, 1999 - 2000
 Coordinated student activities and conducted orientation for new students
Graduate Program Committee, Department of Chemistry
Student representative, 1999 - 2000
 Voting member of the advisory board on Graduate Studies
Chemistry Curriculum Committee
Student member, Eastern Kentucky University, Fall 1996
 Gave a student’s perspective on changes that needed to be made within the chemistry
curriculum at EKU
HONORS
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Richard N. Henson Outstanding Advisor Award, April 2011
Nominee for Duncan Award for Excellence in Core Curriculum Instruction, May 2007
Nominee for Outstanding Advisor, April 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011
R. Randy Rice Service Award, North Carolina Housing Officers, November 2005
CSI Certificate of Appreciation, ASU Residence Life, April 2005
National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (April 2004), declined
UK Department of Chemistry 100% Plus Award (May 2001)
IGERT Certificate in Sensing Technologies (May 2001)
Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training (NSF-IGERT) Fellowship in Integrated
Sensing Architectures (August 1999 - 2003)
Kentucky Research Challenge Fellowship (Fall 1998 - August 1999)
Chris Love Award (Forensic Science Award, 1996)
Junior Chemistry Student of the Year (1996)
Sophomore Chemistry Student of the Year (1995)
President’s List (Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996)
Dean’s Award (Spring 1995)
Dean’s List (Fall 1993, Spring 1994, Spring 1995, Fall 1995, Spring 1996, Fall 1996)
Regents Academic Scholarship (Fall 1993-Fall 1996)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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American Chemical Society, Analytical Division (2000 - present)
American Academy of Forensic Science, Associate member, General Division (2005 – present)
National Science Teachers Association (2009 – 2010)
PRESENTATIONS
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Harris, J. (Presenter & Author), ASU Celebration of Research
and Creative Endeavors, "Development of a Protein Based System for the Detection of
Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein,"
Boone, NC. (April 14, 2011).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Reilly, N. (Presenter & Author), Sing, J. (Presenter Only), ASU
Celebration of Research and Creative Endeavors, "Development of a Whole-Cell Based
Biosensing System for the Determination of Bioavailability of -Lactam Antibiotics," Boone,
NC. (April 14, 2011).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Morse, B. (Presenter & Author), ASU Celebration of Research
and Creative Endeavors, "Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection," Boone, NC. (April 14, 2011).
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Bennett, N. S., Puckett, L. G. (Presenter Only), Ramey, M. B. (Presenter Only), Recruitment
Trips for the ACREE NSF-REU Program, "The Appalachian State University NSF-REU
Program in Energy and the Environment," NC A&T, Winston-Salem State University, and
UNC-Pembroke, Greensboro, Winston-Salemm, and Pembroke, NC. (February 2011).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Harris, J. (Presenter & Author), SNCURCS, "Development of a
Protein Based System for the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of
Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein," Raleigh, NC. (November 20, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Reilly, N. (Presenter & Author), Sing, J. (Presenter Only), Henson,
A. (Presenter Only), SNCURCS, "Development of a Whole-Cell Based Biosensing System for
the Determination of Bioavailability of -Lactam Antibiotics," Raleigh, NC. (November 20,
2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Morse, B. (Presenter & Author), SNCURCS, "Indirect
Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence
Detection," Raleigh, NC. (November 20, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Harris, J. (Presenter & Author), 240th National American
Chemical Society Conference,, "Development of a Protein Based System for the Detection of
Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein,"
Boston, MA. (August 24, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Harris, J. (Presenter & Author), Conway, M. (Presenter &
Author), ASU Celebration of Research and Creative Endeavors, "Development of a Protein
Based System for the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced
Green Fluorescent Protein," ASU OSR, Boone, NC. (April 22, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Reilly, N. (Presenter & Author), Sing, J., ASU Celebration of
Research and Creative Endeavors, "Development of a Whole-Cell Based Biosensing System for
the Determination of Bioavailability of -Lactam Antibiotics," ASU OSR, Boone, NC. (April
22, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Morse, B. (Presenter & Author), ASU Celebration of Research
and Creative Endeavors, "Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection," ASU OSR, Boone, NC. (April 22, 2010).
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Puckett, L. G. (Author Only), Harris, J. (Author Only), Conway, M. (Presenter & Author),
National Conference on Undergraduate Research, "Development of a Protein Based System for
the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent
Protein," Mizzoula, MT. (April 16, 2010).
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Monique Conway, Jared Harris, and L. G. Puckett, “Development of a Protein Based System for
the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent
Protein,” 5th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium
(SNCURCS), Wilmington, NC, November 21, 2009. (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, “Forensic Microscopy,” Annual Fall meeting of the Appalachian Regional
Microscopy Society (AReMS), Boone, NC, October 16, 2009. (invited presentation)
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J. Harris, E. McCabe, N. Reilly, J. L Perry, and L. G. Puckett, “Criminalization of Introductory
Chemistry,” ASU Celebration of Research and Creative Endeavors, April 23, 2009, Boone, NC
(poster)
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B. Morse, V. Minkiewicz, L. G. Puckett, and J. L. Perry, “Serving Up Chemistry with Soft
Drinks,” ASU Celebration of Research and Creative Endeavors, April 23, 2009, Boone, NC
(poster)
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Clare Adams, Brandon Hounshell, L. G. Puckett, and M. Connell, “Development of a Protein
Based System for the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced
Green Fluorescent Protein,” ASU Celebration of Creative and Research Endeavors, Boone,
NC, April 23, 2009. (poster)
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Ryan Sturdivant and L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection,” ASU Celebration of Creative and
Research Endeavors, Boone, NC, April 23, 2009. (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, “Chemical & Biological Sensors”, S-STEM Seminar, ASU, February 27, 2009.
(invited presentation)
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Clare Adams, Brandon Hounshell, L. G. Puckett, and M. Connell, “Development of a Protein
Based System for the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced
Green Fluorescent Protein,” 4th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research
Symposium (SNCURS), Boone, NC, November 22, 2008. (poster)
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Ryan Sturdivant and L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection,” 4th Annual State of North Carolina
Undergraduate Research Symposium (SNCURS), Boone, NC, November 22, 2008. (poster)
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C.Adams, B. Hounshell, L. G. Puckett, and M. Connell, “Development of a Protein Based
System for the Detection of Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green
Fluorescent Protein,” Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(SERMACS), Nashville, TN, November 15, 2008. (poster)
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R. Sturdivant and L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection,” Southeast Regional Meeting of the
American Chemical Society (SERMACS), Nashville, TN, November 15, 2008. (poster)
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C. Adams and L. G. Puckett, “Development of a Protein Based System for the Detection of
Organophosphates Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein,” ASU
Celebration of Creative Endeavors, April 24, 2008, Boone, NC (poster)
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R. Sturdivant and L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection,” ASU Celebration of Creative Endeavors,
April 24, 2008, Boone, NC (poster)
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C. Marsh, C. Woodruff, and L. G. Puckett, “Development of a Catalog of Forensic Images
Using Scanning Electron Microscopy,” ASU Celebration of Creative Endeavors, April 24, 2008,
Boone, NC (poster)
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E. Johnson, B. Vaughan, H. S. Neufeld, and L.G. Puckett, “Better Red than Dead: The Role of
Anthocyanins in Plant Stems,” SERMACS Meeting, October 27, 2007, Greenville, SC (poster)
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B. Vaughan, E. Johnson, L. G. Puckett, and H. S. Neufeld, “An Investigation into the Odor
Associated with Galax urceolata,” SERMACS Meeting, October 27, 2007, Greenville, SC (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, “Forensic Science Curriculum Enhancement Project,” North Carolina
Biotechnology Center Advisory Committee Meeting, May 22, 2007.
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L. G. Puckett, “ASU Forensic Science: Banishing the Myth of CSI,” presentation made
for the Arts & Sciences Advancement Council, Boone, NC, April 29, 2006. (invited
presentation)
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L. G. Puckett and J. L. Naff, “An Approach to Determining the Relative Age of Ballpoint Pen
Ink on Documents Using Various Analytical Methods,” ACS National Meeting, March 26, 2006,
Atlanta, GA (poster)
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J. E. Nicholls and L. G. Puckett, “Cocaine Detection on U.S. and Foreign Currency Using GCMS, ACS National Meeting, March 26, 2006, Atlanta, GA (poster)
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V. M. Yavelak and L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary
Electrophoresis with Chemiluminescence Detection,” ACS National Meeting, March 26, 2006,
Atlanta, GA (poster)
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L. Yang, C. A. Neel, L. G. Puckett, and D. Gilman, “Study of Yeast Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Inhibition by Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence Detection,” The
Pittsburgh Conference, March 13, 2006, Orlando, FL (oral presentation)
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J. L. Naff and L. G. Puckett, “Determining the Relative Age of Ballpoint Pen Ink on Documents
by High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis,” National Alpha Chi Convention, April 8, 2005,
St. Louis, MO (oral presentation)
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J. L. Naff and L. G. Puckett, “Determining the Relative Age of Ballpoint Pen Ink on Documents
by High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis,” ASU Celebration of Creative Endeavors, April
19, 2005, Boone, NC (poster)
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J. N. Griffith and L. G. Puckett, “Electrophoretically Mediated Microanalysis (EMMA) for the
Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics,” ASU Celebration of Creative Endeavors, April 19,
2005, Boone, NC (poster)
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J. K. Lewis, L. G. Puckett, L. G. Bachas, “Monitoring Fibrinolysis and Clot Inhibition Via
Magnetoelastic Transduction,” Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(SERMACS) 2003, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia
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A. Rothert, S. K. Deo, L. G. Puckett, L. Millner, M. Madou, S. Daunert, “Adaptation of a
Whole-cell Based Reporter Gene Assay for Arsenite and Antimonite to a Compact Disc
Centrifugal Microfluidics Platform,” Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical
Society (SERMACS) 2003, November 16, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia
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J. S. Feliciano, A. Rothert, S. K. Deo, L. G. Puckett, L. Millner, J. R. Van der Meer, M. Madou,
S. Daunert, “Bacterial Biosensing Systems for Arsenic Detection: From the Laboratory to the
Field,” Superfund Annual Meeting, November 10, 2003, Hanover, New Hampshire
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L. G. Bachas and L. G. Puckett, “Integrative Graduate Education & Research Training: A New
Paradigm for Multidisciplinary Education,” 225th National American Chemical Society Meeting,
March 24, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana (oral presentation)
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L. G. Puckett, E. Dikici, J. Zoval, M. Madou, L. G. Bachas, S. Daunert, “Design and
Development of a Centrifugal Microfluidics Platform for Protein Based Assays,” 225th National
American Chemical Society Meeting, March 23, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana (Analytical
Division and Sci-Mix)
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L. G. Puckett, G. Barrett, L. G. Bachas, C. A. Grimes, “Magnetoelastic Transducers for
Monitoring Blood Coagulation,” Pittsburgh Conference 2003 (Pittcon), March 12, 2003,
Orlando, Florida (oral presentation)
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L. G. Puckett, G. Barrett, L. G. Bachas, C. A. Grimes, “Monitoring Blood Clotting Time with
Magnetoelastic Sensors,” Biosensors 2002, May 16, 2002, Kyoto, Japan (oral presentation)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, “Assay for β-Lactam Hydrolysis Using the
pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein,” Naff Symposium, April 26, 2002,
Lexington, KY (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, G. Barrett, L. G. Bachas, C. A. Grimes, “Monitoring Blood Coagulation Using a
Magnetoelastic Sensor,” 223rd National American Chemical Society Meeting, April 7, 2002,
Orlando, Florida (Analytical Division and Sci-Mix)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, "Study of β-Lactamase Inhibitors Using an
EGFP Fusion Protein," 221st National American Chemical Society Meeting, April 1, 2001, San
Diego, California (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, "Development of an EGFP Fusion Protein
for Monitoring Antibiotic Resistance," Pittsburgh Conference 2001 (Pittcon), March 8, 2001,
New Orleans, Louisiana (oral presentation)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, "Screening for Antibiotic Resistance Based
on EGFP Fusion Proteins," 2000 International Chemical Congress of the Pacific Basin Societies
(Pacifichem 2000), December 18, 2000, Honolulu, Hawaii (oral presentation)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, "A Novel Approach to Monitoring
Antibiotic Resistance Using an EGFP Fusion Protein," 32nd Central Regional American
Chemical Society Meeting, May 17, 2000, Covington, Kentucky (poster)
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, L. G. Bachas, "Monitoring Intracellular Antibiotic
Resistance Using a β-Lactamase/EGFP Fusion Protein," 219th National American Chemical
Society Meeting, March 26, 2000, San Francisco, California (poster)
PUBLICATIONS
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L.G. Puckett, C.M. Babyak, B.F. Taubman, and J. P. Cecile, " The Incorporation of Data
Acquisition Systems into the Chemistry Curriculum at both the Introductory and Advanced
Levels,” Journal of College Science Teaching, submitted November 10, 2009.
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L. Yang, C. A. Neel, L. G. Puckett, A. R. Whisnant, and S. D. Gilman, “Study of Yeast Alcohol
Dehydrogenase Inhibition by Capillary Electrophoresis with Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Detection,” Electrophoresis, submitted.
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A. Rothert, S. K. Deo, L. Millner, L. G. Puckett, M. J. Madou, and S. Daunert, “Whole-CellReporter-Gene-Based Biosensing Systems on a Compact Disk Microfluidics Platform, Analytical
Biochemistry 2005, 342(1), 11-19.
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L. G. Puckett, J. K. Lewis, A. Urbas, X. Cui, D. Gao, and L. G. Bachas, “Magnetoelastic
Transducers for Monitoring Coagulation, Clot Inhibition, and Fibrinolysis,” Biosensors &
Bioelectronics 2005, 20(9), 1737-1743.
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L. G. Puckett, E. Dikici, S. Lai, M. Madou, L. G. Bachas, and S. Daunert, “Investigation Into the
Applicability of the Centrifugal Microfluidics Platform for the Development of Protein-Ligand
Binding Assays Incorporating EGFP as a Fluorescent Reporter,” Analytical Chemistry 2004,
76(24), 7263-7268.
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J. C. Ball, L. G. Puckett, and L. G. Bachas, “Covalent Immobilization of β-Galactosidase onto a
Gold-Coated Magnetoelastic Transducer via a Self-Assembled Monolayer: Toward a
Magnetoelastic Biosensor," Analytical Chemistry 2003, 75(24), 6932-6937.
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L. G. Puckett, G. Barrett, D. Kouzoudis, C. Grimes, and L. G. Bachas, “Monitoring Blood
Coagulation with Magnetoelastic Sensors,” Biosensors & Bioelectronics 2003, 18, 675-681.
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L. G. Puckett, J. C. Lewis, S. Daunert, and L. G. Bachas, “Development of an Assay for βLactam Hydrolysis Using the pH-Dependence of Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein,”
Analytical Biochemistry 2002, 309(2), 224-231.
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K. G. Ong, J. S. Bitler, C. A. Grimes, L. G. Puckett, and L. G. Bachas, “Remote Query
Resonant-Circuit Sensors for Monitoring of Bacteria Growth: Application to Food Quality
Control,” Sensors 2002, 219-232.
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K. G. Ong, L. G. Puckett, B. V. Sharma, M. Loiselle, C. A. Grimes, L. G. Bachas, “Wireless,
Passive, Resonant-Circuit Sensors for Monitoring Food Quality,” Chemical and Biological Early
Warning Monitoring for Water, Food, and Ground Symposium, Proceedings of the SPIE, Vol. 4575
2002.
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Bennett, N. S., Cartaya-Marin, C., and Taubman, B., “REU Site: The Appalachian Chemistry
Research Experience in Energy and the Environment (ACREE) Program,” NSF-REU Program,
October 2009, $257,106, funded. L. G. Puckett, Senior Personnel.
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Cartaya-Marin, C., Allain, E., Babyak, C., Bennett, N., and Puckett, L. (Co-PIs), “Acquisition of
an NMR, Mass Spectrometer and IR-Microscope for the Appalachian State University
Chemistry Student Training and Research (ChemSTAR) Initiative,” NSF CRIF:MUI Program,
June 23, 2009, $496,890, not funded.
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L. G. Puckett, N. S. Bennett, and J. L. Perry, Project Director, Incorporating Biotechnology into the
Chemistry Summer Training and Research (ChemSTAR) Program,” proposal submitted to the North
Carolina Biotechnology Center Undergraduate Biotechnology Research Fellowship Program,
March 9, 2009, $15,000, not funded.
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L. G. Puckett, Project Director, Community of Collaboration,: An Interdisciplinary
Seminar/Demonstration Series with a Concentration on Energy and the Environment, submitted to the
North Carolina Space Grant Higher Education/Course Development Program, February 6,
2009, $10,000, funded, $9000.
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L. G. Puckett, “Development of a Whole-Cell Based Biosensing System for the Determination
of Bioavailability of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics,” Appalachian State University Fall 2008 URC
grant, $4293.
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R. Tashakkori, B. Kurtz, N. Bennett, K. Palmer, P. Russell. Appalachian Undergraduate
Academy of Science, 2008-2012, NSF-STEP, $568,000, funded, L. G. Puckett, Senior
Personnel
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L. G. Puckett and N. S. Bennett, “Enabling Students to Shine with the Interdisciplinary
Scholarship, Training, and Research (I-STAR) Program at Appalachian State University,”
submitted to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Educational Enhancement Grants,
August 2008, not funded, $65,000.
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N. Bennett, C. Babyak, C. Cartaya-Marin, L. G. Puckett, M. Venable, S. Tuberty, E. Karatan, M.
Connell, “From Molecules to Organisms: The Merck/AAAS Cross-Disciplinary Scholars
FUNDING
(MACS) Program at ASU,” renewal for summer 2008, Merck/AAAS USRP, $20,000, funded.
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L. G. Puckett, E. Allain, B. Taubman, and C. M. Babyak, “Integrated Data Acquisition Systems:
A Modern Educational Tool for Advancing Biotechnology at Appalachian State University,”
submitted to the North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Educational Enhancement Grants,
August 2007, funded, $49,916.
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L. G. Puckett, “Design and Development of a Sensing System for Pesticides and Chemical
Warfare Agents Using an Organophosphorus Hydrolase (OPH) Fusion Protein,” Appalachian
State University Spring 2007 URC grant, $4725.
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L. G. Puckett, “Forensic Science Curriculum Enhancement Project,” submitted to the North
Carolina Biotechnology Center – Educational Enhancement Grants, August 2006, funded,
$48,000.
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L. G. Puckett, “Developing an Accredited Forensic Chemistry Program at Appalachian State
University,” submitted pre-proposal and full proposal to the Camille & Henry Dreyfus
Foundation, Summer 2005, not funded.
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J. L. Naff and L.G. Puckett, “Determining the Relative Age of Ballpoint Pen Ink on Documents
by High Performance Capillary Electrophoresis,” Sigma Xi Research Award, $725.
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L. G. Puckett, “Indirect Determination of Enzyme Kinetics Using Capillary Electrophoresis
with Chemiluminescence Detection,” Appalachian State University Fall 2004 URC grant,
$4851.76.
Brett F. Taubman, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Assistant Professor Phone: 828-­‐262-­‐7847 A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry Fax: 828-­‐262-­‐6558 Appalachian State University E-­‐mail: taubmanbf@appstate.edu Boone, NC 28608 Professional Preparation The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Finance B.S., 1993 Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Chemistry B.S., 2001 University of Maryland, College Park, MD Chemistry Ph.D., 2004 The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Meteorology Post-­‐doc, 2004-­‐2007 Appointments Appalachian State University, Department of Chemistry Assistant Professor 2007 – present The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology Research Associate 2004 – 2007 University of Maryland, Department of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Graduate Research Assistant 2001 – 2004 Montana State University, Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Research Assistant 1999 – 2001 Publications 1. Castellanos, P., L.T. Marufu, B.G. Doddridge, B.F. Taubman, S.H. Ehrman, and R.R. Dickerson, Evaluation of Vertical Mixing and Emissions in the CMAQ Model Using Measured Surface Concentrations and Vertical Profiles of CO and O3, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2010JD014540R, under review, 2011. 2. Thompson, A.M., A.M. Luzik, G. A. Morris, J. E. Yorks, S. K. Miller, B. F. Taubman, G. Verver, H. Vömel, M. A. Avery, J. W. Hair, G. S. Diskin, E. V. Browell, J. M. Valverde-­‐Canossa, T. L. Kucsera, C. A. Klich, D. L. Hlavka, Convective and wave signatures in ozone profiles over the equatorial Americas: Views from TC4 (2007) and SHADOZ, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D00J23, doi:10.1029/2009JD012909, 2010. 3. Hains, J.C., B.F. Taubman, A. M. Thompson, L.T. Marufu, J.W. Stehr, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, Origins of chemical pollution derived from Mid-­‐Atlantic aircraft profiles using a clustering technique, Atmos. Environ., 42(8), 1727-­‐1741, 2008. 4. Hains, J.C., L-­‐W.A.Chen, B.F. Taubman, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, A side by side comparison of filter-­‐based PM2.5 measurements at a suburban site: A closure study, Atmos. Environ., 41(29), 6167-­‐6184, 2007. 1
5. Thompson, A.M., J.B. Stone, J.C. Witte, R.B. Pierce, S.J. Oltmans, O.R. Cooper, B.F. Taubman, R.B. Chatfield, G. Forbes, B.J. Johnson, E. Joseph, T.L. Kucsera, J.T. Merrill, G.A. Morris, S. Hersey, M.J. Newchurch, F.J. Schmidlin, D.W. Tarasick, V. Thouret, J.P. Cammas, Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment Ozonesonde Network Study (IONS) 2004: 1. Summertime upper troposphere/lower stratosphere ozone over northeastern North America, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D12S12, doi:10.1029/2006JD007441, 2007. 6. Taubman, B.F., J.C. Hains , A.M. Thompson, L.T. Marufu, B.G. Doddridge, J.W. Stehr, C.A. Piety, and R.R. Dickerson, Aircraft Vertical Profiles of Trace Gas and Aerosol Pollution over the Mid-­‐
Atlantic U.S.: Statistics and Meteorological Cluster Analysis, J. Geophys. Res., 10.1029/2005JD006196, 2006. 7. Vant-­‐Hull, B.L., Z. Li, B.F. Taubman, R. Levy, L.T. Marufu, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, Smoke over Haze: Comparison of Satellite, Surface and In-­‐situ Measurements of Aerosol Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing of Forest Fire Smoke over the Eastern U.S., J. Geophys. Res., 110(D10), 10.1029/2004JD004518, 2005. 8. Marufu L. T., B. F. Taubman, B. Bloomer, C. A. Piety, B. G. Doddridge, J. W. Stehr, R. R. Dickerson, Reply to comment by D. A. Hansen et al. on “The 2003 North American electrical blackout: An accidental experiment in atmospheric chemistry”, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L10813, doi:10.1029/2005GL022385, 2005. 9. Taubman, B.F., L.T. Marufu, B.L. Vant-­‐Hull, C.A. Piety, B.G. Doddridge, R.R. Dickerson, and Z. Li, Smoke Over Haze: Aircraft Observations of Chemical and Optical Properties and the Effects on Heating Rates and Stability, J. Geophys. Res., 109(D2), 10.1029/2003JD003898, 2004. 10. Taubman, B.F., L.T. Marufu, C.A. Piety, B.G. Doddridge, J.W. Stehr, and R.R. Dickerson, Airborne Characterization of the Chemical, Optical, and Meteorological Properties, and Origins of a Combined Ozone/Haze Episode over the Eastern U.S., J. Atmos. Sci., 61(14), 1781-­‐1793, 2004. 11. Marufu, L.T., B.F. Taubman, B. Bloomer, C.A. Piety, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, The 2003 North American Electrical Blackout: An Accidental Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, 10.1029/2004GL019771, 2004. 12. Contributing author, Chapter 2 -­‐ Physics and Chemistry of Ozone in the Atmosphere: U.S. EPA Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants (Final). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-­‐05/004aF-­‐cF, 2006. Manuscripts in Preparation 1. Taubman, B.F., J.P. Sherman, L.B. Perry, P. Sheridan, K. Adair, G. Kelly, W. Beuttell, R.E. Emanuel, and H. Neufeld, Aerosol Source Apportionment and Radiative Forcing Over the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Initial Results from Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR), manuscript in preparation, 2011. 2. Taubman, B.F., D.N. Bowman, B. Bergman, and A. Mason, Analysis of Flavor and Aroma Compounds in Beers Brewed Under Various Fermentation Conditions, manuscript in preparation, 2011. 3. Taubman, B.F., B. Bergman, R. Neal, and T. Horton, Effect of Heat Treatment and Yeast Selection on Flavor and Aroma Profile of Mead, manuscript in preparation, 2011. 2
Recent Presentations Oral Presentations National/International Meetings: 1. Sherman, J.P., B.F. Taubman, W.B. Beuttell, One Year of Aerosol Optical Property Measurements from APP Monitoring Station, 2010 NOAA ESRL Global Monitoring Annual Conference, Boulder, CO, May 19, 2010. 2. Taubman, B.F., Determination of the Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, US-­‐Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship, Raleigh, NC, July 16-­‐19, 2009. 3. Gonzalez T., W.R. Stockwell, W.S. Goliff, J.D. Fuentes, A.M. Thompson, D. Wang, E. Joseph, and B.F. Taubman, Improving chemical mechanisms through the analysis of Mid-­‐Atlantic measurements of volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, American Meteorological Society, Phoenix, AZ, January 10-­‐16, 2009. 4. S.K. Miller, A.M. Thompson, A.M. Luzik, G.A. Morris, A.M. Bryan, J.E. Yorks, B.F. Taubman, H. Voemel, M.A. Avery, Convective and wave signatures in ozone profiles in the equatorial Americas: Views from TC4 and SHADOZ, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December, 2008. 5. A.M. Thompson, J.E. Yorks, B.F. Taubman, G.A. Morris, H. Voemel, H.B. Selkirk, M.A. Avery, J. Gerlach, T.L. Kucsera, A. Pino Graell, Ground-­‐based Studies of Dynamics and Composition during TC4: Results from Costa Rica, Panamá and the Galapagos, TC4 Science Meeting, VA Beach, VA, February 2008. 6. Hui, W.C.J., B.F. Taubman, A.M. Thompson, and E. Clothiaux, Intercomparison of Ground-­‐based Column Ozone Measurements with Aura Satellite Retrievals over Richland, WA, EOS Aura Science Team Meeting Pasadena, CA, USA, October 1-­‐5, 2007. 7. Yorks, J., A.M. Thompson, B.F. Taubman, W. Ryan, E. Joseph, H. Vömel, and B. Bojkov, Three Summers of Ozone Profiles over Beltsville, MD: A Study of Free-­‐Tropospheric and Boundary Layer Ozone, EOS Aura Science Team Meeting Pasadena, CA, USA, October 1-­‐5, 2007. 8. Taubman, B.F., A.M. Thompson, S.M. Michaels, D. Miller, R. Long, J. Yorks, J. Walker, D. Karschner, D. Stucker, D. Whiteman, and E. Joseph, NATIVE Catches Some WAVES in Beltsville, MD: Apportioning Sources from a Suburban Forest during WAVES, July 2006, AGU 2006 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 11-­‐15 2006. 9. Taubman, B.F., S.M. Michaels, A.M. Thompson, D. Miller, T. Kane, G. Labow, and N. Krotkov, NATIVE (Nittany Atmospheric Trailer and Integrated Validation Experiment) Remotely Sensed Aerosol Optical Properties: Examples from INTEX-­‐B and WAVES 2006, NASA Aura Science Team Meeting, Boulder, CO, September 11-­‐15 2006. 10. Taubman, B.F., S.M. Michaels, A.M. Thompson, J.C. Hains, and C.A. Piety, Summer Hot, Summer Not: Emissions, Transport, and Trends of Pollutants over the Mid-­‐Atlantic U.S., AGU 2006 Spring Conference, Baltimore, MD, May 23-­‐26, 2006. 11. Taubman, B.F., A.M. Thompson, E. Joseph, S.M. Michaels, S. Zhang, C.A. Piety, Nocturnal Secondary Ozone Maxima over the Mid-­‐Atlantic U.S. from Shear Induced Turbulence in the Low Level Jet, AGU 2005 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 5-­‐9, 2005. 12. Taubman, B.F., A.M. Thompson, J.C. Hains, L.T. Marufu, B.G. Doddridge, J.W. Stehr, C.A. Piety, and R.R. Dickerson, Summer Hot, Summer Not: Emissions, Transport, and Trends of Pollutants 3
over the Mid-­‐Atlantic U.S., Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS VIII), Yellowstone National Park, WY, September 4-­‐9, 2005. 13. Taubman, B.F., J.C. Hains, L.T. Marufu, B.G. Doddridge, J.W. Stehr, C.A. Piety, A.M. Thompson, and R.R. Dickerson, Trans-­‐Boundary Air Pollution Source Apportionment over Eastern North America from Measurements during the Regional Atmospheric Measurement Modeling and Prediction Program (RAMMPP), IAMAS 2005, Beijing, China, August 2-­‐11, 2005. 14. Taubman, B.F., J.C. Hains, J.B. Stone, A.M. Thompson, The Development of a Multivariate Receptor Model for Vertical Profile Data Based on Nonparametric Regression Techniques, 2005 AAAR PM Supersites Conference, Atlanta, GA, February, 2005. 15. Taubman, B.F., L.T. Marufu, B.L. Vant-­‐Hull, C.A. Piety, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, Airborne Characterization of the Smoke Plume from Canadian Forest Fires, A&WMA 96th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, June, 2003. Regional Meetings: 1. Taubman, B.F. and Sherman, J.P., Initial Results from Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR), Georgia Institute of Technology Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Weekly Colloquium Series, Atlanta, GA, October 13, 2010. 2. Taubman, B.F., Western North Carolina Air Quality and Climate – Past, Present, and Future, Adult Education Program, NC Arboretum, Asheville, NC, November 21, 2009. Local Meetings: 1. Taubman, B.F., Aerosol Climate Forcing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Geography & Planning Speaker Series, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, March 5, 2009. 2. Taubman, B.F., Aerosol Climate Forcing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, Sigma Xi Meeting, Appalachian State University, November 15, 2007. 3. Taubman, B.F., J.C. Hains, L.T. Marufu, J.B. Stone, A.M. Thompson, Clustering our Way to a Climatology of Airborne Measurements, Code 613.3 Branch Lunch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, March 17, 2005. 4. Taubman, B.F., L.T. Marufu, B. Bloomer, C.A. Piety, B.G. Doddridge, and R.R. Dickerson, The 2003 Blackout: An Accidental Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University Weekly Meteorology Colloquia, University Park, PA, December 2, 2004. 5. Taubman, B.F. and B.L. Vant-­‐Hull, Smoke Plumes and Temperature Inversions: a Case Study of the July 2002 Quebec Wildfire Smoke over Maryland and Virginia, Aerocenter Seminar, Climate and Radiation Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Beltsville, MD, April 16, 2003. Poster Presentations National/International Meetings: 1. Kelly, G.M., L.B. Perry, B.F. Taubman, Southeast Flow Precipitation in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Topographic Influences and Aerosol-­‐Precipitation Interactions, American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 14-­‐18, 2010. 2. Bowman, D.N., J.P. Sherman, P. Sheridan, J. Pope, G. Kelly, A. Accursio, K. Adair, and B.F. Taubman, Quantitative Analysis of Volatile Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere for AppalAIR, National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Missoula, MT, April 15-­‐17, 2010. 4
3. Taubman, B.F., J.P. Sherman, P. Sheridan, L.B. Perry, H. Neufeld, R.E. Emanuel, R. Tashakkori, D. Bowman, C. Long, Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing in the Southern Appalachian Mountains: Initial Results from the Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) Facility, American Geophysical Union 2009 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 14-­‐18, 2009. 4. Taubman, B.F., J.W.C. Hui, A.M. Thompson, E. Clothiaux, G. Labow, N. Krotkov, NATIVE Column Ozone Measurements Over Richland, WA During INTEX-­‐B and Comparisons With OMI Satellite Retrievals, AGU 2007 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 10-­‐14, 2007. 5. Bryan, A., D. Lutz, G.A. Morris, A.M. Thompson, J. Yorks, G. Osterman, and B. Taubman, Preliminary analysis of an ozonesonde data from Panama as part of TC-­‐4, AGU 2007 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 10-­‐14, 2007. 6. Yorks, J.E., A.M. Thompson, W.F. Ryan, B.F. Taubman, E. Joseph, H. Voemel, B. Bojkov, J. McQueen, Four Summers of Ozone Profiles over Beltsville, MD: A Study of Free-­‐Tropospheric and Boundary Layer Ozone, AGU 2007 Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA, December 10-­‐14, 2007. 1.
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Regional Meetings: Adair, K., B.F. Taubman, J.P. Sherman, P. Sheridan, Investigation of Regional Impacts on Ambulatory Cases of Asthma in Watauga County, 6th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Raleigh, NC, November, 2010. Bowman, D., J. Pope, A. Accursio, K. Adair, P. Sheridan, B.F. Taubman, Quantitative Analysis of Volatile Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere, 5th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Wilmington, NC, November, 2009. Cohen, S., B.F. Taubman, Multi-­‐elemental Trace Analysis of Shen Nü Guo Dried Tomatoes by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry, 4th Annual State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS), Boone, NC, November, 2008. Local Meetings: Pope, J., B.F. Taubman, Using Silylation to Improve Levoglucosan Detection, The Thirteenth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 22, 2010. Adair, K., B.F. Taubman, Quantitative Analysis of Volatile Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere, The Thirteenth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 22, 2010. Bowman, D., B.F. Taubman, Source Apportionment of Organic Aerosols in the Atmosphere using an Aethalometer Model, The Thirteenth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 22, 2010. Taubman, B.F., J.P. Sherman, P. Sheridan, L.B. Perry, H. Neufeld, R.E. Emanuel, R. Tashakkori, D. Bowman, K. Adair, J. Pope, A. Accursio, J. Ivey, D. Sand, J. Calamai, Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR), Fall Family Day, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, September, 2009. Bowman, D., B. Bergman, Analysis of Flavor and Aroma Compounds in Beers Brewed Under Various Fermentation Conditions, The Twelfth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 24, 2009. 5
6. Bergman, B., B.F. Taubman, Effect of Heat Treatment and Yeast Strain Selection on the Flavor and Aroma Profile of Mead, The Twelfth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 24, 2009. 7. Eriksson, S., B.F. Taubman, The Identification and Quantification of Organic Marker Species in Atmospheric Aerosols, The Twelfth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 24, 2009. 8. Cohen, S., B.F. Taubman, Multi-­‐Elemental Trace Analysis of Shen Nü Guo Dried Tomatoes by Inductively Coupled Plasma-­‐Optical Emission Spectrometry, The Twelfth Annual Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 24, 2009. 9. Bowman, D., B. Bergman, B.F. Taubman, Flavor and Aroma Compounds Analysis of Various Beer Brews, Sigma Xi Monthly Meeting, Appalachian State University Chapter, February, 2009. Teaching Experience Introductory Meteorology (lecture and lab) Principles of Atmospheric Measurement (guest lecturer) Atmospheric Chemistry (guest lecturer) Atmospheric Thermodynamics (guest lecturer) Middle Atmospheric Physics (guest lecturer) Introduction to Chemical Research Introductory Chemistry I (lecture and lab) Introductory Chemistry II (lab only) Quantitative Analysis (lecture and lab) Instrumental Methods of Analysis (lecture only) Environmental Chemistry (lecture and lab) The Science, History, and Business of Beer and Brewing Brewing Science Air Pollution (guest lecturer) Professional Memberships 1. American Chemical Society, 2004 – present 2. American Geophysical Union, 2002 – present 3. Sigma Xi Research Society, 2008 – present 4. American Society of Brewing Chemists, 2009 – present Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-­‐Scholar Sponsor Shannon Michaels, thesis advisor, ITT; Jacquie Hui, thesis advisor, The Pennsylvania State University; John Yorks, thesis advisor, SSAI ; Will Beuttell, thesis advisor, ASU (current); Ginger Kelly, thesis advisor, ASU (current); John Markham, thesis advisor, ASU (current); Chip Haden, thesis advisor, ASU (current); Thomas Van Buren, thesis advisor, ASU (current) Total number of graduate students advised: 8 6
Awards and Honors 1. Wachovia Environmental Award 2010 2. Group Achievement Award, Intercontinental Chemical Transport Experiment, NASA 2008 3. Atmospheric Chemistry Colloquium for Emerging Senior Scientists (ACCESS VIII) 2005 4. Editor’s Choice: Science, 305, no. 5685, p. 755 2004 5. AGU Journal Highlight , Geophys. Res. Lett., 31,GL019771 2004 6. Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society 2004 7. NCAR Advanced Study Program (Invited Participant) 2002 8. Distinguished T.A. Award, University of Maryland 2002 9. Block Grant Fellowship, University of Maryland 2001 10. Highest Honors, Montana State University 2001 11. Departmental Honors, Montana State University 2001 12. Outstanding Senior Chemistry Student, Montana State University 2001 13. Gilbert Stork Research Scholarship, Montana State University 2001 14. P. C. Gaines Scholarship, Montana State University 2000 15. Fredrich A. Kekule Award, Montana State University 2000 Synergistic Activities 1. Led Climate Science Camp for homeschooled students (ages 14-­‐17) at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. 2. Directing Climate Science Club for grades 3-­‐8 at Watauga County Public Schools. 3. Co-­‐director of Appalachian Atmospheric Interdisciplinary Research (AppalAIR) Program. 4. Trained and worked with undergraduate and graduate students from Howard University launching ozonesondes for the Maryland Department of the Environment. 5. Trained students from the University of Panama on modern atmospheric chemistry instrumentation and data analysis techniques during the NASA TC4 experiment. 7
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Shea Richard Tuberty
Associate Professor
Biology Department
Appalachian State University
Rankin Science South
572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28607-2027
U.S. Citizen
Born: February 5, 1967
Place: Rota, Spain
Phone: (828) 262-6857
FAX: (828) 262-2127
E-mail: tubertysr@appstate.edu
EDUCATION
1989 B.A. General Biology
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
1994 M.S. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1998 Ph.D. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Dissertation Title: Vitellogenesis in the Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii.
Graduate Mentor: Dr. Milton Fingerman, Ph.D.
2000 Summer course: Molecular Approaches to Invertebrate Zoology, University of Maine, Darling Marine Lab, Walpole,
Maine. (Dr. Michael Horst)
2006 NSF Summer Workshop: New Approaches and Techniques for Teaching Science: Addressing Environmental
Problems to Stimulate Undergraduate Learning, Governors State University, College Park, IL, June 16-20.
2008 Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory & Practice. Duke Environmental Leadership Program, Nicholas School of the
Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC June 23-27.
2008 ASU Appalachian and the Community Together (ACT) Service-Learning Faculty Fellows Program. One of 7 faculty
selected to participate in this 11 week workshop (August – October) to educate faculty on ways to incorporate service
learning into the classroom/lab experience. I will incorporate this teaching strategy into my Environmental Toxicology
course Spring 2009.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989-91 Research Assistant, Dept. of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Responsible for cell culture, monoclonal antibody production, ELISA development, and lab maintenance.
1991-96 Teaching Assistant, Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Cell and Molecular Biology Tulane
University, New Orleans, Louisiana. Classes taught: (CMB Dept) General Biology, (EEB Dept) Diversity of Life,
Ecology, Comparative Vertebrate Physiology and Economic Botany
1995-96 Research Assistant, Tulane Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, Louisiana. Responsible for restoration and
cataloging of fish and molluscan museum collections, freshwater field collections of fish and invertebrates.
1996-97 Adjunct Teaching Instructor, Department of Biology, Loyola University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Responsibilities included teaching the Zoological Diversity lecture and labs (9 contact hrs./week)
1997-98 Full Time/Overtime Teaching Instructor, Department of Mathematics and Science, Delgado Community College,
New Orleans, Louisiana. Taught General Biology lectures and labs (15-21 contact hrs/week).
1998-02 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Science Training in Ecology Program (STEP), a cooperative agreement between
the Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation (CEBD), University of West Florida, Pensacola,
Florida and US EPA, NHEERL, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, FL. (Mentors: Drs. Chuck McKenney and
Ranga Rao)
2001
Crustacean aquaculture consultant to Zeigler Brothers, Inc. Gardners, PA. “Use of Brewer’s Yeast (Saccharomyces
cerevisiae) and β-glucans in Aquaculture.”
2002
Adjunct Teaching Instructor, Department of Biology, Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, FL. Teaching Biological
Principles (nonmajors) and Anatomy & Physiology lecture and labs (10 contact hrs/week)
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2002
Planning, grant writing, and organizing 30 speakers for international symposium for the January 4-8, 2004 meeting
of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, “EcoPhysiology and Conservation: The
contribution of Endocrinology and Immunology”
2002-08Assistant Professor, Appalachian State University, Biology Department, Boone, NC. Responsible for development of
courses in Invertebrate Zoology w/lab, Comparative Invertebrate Physiology w/lab, Environmental Toxicology
w/lab, Animal Physiology Lab, and the Non-majors Biology sequence, co-taught Belizean Coral Reef Ecology,
Associate Member of the Graduate School Faculty.
2008-present Associate Professor, Appalachian State University, Biology Dept., Boone, NC. Aside from courses listed above
was responsible for development of the Comparative Animal Physiology lab, The Science, History and Business of
Beer and Brewing, The Science of Brewing, and a field course on Australian Tropical Ecology.
2006-09 Merck-AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program Grant. From Molecules to Organisms: The Merck/AAAS
Cross-Disciplinary Scholars (MACS) Program at Appalachian State University. Co-mentored 2 undergraduates each
summer for the 10 week summer research program with Dr. Carol Babyak (ASU-Chemistry).
2008-11 Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Student Science Enrichment Program. Appalachian Student Experience-based
Education (AppalSEED) Academy: Integrating Science Across the High School Curriculum. One of 4 faculty
mentors involved in conducting a 26 week/yr interdisciplinary program to involve home schooled and minority 9th
graders in research once a week for 3 hours.
2008-10 NSF STEP Program: Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science. Environmental Science Research Cluster
mentor. One of many mentors in the College of A&S involved in mentoring Freshman, Sophomore, transfer students,
and high school seniors in interdisciplinary environmental toxicology research projects during the academic year. I
typically mentor 2-3 undergraduates, and 1 high school senior each semester.
PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
1996
1997
1998
1999
1999
1999
1999
1999
2000
2000
2000
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2001
2001
2001
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2003
2003
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2004
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2006
2006
2006
Association of Southeastern Biologists, Knoxville, TN.
Association of Southeastern Biologists, Greenville, SC (paper).
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston, MA (paper).
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Denver, CO (paper).
The Crustacean Society, Lafayette, LA (paper).
American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA.
e.hormones 1999: Environmental Hormones, Past, Present, and Future. New Orleans, LA.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Philadelphia, PA.
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, GA (poster, symposium introduction).
Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Endocrine Disrupters, Plymouth, NH. (poster)
The Crustacean Society, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (poster)
Atlantic Coast Contaminants Conference: Endocrine Disruptors in the Marine Environment:
Impacts on Marine Wildlife and Human Health, Bar Harbor, ME (poster)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, IL (poster)
Association of Southeastern Biologists, New Orleans, LA (paper)
e.hormones 2001: 3rd Annual Meeting on Environmental Hormones. New Orleans, LA. (poster)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA (paper, session chairperson, student paper judge)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto, Canada (paper, student paper judge)
5th Annual Southern Appalachian Arthropod Conference, Boone, NC (paper)
Sigma Xi Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (ASU Chapter voting delegate, student paper judge)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA (symposium organizer, session chairperson,
paper, poster, student paper judge)
6th Annual Southern Appalachian Arthropod Conference, Knoxville, TN (paper)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA (two student posters, chair of student postdoc affairs
committee, student paper judge, DIZ chair nominating committee)
7th Annual Southern Appalachian Arthropod Conference, Asheville, NC (paper)
1st Annual Meeting on Quantitative Biology at The Institute for Mathematical Biology Education and Research
(TIMBER), Boone, NC.
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. (invited session, interactive paper)
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, FL (executive committee, chair of student/postdoc affairs
committee)
Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, TN (paper, 2 student posters)
2nd Annual Meeting on Quantitative Biology at The Institute for Mathematical Biology Education and Research
(TIMBER), Boone, NC. (session chairperson)
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2006
2006
2007
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2008
2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
2010
Carolinas Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Clemson, SC. (paper, student poster,
student paper judge, executive board member)
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Montreal, Canada. (poster)
Carolinas Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Athens, GA (2 student posters, student
paper judge, executive board member).
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Antonio, TX (poster, student paper/poster judge)
Common Practices for Faculty Led Study Abroad Programs – ASU, Broyhill Inn, January 2008
Carolinas Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Morehead City, NC (poster, student poster
judge, executive board member, Vice President, banquet chef).
North Carolina Forum on Water Quality Monitoring, UNC-Charlotte, NC (May 14-15)
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 16-20, Tampa, Florida. (student paper/poster judge,
poster)
State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. Boone, NC. November 22, 2008 (oral
session chair, student paper and poster)
North Carolina Campus Compact, Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement (PACE), Elon, NC. February 11, 2009.
Carolinas Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charleston, SC March 26-28 (paper,
student poster judge, President).
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 19-23, New Orleans, LA. (Regional chapter
presidents meeting, Regional Chapter meeting, Chapter booth, poster).
TVA-Kingston Fly Ash Release Environmental Research Symposium, March 11-12, Harriman, TN (poster, ecotox
breakout group participant)
Combined Carolinas and Southeast Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Athens, GA
March 25-27 (short course facilitator, paper, student poster judge, President, meeting co-organizer).
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 7-11, Portland, OR. (2 Posters, Regional Chapter
meeting, Chapter booth).
INVITED SEMINARS
1999
1999
2000
2001
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2004
2004
U.S. EPA, NHEERL/GED Gulf Breeze, FL. “Crustacean vitellogenesis: Application as a model bioindicator of
reproduction and metabolic endocrine disruption.”
Southeast Regional Public Health Pest and Vector Management, Panama City, FL. “Mosquito insecticide effects on
non-target species.”
72nd Annual Meeting of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, Panama City Beach, FL, November 12-15.
“Reproductive effects of extended-release methoprene on female fiddler crabs, Uca panacea”
University of West Florida, Dept. of Biology, Pensacola, FL. “Hormonal control of crustacean egg synthesis:
biochemical and molecular approaches.”
Meeting of the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA. Student/Postdoc Affairs Committee
Workshop. “Options outside of standard academia: Fusing your academe with your professional future.”
Wilkes University, Dept. of Biology, Wilkes-Barre, PA. “Environmental Endocrine Disruption: Effects of the insect
juvenile hormone agonist, methoprene, on female reproduction in the Gulf sand fiddler crab.”
Capital University, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Columbus, OH. “Environmental Endocrine Disruption: Effects of
the insect juvenile hormone agonist, methoprene, on female reproduction in the Gulf sand fiddler crab.”
US EPA NHEERL/GED, Gulf Breeze, FL. “Environmental hormone disruption: Effects of the insect juvenile
hormone agonist, methoprene, on female reproduction in the Gulf sand fiddler crab.”
Appalachian State University, Biology Department, Boone, NC. “Environmental hormone disruption: Crustacean
endocrine-mediated biomarkers for nontarget effects of insecticides.”
Sierra Club, Boone, NC. “Evidence for the costs of ‘Better living through chemistry’: The Environmental hormone
disruption hypothesis.”
East Carolina University, Dept. of Biology, Greenville, NC. Evidence of the Costs of "Better Living Through
Chemistry" and Other Scary Bedtime Stories. An Overview of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors.
Sigma Xi : Appalachian State University Chapter. Crustacean endocrine-mediated biomarkers for nontarget effects
of insecticides. Broyhill Inn, Nov. 19th.
Davidson College, Dept. of Biology, Davidson, NC. “Conservation physiology: the role of endocrinology in
protection and management of animal populations.”
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control. Florida
Coordinating Committee for Mosquito Control. Gainesville, FL. “Overview of the endocrine disruption hypothesis:
possible implications from Permethrin aerial spraying.”
University of Alaska, Juneau. Department of Biology. Evidence of the Costs of "Better Living Through Chemistry"
and Other Scary Bedtime Stories. An Overview of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors.
University of Alaska, Fairbanks. School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences. Juneau Center, Juneau, AK.
“Environmental hormone disruption: Crustacean endocrine-mediated biomarkers for nontarget effects of
insecticides.”
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2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2009
2009
2009
2010
2010
National Committee for the New River, West Jefferson, NC. “Endocrine disruption in Freshwater Streams: History
and Ecological Implications.”
Appalachian State University, Department of Computer Science, Computer Science, Engineering and Mathematics
Scholarship Program Seminar. “Better Living Through Chemistry - and other scary bedtime stories! An overview of
environmental hormone disruption.”
East Tennessee State University, Department of Biological Sciences, "Ecophysiology and Conservation: The
Contribution of Endocrinology and Immunology."
Stone Mountain Trout Unlimited Chapter, Elkin, NC. “Working toward an ASU – Trout Unlimited Environmental
Partnership.”
Watauga County North Carolina State Extension Service, Boone, NC. “Environmental Impact of Common
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products.”
Appalachian State University, Biology Department, Boone, NC. "Ecophysiology and Conservation: The Contribution
of Endocrinology and Immunology."
Appalachian State University, Water Resources Planning Committee, Boone, NC. “Environmental Effects
Assessment of the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Fly Ash Disaster”
NC Cooperative Extension, Watauga County Advisory Council Meeting, Boone, NC. “Operation Medicine Cabinet
and the science supporting the need for a drug take back program.”
Appalachian State University, Dept of Geography and Planning, Boone, NC. “The Dirty Side of ‘Clean Coal’:
Assessing the Kingston TVA fly ash disaster"
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources. Environmental
Monitoring and Analysis course guest speaker. “The Dirty Side of ‘Clean Coal’: Assessing the Kingston TVA fly ash
disaster"
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Dept. of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. “The Dirty Side of
‘Clean Coal’: Assessing the Kingston TVA fly ash disaster"
FIELD EXPERIENCE AND CERTIFICATION
1988
1988
1989
SCUBA certified by NAUI
Vanderbilt University natural history and field study of four ecosystems of Queensland, Australia (Dr. Gary Polis)
Gulf of Mexico collection cruise for Vanderbilt University via Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs,
Mississippi (Dr. Gary Polis)
1989,91 Summer field research assistant for Vanderbilt University study of barrier island terrestrial invertebrate communities
of the Sea of Cortez, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja California, Mexico (Dr. Gary Polis)
1991
Natural history and animal diversity field trip along the Maroni River basin of French Guiana. Study of French
Guiana deepwater scarlet shrimp (Plesiopenaeus edwardsianus) fisheries.
1995
Oceanographic cruise on Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium's (LUMCON) R/V Pelican (Dr. Tom Bianchi)
1995-96 Tulane University Research Assistant/field sample technician for U.S. Department of Energy cluster grant entitled
"Hazardous materials in aquatic environments of the Mississippi River basin" with sites in Devil's Swamp and Bayou
Trepanier, Louisiana. (Dr. Hank Bart)
1996
OSHA Laboratory Safety Certified
1997
Tulane University vivarium animal research training - vertebrate care and use
1999-02 US EPA Radiation Safety Certified
1999-02 Gulf of Mexico crustacean field collections
2002-05 Scientific Consultant –New Orleans, LA. Expert in experimental design, QA/QC, and scientific method.
2003-04 Help lead a two week field course on coral reef ecosystems in Belize. Lead snorkeling excursions, mangrove walks,
and instructed students on invertebrate and fish identification and ecology.
2006
Two week summer research collection trip to Costa Rica, collected amphibian skin secretions from over 2 dozen
species of tree frogs and salamanders from San Jose, Tapanti National Park and the Osa Peninsula.
2009-11 Fish and invertebrate collections in the Emory, Clinch and Tennessee Rivers – Kingston, TN TVA Coal Ash Spill
LABORATORY EXPERTISE
Protein purification
SDS-PAGE
ELISA development
Cell culture
HPLC
Western blotting
Radioimmunoassay
Culture of larval crustaceans
Crustacean in vivo/in vitro assays
Microwave digestion
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Monoclonal/polyclonal antibody production
Protocol design for use of live vertebrates
Immunohistochemistry (DAB and fluorescent)
Histochemistry (cryostat, microtome, staining)
FPLC/Gel filtration
Ultracentrifugation
Affinity chromatography
Experimental design of toxicological studies
Strict adherence to ‘Good Lab Practices’
Inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometry (ICP-OES)
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Aquaculture
Development of immunological assays for protein and hormone quantification
Environmental toxicology of freshwater and marine invertebrates and fish
Effects of environmental contaminants on hormonal processes in crustaceans
Effects of insect growth regulators on crustacean growth and reproductive endocrinology
Invertebrate ecology and conservation
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association of Southeastern Biologists (1996-2006)
International Association of Astacology (1997-2006)
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology - (1996-2009)
1998-2003 member of the Graduate student/Post-doctoral Affairs Committee, 2004-2007 Chair - plan and organize socials
and annual workshops in support of student/postdoc professional goals; Member of Divisions of Invertebrate Zoology and
Comparative Endocrinology, annually a DIZ Student paper/poster judge, 2005 DIZ nominating committee.
North American Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (1998-2011); Carolinas Regional Chapter of the
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2006-2011): Board member (2006-08), Vice-President (2008-2009),
President (2009-2010), Past President (2010-2011)
The Crustacean Society (1996-2005)
GRANT REVIEWER
Environmental Protection Agency – STAR and GRO Fellowships
Louisiana Board of Regents Research Competitiveness Subprogram
National Science Foundation (Ad hoc)
SeaGrant College Programs (Alaska, MIT)
Sigma Xi Grants In Aid of Research
Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina
JOURNAL/EXTERNAL REVIEWER
Aquatic Toxicology
Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Ciencias Marinas
Chemosphere
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology
General and Comparative Endocrinology
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Endocrinology
Environmental Research
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Integrative and Comparative Biology
Journal of Crustacean Biology
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Marine Biology
Toxicological Sciences
Science of the Total Environment
US EPA External Manuscript Reviews
Western North American Naturalist
HONORS AND AWARDS
1993
Predoctoral Research Award, Sigma Xi (Tulane Univ. Chapter)
1993
Predoctoral Research Award, Sigma Xi (National Chapter)
1993-2010 Membership in Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
2003-2005 ASU Sigma Xi Chapter President and Vice President
2004-2007 Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research Committee
2007-2008 Wachovia Environmental Research Award
2008-2009 ASU ACT Faculty Fellow
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2005-2009
ASU Non-Tenure Track Faculty Committee
2006-2007
University Strategic Planning Committee – Graduate Programs Sub-committee member
2006-present
Committee member for the ASU Water Resources Planning Committee, chair elect for 2009-2010.
2006-present
Committee member for the Morgan Family Distinguished Lecture Series in the Sciences
2007-10
ASU Office of Student Research Steering Committee
2008-10
Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science – Biology Dept. Liaison
2010-present
ASU Sustainability Council – College of A&S Faculty Representative, Chair, Subcommittee on Natural
Resources
2010-present
ASU General Education Program, Science Inquiry Perspective Faculty Curriculum Committee (FCC)
2009-present
Vice President of the Ivory Tower Brewery
GRANTS
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Funded
2011
ASU External Scholars Grant to support the short course “Communicating Your Science” for the March 24th
Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Conference Workshop. Project Budget: $690
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. John Pine, Appalachian State University
2010-11 USEPA P3 Award: Sun, Bottles and Beeswax: Local solutions for clean water using solar disinfection. Project
Budget $10,000
PI: Dr. Susan Doll (Technology, Appalachian State University)
Co-PIs: Dr. Brian Raichle (Technology, Appalachian State University)
Co-PIs: Dr. Brett Taubman (Chemistry, Appalachian State University)
Co-PIs: Dr. Shea Tuberty (Biology, Appalachian State University)
Student Lead Investigator: Katie Cavert (Graduate)
Co-I’s: Katharine Lea (Graduate)
Co-I: Sydni Abernathy (Undergraduate)
2010-11 USEPA P3 Award: Linking wastewater purification and biofuel production. Project Budget $10,000
PI: Dr. Mark E. Venable (Biology, Appalachian State University)
Co-PI: Dr. James Houser (Technology, Appalachian State University)
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty (Biology, Appalachian State University)
2009-2011 Lyndhurst Foundation: Gauging the Long-term Impact of the Coal Ash Spill at Kingston. Lyndhurst Foundation.
Budget $26,000 (2 Months effort)
PI: Dr. Anna George, Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Ms. Donna Lisenby, Appalachian Voices/ Upper Watauga River Keeper
Start Date: December, 2009
End Date: November, 2010
2008-13 NSF - Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) grant: Establishing an
Appalachian Undergraduate Academy of Science. Budget $584,885
PI: Dr. Rahman Tashakkori (Computer Science) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Nathan Mowa (Biology) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Phil Russell (Physics) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr Barry Kurtz (Computer Science) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Nicole Bennett (Chemisty) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Trina Palmer (Math) Appalachian State University
Environmental Science Research Cluster Mentors: Dr. Shea Tuberty (Biology) and Dr. Brett Taubman (Chemistry)
2008-09 North Carolina Biotechnology Center: Education Enhancement Grant - A Bridge Over Troubled Waters:
Building an Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Analytical Ecotoxicology Training. Budget $61,917
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Appalachian State University
2008-09 ASU Research Development Award Program: Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and Trace Metal
Toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina Headwater Streams. Budget $10,000
PI: Dr. Shea R. Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Ms. Jessica McLawhorn, Appalachian State University
2008-11 Burroughs Wellcome Fund – Student Science Enrichment Program. Appalachian Student Experience-based
Education (AppalSEED) Academy: Integrating Science Across the High School Curriculum. Budget $180,000.
PI: Dr. Nathan Mowa, Appalachian State University, Biology Dept.
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University, Biology Dept.
Co-PI: Dr. Nicole Bennett, Appalachian State University, Chemistry Dept.
Co-PI: Dr. Guichuan Hou, Director of the Microscopy Center, Appalachian State University
2007-09 NSF- CCLI (DUE-0633550): Improving laboratory experiences for science majors and non-majors at ASU through
implementation of inquiry based learning with state of the art equipment. Budget $75,000
PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Sammuella Sigmann, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2006
ASU International Programs –Faculty Foreign Travel Matching Grant: Chytrid vs. Amphibians: Emerging disease or
recurrent natural selection. Budget: $1040
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Wayne Van Devender, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Mr. Jorge Esquivel, Appalachian State University
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2006-07 ASU Hubbard Center for Faculty Development: Appalachian Foundation Fellows Program. A Bridge Over
Troubled
Waters: Building an infrastructure to support influential pedagogy from aquatic toxicology and conservation
research.
Budget: $4000
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2006-09 Merck-AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program Grant. From Molecules to Organisms: The Merck/AAAS
Cross-Disciplinary Scholars (MACS) Program at Appalachian State University. Budget: $104,400 ($60k external)
PI: Dr. Nicole Bennett, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Claudia Cartaya, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Howard Neufeld, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. John Tomlinson, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Mark Venable, Appalachian State University
2004
United States Environmental Protection Agency: Support of Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
symposium: Ecophysiology and Conservation: The contribution of endocrinology and immunology, January
5-9, 2004. Budget: $7500
PI: Dr. Peter deFur, Virginia Commonwealth University
CoPI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Robert Stevenson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
CoPI: Dr. John Wingfield, University of Washington
2004
ASU Research Council Grant: Crustacean Reproduction and Development: Development of Biomarkers for
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in the Environment. Budget: $4954
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2004
ASU Research Council Grant: Physiological stress in crayfish measured by hemolymph levels of ammonia and
carbon dioxide. Budget: $3712
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
PI: Dr. Robert Creed, Appalachian State University
2004-07 National Science Foundation Proposal (DBI-0421115): MRI/RUI: New Visions: Acquisition of a confocal laser
scanning microscope for integrating research and research training in Biology. Budget: $351,990
PI: Dr. Vicki Martin, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Mark Venable, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Ruth Ann Dewel, Appalachian State University
2003
ASU Research Council Grant: Understanding the shift from maternal to embryonic control in crustacean
development: Applicability to aquaculture and environmental toxicology. Budget: $4745
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2003
National Science Foundation Grant IBN-0344822: Support of Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology
symposium: Ecophysiology and Conservation: The contribution of endocrinology and immunology, January 5-9,
2004.
Budget: $23,534
PI: Dr. Robert Stevenson, University of Massachusetts, Boston
CoPI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Peter deFur, Virginia Commonwealth University
CoPI: Dr. John Wingfield, University of Washington
2003
The Crustacean Society: Support of Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology symposium: Ecophysiology and
Conservation: The contribution of endocrinology and immunology, January 5-9, 2004. Budget: $1,500
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Not funded
2010-12 Oak Ridge Associated Universities: Program for Alternative Management Methods, Characterization and
Environmental Effects of Coal Combustion Products. Proposal Title – Ecological Effects of Ash in Waterways.
Budget $426,144 (ASU subcontract $159,810)
PI: Dr. Stephen Klaine, (ENTOX) Clemson University
CoPI: Dr. Anthony Sowers, (ENTOX) Clemson University
CoPI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, (Biology) Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Anna George, (Conservation Research Institute), Tennessee Aquarium
2010
ASU Research Council Grant: Aquatic Environmental Assessment Following the Rupture of the Kingston Fossil
Plant Coal Ash Retention Pond. Budget: $5000
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Biology Dept., Appalachian State University
PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Chemistry Dept, Appalachian State University
2008-10 NSF (MPS/CHE-0754923) REU Site-The Appalachian Cross-disciplinary Research Experience in
Sustainability (ACRES) Program. Budget $283,729 (recommended for funding, Very good to Excellent scores)
PI: Dr. Nicole Bennett, Appalachian State University, Chemistry Dept.
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Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University, Biology Dept.
Co-PI: Dr. Ryan Emanuel, Appalachian State University, Geology Dept.
Co-PI: Dr. Chris Thaxton, Appalachian State University, Phyics Dept.
C0-PI: Dr. Rene Salinas, Appalachian State University, Math Dept.
2008-10 U.S. EPA Greater Research Opportunity Graduate Fellowship: Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and
Trace Metal Toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina Headwater Streams. Budget $74,000 (Scored Good to
Excellent)
PI: Ms. Jessica Pack, Mentor: Dr. Shea R. Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2005
North Carolina Water Resource Research Institute: Biological Integrity of the Boone Creek Watershed: PreRemediation Baseline Assessment and Biomarker Development. Budget: $42,691
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Ece Karatan, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Michael Windelspecht, Appalachian State University
2005
National Science Foundation Proposal to the STEM grant program. The Appalachian State University Science for
Scholarship, Teaching, and Research (SciSTAR) Program. $968,352
PI: Dr. Michael Ramey
Co-PI: Dr. Richard Henson
Senior Personnel: Dr. Shea Tuberty and 8 other ASU science faculty.
2005
NSF- CCLI- Improving laboratory experiences for science majors and non-majors at ASU through implementation of
inquiry based learning with state of the art equipment. Budget $146,945 (not funded- 6 very good reviews) to be
resubmitted May 2006.
PI: Dr. Carol Babyak, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Sammuella Sigmann, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2005
National Science Foundation Proposal to the Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and
Mathematics Sciences Program. Creation of an Institute for Mathematical Biology Education and Research.
Budget: $1,230,365
PI: Dr. Rene Salinas
Co-PI: Dr. Robert Creed, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Eric Marland, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Joel Sanqui, Appalachian State University
Co-PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2005
ASU Research Council Grant: Immune defenses against chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease linked to
global amphibian declines . Budget: $4972
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
2004
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control, Tallahassee,
Florida. Testing for Endocrine Disruption in Nontarget Invertebrates by Permethrin: Application of Established
Crustacean Reproductive and Developmental Biomarkers. Budget: $27,559
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Harry Zhong, Florida A&M University, John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research &
Education Center
2003
National Science Foundation Proposal #0316171: RUI: Shift from maternal to embryonic control in crustacean
development is reflected in vitellin catabolism and hormone production. Budget: $406,748
PI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Patricia Glas, The Citadel
2003
National Science Foundation Proposal #0315635: RUI: Evaluation of a freshwater cleaning symbiosis: Determining
mechanisms and potential context dependence. Budget: $98,048
PI: Dr. Robert Creed, Appalachian State University
CoPI: Dr. Shea Tuberty, Appalachian State University
TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
Alaska (Central, SE)
British Columbia, Canada
French Guiana
Ontario, Canada
46 of 50 US states
Alberta, Canada
Caribbean Islands
Germany
Spain
Australia
Costa Rica
Hawaii
Poland
Baja California, Mexico
Fiji
Iceland
Quebec, Canada
Belize
France
New Zealand
Yukon Territory, Canada
PUBLICATIONS
(Peer Reviewed)
Babyak, C.M.; Tuberty, S.R.; Carter, B.D.; Gibbs, A.; Routhier, D.; Woodruff, C.; George, A.; Lisenby, D. ( 2010) Sequential
Extraction of River Sediments Impacted by a Recent Coal Fly Ash Slide. Spectroscopy Letters 43(7-8):567-579.
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Martín-Díaz, M.L., Tuberty, S. R. , McKenney, C. L., Jr. , Sales, D. and DelValls, T.A. (2006) The use of bioaccumulation,
biomarkers and histopathology diseases in Procambarus clarkii to establish bioavailability of Cd and Zn after a
mining spill. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 116:169-184.
Tuberty, S.R. and McKenney, C.L., Jr. (2005) Ecdysone responses of two estuarine crustaceans exposed through complete
larval development to juvenile hormone agonist insecticides. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45(1):106-117.
Martín-Díaz, M.L., Tuberty, S. R. , McKenney, C. L., Jr. , Sales, D. and DelValls, T.A. (2005) Effects of cadmium and zinc
on Procambarus clarkii: simulation of the Aznalcollar mining spill. Ciencias Marinas, 31(1B):197-202.
McKenney, Jr., Charles L., Cripe, Geraldine M., Foss, Steven S., Tuberty, Shea R., and Hoglund, Marilynn. (2004)
Comparative embryonic and larval developmental responses of an estuarine shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) to the
juvenile hormone agonist, Fenoxycarb. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 47(4):463-470.
Tuberty, Shea R., Sergio F. Nates, and Charles L. McKenney, Jr. (2002) Polyclonal antisera against estuarine crustacean
vitellins: A molecular approach to reproductive endocrinology and toxicology. In Modern Approaches to the Study of
Crustacea. Elva Escobar-Briones and Fernando Alvarez. Eds., Proceedings of the The Crustacean Society 2000
Summer Meeting, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, p.29-37.
Tuberty, Shea. R. and Fingerman, Milton. (2001) Vitellogenesis and its endocrine control in decapod crustaceans. Trends in
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 8:105-115.
Reddy, P. S., Tuberty, S. R., and Fingerman, M. (1997) Effects of cadmium and mercury on ovarian maturation in the red
swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 37:62-65.
(Non-Peer Reviewed)
McLawhorn, J., Badurek, C.A., and Tuberty, S., 2010 Land Use Land Cover and Trace Metal Runoff from Poultry Litter
Application. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference, No. 33, p. 393-400.
Stevenson, R.D., Tuberty, S.R., deFur, P.L., and Wingfield, J.C. (2005) EcoPhysiology and Conservation: The Contribution of
Endocrinology and Immunology: Introduction to the Symposium. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 45(1):1-3.
PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Pack, JE, Tuberty, SR. (2008) Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and Trace Metal Toxicity in Wilkes County,
North Carolina Headwater Streams. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry NA, Tampa, FL. Nov 1620th SETAC North America 29th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 257.
Tuberty,S., Babyak, C., Gaylord, M., Arnold, J., Carter, B., Gibbons, L.A., and Singer, E. (2007) Vitellogenesis induction in
male fish exposed to municipal wastewater effluent estrogens. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 47(Supplement
1): e236
Moore, A, Tuberty, SR, Creed, RP (2006) Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the New
River following a NaOH spill. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Montreal, Canada, SETAC
North America 27th Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 50.
Tuberty, SR. (2005) Effects of juvenile hormone agonist insecticides on crustaceans: lab and field evidence of endocrine
disruption. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD, SETAC North America 26th
Annual Meeting Abstract Book, SETAC Press, Pensacola, p. 174.
Moore, A, Tuberty, SR, Creed, RP (2004) Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the New
River following a NaOH spill. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 44(6):730.
Esquivel, J, Tuberty, SR, Moore, JA, Duus, M, Campany, C, Jones, M (2004) Ecdysteroid titer and characterization during the
first instar intermolt of the scorpion, Centruroides vittatus. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 44(6):694.
Tuberty, S.R. and McKenney, C.L., Jr. (2003) Ecdysone responses of two estuarine crustaceans exposed through complete
larval development to juvenile hormone agonist insecticides. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 43:894
Glas, P.S. and Tuberty, S.R. (2003) Glucose production in grass shrimp embryos precedes hatching. Integrative and
Comparative Biology. 43:938.
Defur, P.L., Foersom, L.L., Tuberty, S.R. (2002) Effects of the pesticide endosulfan on molting in juvenile red swamp
crayfish Procambarus clarkii. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 42:1218-1219.
Tuberty, S.R. and Glas, P.S. (2002) Free ecdysteroid levels in grass shrimp embryos relate to embryonic envelope elevation.
Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42:1325-1326.
Tuberty, S. (2001) Effects of the insect juvenile hormone agonist, methoprene, on female growth and reproduction in the Gulf
sand fiddler crab, Uca panacea. American Zoologist, 41:1611.
Tuberty, S. R., S. F. Nates, and C. L. McKenney, Jr. (2000) Polyclonal antisera against estuarine crustacean vitellins: a
molecular approach to reproductive endocrinology and toxicology. American Zoologist, 40:1239.
McKenney, Jr., C.L., Tuberty, S.R., Cripe, G.M., Hoglund, M.D., and Foss, S. (1999) Comparative embryonic and larval
developmental responses of the estuarine grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) to the juvenile hormone agonist
fenoxycarb. American Zoologist, 39:26A.
Tuberty, S. and Fingerman, M. (1998) Vitellogenesis in the Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. American Zoologist,
38:186A
Tuberty, S. and Fingerman, M. (1997) Extra-ovarian yolk protein production in the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii.
American Zoologist, 37:191A
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IN PREPARATION
Tuberty, S.R., Nates, S.F., Zhong, H., & McKenney, C.L., Jr. (resubmitting) Effects of the insect juvenile hormone agonist,
methoprene, on female growth and reproduction in the Gulf sand fiddler crab, Uca panacea (Novak and Salmon,
1974) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura). For submission to Invertebrate Reproduction and Development.
Tuberty, S., Stibbs, H., and Fingerman, M. (in preparation) Vitellogenesis of the red swamp crayfish, Procambarus
clarkii. Immunohistochemical evidence for the role of follicle cells. For submission to Biological Bulletin.
Moore, A, Tuberty, SR, Creed, RP (in preparation) Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of
the New River following a NaOH spill. For submission to Journal of Freshwater Ecology.
Tuberty, SR, Babyak, CM, Carmichael, S. (in preparation). Initial Environmental Assessment of a Catastrophic Rupture of a
Coal Fly Ash Settling Pond in Kingston, TN. For submission to Chemosphere.
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS (* indicates also presented that year at the ASU Celebration of Student Research)
2010
Change in Fish Toxic Element Body Burdens Over the Year Following a Catastrophic Release of Coal Fly Ash.
Daniel Jackson, Yosuke Sakamachi, Lauren Wolf, Erika Johnson, Carol Babyak, Anna George, Donna Lisenby,
Heileen Hsu-Kim, and Shea Tuberty (poster).North American Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
Portland, OR. November 8-12 (paper).
2010
Catastrophic rupture of a Coal Fly Ash Settling Pond in Kingston, TN. Daniel Jackson, Shea Tuberty, Yosuke
Sakamachi, Carol Babyak, and Anna George. Combined Meeting of the Carolinas and Southeastern Societies of
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Athens, GA. March 25-27 (paper).*
2010
Evaluation of Trace Metal Runoff from Chicken Litter Application in the Bugaboo Watershed. Jessica Pack, Shea
Tuberty, Chris Badurek. Combined Meeting of the Carolinas and Southeastern Societies of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, Athens, GA. March 25-27 (paper).
2009
Chicken Litter-Induced Heavy Metal Phytotoxicity in Plants. Michele Brower, Jessica Pack, Shea Tuberty. North
American Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, New Orleans, LA. November 19-23 (poster).
2009
Water and Sediment Quality Testing for Ideal Elemental Concentrations for Wasabi Plant Beds on a Local Farm.
Michael Colgan, Shea Tuberty. ASU Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, April 23, 2009.
(poster)
2009
Catastrophic Rupture of a Coal Fly Ash Settling Pond in Kingston, TN. Jasmine Ammon, Daniel Jackson, Yosuke
Sakamachi, Shea Tuberty and Carol Babyak. ASU Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, April
23, 2009. (poster)
2009
Undergraduate Student Mentoring of the AppalSEED High School Participants. Daniel Jackson and Yosuke
Sakamachi, Shea Tuberty. Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charleston, SC. March
26-28 (poster).*
2009
Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and Trace Metal Toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina Headwater
Streams. Jessica Pack, and Shea Tuberty. Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charleston,
SC. March 26-28 (poster).*
2009
Chicken Litter-Induced Heavy Metal Phytotoxicity in Plants. Michele Brower, Michael Colgan, Shea Tuberty.
Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Charleston, SC. March 26-28 (poster).*
2008
Undergraduate Student Mentoring of the AppalSEED High School Participants. Daniel Jackson and Yosuke
Sakamachi, Shea Tuberty. State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium. Boone, NC.
November 22, 2008 (poster)
2008
Vitellogenesis Induction in Male Fish Exposed to Municipal Wastewater Effluent Estrogens in an Appalachian
Mountain Stream. Michael Colgan, Maegan Canha, Jasmin Ammon. State of North Carolina Undergraduate
Research and Creativity Symposium. Boone, NC. November 22, 2008 (paper)*
2008
Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and Trace Metal Toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina Headwater
Streams. Jessica Pack, and Shea Tuberty. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry NA, Tampa, FL. Nov
16-20th (poster).
2008
Development of a Solid Phase Extraction and HPLC Method to Quantify Estrogens in Wastewater Effluent
Bethany D. Carter, Carol M. Babyak, Shea R. Tuberty and Maegan Canha. Southeastern Regional Meeting of the
American Chemical Society (SERMAC), Nashville, TN November 12-15, 2008 (poster)*
2008
Chicken Litter-Induced Endocrine Disruption and Trace Metal Toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina Headwater
Streams. Jessica Pack, and Shea Tuberty. Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Morehead
City, NC. April 3-5th (poster).*
2007
Chytrids vs. Amphibians: Emerging disease or history of natural selection? Jorge L. Esquivel,, Robert Wayne Van
Devender, Shea Tuberty and John Walker. 68th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists,
Columbia, South Carolina. (paper)
2007
Vitellogenesis in male fish induced by estrogens in waste water effluent. Leigh A. Gibbons, Erin E. Singer, Carol
Babyak, and Shea Tuberty Undergraduate Research Poster Sessions at the 233rd ACS national meeting. Chicago, IL,
March 25―29. (poster).
2007
Vitellogenesis in male fish induced by estrogens in waste water effluent. Erin E. Singer, Leigh A. Gibbons, Carol
Babyak, and Shea Tuberty. 46th Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, March 25―29. (poster).
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2002
Vitellogenesis in male fish induced by estrogens in waste water effluent. Erin E. Singer, Leigh A. Gibbons, Carol
Babyak, and Shea Tuberty. Joint meetings of the Southeastern and Carolina’s Regional Societies of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry, Athens, GA. April 11th-14th. (poster).
Belize: Common practices and sustainability issues among Belizean lobster fisherman. Thigpen III, Robert C., Shea
R. Tuberty. National Marine Science Symposium, Belize City, Belize. (poster)*
Belize: Common practices and sustainability issues among Belizean lobster fisherman. Thigpen III, Robert C., Shea
R. Tuberty. 67th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, TN (paper)
Chytrid vs. Amphibians: emerging disease or natural selection history. Jorge Esquivel, Shea Tuberty, and Wayne
Van Devender, John Walker. 67th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Gatlinburg, TN
(poster)
Detection of vitellogenin induction in male fish exposed to estrogens in wastewater treatment plant effluents. Matt
Gaylord and Shea Tuberty. 49th Annual Meeting of the βββ Southeastern Region, Gatlinburg, TN (poster)
Detection of vitellogenin induction in male fish exposed to estrogens in wastewater treatment plant effluents. Matt
Gaylord and Shea Tuberty. Carolina’s Regional Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Clemson, SC.
(poster)*
Vitellogenesis in male fish induced by estrogens in waste water effluent. Leigh A. Gibbons, Erin E. Singer, Carol
Babyak, and Shea Tuberty. 58th Southeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society- Augusta, GA.
November 1-4. (poster)*
Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the New River following a NaOH spill.
Alan Moore, Shea Tuberty. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA (poster)*
Ecdysteroid titer and characterization during the first instar intermolt of the scorpion, Centruroides vittatus. Jorge
Esquivel, Shea Tuberty. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA (poster)
Belize: Common practices and sustainability issues among Belizean lobster fisherman. Thigpen III, Robert C., Shea
R. Tuberty. 7th Annual Southern Appalachian Arthropod Conference, Asheville, NC (paper)
Effects of Cadmium and Zinc on the ovarian maturation and hemolymph vitellogenin concentrations of Procambarus
clarkii: laboratory simulation of the Aznalcollar mining spill. M. Laura Martin-Diaz, Shea Tuberty, Charles
McKenney, Angel Del Valls. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry - Europe, Vienna, Austria. (paper)
Effects of Endosulfan on Molting in the Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Lisa Foersom, Peter Defur, and
Shea Tuberty. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Baltimore, MD. (paper)
STUDENT AWARDS and GRANTS
American Chemical Society
Leigh Ann Gibbons (UG) - Vitellogenesis in Male Fish Induced by Xenoestrogens in Wastewater Effluent. Office of
Communications media release of 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007, for topics of
potential interest to the news media. She was also given an Environmental Chemistry Award for Outstanding Merit
and Content for the poster presentation.
ASU, Joyce V. Lawrence Graduate Research Award ($500)
Jorge Esquivel (2005-06)
ASU, Prestigious Scholars Research Award ($700)
Dianna Thomas (2008) The Effect of NCAA Banned Amounts of Guarana on Endurance Exercise Performance,
Metabolic Rate, and Weight in Laboratory Mice
ASU, Office of Student Research (specific funding dates indicated, totals funds acquired for either travel or research)
Justin Arnold, undergraduate (8/2007) $300. Vitellogenesis induction in male fish as a biomarker for exposure to
estrogenic wastewater effluent.
Michele Brower, graduate student (11/2008, 3/2009, 10/28/09) $1215. Chicken Litter-Induced Heavy Metal
Phytotoxicity in Plants. (4/6/2009) $127 GSAS travel grant.
Maegan Canha, undergraduate (11/2008) $415. Production of vitellogenin in male fish exposed to estrogens in
wastewater effluents.
Michael Duus, graduate student (11/2005) $467. Chronic and Acute Exposures of Paleaemonetes pugio Larvae and
Embryos to Azadirachtin and Permethrin.
Benjamin Eisenstein, undergraduate (11/2005) $200. Chronic and Acute Exposures of Paleaemonetes pugio Embryos
to Permethrin.
Jorge Esquivel, graduate student (7/2006) $200. Chytrids vs. Amphibians: Emerging Disease or History of Natural
Selection.
Matt Gaylord, undergraduate (11/2005, 3/2006) $400. Production of Vitellogenin in Male Fish Exposed to Estrogens
in Wastewater Effluents.
Daniel Jackson, undergraduate/graduate (3/24/2009, 10/28/09, 4/12/10, 10/28/10) $1604. Assessment of Heavy
Metals and Ecological Damage Produced by TVA Coal Fly Ash Spill
Andrew Luther, undergraduate (10/2005) $487. Effects of Neurotransmitters on Peptide Secretion of Skin Granular
Glands in Salamanders.
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Jessica Pack, graduate student (3/2008, 11/08, 3/2009, 10/28/09) $1525. Chicken litter induced endocrine
disruption and trace metal toxicity in Wilkes County, North Carolina headwater streams. 11/2009 GSAS
Research Grant
Yosuke Sakamachi, undergraduate/graduate (2/26/2009, 3/2009, 10/28/10) $865. Heavy metals released from the
Tennessee Valley Authority coal fly ash spill may affect aquatic life and ecosystem health.
Erin Singer, undergraduate (7/2006) $300. Vitellogenesis in Male Fish Induced by Xenoestrogens in Wastewater
Effluent. (10/2006) $210 travel award to attend the Southeastern Regional Meetings of the American Chemical
Society, Augusta, GA.
Robert Thigpen, undergraduate (1/2006) $300. Sexual Dimorphism in Adolescent Spiny Lobsters (Panulirus argus).
(1/2006) $150 travel award to the Belize National Marine Science Symposium, Belize City, Belize.
Jason Tyler Williams, undergraduate (11/2005) $200. Chronic and Acute Exposures of Paleaemonetes pugio
Embryos to Azadirachtin.
Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Student Research Program Travel Grant ($3000)
Leigh Ann Gibbons (UG) - Vitellogenesis in Male Fish Induced by Xenoestrogens in Wastewater Effluent. 233rd
ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007.
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research (awards up to $1000)
Alan Moore (G, 2004) – $565, Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the New
River following a NaOH spill. Also awarded the ASU Sigma Xi Chapter – 2006 Graduate Student Award
Jorge Esquivel (G, 2006) - $400, Chytrids vs Amphibians: Emerging Disease or History of Natural Selection?
Robert Thigpen (UG, 2006) – $600, Stable Isotope Analysis of Commercially Important Marine Invertebrates from
Belize. Also chosen for a 1 page summary of research in Belize in the Oct/Nov 2006 issue of American Scientist.
Kirk Kornegay (UG, 2006) - $400, Crustacean Autotomy and Energy Allocation in the Caribbean Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus argus, Latreille): a Case Study in Conservation Physiology
Katie Quillen (G, 2007) - $400, Chicken Litter Runoff in High Quality Headwater Streams: An Investigation of
Endocrine Disruption and Heavy Metal Toxicity
Jessica Pack (G, 2008) - $1000 Chicken litter induced endocrine disruption and trace metal toxicity in Wilkes
County, North Carolina headwater streams.
Yosuke Sakamachi (G, 2010) - $400, Catastrophic rupture of a Coal Fly Ash Settling Pond in Kingston, TN
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards ($1000)
Jorge Esquivel (2006), Chytrids vs Amphibians: Emerging Disease or History of Natural Selection?
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry – Annual meeting travel award ($500)
Jessica Pack (2008), Chicken litter induced endocrine disruption and trace metal toxicity in Wilkes County, North
Carolina headwater streams.
Michele Brower (2010) Chicken Litter-Induced Heavy Metal Phytotoxicity in Plants.
Yosuke Sakamachi ( 2010) Catastrophic rupture of a Coal Fly Ash Settling Pond in Kingston, TN
Society of Toxicology
Erin Singer– Pfizer Undergraduate Travel Award. March 25-29, 2007
Watauga River Conservation Partners ($500)
Alan Moore, graduate (2004), Effects of hyperalkalinity on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of the New
River following a NaOH spill.
Matthew Gaylord, undergraduate (2006), Vitellogenesis in Male Fish Induced by Xenoestrogens in Wastewater
Effluent
Justin Arnold, undergraduate (2007), Vitellogenesis induction in male fish as a biomarker for exposure to estrogenic
wastewater effluent
Bethany Carter, undergraduate (2007), Passive Collection Devices for assessment of tree farm pesticide effects in
North Carolina headwater streams.
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