Randhir

Deo

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Dr. Deo is interested in sustainable management of environmental contaminants. Much of his work has focused on the design and construction of electrodes for selective and improved sensing of chemicals relevant in environmental monitoring, security and surveillance, and health and fitness. Other projects have focused on the use of complex biogeochemical model to remediate plutonium from the subsurface environment, use of a sorption-dependent empirical model to predict fate of hydrophobic organic compounds likely to persist in biosolids, meta-analysis on the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the built and natural water environment, risk assessment, and detection of heavy metals in river water.

Neal

Adam

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Research history includes analysis of plant growth, photosynthesis, and molecular responses to environmental factors such as CO2 concentration, temperature, water and nitrogen availability, and elevation.     Seed germination responses to temperature have also been investigated.  The current research plans will continue some of those interests, as well as move in new directions.  Effects of salinity, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals in the water on growth of various plants will be analyzed, as well as the fate of these substances.     Students will gain experience in plant growth analysis, chemical tests, and various statistical procedures. 

Andrej

Sodoma

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Dr. Sodoma has been trained in the sciences with extensive experience in problem solving related to scientific issues.  Skills range from a strong background in organic materials, structure/activity, and synthesis/characterization of organic molecules, including polymers.     Experimental experience ranges from many thermal, mechanical and analytical/spectroscopic techniques (e.g., HPLC-MS, GC-MS, DSC, TGA, FTIR, UV/VIS, NMR, SEM, EDS) and includes design/execution of custom experiments to suit various needs.  

Berenise

Charlton

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Dr. Charlton has focused on the detection and isolation of microbial pathogens and indicators in surface water and communication of scientific results to communities. Her research consisted of collecting surface water samples and using Microbial Source Tracking (MST) to test for Bacteroides bacteria from multiple locations on select impaired reaches of rivers in the State of Arizona that are currently on the EPA 303d list for impaired surface waters. Her current research is to use different molecular markers to differentiate between sources of fecal contamination in Papago Park and disseminate information to protect public health. 

Adrienne

Crawford

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Adrienne Crawford has a BS in Biology from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Science in Biology emphasizing in ecology from the University of Arizona, where she researched the effects of urbanization on seed dispersal and plant characteristics of fishhook barrel cactus. Adrienne is pursuing interests in coral reef restoration and has contributed to reef restoration in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. Efforts included transplanting fragmented Elkhorn and Staghorn coral as well as Diadema relocation. In Arizona, Adrienne is working towards increasing awareness and improving water conservation efforts along the Verde River. Working with the Verde River Institute in Clarkdale, Arizona, she is expanding on and continuing efforts to monitor water quality utilizing drone technology for sample collection and building community awareness about the importance of water conservation in Phoenix.

Sri

Subramanium

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Dr. Subramanium has extensive training in synthesis of organic ligands, using these ligands to synthesizing novel catalyst, investigating their catalytic activity for reactions, and synthesizing new organic molecules. 

Other projects have focused on the monitoring the aquatic environment for pollutants such as heavy metal and polyaromatic hydrocarbons and development of water purification systems based on natural and modified clay.