Department Chair - Jeff Gaffney
Jeffrey S. Gaffney - GAFFNEY-MARLEY Research Group
Professor and Chair
Education
Degree Institution Discipline Year
BS (Honors) Univ. California, Riverside Chemistry 1971
MS Univ. California, Riverside Organic Chemistry 1973
PhD Univ. California, Riverside Physical Organic Chemistry 1975
Contact Information:
Office: SCLB Room 451
Phone number: 501-569-3152 (3153)
Email: jsgaffney@ualr.edu
List of Courses Usually Taught:
CHEM 3330 – History of Chemistry
CHEM 4190 - Chemistry Seminar
CHEM 7357 - Special Topics in Organic Chemistry – Organic Environmental
ChemistryTeaching Schedule for Fall 2007 Term
CHEM 4190 Chemistry Seminar Friday 1:00 pm -1:50 pm SCLB 265
Research Interests:
Atmospheric chemistry of organic molecules, organic photochemistry, gas phase kinetics and product analyses, tropospheric chemical modeling, air pollution monitoring, chromatographic detector development, chemiluminescent trace level detection of organics, synthetic production of organic oxidants, organic geochemistry, organic tracer development, and natural abundance isotope ratio determinations and interpretation. Groundwater chemistry and colloid characterization of subsurface aqueous systems; humic and fulvic acid interactions with radionuclides, particularly actinides; natural system interactions with pollutants in air and groundwater chemistries; natural radioactive aerosol tracers. Air toxics and aerosol health impacts.Lead Scientist for the Department of Energy’s Megacity Aerosol Experiment – Mexico City and principal investigator on aerosol project examining the lifetimes and sources of fine aerosols using natural radioactivity. (See http://www.asp.bnl.gov). Also Chief Scientist for the Global Change Education Program (see http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP) that has Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and Graduate Research Environmental Fellowships (GREF) components and is funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Biological and Environmental Research’s Climate Change Research Division.
RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
L. C. Marr, K. Dzepina, J. L. Jimenez, F. Riesen, H. L. Bethel, J. Arey, J. S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, L. T. Molina, M. J. Molina, “Sources and transformations of particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Mexico City.” Atmos. Chem. Phys.. 6, 1733-1745 (2006).
J. Dunlea, S.C. Herndon, D. D. Nelson, R.M. Volkamer, F. San Martini, M.S. Zahniser, J.H. Shorter, J.C. Wormhoudt, B.K. Lamb, E.J. Allwine, J.S. Gaffney, N.A. Marley, M. Grutter, C. Marquez, S. Blanco, B. Cardenas, C.R. Ramos Villegas, C.E. Kolb, L.T. Molina and M.J. Molina, “Evaluation of nitrogen dioxide chemiluminescent monitors in a polluted urban environment.” Atmos. Chem. Phys. 7, 569-604, 2007.
N.A. Marley, J. S. Gaffney, R. Ramos-Villegas and B. Cárdenas González, “Comparison of Measurements of Peroxyacyl Nitrates and Primary Carbonaceous Aerosol Concentrations in Mexico City Determined in 1997 and 2003.” Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2277-2285 (2007).
J.S. Gaffney and N. A. Marley, “Radionuclides - Sources”. Chapter 2. in Radionuclide Concentrations in Food and the Environment edited by L. Nollet and M. Poschl., Taylor and Francis, pp. 23-36 (2006).
J.S. Gaffney and N. A. Marley, “The Importance of the Chemical and Physical Properties of Aerosols in Determining Their Transport and Residence Times in the Troposphere.” Chapter 14, Urban Aerosols and Their Impacts: Lessons Learned from the World Trade Center Tragedy.” J.S. Gaffney and N.A. Marley, eds. ACS Symposium Book 919, Oxford University Press, pp. 286-300 (2005).N.A. Marley and
J.S. Gaffney and N.A. Marley, “Introduction to Urban Aerosols and Their Impacts.” Chapter 1, Urban Aerosols and Their Impacts: Lessons Learned from the World Trade Center Tragedy.” J.S. Gaffney and N.A. Marley, eds., ACS Symposium Book Series 919, Oxford University Press, pp. 2-22 (2005).
J.S. Gaffney and N.A. Marley, “Analysis of Peroxyacyl Nitrates (PANs), Organic Nitrates, Peroxides, and Peracids.” Chapter 19, Chromatographic Analysis of the Environment, 3rd Edition, L. Nollett, Ed, Marcel Dekker/CRC Press, pp. 711-741 (2005).
L. C. Marr, K. Dzepina, J. L. Jimenez, F. Riesen, H. L. Bethel, J. Arey, J. S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, L. T. Molina, M. J. Molina, “Sources and transformations of particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Mexico City.” Atmos. Chem. Phys.. 6, 1733-1745 (2006).
D. Salcedo, T. B. Onasch, K. Dzepina, M. R. Canagaratna, Q. Zhang, J. A. Huffman, P. F. DeCarlo, J. T. Jayne, P. Mortimer, D. R. Worsnop, C. E. Kolb, K. S. Johnson, B. Zuberi, L. C. Marr, R. Volkamer, L. T. Molina, M. J. Molina, B. Cardenas, R. M. Bernabé, C. Márquez, J.S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, A. Laskin, V. Shutthanandan, Y. Xie, W. Brune, R. Lesher, T. Shirley, and J. L. Jimenez. “Characterization of ambient aerosols in Mexico City during the MCMA-2003 campaign with Aerosol Mass Spectrometry: results from the CENICA Supersite.” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6, 925-946 (2006).
J.S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, M. M. Cunningham, and V. R. Kotamarthi, “7Be Measurements in the Houston and Phoenix Urban areas: An Estimation of Upper Atmospheric Ozone Contributions.” J. Air & Waste Management Association, 55, 1228-1235 (2005).
J.S. Gaffney, N. A. Marley, and M.M. Cunningham, “Natural radionuclides in fine aerosols in the Pittsburgh area.” Atmospheric Environment, 38, 3191-3200 (2004).
N. A. Marley, J. S. Gaffney, R.V. White, L. Rodriguez-Cuadra, S. E. Herndon, E.Dunlea, R. M. Volkamer, L.T. Molina, and M.J. Molina, Fast gas chromatography with luminol chemiluminescence detection for the simultaneous determination of nitrogen dioxide and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the atmosphere. Review of Scientific Instruments, 75, 4595-4605 (2004)
J. S. Gaffney and N. A. Marley, “Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution.” Invited Mini-review. Scientific World, 3, 199-234 (2003).
Complete Curriculum Vitae - JSG Current Vitae pubs 8 07 web.pdf
Professional Society Memberships:
American Chemical Society (Geochemistry and Environmental Chemistry Divisions)
American Association for Aerosol Research; American Geophysical Union
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Meteorological Society
International Commission on History of Meteorology
Honors and Professional Committees:
Graduated with honors (B.S., 1971); U.S. Public Health Service Environmental Sciences Pre-doctoral Trainee (1971-72); IBM Pre-doctoral Fellow (1973-75). Suffolk County Summer Institute for the Gifted and Talented Teaching Award (1985); United States Information Agency American Participant (AMPART) to Mexico (1988) and Canada (1989). Certificate of Recognition from the Society of Environmental Engineering of the College of Civil Engineering of the State of Jalisco, Mexico (1988), Honorary Degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (1988), Chairman, Environmental Research Division Seminar Committee (1993-2003), Member American Chemical Society Environmental Chemistry Awards Committee (1993-1996), Member of the American Chemical Society Books Editorial Advisory Board (1997-2000), Member of the Argonne Laboratory Directors Research and Development Review Committee (1998), Vice-Chair, Argonne Laboratory Directors Research and Development Review Committee (1999), Chair, Argonne Laboratory Directors Research and Development Review Committee (2000), Program Chair, Atmospheric Chemistry, American Meteorological Society (1999-2004), American Chemical Society, Science Policy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Public Policy, 2000. South Florida Water Management District Expert Assistance Program Pool Expert (2001-); Committee Associate of the Joint Board Council Committee on Chemistry and Public Affairs, American Chemical Society (2002-); Executive Committee, Center for Environmental Science, The University of Chicago (2002-); American Meteorological Society History Committee (2003-2006, 2006-2009); Environmental Research Division, Advisory Committee on Hiring and Promotion, Chair (2003); Argonne National Laboratory, Energy and Environmental Science and Technology Directorate, Program and Operations Committee on Hiring and Promotion Committee (POC-HP) (2003-2004); Argonne National Laboratory, Applied Science and Technology Directorate, Program and Operations Committee on Hiring and Promotion, Environmental Research Division Alternate Member (2005); Argonne National Laboratory, Program and Operations Committee on Hiring and Promotion Oversight Committee – (Oversight POC-HP) (2003-), American Chemical Society Legislative Action Honor Roll (2002, 2003, 2004); Mexico City – Megacity Research Science Advisory Committee, MIT (2003-), Chicago Section American Chemical Society Candidate Nominating Committee (2005), Argonne National Laboratory Nominee for DOE BER Distinguished Scientist Fellowship (2005), American Meteorological Society Commission on Education and Human Resources - Board on Women and Minorities (2006-2009).
UALR Committees:
UALR Task Force on Grant Writing
Other links of interest:
DOE Global Change Education Program (http://www.atmos.anl.gov/GCEP/)
DOE Atmospheric Science Program (http://www.asp.bnl.gov)
Megacity Interactions: Local and Global Research Investigations (MILAGRO) (http://www.joss.ucar.edu/milagro/)