Joan D. Willey
a. Professional preparation
Institution
Duke University
Dalhousie University
b. Appointments
Dates
1977-present
1999-2013
1976-1977
1974-1975
Major
Chemistry
Chemical Oceanography
Position
Assistant, Associate,
Full Professor
Associate Director,
Center for Marine
Science
Visiting Scientist
Postdoctoral Fellow
Degree
B.S.
Ph.D.
Year
1969
1975
Institution
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bedford Institute of Oceanography
Memorial University of Newfoundland
c. Products
PRODUCTS MOST CLOSELY RELATED
[1] Kieber, R.J., Tatum, S.K., Willey, J.D., Avery, G.B. and R. N. Mead. 2014. Variability of Ethanol
and Acetaldehyde Concentrations in Rainwater. Atmospheric Environment 84c, 172-177.
[2] Seaton, P.J., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D., Avery, G.B., and J. L. Dixon. 2013. Seasonal and Temporal
Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in Rainwater by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy. Atmospheric Environment 65, 52-60.
[3] Kieber, R. J., Guy, A., Mead, R. N., Roebuck, A., Carroll, A., Jones, S. B., Giubbina, F., Campos, M.,
Willey, J. D., and G. B. Avery. 2013. Determination of Ambient Ethanol Concentrations in Aqueous
Environmental Matrixes by Two Independent Analyses. Analytical Chemistry (10.1021/ac400974m).
[4] Avery, G. B, Karabi, B. Southwell, M., Mead, R., Kieber, R. J. , and J. D. Willey. 2013. Carbon Isotopic
Composition of Hydrophobic Organic Material in Rainwater. Atmospheric Environment 68, 230-234.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.054
[5] Mead, R.N., Mullaugh, K.M., Avery, G.B., Kieber, R.J.., Willey, J.D. and Podgorski, D.C. 2013.
Insights into Dissolved Organic Matter Complexity in Rainwater from Continental and Coastal
Storms by Ultrahigh Resolution Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 13, 4829-4838.
OTHER SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTS
[1] Mullaugh, K.M., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D., Mead, R.N. and Avery, G.B. 2013. Changes in
Chemical Composition of Wilmington, NC Rainwater Throughout Hurricane Irene. Atmospheric
Chemistry and Physics 13, 2321-2330.
[2] Willey, J.D., Mullaugh, K. M., Kieber, R. J., Avery, G. B., and R. N. Mead. 2012. Controls on the Redox
Potential of Rainwater. Environmental Science and Technology 46(24), 13103-13111,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es302569j.
[3] Mullaugh, K.M., Kieber, R.J., Willey, J.D. and G. B. Avery. 2011. Long Term Temporal
Variability in Hydrogen Peroxide Concentrations in Wilmington, North Carolina USA Rainwater.
Environmental Science and Technology 45, 9538–9542.
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[4] Willey, J.D., Glinski, D.A., Southwell, M., Long, M.S., Avery Jr., G.B. and R. J. Kieber. 2011.
Decadal Variations of Rainwater Formic and Acetic Acid Concentrations in Wilmington, NC, USA.
Atmospheric Environment 45, 1010-1014.
[5] Willey, J.D., Kieber, R.J. and J. R. Yavari. 2009. Fe(II) in Coastal Rainwater: Changing Stability and
Concentrations. Aquatic Sciences 71(2), 144-150.
d. Synergistic activities
[1] Since my first NSF grant in 1985, six high school students, four high school teachers, over 100 undergraduate
students, approximately 60 master’s students, two Ph.D. students and ten postdoctoral fellows have conducted
marine and atmospheric chemistry research in our laboratory. On average, 25% of the master’s students go on for
a Ph.D.; the rest work in the chemical industry or teach at a community college. Two thirds of the undergraduates
continue their education in graduate or professional schools. More than half of our research students have been
from underrepresented groups including women and minorities.
[2] NSF funding has allowed us to build a research team that is many times more productive than we could ever
be working separately. In the last five years, we have produced 25 articles in major peer reviewed journals, most
with students as co-authors, and have given 37 presentations at scientific meetings including several international
meetings almost all with student presenters or co-authors.
[3] Ten postdoctoral fellows have gained research and teaching experience through working in our labs. Two are
in research positions, five have academic teaching/research positions, one is a high school teacher and two are still
with us. Our postdoctoral fellowship positions are attractive to recent Ph.D. recipients in part because of the
unique combination of teaching and research opportunities we offer, and the effective mentoring program that we
have developed.
[4] I serve as a science judge for Ocean Bowl and as an advisor for middle and high school science projects. I
have reviewed approximately 20 manuscripts in the last five years, and approximately 10 research proposals to
state or federal funding agencies.
[5] We have a rainwater composition database that goes back 29 years, and have published four articles describing
changes and trends in composition, and five hurricane papers. These databases are often accessed by
undergraduate students doing projects in statistics, and they are frequently used in classroom teaching to provide
real-life examples for undergraduate chemistry classes.
e. Collaborators and other affiliations
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Collaborators: G.B. Avery (UNCW), L. Campos (U. Sao Paulo Brazil), W. Cooper (FSU), R.J. Kieber
(UNCW), R. Mead (UNCW), P. J. Seaton (UNCW), S.A. Skrabal (UNCW), P. Statham (Southampton U,
UK)
Graduate advisor: P. J. Wangersky (deceased), Postdoctoral advisor: R. Slatt (retired)
Thesis advising: 10 Undergraduate Honor’s Students, Donna Glinski, EPA, Athens, GA
Thesis advising: 30 M.S. Students, Joshua Humphreys, Monsanto, IL, Briana Rice, lab tech PA
Thesis advising: One Ph.D student: Student (Suzanne Zvalaren Schneider, Wildlife International, Easton,
MD)
Postdoctoral advisor (seven total): Dr. Katherine Mullaugh (College of Charleston), J. David Felix
(UNCW)
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