Associate Professor
Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (UM Graduate School)

115 Coulter Hall
662-915-5143  |  mgodfrey@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.S., Dillard University (New Orleans), 1994
Ph.D., University of Mississippi, 2003

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Drug Analysis, Mechanism of drug-nucleic acid interactions, nucleic acid chemistry

RESEARCH SUMMARY
Forensics is a rapidly expanding field that offers a variety of professional career options. A Bachelor of Science degree in forensic chemistry affords students the flexibility needed to launch an exciting and secure career in federal, state, or local labs associated with crime labs and medical examiner’s offices. Other job opportunities for forensic chemists lie in industrial and environmental positions or other fields of forensic science, academia, and administration. A professional forensic chemist is someone who runs tests on evidence found at a crime scene, which is essential for solving crimes. This evidence may include cloth fibers, hair, fingernails, paint chips, glass fragments, blood stains, or other bodily fluids. Characterization of evidence requires extensive knowledge in chemistry, biology, and genetics. As the director of forensic chemistry, I oversee the direction of the Forensic Chemistry Program. My administrative duties include revising the program’s curriculum as needed, recruiting and retaining the brightest young minds, developing students’ research skills through the use of high-tech analytical techniques from optical methods (ultra violet/visible, infrared, X-ray) and separation analyses (gas chromatography, HPLC, and thin-layer chromatography), and providing majors with academic and career advising. A master’s degree in forensic chemistry is being planned.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
2016 Black History Month Diversity Award for Excellence (Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning)
2016 Kenneth S. Field Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Service to the American Academy of Forensic Science Staff
Director of Forensic Chemistry Program (Fall 2015-present)
Forensic Science Education Program Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) Commissioner: Selected December 2015 (term: January 2016–January 2021)
South East Chair of NOBCChE (July 2015-present)
American Academy of Forensic Science CSI Camp: Invited host (2015)
American Academy of Forensic Science Forensic Teachers Workshop: Invited host (2015)
FEPAC on-site evaluator: Invited (2015 and 2014)
Vice-President of The Mississippi School for Math and Science Board (2013–present)
Lucky Day Fellow (2012-present)
Distinguished Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2004)

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Wilstermann, A. M.; Bender, R. P.; Godfrey, M.; Choi, S.; Anklin, C.; Berkowitz, D. B.; Osheroff, N.; Graves, D. E., “Topoisomerase II-drug interaction domains: Identification of substituents on etoposide that interact with the enzyme,” Biochemistry 2007, 46, 8217-8225.

Godfrey M.; Graves. D.E. “Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of a Novel Ethidium-DNA Adduct.” February 2004. (invited 2004 submission to Chemical Research in Toxicology).

Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

delcamp@olemiss.edu

GROUP WEBPAGE

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.S., University of Kentucky-Lexington, 2005
Ph.D. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, 2010
Postdoctoral Researcher, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2010-2012
Postdoctoral Researcher, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-2013
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, 2013-2019
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi, 2019-present

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Organic Chemistry, Energy Production, Solar Cells, Photocatalysis, Solar Fuel Production, Physical Organic Chemistry, CO₂ Reduction

RESEARCH SUMMARY
The Delcamp laboratory is interested in the converting solar energy into more readily usable energy forms. We have two main focuses for accomplishing this goal: 1) generation of electrical energy and 2) generation of chemical energy.

In order to generate electrical energy from sunlight, we are further developing organic small molecules for the already promising dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC). We aim to broaden the strategies used in designing organic light harvesting materials for DSCs and organic photovoltaics. We are currently developing novel organic building blocks which will be amendable to a diverse array of organic electronic applications. Several of the polycyclic building blocks of interest are designed to balance competing local and larger annulenic aromaticities which should lead to unique light absorption characteristics from small molecules.

Additionally, we are interested in the generation of carbon based fuels from readily abundant CO2 with sunlight as the energy source. In order to photocatalytically convert a highly oxidized carbon source (CO2) into a more readily usable form, we aim to design catalytic systems capable of facilitating multiple synergistic chemical processes. Our focuses are on developing systems with no stoichiometric bi-products as is desirable for an energy projection technology and in further increasing the light absorption and catalytic activity of CO2 converting organometallic complexes.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

23) Brogdon, P.; Cheema, H.; Delcamp, J. H. “NIR Absorbing Metal-Free Organic, Porphyrin, and Phthalocyanine Dyes for Panchromatic DSCs” ChemSusChem 2017, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201701441. CA [link]

22) Boudreaux, C. M.; Liyanage, N. P.; Shirley, H.; Siek, S.; Gerlach, D. L.; Qu, F.; Delcamp, J. H.; Papish, E. T. “Ruthenium(II) complexes of pyridinol and N-heterocyclic carbene derived pincers as robust photocatalysts for selective carbon dioxide reduction” Chem. Commun. 2017, DOI:10.1039/C7CC05706G. T2H [link]

21) Cheema, H.; Peddapuram, A.; Adams, R. E.; McNamara, L.; Hunt, L. A.; Le, N.; Watkins, D. L.; Hammer, N. I.; Schmehl, R. H.; Delcamp, J. H. “Molecular Engineering of NIR Absorbing Thienopyrazine Double Donor Double Acceptor Organic Dyes for DSCs” J. Org. Chem. 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01750. CA/T2H [link]

20) Brogdon, P.; Cheema, H.; Delcamp, J. H. “Low-Recombination Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-based Photosensitzers for DSCs” ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 3624. CA [link]

19) Cheema, H.; Rodrigues, R. R.; Delcamp, J. H. “Sequential Series Multijunction Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (SSM-DSCs): 4.7 Volts from a Single Illuminated Area” Energy Environ. Sci. 2017, 10, 1764. T2H [link]

18) McNamara, L. E.; Rill, T. A.; Huckaba, A. J.; Ganeshraj, V.; Gayton, J.; Nelson, R. A.; Sharpe, E. A.; Dass, A.; Hammer, N. I.; Delcamp, J. H. “Indolizine-Squaraines: NIR Fluorescent Materials with Molecular Engineered Stokes Shifts” Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 12494. T2H/HC [link]

17) Liyanage, N. P.; Cheema, H.; Baumann, A.; Zylstra, A. R.; Delcamp, J. H. “Effect of Donor Strength and Bulk on Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine based Panchromatic Dyes in DSCs” ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 2635. CA/REU2 [link]

16) Zhang, Y.; Autry, S. A.; McNamara, L. E.; Nguyen, S. T.; Le, N.; Brogdon, P.; Watkins, D. L.; Hammer, N. I.; Delcamp, J. H. “Near-infrared Fluorescent Thienothiadiazole Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts and High Photostability” J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 5597. T2H [link]

15) Peddapuram, A.; Cheema, H.; Adams, R. E.; Schmehl, R. H.; Delcamp, J. H. “A Stable Panchromatic Green Dual Acceptor, Dual Donor Organic Dye for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” J. Phys. Chem. C. 2017, 121, 8770. T2H/CA [link]

14) Cope, J. D.; Liyanage, N. P.; Kelley, P. J.; Denny, J. A.; Valente, E. J.; Webster, C. E.; Delcamp, J. H.; Hollis, T. K. “Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 with CCC-NHC Pincer Nickel Complexes” Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 9442. T2H [link]

13) Cheema, H.; Delcamp, J. H. “Harnessing Photovoltage: Effects of Film Thickness TiO2 Nanoparticle Size, MgO and Surface Capping with DSCs” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 3050. T2H [link]

12) Huckaba, A. J.; Yella, A.; McNamara, L. E.; Steen, A. E.; Murphy, J. S.; Carpenter, C. A.; Puneky, G. D.; Hammer, N. I.; Nazeeruddin, M. K.; Grätzel, M.; Delcamp, J. H. “Molecular Design Principles of Near-Infrared Absorbing and Emitting Indolizine Dyes” Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 15536. CA/T2H/HC/REU [link]

11) Liyanage, N. P.; Dulaney, H. A.; Huckaba, A. J.; Jurss, J. W.; Delcamp, J. H. “Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO With Re-Pyridyl-NHCs: Proton Source Influence on Rates and Product Selectivities” Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 6085. T2H [link]

10) Huckaba, A. J.; Yella, A.; Brogdon, P.; Murphy, J. S.; Nazeeruddin, Md. K.; Grätzel, M.; Delcamp, J. H. “A Low Recombination Rate Indolizine Sensitizer for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells” Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 8424. CA/HC [link]

9) Liyanage, N.; Yella, A.; Nazerruddin, Md. K.; Grätzel, M.; Delcamp, J. H. “Desymmetrization of Thieno[3,4-b]pyrazine via C-H Activation and Applicaiton as an Electron Deficient π-Bridge in D-A-π-A DSCs” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 5376. CA [link]

8) Brogdon, P.; McNamara, L. E.; Peddapuram, A.; Hammer, N. I.; Delcamp, J. H. “Toward Tightly Bound Carboxylic Acid-Based Organic Dyes for DSCs: Relative TiO2 Binding Strengths of Benzoic Acid, Cyanoacrylic Acid, and Conjugated Double Carboxylic Acid Anchoring Dyes” Synth. Met. 2016, 222, 66. T2H/T1 [link]

7) Huckaba, A. J.; Sharpe, E. A.; Delcamp, J. H. “Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 with Re-Pyridyl-NHCs” Inorg. Chem. 2016, 55, 682. T2H/HC [link]

6) McNamara, L. E.; Liyanage, N.; Peddapuram, A.; Murphy, J. S.; Delcamp, J. H.; Hammer, N. I. “Donor-Acceptor-Donor Thienopyrazines via Pd-Catalyzed C-H Activation as NIR Fluorescent Materials” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 32. T1/T2H/HC [link]

5) Brogdon, P.; Giordano, F.; Puneky, G. A.; Dass, A.; Zakeeruddin, S. M.; Zazeeruddin, Md. K.; Grätzel, M.; Tschumper, G.; Delcamp, J. H. “A Computational and Experimental Study of Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene as a Proaromatic π-Bridge in DSCs” Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 694. T1/CA/HC [link]

4) Hammer, N. I.; Sutton, S.; Delcamp, J. H.; Graham, J. D. “Photocatalytic Water Splitting and Carbon Dioxide Reduction” Handbook of Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation 2015, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6431-0_46-2. SU 

3) Huckaba, A. J.; Giordano, F.; McNamara, L. E.; Dreux, K. M.; Hammer, N. I.; Tschumper, G. S.; Zakeeruddin, S. M.; Grätzel, M.; Nazeeruddin, Md. K.; Delcamp, J. H. “Indolizine-Based Donors as Organic Sensitizer Components for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells” Adv. Energy Mater. 2015, 5, 1401629. T1 [link]

2) Nimmala, P. Knoppe, S.; Jupally, V.; Delcamp, J.; Aikens, C.; Dass, A. “Au36(SPh)24 Nanomolecules: X-ray Crystal Structure, Optical Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry and Theoretical Analysis” J. Phys. Chem. B 2014, 118, 14157. SU [link]

1) Jupally, V. R.; Dharmaratne, A. C.; Crasto, D.; Huckaba, A. J.; Kumara, C.; Nimmala, P. R.; Kothalawala, N.; Delcamp, J. H.; Dass, A. “Au137(SR)56 nanomolecules: composition, optical spectroscopy, electrochemistry and electrocatalytic reduction of CO2” Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9895. T1 [link]

Emeritus Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

davis@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.S., James Madison University, 1980
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1987
National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Research Laboratory, 1987-1988

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
University of Mississippi 25-Year Service Award

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Spectroscopy and computational chemistry

RESEARCH SUMMARY
Spectroscopy and computational chemistry The overall goal of our research is the elucidation of chemical pathways by determining potential energy surfaces and characterizing reactive intermediates. We use both experiment and theory – matrix isolation spectroscopy and ab initio quantum chemistry. Currently we are focusing on the following areas, but students are encouraged to suggest other interesting projects.
1) Reaction of oxygen atoms with small organic molecules on the singlet and triplet electronic surfaces.
2) Hydrocarbon isomerizations and strain energies of small ring systems which incorporate trans double bonds on the reaction surface. A few specific examples are given below.

A technique suited for the isolation and characterization of reactive and unstable species is matrix isolation. Reactive intermediates such as free radicals and structures which have shallow minima on the reaction potential energy surface can be generated and trapped in an inert matrix (usually argon) at cyrogenic temperature (10 Kelvin) and examined by spectroscopic methods. Several methods such as thermolysis, photolysis, and plasma techniques are used to initiate the reactions and generate the species of interest. Condensation of the reaction mixture onto a 10 Kelvin substrate then “freezes” the reaction so that intermediates can be isolated; species can also be generated in the matrix itself through photolysis. The inert host matrix prevents further aggregation in addition to simulating a gas-phase environment while the low temperature quenches rotation and simplifies the vibrational spectrum, allowing for very sharp vibrational bands. For example, we were the first to report the production of butadienylketene from the reaction of benzene with oxygen atoms (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 4721). The ketene product was stabilized by the matrix environment making its characterization possible (Scheme 1).

Another area of interest is the thermal isomerization of strained hydrocarbons. Tricyclo[3.1.0.02,6]hexane will thermolyze to give 1,3-cyclohexadiene. Arguments about whether the reaction could proceed through the (E,Z)-1,3-cyclohexadiene intermediate existed on both sides; through multiconfiguration self-consistent field calculations, we were able to show that the reaction indeed does go through the (E,Z)-1,3-cyclohexadiene intermediate (J. Phys. Chem. A 2003, 107, 198). Although the first step of the reaction can be described using a single-determinant wavefunction, the isomerization of the intermediate (E,Z)-1,3-cyclohexadiene via double bond rotation cannot. At the MP2 level the final product is erroneously bicyclo[2.2.0]hex-2-ene instead of 1,3-cyclohexadiene. Natural orbital occupation numbers verify the singlet biradical nature of the transition state, providing further proof of the necessity of a multiconfiguration treatment in the wavefunction. This is an example of MCSCF calculations adequately describing the entire PES, while single-determinant methods only describe part of it. The (E,Z)-1,3-cyclohexadiene intermediate is interesting in its own right. It exists in a very shallow well (3 kcal/mol) due to the high strain energy of incorporating a trans double bond in such a small ring. We are also studying the size limit for various rings with one or more trans double bonds and following their isomerization pathways using ab initio methods. The biradical nature of the transition state in the thermal isomerization of tricyclo[2.1.0.02,5]pentane to 1,3-cyclopentadiene is shown in Figure 1; two singly-occupied molecular orbitals are apparent. The prospective student will use a variety of ab initio methods on both linux clusters in our lab and mainframes maintained by the Mississippi Center for Supercomputing Research. Students interested in experimental physical chemistry will use the matrix isolation apparatus as well as learn to use computational chemistry techniques. These tools are extremely valuable as an aid in analyzing the vibrational spectra obtained experimentally.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
C. Qin, S. R. Davis, Z. Zhao, and D. H. Magers, “Stability and Thermal Rearrangement of (E,E)-1,3-Cycloheptadiene and trans-Bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-ene,” J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 2034.

S. R. Davis, C. Qin, and Z. Zhao, “Ab Initio Study of the Thermal Isomerization of Quadricyclane to Norbornadiene,” J. Mol. Struct. THEOCHEM 2005, 728, 67.

S. R. Davis, C. Qin, and Z. Zhao, “MCSCF Study of the Thermal Isomerization of Tricyclo[2.1.0.0(2,5)]pentane to 1,3-Cyclopentadiene,” Int. J. Quant. Chem. 2004, 96, 411.

C. Qin and S. R. Davis, “Conformational Conversion of the Boat and Chair Structures of Bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-ene,” Int. J. Quant. Chem., 2004, 96, 432.

C. Qin and S. R. Davis, “Thermal Isomerization of Tricyclo[4.1.0.0(2,7)]heptane and Bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-ene through the (E,Z)-1,3-Cycloheptadiene Intermediate,” J. Org. Chem., 2003, 68, 9081.

S. R. Davis, K. A. Nguyen, K. Lammertsma, D. L. Mattern, and J. E. Walker, “Ab Initio Study of the Thermal Isomerization of Tricyclo[3.1.0.0(2,6)]hexane to (Z,Z)-1,3-Cyclohexadiene through the (E,Z)-1,3-Cyclohexadiene Intermediate,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 2003, 107, 198.

J. K. Parker and S. R. Davis, “Photochemical Reactions of Oxygen Atoms with Toluene, p-Xylene, and Mesitylene: An Infrared Matrix Isolation Investigation,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 2000, 104, 4108.

D. H. Magers and S. R. Davis, “Ring Strain in Oxazetidines,” J. Mol. Struct. THEOCHEM, 1999, 487, 145.

J. E. Walker, S. R. Davis, and P. A. Adamson, “Comparison of Calculated Hydrocarbon Strain Energies using Ab Initio and Composite Methods,” J. Mol. Struct. THEOCHEM, 1999, 487, 145.

J. K. Parker and S. R. Davis, “Photochemical Reaction of Ozone and Dimethylacetylene: An Infrared Matrix Isolation and Ab Initio Study,” J. Phys. Chem. A, 1999, 103, 7280.

J. K. Parker and S. R. Davis, “Photochemical Reaction of Ozone and Benzene: An Infrared Matrix Isolation Study,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 4271.

Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

352 Coulter Hall
662-915-1826  |  amal@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla, 2005
Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina, 2008

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Gold Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials, Analytical Chemistry, Mass Spectrometry, Inorganic, Nanoalloys, X-ray diffraction, HR-TEM

orcid.org/0000-0001-6942-5451

Google Citations:
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GROUP WEBPAGE

RESEARCH SUMMARY
NSF CAREER award 2013-2018
Nanoscience is a new area of science that has generated excitement worldwide. Nanomaterials are being developed to address some of the world’s biggest challenges, including: clean, affordable energy; stronger, lighter, more durable materials; medical devices and drugs to detect and treat diseases; sensors to detect harmful chemical or biological agents; lighting that uses a fraction of the energy; low-cost filters to provide clean drinking water. We work on molecular gold nanoparticles (<2nm) that have precise number of gold atoms and ligands. Commercialization of nanomaterials and design of nanoengineered products will require: understanding of the fundamental properties; controlled synthetic and processing conditions. In my research group, we work on synthesis and characterization (mass spectrometry, NMR, optical spectroscopy) of these molecular gold nanoparticles.

 

Professor & Interim Chair

Coordinator of Forensic Chemistry

380 Coulter Hall
662-915-1814  |  cizdziel@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1991
Ph.D., University of Nevada Reno, 1998
National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, US EPA, National Exposure Research Laboratory, 1998-2000
Senior Chemist, Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2000-2005
Associate Research Professor, UNLV, 2005-2008
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi, 2008-2015
Associate Professor, University of Mississippi, 2015-2021
Professor, University of Mississippi, 2021-present

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, forensic chemistry, biogeochemical cycling of mercury, environmental radioactivity, environmental monitoring and fingerprinting, analytical method development

RESEARCH SUMMARY
My research interests are in the area of analytical, environmental, and forensic chemistry. I am particularly interested in environmental monitoring and fingerprinting using isotope based methods. What counts in science is novelty. To that end, we enjoy developing new measurement techniques or applying standard techniques in novel ways. Listed below are some examples of the type of research that you may pursue if you were to join my group. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss these and other research possibilities with you as you decide whether to pursue graduate education in chemistry at Ole Miss.

Trace Elemental Analysis. I am interested in studying the behavior of trace elements (both stable and radioactive) in the environment. This sometimes involves developing novel analytical methods for measurement of the element or forms of the element (speciation). One of the methods we employ involves direct elemental and isotopic analyses of environmental or biological samples using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). This allows us to map the elemental distribution in, for example, tree rings, thin sections of brain tissue, glass shards, paint chips, fish otiliths, leaves, etc. Current research projects in this area include in-situ elemental analysis of leaves, herbal supplements, and biological shells, and the analysis of human hair and animal fur for metals. Future work may include environmental fate and transformation of nanoparticles, and evaluating metal redistribution in soils and biological uptake resulting from invertebrate burrowing, among others.

Mercury. Mercury (Hg) has probably the most complex biogeochemical cycle among the elements. Because of its tendency to bioconcentrate in food chains in the form of methyl-Hg and cause detrimental human health and ecological effects, it continues to be a hot button issue and a priority pollutant. Indeed, Hg is responsible for the most fish consumption advisories in the nation due to elevated Hg levels in fish flesh. This includes reservoirs in northern Mississippi nearby our campus. Current research projects in this area include the distribution and cycling of Hg in the Yocona River Watershed and development of a combustion-CVAFS system for Hg analyses. Future research projects may include, addressing spatial and dry deposition data gaps in Hg cycling chemistry models, evaluating Hg release characteristics from compact fluorescent lamps, environmental forensic investigations of Hg using high precision isotope measurements, and using mosquitoes as bio-indicators methyl-Hg accumulation in food webs, among others.

From the above examples and the select publications listed below you can get a sense of the type of research my group conducts. The studies often include a combination of method development and field experiments that serve to provide much needed quality data to address current hype on an issue or to increase understanding of natural phenomena. My experience and expertise in environmental and analytical chemistry offers opportunities for students to apply chemical principles to understand environmental problems, the first crucial step in solving them.

Instrumentation. Our research laboratory is well-equipped for trace elemental and isotopic analysis. It includes a high resolution ICP-MS (Element-XR), a quadrupole-ICP-MS (X-Series 2), a laser ablation system (UP-213 New Wave), an ICP-OES (Perkin Elmer Optima 2100), a microwave digestion system (Milestone Ethos EZ), a cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometer (Tekran 2600), a direct mercury analyzer (DMA-80 Milestone), an automated MeHg analysis system, airborne mercury speciation equipment, and clean-room facilities. We also have access to a variety of other instruments commonly found in Chemistry Departments such as GC/MS, NMR, XRF, FT-IR, and IRMS.

ICP-MS Facility. We are fortunate to have a new state-of-the-art ICP-MS facility housed in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. ICP-MS is a sensitive multi-element technique which provides a powerful analytical tool for trace elemental and isotope analysis. It is used in a wide-variety of environmental, biological, medical, forensic, geological and archaelogical studies. For more information, see the instrumentation section below and visit our website at: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/chemistry/icp-ms/index.html

COURSES. Quantitative Analysis (CHEM 314); Introduction to Instrumental Analysis (CHEM 469); Advanced Instrumental Analysis (CHEM 512); Applied Spectroscopy (CHEM 563); Environmental Forensics (CHEM 615); Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (CHEM 615)

RECENT GRANTS

“Assessing Microplastic Pollution in the Mississippi River System and at Oyster Reefs in the Mississippi Sound Estuary” National Water Resources Institute (2018-2021).

“Physical and Chemical Trace Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms”; National Institute of Justice (2018-2021).

“Microplastics in the Mississippi River and Mississippi Sound: concentrations, sources, sizes, types, and loadings to the northern Gulf of Mexico”; Water Resource Research Institute and the USGS (2018-2019). 

PUBLICATIONS

86. Chamblee R., Wontor K., Cizdziel J.* (2023) “Chemical Imaging of Latent Fingerprints, Paint Chips, and Fibers using µ-FTIR: An Experiment for Forensic Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis Courses” J. Forensic Sci. Educ. 5(1).

 

85. Herath H., Cizdziel J., Platt B., Widanagamage I. (2023) “Potential removal of heavy metal ions from polluted water using Bauxite” Environ. Advances 12, 100362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2023.100362

 

84. Gao Z., Cizdziel J.* Chen L. (2023) “Microplastics profile in sludge from a university wastewater treatment plant and the influence of chemical digestions on Nile red stained microplastics” J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 11(3), 109671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109671

 

83. Wontor K., Cizdziel J.*, Scircle A., Gochfeld D., Pandelides A. (2023) “Prevalence and Distribution of Microplastics in Oysters from the Mississippi Sound”, J. Contemp. Water Res. Educ. 177, 31-45.

 

82. Gao Z., Chen L., Cizdziel J. Huang Y. (2023) “Research progress on the detection, occurrence, and characteristics of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: a holistic review”, J. Environ. Management. 325(A), 116411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116411

 

81. Gao Z., Cizdziel J.*, Wontor K., Vianello A. (2022) “Spatiotemporal characteristics of microplastics in a university wastewater treatment plant: Influence of sudden on-campus population swings”, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10(6), 108834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108834

 

80. Gao Z., Wontor K., Clisham C., Focia K., Cizdziej J.* (2022) “On airborne tire wear particles along roads with different traffic characteristics using passive sampling with optical microscopy and single particle SEM/EDX analyses”, Frontiers in Environ. Sci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1022697

 

79. Gao Z., Wontor K., Cizdziel J.* (2022) Labeling Microplastics with Fluorescent Dyes for Detection, Recovery, and Degradation Experiments. Molecules 27(21), 7415. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217415

 

78. Bussan D., Douvris C., Cizdziel J.* (2022) “Mercury Methylation Potentials in Sediments of an Ancient Cypress Wetland Using Species-Specific Isotope Dilution GC-ICP-MS”, Molecules 27(15) 4911. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27154911

 

77. Chao X., Hossain A.K.M.A., Al-Hamdan M.Z., Jia Y., Cizdziel J.V. (2022) “Three-Dimensional Numerical Modeling of Flow Hydrodynamics and Cohesive Sediment Transport in Enid Lake, Mississippi”, Geosciences12(160). https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences12040160

 

76. Gao Z., Wontor K., Cizdziel J.*, Lu H. (2022) “Distribution and characteristics of microplastics in beach sand near the outlet of a major reservoir in north Mississippi, USA” Micropl.&Nanopl. 2(10). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-022-00029-z

 

75. Gao Z., Cizdziel J.*, Wontor K., Lu H. (2021) “Are rural and small community aerated waste-water stabilization ponds a neglected source of microplastic pollution?” Water 13(20), 2833. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13202833

 

74. Sheng Y., Liu Y., Wang K., Cizdziel J., Wu Y., Zhou Y. (2021) “Ecotoxicological effects of micronized car tire wear particles and their heavy metals on the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) in soil” Sci Total Environ 793:148613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148613

 

74. Sheng Y., Liu Y., Wang K., Cizdziel J., Wu Y., Zhou Y. (2021) “Ecotoxicological effects of micronized car tire wear particles and their heavy metals on the earthworm (Eisenia fetida) in soil” Sci Total Environ 793:148613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148613

 

73. Cizdziel J.* (2021) “Atmospheric Mercury Monitoring, Analysis, and Chemistry: New Insights and Progress toward Minamata Convention Goals” Atmosphere 12(2), 166. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12020166

 

72. Liu Y., Li R., Yu J., Ni F., Sheng Y., Scircle A., Cizdziel J., Zhou Y. (2020) “Separation and identification of microplastics in marine organisms by TGA-FTIR-GC/MS: A case study of mussels from coastal China”, Environ Poll. 272:115946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115946

 

71. Jeon B., Cizdziel J.*, Brewer J.S., Luke W., Cohen M., Ren X. Kelley P. (2020) Gaseous Elemental Mercury Concentrations along the Mississippi Gulf Coast using Passive Air Samplers, with a Comparison to Active Sampling” Atmosphere, 11, 1034. https://doi10.3390/atmos11101034 Featured on Journal Cover

 

70. Al-Bakain R., Al-Degs Y., Cizdziel J., Elsohly M. (2020) “Linear discriminant analysis based on gas chromatographic measurments for geographical prediction of USA medical domestic cannabis”, Acta Chromatographica, published 33(2) https://doi.org/10.1556/1326.2020.00782

   

69. Al-Bakain R., Al-Degs Y., Cizdziel J., Elsohly M. (2020) “Comprehensive chromatographic profiling of cannabis from 23 USA States marketed for medical purposes” Acta Chromatographica, published 6/5/2020. https://doi.org/10.1556/1326.2020.00767

 

68. Scircle A., Cizdziel J.* (2020) “Occurrence of Microplastic Pollution at Oyster Reefs and Other Coastal Sites in the Mississippi Sound, USA: Impacts of Freshwater Inflows from Flooding” Toxics, 8, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics8020035

 

67. Jeon B., Cizdziel J.* (2020) “Determination of metals in tree rings by ICP-MS using ash from a direct mercury analyzer” Molecules 25, 2126. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25092126

 

66. Scircle A., Missling K., Cizdziel J.* (2020) “Single-Pot Method for Collection and Preparation of Natural Water for Microplastic Analyses: Microplastics in the Mississippi River System During and After Historic Flooding in 2019” Environ Toxicol Chem. 39(5), 986-995. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4698

 

65. Li R., Liu Y., Sheng Y., Xiang Q., Zhou Y., Cizdziel J. (2020) “Effect of prothioconazole on the degradation of microplastics derived from mulching plastic film: apparent change and interaction with heavy metals in soil”, Environ Poll. 260:113988. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.113988

 

64. Jeon B., Scircle A., Cizdziel J.*, Chen J., Black O., Wallace D., Zhou Y., Lepak R., Hurley J. (2020) “Historical deposition of trace metals in a marine sapropel from Mangrove Lake, Bermuda with emphasis on mercury, lead, and their isotopic composition”, J. Soils Sediments 20(4), 2266-2276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-020-02567-6

 

63. Gao Z., Cai L., Liu M., Zhang Z., Gao B., Zhao W., Cizdziel J., Chen L. (2020) “Total mercury and methylmercury migration and transformation in an A2/O Wastewater Treatment Plant” Sci. Tot. Environ. 710: 136384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136384

 

62. Albakain R., Al-Degs Y., Cizdziel J., Elshohly M. (2020) “Comprehensive classification of USA cannabis samples based on chemical profiles of major cannabinoids and terpenoids”, J. Liq. Chrom. & Related Technol. 43: (5-6) 172-184. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826076.2019.1701015

 

61. Scircle A. and Cizdziel J.* (2019) “Detecting and Quantifying Microplastics in Bottled Water using Fluorescence Microscopy: A New Experiment for Instrumental Analysis and Environmental Chemistry Courses”, J. Chem. Ed. 97(1): 234-238. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.9b00593

 

60. Jeon B. and Cizdziel J.* (2019) “Can the MerPAS Passive Air Sampler Discriminate Landscape, Seasonal, and Elevation Effects on Atmospheric Mercury? A Feasibility Study in Mississippi, USA”, Atmosphere 10: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100617.

 

59. Yu J., Wang P., Ni F., Cizdziel J., Wu D., Zhao Q., Zhou Y. (2019) Characterization of microplastics in environmental samples by thermal gravimetric analysis coupled with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy” Mar. Poll. Bull. 145: 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.05.037

 

58. Cizdziel J.*, Jiang Y., Nallamothu D. Brewer J.S., Gao Z. (2019) “Air/surface exchange of gaseous elemental mercury at different landscapes in Mississippi, USA”, Atmosphere 10(9): 53 https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090538.

 

57. Orr S, Barnes M, George H, Joshee L, Jeon B, Black O, Cizdziel J, Smith B, Bridges C (2018) Exposure to mixtures of mercury, cadmium, lead, and arsenic alters the disposition of single metals in tissues of Wistar rats. J. of Toxic. & Environ. Health, Part A. 81 (24) 1246-1256. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2018.1551164

 

56. Reddy K., Cizdziel J., Williams M., Maul J., Rimando A., Duke S. (2018) “Glyphosate Resistance Technology Has Minimal or No Effect on Maize Mineral Content and Yield” J. Agric. Food Chem., 66 (39) 10139-10146. https://DOI.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01655

 

55. Chen J., Scircle A., Black O., Cizdziel J.*, Watson N., Wevill D., Zhou Y. (2018) “On the use of multicopters for sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds in the air by adsorption / thermal desorption GC-MS” Air Qual., Atmosphere & Health, 11:835-842. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-018-0588-y

 

54. Black O., Chen J., Scircle A., Zhou Y., Cizdziel J.* (2018) “Adaption and use a quadcopter for targeted sampling of gaseous mercury in the atmosphere” Environ Sci and Poll Res, 25:13195-13202. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1775-y

 

53. Bu K., Freile D., Cizdziel J. Sidhu V., Duzgoren-Aydin N. (2018) “Geochemical Characteristics of Soils on Ellis Island, New York-New Jersey: Sixty Years After the Abandonment of the Hospital Complex” Geosciences, 8(1):13 https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8010013

 

52. Black O., Cody R., Edwards D., Cizdziel J.* (2017) “Identification of Polymers and Organic Gunshot Residue in Evidence from 3D-Printed Firearms using DART-Mass Spectrometry: A Feasibility Study”, J. Forensic Chem., 5:26-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forc.2017.05.003

 

51. Duke S., Rimando A., Reddy K., Cizdziel J., Bellaloui N., Williams M., Maulf J. (2017) “Lack of transgene and glyphosate effects on mineral nutrition and amino acid content of glyphosate-resistant soybean” Pest Management Sci. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.4625

 

50. Bussan D., Ochs C., Jackson C., Anumol T., Snyder S., Cizdziel J.* (2017) “Concentrations of select dissolved trace elements and anthropogenic organic compounds in the Mississippi River and major tributaries during the summer of 2012 and 2013” Environ. Monitor. & Assess., 189:73-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5785-x

 

49. Wolff S., Brown G., Chen J., Meals K., Thornton C., Brewer S., Cizdziel J.,* Willett K. (2016) “Mercury Concentrations in Fish from Three Major Lakes in North Mississippi: Spatial and Temporal Differences and Human Health Risk Assessment”, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 79(20):894-904. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2016.1194792

 

48. Plukiene R., Plukis A., Puzas A., Gvozdzite R., Barkauskas G., Cizdziel J. Bussan D., Remeikis V (2016) “Actinides input to the dose in the irradiated graphite of RBMK-1500 reactor”, Nuclear Engineering and Design”, 300:530-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.02.005

 

47. Bussan D., Sessums R., Cizdziel J.* (2016) “Activated carbon and biochar reduce mercury methylation potentials in aquatic sediments”, Bull. Environ Contam Toxicol. 96(4): 536-539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-016-1734-6

 

46. Bussan D., Sessums R., Cizdziel J.* (2015) “Direct mercury analysis in environmental solids by ICP-MS with on-line sample ashing and mercury preconcentration using a direct mercury analyzer”, J. Anal. Atom. Spec., 30:1668-1672 https://doi.org/10.1039/C8JA00009C

 

45. Chen J., Chakravarty P., Davidson G., Wren D., Locke M., Zhou Y., Cizdziel J.* (2015) “Simultaneous Determination of Mercury and Organic Carbon using a Direct Mercury Analyzer based on Thermal Decomposition – Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry” Anal. Chim. Acta., 871:9-17 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2015.03.011

 

44. Hawkins A.D., Thornton C., Kennedy A.J., Bu K., Cizdziel J., Jones B.W., Steevens J.A., Willett K.L. (2015) “Gill Histopathologies following exposure to nanosilver or silver nitrate” J. Toxicol & Environ. Health Part A, 78:301-315. https://doi.org/10.1080/15287394.2014.971386

 

43. Reidy L., Williams, R., Bussan D., Brewer S., Cizdziel J.* (2014) “Elemental fingerprinting of gypsum drywall using sector field ICP-MS and multivariate statistics” Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem., 94:1273-1287. https://doi.org/10.1080/03067319.2014.954561

 

42. Hawkins A., Bednar A., Cizdziel J., Bu K., Steevens J., Willett K. (2014) “Identification of silver nanoparticles in Pimephales promelas gastrointestinal tract and gill tissues using flow field flow ICP-MS”, RSC Advances, 4:41277-41280. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA08630A

 

41. Lu D., Cizdziel J.*, Yi J., White L., Reddy R. (2014) “Numerical Simulation of Atmospheric Mercury in the Mid-South USA”, Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 7:525-540. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11869-014-0256-9

 

40. Brown G., Sleeper K., Johnson M., Blum J., Cizdziel J.* (2013) Mercury concentrations, speciation, and isotopic composition in sediment from a cold seep in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Marine Pollution Bulletin 77:308-314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.09.030

 

39. Reidy L., Bu K., Godfrey M., Cizdziel J.* (2013) “Elemental fingerprinting of soils using ICPMS and multivariate statistics: A study for and by forensic chemistry majors”, Forensic Science International 233:37-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.08.019

 

38. Yi J., Cizdziel J.*, Lu D. (2013) “Temporal patterns of atmospheric mercury species in northern Mississippi during 2011-2012: influence of sudden population swings”, Chemosphere 93(9): 1694-1700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.05.039

 

37. Gremillion P., Hermosillo E., Sweat K., Cizdziel J. (2013) “Variations in mercury concentration within and across Xanthoparmelia spp individuals: Implications for evaluating histories of contaminant loading and data interpretation”, Environmental Chem. 10(5): 395-402. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN13053

 

36. Cizdziel J.*, Dempsey S., Halbrook R. (2013) “Preliminary evaluation of the use of homing pigeons as biomonitors of mercury in urban areas of the USA and China”, Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90:302-307. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-012-0918-y

 

35. Nowinski P., Hodge V., Gerstenberger S., and Cizdziel J. (2013) “Analysis of mercury in rock varnish samples in areas impacted by coal-fired power plants”, Environmental Pollution 179:132-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.04.011

 

34. Bu K., Dasher D., Cizdziel J.* (2013) “Plutonium concentration and 240Pu/239Pu atom ratio in biota collected from Amchitka Island, Alaska: Recent measurements using ICP-SFMS”, Environ. Radioactivity 124:29-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.03.002

 

33. Bu K., Russ J., Cizdziel J. (2013) “The source of iron-oxide pigments used in Pecos River style rock paints”, Archeometry 55, 1088–1100. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12011

 

32. Davidson G.R., Rigby J.R., Pennington D., Cizdziel J. (2013) “Aqueous chemistry of sand-boil discharge used to trace variable pathways of seepage beneath levees during the 2011 Mississippi River flood” Applied Geochemistry 28: 62-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.10.018

 

31. Bu K., Reidy L. and Cizdziel J.* (2013) “Analysis of Herbal Supplements for Selected Dietary Minerals and Trace Elements by Laser Ablation- and Solution-Based ICPMS”, Microchemical Journal 106: 244-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2012.07.011

 

30. Duke S., Reddy K, Bu K., and Cizdziel J. (2012) “Effects of Glyphosate on the Mineral Content of Glyphosate-Resistant Soybeans (Glycine max)”, J. Agric. Food Chem., 60 (27), pp 6764–6771.

 

29. K. Drace, A. Kiefer, M. Veiga, M. Williams, B. Ascari, K. Knapper, K. Logan, V. Breslin, A. Skidmore, D. Bolt, G. Geist, Lorlyn Reidy, Cizdziel, J, “Mercury-free, small-scale artisanal gold mining in Mozambique: Utilization of magnets to isolate gold at clean tech mine”, J. of Cleaner Production, 29 March 2012 (10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.03.022).

 

28. Russ J., Bu K., Hamrick J., Cizdziel J. (2012) “Laser Ablation-Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Lower Pecos Rock Paints and Possible Pigment Sources” in Collaborative Endeavors in the Chemical Analysis of Art and Cultural Heritage Materials, ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1103, Ch 5, pp 91–121 (DOI: 10.1021/bk-2012-1103.ch005).

 

27. Cizdziel J.*, Bu X., Nowinski P. (2011) “Determination of elements in situ in green leaves by laser ablation ICP-MS using pressed reference materials for calibration”, Analytical Methods 4: 564-569. Featured on Journal Cover

 

26. Cizdziel J.*, Jiang Y. (2011) “Concentrations of Gaseous Elemental Mercury in Ambient Air within an Academic Chemistry Building”, Bull. Environ Contam Toxicol 86:419–422.

 

25. Cizdziel, J.* (2011) “Mercury in Environmental and Biological Samples Using Online Combustion with Sequential Atomic Absorption and Fluorescence Measurements: A Direct Comparison of Two Fundamental Techniques in Spectrometry”, Journal of Chemical Education Vol. 88, 2:209-215.

 

24. Nowinski P., Hodge V., Cizdziel J., Lindley K. (2011) “Rock varnish: a passive forensic tool for monitoring recent air pollution and source identification”, Nuclear Technology, 175:351-359. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed100054j

 

23. Nowinski P., Hodge V., Lindley K., Cizdziel J. (2010) “Elemental Analysis of Desert Varnish Samples in the Vicinity of Coal- Fired Power Plants and the Nevada Test Site Using Laser Ablation ICPMS”, The Open Chemical and Biomedical Methods Journal, 3: 153-168.

 

22. Gamage S.V., Hodge V.F., Cizdziel J., Lindley K. (2010) “Determination of Vanadium (IV) and (V) in Southern Nevada Groundwater by Ion Chromatography-Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry”, The Open Chemical and Biomedical Methods Journal, 3, 10-17.

 

21. Cizdziel, J.* and Chen, W.-Y. (2010) Chapter 2, GC/MS for Combustion and Pyrolysis Research in Handbook of Combustion Vol 2: Combustion, Diagnostics and Pollutants (Eds M. Lackner, F. Winter and A.K. Agarwal) Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, pp. 51 – 74.

 

20. Cizdziel J.*, Brown G., Tolbert C. (2010) “Direct analysis of environmental and biological samples for total Hg with comparison of sequential atomic absorption and fluorescence measurements from a single combustion event”, Spectrochemica Acta Part B,65:176-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sab.2009.12.002

 

19. Panta Y., Qian S., Cizdziel J.*, Cross C. (2008) “Mercury content of whole cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco packets by pyrolysis atomic absorption spectrometry with gold amalgamation”, Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 83:7-11.

 

18. Cizdziel J.*, Wei Y., Stetzenbach K., Hodge V., Cline J., Howley R., Phillips F. (2008) “Recent Measurements of Chlorine-36 in Yucca Mountain Rock, Soil, and Seepage” Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 275: 133-144.

 

17. Cizdziel J.*, Ketterer M.E, Farmer D., Faller S., Hodge V., (2008) “²³⁹Pu-²⁴⁰Pu-²⁴¹Pu fingerprinting of plutonium in western US soils using ICPMS: solution and laser ablation measurements”, Special Issue: Stable Isotopes in Analytical Chemistry, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 390:521-530.

 

16. Cizdziel J*., Guo C., Yu Z., Steinberg S., Johannesson, K. (2008) “Chemical and Colloidal Analyses of Natural Seep Water Collected from the Exploratory Studies Facility inside Yucca Mountain, USA”, Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 30:31-44.

 

15. Cizdziel J.* (2007) “Determination of lead in blood by laser ablation ICP-TOF-MS analysis of blood spotted and dried on filter paper: a feasibility study”, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 388:603-611

 

14. Pollard J., Cizdziel J*, Stave K., Reid M. (2007) “Selenium Concentrations in Water and Plant Tissues of a Newly Formed Arid Wetland in Las Vegas, Nevada”. Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 135:447-457.

 

13. Gremillion P., Cizdziel J.*, (2005) “Caudal fin mercury as a predictor of fish-muscle mercury”, Environ Chem. 2:96-99.

 

12. Cizdziel J.*, Zhou, X. (2005) “Sources and concentrations of Hg and Se in compartments within the Las Vegas Wash during a period of rapid change” Environ Monitoring & Assess 107:81-99.

 

11. Cizdziel J., Farmer D., Hodge V., Lindley K., Stetzenbach K. (2005) “²³⁴U/²³⁸U isotope ratios in springs and groundwater from southern Nevada: a comparison of alpha counting and magnetic sector ICP-MS”, Science of the Total Environment 350:248-260.

     

10. Kimura H, Azmy K, Yamamuro M, Zhi-Wen J, Cizdziel J. (2005) “Integrated stratigraphy of the upper Neoproterozoic succession in Yunnan Province of South China: re-evaluation of global correlation and carbon cycle”, Precambrian Research 138:1-36.

     

9. Cizdziel J.*, Gerstenberger S. (2004) “Determination of total mercury in human hair and animal fur by combustion atomic absorption spectrometry” Talanta 64: 918-921.

     

8. Cizdziel J.* (2004) “Mercury concentrations in groundwater collected from wells on and near the Nevada Test Site”, Bulletin of Environ. Contamination and Toxicology 72:202-210.

     

7. 7. Cizdziel*, Pollard J., Hinners T., Cross C. (2003) “Distribution of mercury in the tissues of five species of freshwater fish from Lake Mead, U.S.A.”, Journal of Environ. Monitor. 5:1-8.

     

6. Turner M., Rudin M., Cizdziel J., Hodge V. (2003) “Excess plutonium in soils near the Nevada Test Site, U.S.A.” Environ. Pollut. 125: 193-203.

     

5. Cizdziel J.*, Pollard J., Hinners T., Heithmar E., Cross C. (2002) “Mercury concentrations in fish from Lake Mead related to fish size, condition, trophic level, location and consumption risk”, Archives of Environ.Contamination and Toxicol. 43: 309-317.

     

4. Cizdziel J.*, Hinners T. Heithmar E. (2002) “Determination of total Hg in fish tissues using combustion atomic absorption spectrometry with gold amalgamation”, Water Air Soil Pollut. 135: 357-372.

     

3. Cizdziel J.*, Hodge V. (2000) “Attics as archives for house infiltrating pollutants: trace elements and pesticides in attic dust and soil from southern Nevada and Utah,” Microchemical J., 64, 85-92.

     

2. Cizdziel J.*, Hodge V., Faller S. (1999). “Resolving Nevada Test Site and global fallout plutonium using ¹³⁷Cs/^239+240Pu activity ratios,” Health Physics, Vol. 77, No. 1, 67-75.

     

1. Cizdziel J.*, Hodge V., Faller S. (1998). “Plutonium anomalies in attic dust and soil at locations surrounding the Nevada Test Site,” Chemosphere, Vol. 37, No. 6, 1157-1168.

 

Associate Professor Emeritus

311 Coulter Hall
662-915-5422 |  cleland@olemiss.edu

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
B.S., Miami University (Ohio), 1977
Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1984
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Arizona, 1983-1986

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

UM Cora Lee Graham Award for Outstanding Teaching of Freshman
University of Mississippi 25-Year Service Award

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Preparation of models for the metal centers of metalloenzymes and proteins, including the nickel-containing hydrogenases and urease; synthesis of novel metal sulfur clusters; preparation of self-assembled monolayers on gold having unusual electronic, optical, or magnetic properties

RESEARCH SUMMARY
The research interests of our group are in the areas of synthetic inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry. More specifically, we are interested in the preparation and properties of metal sulfur complexes as models for a variety of important biological systems and industrial processes. Enzymes such as the nickel-containing hydrogenases, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, and urease possess nickel-containing active sites for which no accurate structural, electronic, and chemical model complexes have been prepared. The main focus of our bioinorganic research involves the emerging role of nickel in biological systems. Nickel has recently been shown to be an essential component in several enzymes, including jack bean urease; several hydrogenases; carbon monoxide dehydrogenase; and S-methyl coenzyme-M methyl reductase, the terminal enzyme in methane-producing bacteria. Although the involvement of nickel is now well-established, relatively little is known about the details of the structure and function of the nickel sites in these enzymes.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Leavy, M. C.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Cleland, W. E.; Hussey, C. L., Electrochemical and spectroscopic characterization of self-assembled monolayers of unsymmetrical ferrocenyl dialkyl sulfide derivatives on gold. Langmuir 1999, 15, 6582-6586.