My research interests lie in the realm of environmental chemistry; specifically the sources, interactions, transport and fate of pollutants in the environment.

• TOPS Project - Total Ozone Portable Spectrometer
• As Project - Study of arsenic in the environment.
   
• Transuranics - EU Project (UK Sites)
• MOLAR - MOuntain LAke Research (Austria - Gossenköllesee)
• Ph.D. - Lake District Research (England - Lake Windermere, Esthwaite Water, Blelham Tarn)
• M.Sc. - Ayrshire Research (Scotland - Loch Bradan)

Locations of the sites listed in the pages below are shown on the map pages.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Short D. B., Appleby P. G., and Hilton, J. (2007) Measurement of Atmospheric Fluxes of Radionuclides at a UK site using both Direct (Rain) and Indirect (Soils) Methods. IJEP, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 392-404.

Appleby P. G., Haworth E. Y., Michel H., Short D. B., Laptev G., and Piliposian G.T. (2003) The transport and mass balance of fallout radionuclides in Blelham Tarn, Cumbria (UK). Journal of Paleolimnology, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 459-473

Appleby P. G., Haworth, E. Y., Michel, H., Barci, G., Short, D. B., Simon, B. M, Lawler, A. J., Laptev, G, and Merino, J. (1999) Large-scale and long-term environmental behaviour of transuranic elements as modelled through European surface water systems - UK sites. Report to the European Commission under contract no: F14PCT960046, 45 pp.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Ph.D. Environmental Science Abstract and thesis, diploma.
  Thesis: 'Quantitative Models of Lake Sediments and Atmospheric Fluxes', supervisor: Dr. Peter Appleby, University of Liverpool, England.
• M.Sc. Environmental Chemistry Abstract, transcripts.
  Thesis: 'Manganese Geochemistry in Loch Bradan, South-West Scotland', supervisor: Dr. John Farmer, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
• B.Sc. University of Leicester, England: Mathematics transcripts, Environmental Chemistry transcripts, Earth Science transcripts.

Curriculum vitae in Microsoft word format - Curriculum vitae.

OTHER PROJECTS AND GROUPS

• RSC Regional Science Consortium at Presque Isle, PA.
• SW PA MSP South-West Pennsylvannia Math Science Partnership project                                                 
• RMU Science Lab Construction and Renovation - Chemistry and Environmental Science
• Elements of E-Chem
• First Day