August , 2001
BRITT ANN HOLMÉN
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-2037
(860) 486-3941
(860) 486-2298 (FAX)
baholmen@engr.uconn.edu
EDUCATION
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Ph.D., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. February, 1995. Thesis title: Polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbon sorption kinetics in three iron oxide-coated aquifer sands. Sorbent texture
and PAH transport relationships used to develop a low foc sand particle-scale sorption kinetics model.
Thesis Advisor: Philip M. Gschwend.
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
M.S., Geological Oceanography, 1985. Thesis: Chlorite compositional constraints on hydrothermal fluids.
Geochemical analysis and thermodynamic modeling of Fe and Mg distribution in chlorites from
hydrothermal basalts and gabbros.
Thesis Advisor: John R. Delaney.
Colby College, Waterville, ME
B.A., Environmental Science/Geology, 1982.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aug. 2001 –
Present
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Civil & Environmental Engineering
Assistant Professor.
Jul. 1998 –
Present
University of California, Davis, CA. Civil & Environmental Engineering
Assistant Adjunct Professor.
Apr. 1997 –
Jul. 2001
University of California, Davis, CA. Crocker Nuclear Laboratory
Assistant Research Geochemist.
Sept. 1994Apr. 1997
University of California, Davis, CA. Land, Air and Water Resources
Postdoctoral Associate. Reaction of organic compounds with mineral surfaces under
various environmental conditions. Post-doc Mentor: William H. Casey.
Jan. 1988Jul. 1989
Cambridge Analytical Associates, Boston, MA
Environmental Geochemist. Project management, fieldwork at contaminated
groundwater sites, interpretation of chemical and hydrologic data, writing final reports.
Dec. 1985Mar. 1988
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA
Geologist / Electron Microprobe Lab Manager. Geochemical research on meteorites.
Jun. 1985Dec. 1985
Harvard University Geology Department, Cambridge, MA
Research Technician in isotope geochemistry laboratory. Radioisotopic dating of
Archean rocks using solid-source mass spectrometer.
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Chemical Society
American Geophysical Union
HONORS
2000
1999
1994
1982
1981, 1982
Association for Women in Science
Air & Waste Management Association
UC Davis Academic Federation Excellence in Research Award Nominee, Finalist
Advisee (Kristine Kuhna) received AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award, Fall Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
American Chemical Society Graduate Student Research Paper Award
Graduate cum laude, Colby College
Geology Student Prizes, Colby College
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental Particle Interface Chemistry: sorption of inorganic and organic anthropogenic
chemicals; redox reactions; mineral dissolution; air-particle partitioning; particles as contaminant
transport agents.
Nonpoint Source Contaminant Transport: heavy metals and PAHs in stormwater; atmospheric PM.
Real-world Contaminant Exposure: vehicle-derived nanoparticles, crystalline silica.
EXTRAMURAL FUNDING
A. CURRENT FUNDING.
TOTAL AS PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR > $ 1,000,000
US Department of Agriculture, Generation, Transport and Transformation of Pesticide Residues
on Airborne Fine Particulate Matter Derived from Managed Soils [PI, with UC Davis Co-PI’s Cort
Anastasio (Atmospheric Science) and Thomas Young (CEE)].
(7/1/99-6/30/03); $286,500
National Science Foundation, POWRE: Lidar Remote Sensing of Particulate Matter: Making the
Qualitative to Quantitative Transition [PI]
(7/1/99-12/31/01); $74,869
California Air Resources Board, The Physical and Chemical Characterization of Ultrafine and
Nanoparticle Particulate Matter Emissions from Gasoline and Diesel On-Road Motor Vehicles
[PI with UC Davis Co-PI’s Lowell Ashbaugh (CNL), Debbie Niemeier (CEE) and Thomas Young
(CEE)].
(10/1/99 - 4/30/01); $501,847
California Department of Transportation, Gasoline Vehicle Particulate Matter Emissions
Composition during Driving Cycles [PI with UC Davis Co-PI’s Peter Kelly (Chemistry) and Norman
Kado (Environmental Toxicology)].
(9/1/90-8/30/01); $100,000
California Air Resources Board, >C10 Oxygenated Organics in Size-segregated Particles for
Source Apportionment of Diesel-Emissions [Judi Charles (PI, UC Davis Environmental Toxicology)
with Co-PI’s Britt Holmén and Lowell Ashbaugh (UC Davis)].
(12/1/00 - 12/30/02); $190,000
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California Air Resources Board, Amendment to 98-335: Dynamometer measurements of particle
size distributions for ARB’s CNG versus Diesel bus emissions study [PI]
(2/1/01-8/31/01); $41,167
B. PENDING PROPOSALS.
National Science Foundation, CAREER: Vehicle-derived Ultrafine Particles and Their
Adsorbates: Formation and Aging Effects on Organic Composition and Size Distribution [PI].
(2/1/02 - 1/31/07); $375,003
C. RETIRED FUNDING (INCLUDES CONTINUING GRANTS AT PREVIOUS INSTITUTION).
California Department of Transportation, North Coast River Loading Study -- Water Quality
Analysis Subproject: Contaminants [Subproject Co-PI’s Britt Holmén, Alan Jackman (Chemical
Engineering), Jeff Mount (Geology) and Eric Larsen (Geology)].
(8/1/98-7/30/02); $ 366,175
transferred to colleague at UC Davis.
California Air Resources Board, Near-Source Exposure to Crystalline Silica and Fine Mineral
Fibers in California [PI with Co-PI Randy Southard (Soil Science)].
(10/1/99 - 12/31/02); $249,970
contract terminated 8/12/01.
National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, LURE: Linking
Undergraduates to Research on the Environment [Jeannie Darby (PI, CEE) with Co-PI’s Britt
Holmén and Debbie Niemeier].
(7/1/97 – 6/30/02); $325,000
continuing at UC Davis.
National Science Foundation, PG: Planning the Central Valley Community Science Project for
Gender Equity in Culture, Climate and Curriculum [PI with Co-PI’s Kim Longworth (Director,
OES), Karen McDonald (Chemical Engineering) and Jessica Utts (Statistics)].
(7/1/99 - 6/30/00); $30,000
completed 6/30/01 with one-year no-cost extension.
California Air Resources Board, Analysis of Crystalline Silica in Air Samples from Lompoc,
California [PI].
(12/1/00 - 6/30/01); $7,000
completed 6/30/01.
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DISSEMINATION OF RESEARCH
A. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS.
1996
Holmén, B.A. and W. H. Casey. Hydroxamate ligands, surface chemistry, and the mechanism
of ligand-promoted dissolution of goethite [-FeOOH(s)] Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 60,
4403-4416.
1997
Holmén, B.A. and P.M. Gschwend. Estimating sorption rates of hydrophobic organic
compounds in iron oxide- and aluminosilicate clay-coated aquifer sands Environ. Sci. Technol.,
31, 105-113.
1997
Holmén, B. A., M. Isabel Tejedor-Tejedor, W. H. Casey. Hydroxamate complexes in solution
and at the goethite-water interface: A cylindrical internal reflection Fourier transform infrared
spectroscopy study Langmuir, 13, 2197-2206.
1998
Holmén, B.A., D. A. Niemeier. Characterizing the effects of driver variability on real-world
vehicle emissions Transportation Research, Part D., Transport and Environment, 3, 117-128.
1998
Holmén, B.A., W. Eichinger, R.G. Flocchini. Application of elastic lidar to PM10 emissions
from agricultural non-point sources Environ. Sci. Technol., 32, 3068-3076.
1999
Holmén, B.A., J. D. Sison, W. H. Casey, D. Nelson. Hydroxamate siderophores, cell growth
and Fe(III) cycling in two anaerobic iron oxide media containing Geobacter metallireducens.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 63, 227-239.
2001
Holmén, B.A., Y. Meng, D. A. Niemeier. Time series analysis of above-road particulate matter
at the Caldecott Tunnel exit. J. Air & Waste Management Assoc., 51, 601-615.
2001
Johns, C., B.A. Holmén, R.H. Shumway, D.A. Niemeier. Nonlinear regression for modeling
censored one-dimensional concentration profiles of fugitive dust plumes. (accepted for
publication., J. Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics).
2001
Holmén, B.A., T. A. James, L. L. Ashbaugh, R.G. Flocchini. Lidar-assisted measurement of
PM10 emissions from agricultural tilling in California’s San Joaquin Valley I: Lidar (submitted,
Atmospheric Environment).
2001
Holmén, B.A., T. A. James, L. L. Ashbaugh, R.G. Flocchini. Lidar-assisted measurement of
PM10 emissions from agricultural tilling in California’s San Joaquin Valley II: Emission Factors
(submitted, Atmospheric Environment).
2001
Niemeier, D. A., B.A. Holmén. Driver variability and emissions: Do demographics count? (in
prep., Transportation Research, Part D., Transportation and the Environment).
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2001 Niemeier, D.A., B.A. Holmén Y. Meng, J.M. Utts. Daily heavy-duty truck traffic: Implications
for the ozone "weekend effect" in southern California. (in prep., J. Air & Waste Management
Assoc.)
B. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (* = PEER-REVIEWED)
1985 Holmén, B.A. and J.R. Delaney. Fluid compositional constraints on recharge and upflow
portions of a BOI, NFLD, hydrothermal system, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical
Union, 66, 402.
1986
Holmén, B.A. and J.A. Wood. Chondrules that indent one another: Evidence for hot accretion?
49th Meteoritical Society Meeting, New York, New York.
1987
Holmén, B.A. and J.A. Wood. Refractory inclusions in the Kaba CV3 chondrite. 50th
Meteoritical Society Meeting, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England.
1990
Taylor, B., D. Mauro, M.B. Hayes, B. Holmén, M. Young. Composition and migration of coal
tar-derived organic compounds in a sandy aquifer. Proceedings: Environmental Research
Conference on Groundwater Quality and Waste Disposal; May 2-4, 1989, Washington, D.C.
Electric Power Research Institute, EN-671992 Gordon Conference Participant, Environmental
Sciences: Water. New Hampton School, NH.
1994
Holmén, B.A. and P.M. Gschwend. Evaluation of sorption kinetics in an Atlantic Coastal Plain
aquifer sand. 207th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 1318, 1994.
1994* Gschwend, P.M., B.A. Holmén, A.A. MacKay, J.N. Ryan, D.A. Backhus, Y.-P. Chin.
Overview: Processes limiting the occurrence of organic contaminants in moving groundwater.
In Transport and Reactive Processes in Aquifers, Dracos, Th. & F. Stauffer (Eds) Proceedings
of the IAHR Symposium, April 11-15, 1994, Zurich, Switzerland.
1994
Holmén, B.A. and P.M. Gschwend. Sorption kinetics in an Atlantic Coastal Plain aquifer sand.
208th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 21-26.
1996
Gschwend, P., O. Gustafsson, B. Holmén. “Two possible explanations for slow sorption
kinetics: (a) the presence of soot in surface soils and sediments, and (b) the physical
encapsulation of natural organic matter in geologically formed solids”. Workshop on Chemical
Processes that May Bind or Sequester Organic Contaminants in Soils and Sediments, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA., May 2-3, 1996.
1996
Holmén, B.A., J.D. Sison, D. Nelson, W.H. Casey.
Sciences: Water. New Hampton School, NH.
1997
J.D. Sison, B.A. Holmén, D. Nelson, W.H. Casey. Hydroxamate Siderophores: Iron Sources or
Sinks? 213th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 13-17.
Gordon Conference, Environmental
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1997
Holmén, B.A., P.M. Gschwend. Aquifer sorbent textures and PAH sorption kinetics. American
Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA. December 8-12.
1998* Casey, W.H., C. Ludwig, B. Holmén. Toward understanding the rates of reactions at mineral
surfaces. Marini, L and G. Ottonello (Eds.) Proceedings of the Rome Seminar on
Environmental Geochemistry, Castelnuovo di Porto, May 22-26, 1996. Pacini Editore, Pisa.
1999
Eichinger, W., B. Holmén, L. Chen. Wide Area Measurement of Wind Velocities by Lidar.
International Water Resources Engineering Conference Seattle, WA. August 8-12.
1999
Kuhna, K. M., B. A. Holmén. Bridge Runoff from a Rural California Highway as a Source of
Metal Contamination in Small Streams. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December
13-17, 1999. San Francisco, CA.
1999
Holmén, B.A., W.E. Eichinger, R.G. Flocchini. Spatially distributed wind field measurement
by lidar cross correlation technique. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 1317, 1999. San Francisco, CA.
2000
Clymo, A., B.A. Holmén. Herbicide sorption to particulate matter derived from managed soils.
UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program annual symposium, April 28-29, San
Diego, CA.
2000* Holmén, B.A., T. A. James, L. L. Ashbaugh, R.G. Flocchini. Tractor-generated Fugitive Dust
Plumes: Improving PM Emission Flux Calculations with Lidar. American Society of
Agricultural Engineers Air Pollution 2000 conference, October, Des Moines, IA.
2000
Clymo, A., B.A. Holmén, J.M. Higa, T. Young, C.Anastasio. Generation and transport of
herbicide residues on airborne fine particulate matter derived from managed soils. Society of
Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry, November, Nashville, TN.
2001
Anastasio, C., J.M. Higa, A.S. Clymo, B.A. Holmén, T.M.Young. Generation and atmospheric
fate of pesticides on airborne soil dust. 221st American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA. April
1-4.
2001
Clymo, A., B.A. Holmén. Herbicide sorption to particulate matter derived from managed soils.
UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program annual symposium, April 20-21, Lake
Tahoe, CA.
2001
Nanzetta, M.K., B.A. Holmén. Roadside particle number and size distributions of vehicular
ultrafine and nanoparticle particulate matter emissions. 94th Annual Conference Air & Waste
Management Association, Orlando, FL, June 24-28.
2001
Hefner, B.T., K. Trzepla-Nabaglo, B.A. Holmén, R.G. Flocchini. Toward mass calibration of
lidar backscatter signals: Preliminary results from “dual string” field technique. American
Association of Aerosol Research 20th Annual Conference, October 15-19, Portland, OR
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C. INVITED SEMINARS
“Contaminants in the Environment: Where they are, what they do, where they go...”. UC Davis Toxic
Substances Research and Teaching Program, Fall Retreat, Sacramento, CA. December, 8, 1999.
“Agricultural fugitive dust plumes: What can lidar tell us?”
October 14, 1999.
Air/Water Symposium, UC Davis,
“Processes Affecting Solute Transport”.
California Institute of Technology, Environmental
Engineering Science Seminar Series. May 14, 1997.
D. BOOKS
Niemeier, D.A., B. A. Holmén, J. Lin (2001) Transportation and Air Quality: Theory and Practice (In
preparation).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
A. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
GRADUATE LEVEL
GRADUATE COURSES
ECI 247L Airborne Particles Laboratory. Fall 2000. New course to be team-taught with 4
other faculty from various departments across campus. Civil & Environ.
Engineering.
ECI 245B Applied Environmental Chemistry: Organic. Spring 2001. Civil & Environ.
Engineering.
GRADUATE PROGRAM MEMBERSHIPS
Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry
Atmospheric Science
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Hydrologic Science
Transportation Technology and Policy
MENTORING – POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
Ryoji Shiraki. (Post-doctoral scholar, 2000-). Crystalline silica from stationary sources.
Juan Suro-Pérez (Post-doctoral scholar, 2000- ). North Coast watershed organic contaminants.
Birsen Buyuktas. (Post-doctoral scholar, 1999-2000). North Coast watershed organic
contaminants.
Yu Meng (CEE, Ph.D. 1998) “A new statistical framework for estimating carbon monoxide
impacts at intersections”, Member: Doctoral Committee.
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Craig Johns (Statistics, Ph.D. 1999) Research Assistant – Lidar data analysis. “Estimation of
Nonlinear State-Space Models in the Presence of Censored Observations”.
Kathy Nanzetta (CEE, Ph.D. candidate). Vehicle emissions modeling/ air pollution. Coadviser with D. Niemeier (CEE) and C. Anastasio (Atmospheric Science).
Jie Lin (CEE, Ph.D. candidate). Driving cycle development. Member: Doctoral Committee.
Ana-Lucia Cordova (Ag & Environ Chem., Ph.D. candidate). North Coast watershed organic
contaminants, Major Professor.
Courtney Palko (CEE, Plan II M.S. 2000). North Coast Project RA – Organic Contaminants.
Kristine Kuhna (CEE, M.S. candidate) North Coast Project Research Assistant – Inorganic
Contaminants, Major Professor.
Amy Clymo (CEE, M.S. candidate). USDA herbicide-dust flux. Major Professor.
Saskia van Bergen (Ag & Environ Chemistry, M.S. candidate). Organic chemical signature of
on-road vehicles and EC/OC pyrolysis GC/MS method development. Major Professor.
Patricia Buis (CEE, M.S. candidate). North Coast watershed trace metal contaminants –
sediment/ surface water relationships. Major Professor.
UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
ECI 90X. Undergraduate Research Methods Laboratory, Winter 1999.Civil & Environ.
Engineering.
“Vehicle Tailpipe Emissions – Regulations and Air Quality”. ECI 269 (Transportation- Air
Quality: Theory and practice), Civil and Environmental Engineering (1998, 1999)
“Air Quality and Particulate Matter”. ECH 1 (The Scope of Chemical Engineering). Chemical
Engineering, 1999.
“Lidar Applied to the Atmospheric Boundary Layer”.
ATM 158 (Boundary-Layer
Meteorology). Atmospheric Science, 1999.
MENTORING – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Undergraduate Research Supervisor for following students at University of California, Davis:
Jennette Sison (June 2000 received MPH at Univ. of Michigan) -- Hydroxamate siderophores and
Fe(III) cycling in an anaerobic goethite medium.
Benjamin Ashbaugh (Computer Science Engineering, B.S. 2000, UCSD) -- Lidar Data Analysis
Program correlation routine for wind analysis with lidar.
Rashi Gupta (CEE B.S.; currently: graduate student, Univ. of Texas) – “PM2.5 emissions near
roadways.” UCD Undergraduate Research Conference oral presentation.
Elaine Moon (Environmental Resource Science; currently: graduate student, Oregon State University)
– “Development of a tribal values index for wetlands.” UCD Undergraduate Research
Conference oral presentation.
Christopher Van Wert (ME; currently graduate student at Stanford) -- Construction of a PM
sampler for real-time monitoring of diesel bus emissions.
Charles Xie (CSE; currently senior, UCD) -- Lidar Data Analysis Program (LidarDAP) programming.
Erik Merriman (CEE) “Is coal tar slurry an effective safeguard for lead soil contamination beneath
model airport surfaces?” UCD Undergraduate Research Conference oral presentation.
Cindy Vahey (CEE) “Effect of surface particles on lead levels in stormwater runoff caused by
discarded aviation fuel.” UCD Undergraduate Research Conference oral presentation.
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Joyce Vivian (Environmental Resource Science) “Phytoremediation at small airports: How much lead
will African alfalfa remove from Pb-contaminated soil?” UCD Undergraduate Research
Conference oral presentation.
Matthew Graham (Solano Community College) Lidar contributions to understanding aerosol
homogeneity at the Grand Canyon.
Larry O’Neill (Atmospheric Science; currently graduate student Oregon State University). “LIDAR
estimates of aerosol optical properties in the lower atmosphere”. UCD Undergraduate
Research Conference poster, April 28, 2000.
Cassidy Houchins (Sacramento State University) Fine particles near roadways. UCD Undergraduate
Research Conference oral presentation, April 28, 2000.
B. OTHER
Expanding Your Horizons Conference Workshop Leader, March 2000. 7th and 8th grade girls.
Scientist Pen-Pal, 1995-1996. Participant in Boston Museum of Science “Science By Mail”
program for 4-6th and 7-9th grade students.
UROP Supervisor, one-on-one interaction with undergraduate student working on laboratory
research project, Spring 1991 and Fall 1993. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching Assistant, prepared and supervised twice-weekly laboratory course on environmental
chemistry, Spring 1991. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Oceanography, 3 quarters. Duties included teaching
undergraduate classes of 25-30 students a weekly laboratory session. University of
Washington
Teaching Assistant, Geological Oceanography, 1 quarter. Organized and supervised an
oceanographic cruise in Puget Sound. University of Washington
Tutor, Introductory Geology, Fall 1981. Colby College
TEACHING INTERESTS
Colloid and Surface Chemistry (G) – physical chemistry of aquatic surfaces with emphasis on
environmental applications.
Environmental Organic Chemistry (G) – physicochemical modeling of processes affecting the
transport and transformation of anthropogenic organic chemicals in the environment.
Airborne Particles Laboratory (G) – hands-on laboratory course on sampling and analysis of
airborne particulate matter.
Transportation and Air Quality (G) – Vehicle emissions and airborne pollutants: regulatory
framework, modeling at regional and micro-scales.
Hydrogeochemistry (G) – chemistry of aqueous systems treated in a quantitative manner.
Subsurface Water Quality (UG,G) – comprehensive overview of processes controlling groundwater
composition; emphasis on quantitative analysis; remediation technologies.
Water Quality Laboratory (UG) – hands-on wet chemistry and instrumentation laboratory that
incorporates field trips and student-designed research projects.
Current Environmental Topics (UG) – interdisciplinary survey course on current environmental
problems with emphasis on design of engineering solutions.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Peer-reviewed manuscripts for following journals:
1. Langmuir
2. Environmental Science & Technology
3. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
4. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
Peer-reviewed proposals:
1. National Science Foundation
Association for Women in Science (AWIS).
Sacramento Valley chapter, Board member and Secretary 1999 – 2000.
Sacramento Valley chapter, Board member and Secretary 2000 – 2001.
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
UC Davis Academic Federation Academic Freedom, Rights, and Privileges Committee 1999 – 2000
UC Davis Academic Federation Academic Freedom, Rights, and Privileges Committee 2000 – 2001
Opportunities in Engineering and Science (OES) Steering Committee, 1997 – present.
Conference Session Moderator at UCD graduate and undergraduate conferences:
Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry Winter 2000 Symposium, Atmospheric Chemistry session.
UCD Undergraduate Research Conference, April 24, 1999.
UCD Undergraduate Research Conference, May 2, 1998.