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| 2006-present |
AssociateProfessor, Chemistry, University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay. |
| 2001-2006 |
Assistant Professor, Chemistry, University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay. |
| 2000-2001 |
Associate Researcher (Academic Staff Position), Water
Chemistry Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 2000-2001 |
Research Affiliate (Part Time), Wisconsin Center for Space
Automation and Robotics (WCSAR), UW-Madison. |
| 1998-2000 |
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Water Chemistry Program,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| 1997-1999 |
Research Consultant (Part Time), University of
Illinois-Chicago. |
| 1997 |
Instrument Specialist (Internship), Nicolet Instrument
Corp., Madison, WI. |
| 1993-1997 |
Research Assistant, Water Chemistry Program, University of
Wisconsin-Madison. |
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- PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Professional Memberships
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Invited Journal Reviewer
| Analytical
Chemistry. Publisher: American Chemical Society. |
| Applied Catalysis
B: Environmental. Publisher: Elsevier Science. |
| Biosensors and
Bioelectronics. Publisher: Elsevier Science. |
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Chemistry of Materials. Publisher: American Chemical Society. |
| Chemosphere.
Publisher: Pergamon Press. |
| Environmental
Science & Technology. Publisher: American Chemical Society. |
| Journal of the Air
and Waste Management Association. Publisher: Air and Waste
Management Association. |
| Journal of Great
Lakes Research. Publisher: International Association for Great Lakes
Research. |
| Journal of
Materials Research. Publisher: Materials Research Society. |
| Solar Energy. Publisher: Elsevier Science. |
| Sensors and Actuators
B: Chemical. Publisher: Elsevier Science. |
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Invited Research Proposal Reviewer
| American
Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (several occasions). |
| Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. |
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University
of Wisconsin Water Resources Institute (WRI)
Joint Solicitation for Groundwater and Related Research. |
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University of
Wisconsin System Applied Research Grant Program |
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Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Research
Infrastructure Program |
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS
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Waltman, C.S.; Fermanich, K.J.; Zorn, M.E.; Stieglitz, R.D.
Mapping and characterization of springs in Brown and Calumet Counties. The
31st Annual Meeting of the
American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Wisconsin Section. March 1-2,
2007. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin.
Zorn, M.E.
Development of magnetoelastic
resonance-based chemical sensors. The 15th Annual
Wisconsin Space Conference of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. August
18-19, 2005. Madison, WI.
Zorn, M.E.
Detection of aqueous metals using a
passive sampling open-air microglow discharge atomic emission sensor. The
Future of Open Water Observation Technology for Great Lakes Research
Workshop. November 30-December 3, 2004. Ann Arbor, MI. Invited
Presentation.
Davis, C.M.;
Zorn, M.E.; Katers, J.F.; Anderson, M.A. Anaerobic photocatalysis as a
secondary treatment following anaerobic digestion. Midwest Environmental
Chemistry Workshop. October 17, 2004. Madison, WI.
Zorn, M.E.; Wilson C.G.; Gianchandani, Y.B.; Anderson, M.A. Detection of
aqueous metals using a microglow discharge atomic emission sensor.
228th National Meeting of
the American Chemical Society. August 22-26, 2004. Philadelphia, PA.
Qualls, T.M.; Dolan, D.M.; Kennedy, J.; Reed, T.; Zorn, M.E. Impacts of
the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, on water clarity in Green
Bay, Lake Michigan. International Association for Great Lakes Research. June
22-26, 2003. DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Zorn, M.E. Degradation of gas-phase contaminants using photocatalytic
oxidation. The 13th Annual Wisconsin Space
Conference of the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. August 14-15,
2003. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
Zorn, M.E. Applications of photocatalysis. Faculty Lecture Series. April
18, 2003. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI.
Hay, S.; Obee, T.; Zeltner, W.; Zorn, M.E.; Anderson, M.A. UVPCO in the
real world: can photocatalysis make an improvement in indoor air quality?
The 7th International Conference on TiO2
Photocatalysis: Fundamentals & Applications. November 17-21, 2002.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sonzogni, W.C.; Zorn, M.E. Use of monitoring data for detection limit
determination - practical suggestions for the limit of detection dilemma.
National Monitoring Conference of the National Water Quality Monitoring
Council. May 20-23, 2002. Madison, WI.
Zorn, M.E.;
Rahne, K., D.T.; Zeltner, W.A.; Anderson M.A. Gas-phase photocatalytic
oxidation of methyl, ethyl, n-proply, and isopropyl alcohols and their
reaction intermediates. Pacifichem 2000 Meeting of the American Chemical
Society. December 14-19, 2000. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Zorn, M.E.;
Tompkins, D.T.; Zeltner, W.A.; Anderson M.A. Photocatalytic Oxidation of
Acetone Vapor on TiO2 / ZrO2 Thin-Films. ASHRAE Annual
Meeting. June 19-23, 1999. Seattle, Washington.
Zorn, M.E.; Tompkins,
D.T.; Zeltner, W.A.; Anderson M.A.
In-line purification of carbon dioxide used in SFE and SFC by thermal
oxidation. 8th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
and Extraction. July 12-16, 1998. St. Louis, Missouri.
Zorn, M.E.;
Gibbons, R.D.; Sonzogni, W.C. Weighted least-squares approach to calculating
limits of detection and quantification by modeling variability as a function
of concentration. The 31st Annual Meeting of the
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)
Wisconsin Section. March 6-7, 1997, Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Zorn, M.E.;
Klump, J.V. The diagenesis of dissolved organic carbon in Great Lakes
sediment. The 7th National Conference on Undergraduate Research,
1993, Salt Lake City, Utah.
PUBLICATIONS
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Zorn, M.E.;
Hollenberg, D.; Chen, F.M. Extraction of Hemicellulose Sugars
from Wood Waste (from Construction and Demolition Activities) to Produce
Ethanol for Fuel.
Final Report. University of
Wisconsin System Solid Waste Research Program. 2008.
Qualls, T.M.;
Dolan, D.M.; Reed, T.; Zorn, M.E.; Kennedy, J. Analysis of the impacts of
the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, on nutrients, water clarity
and the chlorophyll-phosphorus relationship in lower Green Bay.
Journal of Great Lakes
Research 2007, 33 (3), 617-626.
Zorn, M.E. Anaerobic photocatalysis for
the conversion of glycerol, a biodiesel synthesis byproduct.
Proceedings of the 17th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference.
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. 2007.
Fermanich, K.J.; Zorn, M.E.;
Stieglitz, R.D.; Waltman, C.S. Mapping and characterization of springs in
Brown and Calumet Counties. Final Report for UW Project Number 144-NS04.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Drinking Water and
Groundwater. 2006.
Zorn, M.E. Detection of aqueous metals using a passive sampling open-air
microglow discharge atomic emission sensor. Proceedings of the Future of
Open Water Observation Technology for Great Lakes Research Workshop.
November 30-December 3, 2004. Ann Arbor, MI. Council of Great Lakes Research
Managers / NOAA / IJC. 2005.
Zorn,
M.E. Development of magnetoelastic resonance-based chemical sensors.
Proceedings of the 15th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference.
Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. 2005.
Zorn,
M.E; Wilson C.G.; Gianchandani, Y.B.; Anderson, M.A.
Detection of
aqueous metals using a microglow discharge atomic emission sensor.
Sensor Letters 2004, 2 (3-4), 179-185.
Zorn,
M.E; Wilson C.G.; Gianchandani, Y.B.; Anderson, M.A.
Analysis of aqueous metals using an
open-air microglow discharge atomic emission source. Abstracts of Papers
of the American Chemical Society 2004, 228, U154-U154
120-ANYL Part 1.
Zorn, M.E; Rahne, K.A.; Tejedor-Tejedor, I.; Grimes, C.A.; Anderson, M.A.
Characterization of gas-phase adsorption on metal oxide thin-films using a
magnetoelastic resonance microbalance. Analytical Chemistry
2003, 75 (22), 6223-6230.
Zorn, M.E. Photocatalytic oxidation of gas-phase compounds in confined
areas: Investigation of multiple component systems. Proceedings of the
13th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference. Wisconsin Space Grant
Consortium. 2003.
Coronado,
J.M.; Zorn, M.E; Tejedor-Tejedor, I.; Anderson, M.A. Photocatalytic oxidation
of ketones in the gas phase over TiO2 thin films: a kinetic study on the
influence of water vapor. Applied
Catalysis B: Environmental 2003, 43
(4), 329-344.
Piera,
E.; Tejedor-Tejedor, I.; Zorn, M.E.; Anderson, M.A. Relationship concerning
the nature and concentration of Fe(III) species on the surface of TiO2
particles and photocatalytic activity of the catalyst. Applied Catalysis B:
Environmental 2003, 46 (4), 671-685.
Zorn,
M.E; Tompkins, D.T.; Zeltner, W.A.; Anderson M.A. Catalytic and photocatalytic
oxidation of ethylene on titania-based thin-films. Environmental
Science & Technology 2000, 34
(24), 5206-5210.
Kataoka,
S.; Tompkins, D.T.; Anderson, M.A.; Zorn, M.E.; Zeltner, W.A., Booske, J.H.
Microwave-assisted heterogeneous photocatalytic oxidation. Proceedings
of the Second World Congress on Microwave and Radio Frequency Processing.
April 2-6, 2000. Orlando, FL. American Ceramic Society: 2000.
Zorn,
M.E.; Noll, R.J.; Anderson M.A.; Sonzogni, W.C. In-line catalytic purification
of carbon dioxide used in analytical-scale supercritical fluid extraction. Analytical
Chemistry 2000, 72 (3), 631-633.
Zorn,
M.E; Tompkins, D.T.; Zeltner, W.A.; Anderson M.A. Photocatalytic oxidation of
acetone vapor on TiO2 / ZrO2 thin films. Applied
Catalysis B: Environmental 1999, 23
(1), 1-8.
Zorn,
M.E.; Gibbons, R.D.; Sonzogni, W.C. Evaluation of approximate methods for
calculating the limit of detection and limit of quantification. Environmental
Science & Technology 1999, 33
(13), 2291-2295. Special Consideration: Research Watch, page 283A.
Noll,
R.J.; Zorn, M.E.; Mathew, J.; Sonzogni, W.C. Interfering contaminants in
carbon dioxide solvent used in the supercritical fluid extraction of PCB’s. Journal
of Chromatography A 1998, 799 (1-2),
259-264.
Noll,
R.J.; Zorn, M.E.; Sonzogni, W.C. Negative chromatographic peaks with oxygen
doped electron capture detection of polychlorinated biphenyls. Journal
of Chromatography A 1997, 775 (1-2),
368-371.
Zorn,
M.E.; Gibbons, R.D.; Sonzogni, W.C. Weighted least-squares approach to
calculating limits of detection and quantification by modeling variability as
a function of concentration. Analytical
Chemistry 1997, 69 (15), 3069-3075.
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- RESEARCH GRANTS
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Conversion of High Strength Volatile Fatty Acids to Methane-Rich Biogas
Co-Principal
Investigator with
Mark
Heffernan (CBT Wear Parts, Inc.) and
John Katers
(UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund.
Award:
$140,000. 2008-2009. [Pending Project]
Raising Graduation Rates of Minority Science Students through Junior and
Senior Level Research Experiences
Co-Principal
Investigator with
Amy Wolf, Robert Howe, and
Angela
Bauer-Dantoin
(UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
National Science Foundation: Wisconsin Alliance for Minority Partnership (WiscAMP) Program.
Award:
$33,547. 2008-2009. [Current Project]
Assessing Levels and Potential Health Effects of Endocrine Disrupting
Chemicals in Groundwater Associated with Karst Areas in Northeast Wisconsin
Co-Principal
Investigator with Angela Bauer-Dantoin and Kevin Fermanich (UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
State of Wisconsin Joint Solicitation for Groundwater Research & Monitoring
Program.
Award:
$51,834. 2008-2009. [Current Project]
Del Monte Corn Processing Waste Management Study
Co-Principal
Investigator with John Katers
(UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
Midwest Food Processors Association,
Inc.
Award:
$29,885. 2008. [Current Project]
Extraction of Hemicellulose Sugars from Wood Waste (from Construction and
Demolition Activities) to Produce Ethanol for Fuel
Co-Principal
Investigator with David Hollenberg and Franklin Chen (UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
University of Wisconsin System Solid
Waste Research Program.
Award:
$27,274. 2007-2008. [Completed
Project]
Investigation of Ultrasonic Stimulation of Supercritical and Near
Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Treatment of Wood for the Extraction of
Hemicelluloses
Co-Principal
Investigator with Franklin Chen and David Hollenberg (UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
University of Wisconsin System Applied
Research Grant Program.
Award:
$21,070. 2007-2008. [Completed
Project]
High Solids Two-Phase Anaerobic Conversion of
Food Wastes
Principal
Investigator: Mark Heffernan, CBT Wear Parts, Inc.
Subcontract to UWGB:
Co-Principal
Investigator with John Katers
(UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
Biobased Industry Opportunity (BIO) Implementation Grant Program.
Award:
$90,000. 2006-2007. [Completed
Project]
Anaerobic Photocatalysis for the
Conversion of Glycerol, a Biodiesel Synthesis Byproduct
Principal Investigator.
Funding
Source:
Wisconsin Space Grant
Consortium.
Award:
$5,018. 2006-2007. [Completed
Project]
Mapping and Characterization of Springs in Brown and Calumet Counties
Co-Principal Investigator with Kevin Fermanich and Ronald D. Stieglitz
(UW-Green Bay).
Funding Source: State of Wisconsin Joint Solicitation
for Groundwater Research & Monitoring Program.
Award:
$13,800. 2005-2006. [Completed
Project]
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Biogas Generation from a
Wisconsin Dairy Farm Using Gas-Phase Anaerobic Photocatalysis
Co-Principal
Investigator with John F. Katers (UW-Green Bay).
Funding
Source:
University of Wisconsin System Applied
Research Grant Program.
Award:
$44,796. 2004-2005. [Completed Project]
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Development
of Magnetoelastic Resonance-Based Chemical Sensors for the Measurement of
Gas-Phase Organic Compounds
Principal Investigator.
Funding
Source:
Wisconsin Space Grant
Consortium.
Award:
$17,225. 2004-2005. [Completed Project]
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Biogas
Generation from a Wisconsin Dairy Farm Using Anaerobic Catalysis and/or
Photocatalysis
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Co-Principal Investigator with John F. Katers (UW-Green Bay).
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Funding
Source:
Focus
on Energy: Renewable Energy Program.
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Award:
$60,080. 2003-2004. [Completed
Project]
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Enhanced Experimental Methods for
Measuring Inorganics in Water using a Micromachined DC Plasma Instrument
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Co-Principal Investigator with Marc A. Anderson (UW-Madison) and Yogesh B.
Gianchandani (University of Michigan).
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Funding Source:
University of
Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program.
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Award:
$370,574. 2002-2005. [Completed Project]
Photocatalytic
Oxidation of Gas-Phase Compounds in Confined Areas: Investigation of
Multiple Component Systems
Principal Investigator.
Funding
Source:
Wisconsin Space Grant
Consortium.
Award:
$10,042. 2002-2003. [Completed Project]
Acquisition of Ion Chromatograph at
UW-Green Bay
Funding
Source: UW-Green Bay Laboratory Modernization Fund
Award:
$13,043. 2002. [Completed Project]
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