CURRICULUM VITAE
Kenneth Mopper
July 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Address:
Phone:
Citizenship:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529
(757) 683-4078; FAX (757) 683-5310
E-mail: kmopper@odu.edu
Home page: www.odu.edu/~kmopper
U.S.
EDUCATION:
MIT-WHOI
Ph.D. in Chemical Oceanography, 1973; Dissertation: Aspects of the
Biogeochemistry of Carbohydrates in Aquatic Environments
Committee members: E.T. Degens (Chair), J.M. Edmond,
R.B. Gagosian, G.R. Harvey, and P.C. Mangelsdorf
MIT
M.S. in Chemistry, 1971; E.T. Degens (Chair); A New Micro-Analytical
System for Reducing Sugars – Applications to Sediment and Seawater
Queens College, C.U.N.Y.
B.A. in Chemistry, 1968
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2001 – present
Professor, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Old Dominion University
2001 – present
Adjunct appointment in the Department of Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric
Sciences, Old Dominion University
1990 - 2000
Professor, Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Department of
Chemistry, Washington State University
1988 - 1990
Professor, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, Rosenstiel
School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
1983 - 1988
Associate Professor, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry,
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science,
1980 - 1983
Assistant Professor, Marine Chemistry, College of Marine Studies,
University of Delaware
1977 - 1980
Guest Investigator, Department of Analytical and Marine Chemistry,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden (Chair: Professor David Dyrssen)
1975 - 1977
Staff Research Scientist, Geolog.-Paleontolog. Institute, University of
Hamburg, Germany (Chair & supervisor: Professor E.T. Degens)
1973 - 1975
Postdoctoral Fellow (under Professor O. Samuelson), Department of
Engineering Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg,
Sweden
CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS:
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Studies of the composition and origin of dissolved organic matter (DOM, humic substances) in
seawater and other natural waters using advanced analytical and spectroscopic techniques.
Spectral and chemical characterization of light-absorbing species (i.e., chromophores) in natural
waters.
The impact of photochemical processes on estuarine, oceanic and global carbon cycling. These
processes include CO2 and CO photochemical production, photochemical flocculation, and the
effects photo-degradation products on DOM microbial growth and respiration.
Photo-production pathways and fate of free radicals (e.g., OH radicals) and stable species (e.g.,
CO2, CO, formic acid, formaldehyde, H2O2, and photo-reduced trace metals).
The development/adaptation of analytical techniques for trace organic compounds, total and
dissolved organic carbon, and photo-chemically formed species in natural waters
OTHER RESEARCH AREAS OF INTEREST:
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Fate of terrestrial organic matter in the oceans and its impact on global carbon cycling
Effects of estuarine processes (photochemical and microbial) on the nature and flux of the
estuarine organic matter to the coastal waters
Impact of enhanced UV-B radiation during the ozone hole on photochemical processes and
microbial activity in Antarctic surface waters.
Production of surface active polysaccharides by organisms and their role in surface microlayer
and particle formation in natural waters.
ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION OR IN MANUSCRIPT:
Mopper, K., D.J. Kieber and A. Stubbins (2013) Marine photochemistry: Processes and impacts. In:
Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter, 2nd Edition. D. A. Hansell and C. A.
Carlson, (Eds.), Elsevier. In manuscript (submitted, in review).
Chen, H.-M., A. Stubbins, K. Mopper, E. M. Perdue, N. Green, and P. G. Hatcher* Molecular
characterization of dissolved organic matter by ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry from
various oceanic water masses isolated by coupled reverse osmosis-electrodialysis. Marine
Chemistry. (submitted, in review).
Helms, J.R., J.-D. Mao, A. Stubbins, K. Schmidt-Rohr and K. Mopper*. Loss of optical and
molecular indicators of terrigenous dissolved organic matter during long-term
photobleaching. Aquatic Sciences (submitted, in review).
Minor, E.C., E. James, V. Nelson, R. Lusk, K. Mopper and J.A. Austin. A preliminary examination
of an in situ dual dye approach to measuring light fluxes in lotic systems. Limnol. Oceanogr.
Methods. (submitted, in review).
Sun, L.-N., R. G.M. Spencer, R.Y. Dyda, P. J. Hernes and K. Mopper*. Comparison of a Simple CuO
Oxidation/HPLC Method with the High Pressure Bomb/GC Method for Determining Lignin
Phenolics in Environmental Samples. Anal. Chem. In manuscript (submitted, in review).
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Helms, J.R., J.-D. Mao, H.-M. Chen, E. M. Perdue, N. Green, P. G. Hatcher, K. Mopper* and A.
Stubbins*. Spectroscopic characterization of marine dissolved organic matter isolated by
reverse osmosis and electrodialysis: Implications for oceanic carbon cycling. Marine
Chemistry In manuscript (to be submitted July or August 2013).
Helms, J.R., A. Stubbins and K. Mopper*. Abiotic photochemical oxidation as an interference in
oxygen based primary productivity measurements. Limnol. Oceanogr.: Methods In
manuscript (to be submitted August or September 2013).
Abdulla, H., A. Stubbins, L.-N. Sun and K. Mopper*. A high-precision TOC/DOC analyzer with a
sub-μM detection limit. Analytical Chemistry In manuscript (to be submitted in September or
October 2013).
Abdulla, H.A., K. Mopper and P.G. Hatcher. Transformation of terrestrial polycarboxylate
compounds: the “forgotten” component. Aquatic Sciences (in manuscript)
White, E.M., D.J. Kieber, A. Stubbins and K. Mopper. Carbon dioxide saturation and fluxes in the
Delaware Estuary: The role of photochemistry. Limnol. Oceanogr. (in manuscript).
Mopper, K., A. Stubbins, J.R. Helms, J.D. Ritchie and E.C. Minor. Effect of pH on the
photoreactivity and absorbance properties of terrestrial dissolved organic matter during
estuarine transport. Marine Chemistry (in manuscript).
Mopper, K., A. Stubbins, J.R. Helms and D.J. Kieber. New approaches for characterizing dissolved
organic matter absorbance spectra in seawater. Deep-Sea Res. (in manuscript).
PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES (86):
Widner, B., M.R. Mulholland and K. Mopper (2013). Chromatographic Determination of Nanomolar
Cyanate Concentrations in Sea and Estuarine Waters by Precolumn Fluorescence
Derivatization. Anal. Chem., 85, 6661−6666
Helms, J.R., J.-D. Mao, K. Schmidt-Rohr and K. Mopper* (2013). Photochemical flocculation of
terrestrial dissolved organic matter and iron. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (in press).
Helms, J.R., A. Stubbins, E. M. Perdue, N.W. Green, H.-M. Chen, and K. Mopper* (2013).
Photochemical bleaching of oceanic dissolved organic matter and its effect on
absorption spectral slope and fluorescence. Mar. Chem. 155, 81–91
White, E.M., D.J. Kieber, J. Sherrard, W.L. Miller and K. Mopper (2010). Carbon dioxide and carbon
monoxide photoproduction quantum yields in the Delaware Estuary. Mar. Chem. 118, 11-21
Stubbins, A., R. G. M. Spencer, H.-M. Chen, P.G. Hatcher, K. Mopper, P. J. Hernes, V. L. Mwamba,
A. M. Mangangu, J. N. Wabakanghanzi and J. Six (2010). Illuminating the darkness:
Molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical
alteration as revealed by ultrahigh precision mass spectrometry. Limnol. Oceanogr. 55,
1467-1477.
Spencer, R.G.M., A. Stubbins, P. J. Hernes, A. Baker, K. Mopper, A.K. Aufdenkampe, R. Y. Dyda,
V. L. Mwamba, A. M. Mangangu, J. N. Wabakanghanzi and J. Six (2009). Photochemical
degradation of dissolved organic matter and dissolved lignin phenols from the Congo River.
Journal of Geophysical Research 114, G03010, doi:10.1029/2009JG000968.
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Dalzell, B. J. E. C. Minor and K. Mopper (2009). Photodegradation of estuarine dissolved organic
matter: a multi-method assessment of DOM transformations. Organic Geochemistry 40,
243-257.
Tedetti, M., F. Joux, B. Charrière, K. Mopper. and R. Sempéré (2009) Contrasting effects of solar
radiation and nitrates on the bioavailability of DOM to marine bacteria. J. Photochem.
Photobiol.: A. Chemistry 201, 243-247.
White, E.M., D,J. Kieber and K. Mopper (2008). Semi-automated method for determination of
photochemically produced carbon dioxide in seawater. Limnol. Oceanogr. - Methods 6,
441-453.
Helms, J.R., A. Stubbins, J.D. Ritchie, E.C. Minor, D.J. Kieber and K. Mopper* (2008). Absorbance
spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight and sources of
chromophoric dissolved organic matter. Limnol. Oceanogr. 53: 955-969.
Stubbins, A., V. Hubbard, G. Uher ,C.S. Law, R.C. Upstill-Goddard, G.R. Aiken and K. Mopper*
(2008). Relating carbon monoxide photoproduction to dissolved organic matter functionality.
Environ. Sci Technol. 42; 3271–3276.
Minor, E.C., B. Dalzell, A. Stubbins, and K. Mopper (2007). Evaluating the photoalteration of
estuarine dissolved organic matter using direct temperature-resolved mass spectrometry and
UV-visible spectroscopy. Aquatic Sciences 69: 440-455.
Mopper, K., Stubbins, A., Ritchie, J.D., Bialk, H.M., and Hatcher, P.G. (2007). Advanced
instrumental approaches for characterization of marine dissolved organic matter: Extraction
techniques, mass spectrometry, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Chemical
Reviews 107: 419-442. (Invited contribution to an issue dedicated to Chemical Oceanography;
G.W. Luther and E.A. Boyle, editors).
Minor, E.C., J. Pothen, B. Dalzell, H. Abdulla and K. Mopper (2006). Effects of salinity changes on
the photodegradation and UV-visible absorbance of terrestrial dissolved organic matter.
Limnol. Oceanogr. 51: 2181-2186.
Stubbins, A., Uher, G., Law, C.S., Mopper, K., Robinson, C., and Upstill-Goddard, R.C. (2006).
Open ocean carbon monoxide photoproduction. Deep-Sea Research II 53: 1695-1705.
Simjouw, J.P., E. C. Minor, and K. Mopper (2005). Isolation and characterization of estuarine
dissolved organic matter: Comparison of ultrafiltration and C18 solid-phase extraction
techniques. Mar. Chem. 96: 219-235.
Miller, G.W., Morgan, C.A., Kieber, D.J., King, D.W., Snow, J.A., Heikes, B.G., Mopper, K., and
Kiddle, J.J. (2005). Hydrogen peroxide method intercomparison study in seawater. Mar.
Chem. (Special issue honoring Professor Dana Kester) 97: 4-13.
Anesio, A.M., W. Granéli, G. Aiken, D.J. Kieber, and K. Mopper* (2005). Effect of humic substance
photodegradation on bacterial growth and respiration in lake water. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
71: 6267-6275.
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Weishaar, J.L., Aiken, G.R., Bergamaschi, B.A., Fram, M.S., Fugii, R., and Mopper, K. (2003).
Evaluation of specific ultraviolet absorbance as an indicator of the chemical composition and
reactivity of dissolved organic carbon. Environ. Sci. Technol. 37 (20): 4702-4708.
Qian, J.G., K. Mopper and D.J. Kieber (2001). Photochemical production of the OH radical in
Antarctic waters. Deep-Sea Res. I 48: 741-759.
Jankowski, J.J., D.J. Kieber, K. Mopper, and P.J. Neale (2000). Development and intercalibration of
ultraviolet solar actinometers. Photochem. Photobiol. 71: 431-440.
Chen, X. and K. Mopper (2000). Determination of the tropospheric hydroxyl radical by liquid phase
scrubbing and HPLC: Preliminary results. J. Atm. Chem. 36: 81-105.
Yocis, B.H., D.J. Kieber, and K. Mopper (2000). Photochemical production of hydrogen peroxide in
Antarctic waters. Deep-Sea Res. I 47: 1077-1099.
Jankowski, J.J., D.J. Kieber, and K. Mopper (1999). Nitrate and nitrite ultraviolet actinometers.
Photochem. Photobiol. 70: 319-328.
Zhou, J., K. Mopper, and U. Passow (1998). The role of surface-active carbohydrates in the
formation of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) by bubble adsorption. Limnol.
Oceanogr. 43: 1860-1871.
Zhou, X. and K. Mopper (1997). Photochemical production of low molecular weight carbonyl
compounds in seawater and surface microlayer and their air-sea exchange. Mar. Chem. 56:
201-214.
Kieber, D.J., B.H. Yocis, and K. Mopper (1997). Free floating drifter for photochemical studies in
the water column. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42: 1829-1833.
Mopper, K, Z. Feng, S.B. Bentjen, and R.F. Chen (1996). Effects of cross-flow filtration on the
absorption and fluorescence properties of seawater. Mar. Chem. 55: 53-74.
Buesseler, K. O., J. E. Bauer, R. F. Chen, T. I. Eglinton, O. Gustafsson, W. Landing, K. Mopper, S. B.
Moran, P. H. Santschi, R. Vernon Clark and M. L. Wells (1996). An intercomparison of
cross-flow filtration techniques used for sampling marine colloids: Overview and organic
carbon results Mar. Chem. 55: 1-31.
Qian, J.G. and K. Mopper (1996). Automated high-performance, high temperature total organic
carbon analyzer. Anal. Chem. 68: 3090-3097.
Zhou, X., Y.N. Lee, L. Newman, X. Chen, and K. Mopper (1996). Tropospheric formaldehyde
concentration at the Mauna Loa Observatory during the Mauna Loa Observatory
Photochemistry Experiment 2. J. Geophys. Res. 101: 14711-14719.
Heikes, B., B. McCully, X. Zhou, Y.N. Lee, K. Mopper, X. Chen, G. Mackay, D. Karecki, H. Schiff,
T. Campos, and E. Atlas (1996). Formaldehyde methods comparison in the remote lower
troposphere during the Mauna Loa Observatory Photochemistry Experiment 2. J. Geophys.
Res. 101: 14741-14755.
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Mopper, K., J. Zhou, K.S. Ramana, U. Passow, H.G. Dam, and D.T. Drapeau (1995). Role of surface
active carbohydrates in the flocculation of a diatom bloom in a mesocosm. Deep-Sea Res. II
42: 47-73.
Mopper, K and C.A. Schultz (1993). Fluorescence as a possible tool for studying the nature and water
column distribution of DOC components. Mar. Chem. 41: 229-238.
Coble, P.G., C.A. Schultz, and K. Mopper (1993). Fluorescence contouring analysis of DOC
intercalibration experiment samples: A comparison of techniques. Mar. Chem. 41: 173-178.
Vairavamurthy, A., K. Mopper, and B.F. Taylor (1992). Occurrence of particle-bound polysulfides
and significance of their reaction with organic matter in marine sediments. Geophys. Res.
Lett. 19: 2043-2046.
Zhou, X. and K. Mopper (1992). Carbonyl compounds in the lower marine troposphere over the
Caribbean Sea and Bahamas. J. Geophys. Res. 98, C2: 2385-2392.
Mopper, K, C.A. Schultz, L. Chevolot, C. Germain, R. Revuelta, and R. Dawson (1992).
Determination of sugars in unconcentrated seawater and other natural waters by liquid
chromatography and amperometric detection. Environ. Sci. Technol. 26: 133-138.
Mopper, K and D.J. Kieber (1991). Distribution and biological turnover of dissolved organic
compounds in the water column of the Black Sea. Deep-Sea Res. 38: Suppl. 2:
S1021-S1047.
Mopper, K, X. Zhou, R.J. Kieber, D.J. Kieber, R.J. Sikorski, and R.D. Jones (1991). Photochemical
degradation of dissolved organic carbon and its impact on the oceanic carbon cycle. Nature
353: 60-62.
Vaughan, G. and K. Mopper (1990). Determination of nanomolar levels of formate in natural waters
based on a luminescence enzymatic assay. Anal. Chim. Acta 231: 299-303.
Vairavamurthy, A. and K. Mopper (1990). Determination of sulfite and thiosulfate in aqueous
samples by reversed phase liquid chromatography after derivatization with 2,2'-dithiobis
(5-nitropyridine). Environ. Sci. Techn. 24: 333-337.
Zhou, X. and K. Mopper (1990). Determination of photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals in
seawater and freshwater. Mar. Chem. 30: 71-88.
Zhou, X. and K. Mopper (1990). Apparent partition coefficients of 15 carbonyl compounds between
air and seawater and between air and freshwater; Implications for air-sea exchange. Environ.
Sci. Techn. 24: 1864-1869.
Kieber, R.J., X. Zhou, and K. Mopper (1990). Formation of carbonyl compounds from UV-induced
photodegradation of humic substances in natural waters: Fate of riverine carbon in the sea.
Limnol. Oceanogr. 35: 1503-1515.
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Mopper, K. and X. Zhou (1990). Hydroxyl radical photoproduction in the sea and its potential impact
on marine processes. Science 250: 661-664.
Vairavamurthy, A. and K. Mopper (1990). Determination of low-molecular-weight carboxylic acids
in aqueous samples by gas chromatography and nitrogen-selective detection of
2-nitrophenylhydrazides. Anal. Chim. Acta 237: 215-221.
Vairavamurthy, A. and K. Mopper (1990). Field method for determination of traces of thiols in
natural waters. Anal. Chim. Acta 236: 363-370.
Kieber, R.J. and K. Mopper (1990). Determination of picomolar concentrations of carbonyl
compounds in natural waters, including seawater, by liquid chromatography. Environ. Sci.
Techn. 24: 1477-1481.
Zhou, X. and K. Mopper (1990). Measurement of sub-parts-per-billion levels of carbonyl
compounds in marine air by a simple cartridge trapping procedure followed by liquid
chromatography. Environ. Sci. Techn. 24: 1482-1485.
Kieber, D.J., J.A. McDaniel, and K. Mopper (1989). Photochemical source of biological substrates in
seawater: Implications for carbon cycling. Nature 341: 637-639.
Kieber, D.J., G. Vaughan, and K. Mopper (1988). Determination of formate in natural waters by a
coupled enzymatic/HPLC technique. Anal. Chem. 60: 1654-1659
Mopper, K. and R.G. Zika (1987). Free amino acids in marine rains: Evidence for oxidation and
potential role in nitrogen cycling. Nature 325: 246-249.
Kieber, D.J. and K. Mopper (1987). Photochemical formation of glyoxylic and pyruvic acids in
seawater. Mar. Chem. 21: 135-149.
Vairavamurthy, A. and K. Mopper (1987). Geochemical formation of organosulfur compounds
(thiols) by addition of H2S to sedimentary organic matter. Nature 329: 623-625.
Vastano, S.E., P.J. Milne, W.L. Stahovec, and K. Mopper (1987). Determination of picomolar levels
of flavins in natural waters by solid phase, ion pair extraction and liquid chromatography.
Anal. Chim. Acta, 201: 127-133.
Mopper, K. and R. Dawson (1986). Determination of amino acids in sea water -- Recent
chromatographic developments and future directions. Sci. Tot. Environ. (Issue dedicated to
J.P. Riley) 49: 115-131.
Kieber, D.J. and K. Mopper (1986). Trace determination of alpha-keto acids in natural waters. Anal.
Chim. Acta 18: 129-140.
Mopper, K. and W.L. Stahovec (1986). Sources and sinks of low-molecular-weight organic carbonyl
compounds in seawater. Mar. Chem. 19: 305-321.
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Stahovec, W.L. and K. Mopper (1984). Trace analysis of aldehydes by precolumn fluorogenic
labeling with 1,3-cyclohexanedione and reversed-phase HPLC. J. Chromatogr. 298:
399-406.
Mopper, K. and D. Delmas (1984). Trace analysis of biological thiols by liquid chromatography and
precolumn fluorometric labeling with o-phthalaldehyde. Anal. Chem. 56: 2557-2560.
Mopper, K. and L. Johnson (1983). Reversed phase liquid chromatographic analysis of Dns-sugars:
Optimization of derivatization and chromatographic procedures and applications to natural
samples. J. Chromatogr. 256: 27-38.
Mopper, K., W.L. Stahovec, and L. Johnson (1983). Trace analysis of aldehydes by reversed-phase
high-performance liquid chromatography and precolumn fluorigenic labeling with
5,5-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexanedione. J. Chromatogr. 256: 243-252.
Kieber, D.J. and K. Mopper (1983). Reverse phase-high performance liquid chromatographic
analysis of alpha-keto acid quinoxalinol derivatives: Optimization of technique and
application to natural samples. J. Chromatogr. 281: 135-149.
Mopper, K. and P. Lindroth (1982). Diel and depth variations in dissolved free amino acids and
ammonium in the Baltic Sea determined by shipboard HPLC analyses. Limnol. Oceanogr.
27: 336-347.
Jørgensen, N.O.G., P. Lindroth, and K. Mopper (1981). Extraction and distribution of free amino
acids and ammonium in sediment interstitial waters from the Limfjord, Denmark.
Oceanologica Acta 4: 465-474.
Jørgensen, N.O.G., K. Mopper, and P. Lindroth (1980). Occurrence, origin, and assimilation of free
amino acids in an estuarine environment. Ophelia, Suppl. 1: 179-192.
Mopper, K., R. Dawson, G. Liebezeit, and V. Ittekkot (1980). The monosaccharide spectra of natural
waters. Mar. Chem. 10: 55-66.
Mopper, K., R. Dawson, G. Liebezeit, and H.P. Hansen (1980). Borate complex ion exchange
chromatography with fluorimetric detection for determination of saccharides. Anal. Chem.
52: 2018-2022.
Degens, E.T., W. Michaelis, C. Garrasi, K. Mopper, S. Kempe, and V.A. Ittekkot (1980). Varve
chronology and early diagenetic alteration of organic substances in Holocene Black Sea
sediments. N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh. 1980, H.2: 65-86.
Garrasi, C., E.T. Degens, and K. Mopper (1979). The free amino acid composition of seawater
obtained without desalting and preconcentration. Mar. Chem. 8: 71-75.
Lindroth, P. and K. Mopper (1979). High performance liquid chromatographic determination of
subpicomole amounts of amino acids by precolumn fluorescence derivatization with
o-phthaldialdehyde. Anal. Chem. 51: 1667-1674.
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Mopper, K. and K. Larsson (1978). Uronic and other organic acids in Baltic Sea and Black Sea
sediments. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 42: 153-163.
Dawson, R. and K. Mopper (1978). A note on the losses of monosaccharides, amino sugars, and
amino acids from extracts during concentration procedures. Anal. Biochem. 84: 186-190.
Dawson, R. and K. Mopper (1978). An automatic analyzer for the specific determination of amino
sugars. Anal. Biochem. 84: 191-195.
Mopper, K. (1978). Improved chromatographic separations on anion-exchange resins. I. Partition
chromatography of sugars in ethanol. Anal. Biochem. 85: 528-532.
Mopper, K. (1978). Improved chromatographic separations on anion-exchange resins. II. Separation
of uronic acids in acetate medium and detection with a non-corrosive reagent. Anal. Biochem.
86: 597-601.
Mopper, K. (1978). Improved chromatographic separations on anion-exchange resins. III. Sugars in
borate medium. Anal. Biochem. 87: 162-168.
Mopper, K. (1977). Sugars and uronic acids in sediment and water from the Black Sea and North Sea
with emphasis on analytical techniques. Mar. Chem. 5: 585-603.
Mopper, K. and E.T. Degens (1975). Diagenesis of sugars and amino acids in marine soils. Soil
Science 19: 65-72.
Hecky, R.E., K. Mopper, P. Kilham and E.T. Degens (1973). The amino acid and sugar composition
of diatom cell walls. Mar. Biol. 19: 323-331.
Mopper, K. and E.M. Gindler (1973). A new non-corrosive dye reagent for automatic sugar
chromatography. Anal. Biochem. 56: 440-442.
Mopper, K. and E.T. Degens (1972). A new chromatographic sugar autoanalyzer with a sensitivity of
10-10 moles. Anal. Biochem. 45: 147-153.
Harvey, G.R., K. Mopper, and E.T. Degens (1972). Synthesis of carbohydrates and lipids on
kaolinite. Chem. Geol. 9: 79-87.
Mopper, K. and G.D. Garlick (1971). Oxygen isotope fractionation between biogenic silica and
ocean water. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 35: 1185-1187.
Harvey, G.R., E.T. Degens, and K. Mopper (1971). Synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles on kaolinite
from CO2 and NH3. Naturwissenschaften 12: 624-625.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS (15):
Mopper, K., D.J. Kieber and A. Stubbins (2013) Marine photochemistry: Processes and impacts. In:
Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter, 2nd Edition. D. A. Hansell and C. A.
Carlson, (Eds.), Elsevier (in manuscript).
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Mopper, K. and D.J. Kieber (2002) Photochemistry and the cycling of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen and
phosphorus. In: Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter. Chapter 9. D. A.
Hansell and C. A. Carlson, (Eds.), Academic Press, pp. 455-489.
Mopper, K. and J.G. Qian (2000). Water analysis: Organic carbon determinations. In: Encyclopedia
of Analytical Chemistry. Robert A. Meyers (Ed.), John Wiley and Sons, New York, pp.
3532-3541.
Mopper, K. and D.J. Kieber (2000). Marine photochemistry and its impact on carbon cycling. In:
Effects of UV Radiation on Marine Ecosystems. Chapter 4, S. Demers, S. de Mora and M.
Vernet (Eds.), Cambridge University Press, England
Mopper, K. and J.G. Qian (1998). Organic carbon, analysis methods for aqueous samples. In:
Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation. Robert A. Meyers (Ed.), John
Wiley and Sons, New York, pp. 3207-3212.
Mopper, K. and K.G. Furton (1991). Extraction and analysis of polysaccharides, chiral amino acids,
and SFE-extractable lipids from marine POM. In: Marine particles: Analysis and
characterization. Geophysical Monograph 63. D. C. Hurd and D. W. Spencer (Eds.), AGU
Press, Washington, D.C., pp. 151-161.
Vairavamurthy, A. and K. Mopper (1989). Mechanistic studies on organosulfur (thiol) formation in
coastal marine sediments. In: Biogenic Sulfur in the Environment, E.S. Saltzman and W.J.
Cooper (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series, 393, American Chemical Society, pp. 231-242.
Mopper, K. and R.G. Zika (1987). Natural photosensitizers in seawater: Riboflavin and its
breakdown products. In: Photochemistry of Environmental Aquatic Systems, W.J. Cooper
and R.G. Zika (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 327, American Chemical Society, pp.
174-190.
Mopper, K. and B.F. Taylor (1986). Biogeochemical cycling of sulfur: Thiols in coastal marine
sediments. In: Organic Marine Geochemistry, M. Sohn (Ed.), ACS Symposium Series, 305,
pp. 324-339, American Chemical Society.
Mopper, K. (1986). Organic chemical dynamics of the mixed layer: Measurement of dissolved
hydrophilic organics at sea. In: Dynamic Processes in the Chemistry of the Upper Ocean, J.D.
Burton, P.G. Brewer and R. Chesselet (Eds.), pp. 137-157, Plenum.
Hamberger, A., I. Jacobson, P. Lindroth, K. Mopper, B. Nystrom, S.O. Molin, M. Sandberg, and U.
Svanberg (1980). Neuron-glia interactions in the biosynthesis and release of transmitter
amino acids. In: Amino Acid Neurotransmitters, P. Mandel and F.V. Defendis (Eds.), Raven
Press.
Mopper, K. (1980). Carbohydrates in the marine environnent: Recent developments. In: La
Biogeochimie de la Matiere Organique a l'Interface Eau-Sediment Marine, R. Daumas (Ed.),
Colloques Internationaux du C.N.R.S. No 293: 71-80.
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Degens, E.T. and K. Mopper (1979). Early diagenesis of sugars and amino acids in sediments. In:
Diagenesis in Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, G. Larsen and G.V. Chilingar (Eds.), pp.
143-205, Elsevier Scientific.
Mopper, K. and E.T. Degens (1979). Organic carbon in the ocean: Nature and cycling. In: The
Global Carbon Cycle, B. Bolin, E.T. Degens, S. Kempe, and P. Ketner (Eds.), pp. 293-316,
John Wiley and Sons.
Degens, E.T. and K. Mopper (1976). Factors controlling the distribution and early diagenesis of
organic material in marine sediments. In: Chemical Oceanography, 2nd Ed., R. Chester and
J.P. Riley (Eds.), vol. 6: 59-113, Academic Press.
GRANT HISTORY (funded):
Title
Collaborative Research: A Dual-Dye Approach to
Measuring In Situ Light Fields: Development and
Preliminary Field Testing
PI, Kenneth Mopper (ODU);
Elizabeth Minor (collaborator-PI University of Minnesota),
Jay Austin (collaborator co-PI, University of Minnesota)
Agency
NSF
Development of a high-precision TOC/DOC analyzer with a NSF
nM detection limit
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Collaborative Research: Comprehensive chemical
NSF
characterization of marine dissolved organic matter using
efficient isolation coupled to advanced analytical techniques
(Stubbins, PI; Mopper, Mao & Hatcher, co-PIs; E.M. Perdue,
Georgia Tech, PI collaborator)
REU Supplement to: Collaborative Research:
Comprehensive chemical characterization of marine
dissolved organic matter using efficient isolation coupled to
advanced analytical techniques
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Collaborative research: Impact of DOM source and
photooxidation on carbon cycling in estuaries; REU
Supplement
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NSF
NSF
Period & Budget
Current.
12/1/2012-11/30/2014
$83,621 +$8,000
matching funds;
OCE-1235005
(+ $116,379 to U. MN)
NOTE: this is a proof of
concept grant. Once
proven, a full 3-year
proposal will likely be
funded.
Current.
10/15/09 to 09/14/13
$394,749
OCE0850635
09/01/07 – 08/31/12
$704,187
($465,320 ODU;
$238,867 GT)
OCE-0728634
Renewal proposal in
preparation for
submission 08/2013.
06/22/10 to 08/31/12
$5000
OCE-0728634
(Proposal No.
OCE-1047548)
07/17/06 – 03/31/08
$6000
OCE-0631836
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Collaborative research: Impact of DOM source and
photooxidation on carbon cycling in estuaries
PI, Kenneth Mopper (R.F. Dias co-PI; J. Bauer, VIMS
collaborator)
NSF
Collaborative research: The production and fate of algal
extracellular polysaccharides in a eutrophic reservoir near
São Paulo, Brazil.
NSF
Effects of photodegradation on the composition, optical
properties and bioavailabilty of DOM in estuaries. Co-PI
with E. Minor (PI)
NSF
04/1/04 – 03/31/08
Extended to 03/31/08
$926,898 ($550,502 ODU;
$379,396 VIMS)
OCE-0327446 (ODU)
OCE-0327423 (VIMS)
1/15/01-09/30/06
$40,169
INT-0196218
6/1/03 – 5/31/06
$498,896
OCE-0241946
REU submitted in support of “Impact of photochemistry on NSF
carbon cycling in the sea.”
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Produção e Destino dos Polissacarídeos Extracelulares de
FAPESP
Origem Algal em um Reservatório Eutrofizado do Rio Tietê. (Brazil)
(Fate and Production of Algal Extracellular Polysaccharides
in a Eutrophic Reservoir on Tietê River) Dr. Armando A. H.
Vieira, PI, Federal University of São Carlos.
6/1/03 – 4/30/04
$6,000
OCE-0307406
7/00-6/04
~$250,000
(Plus supplemental
funding)
Acquisition of a mass spectrometer system for the analysis of
C, H, N, O and S stable isotopes in biological, environmental
and geochemical systems”. R.F. Dias (ODU Chemistry, PI),
K. Mopper (ODU-Chemistry), D.J. Burdige(ODU-OEAS),
C.M. Jones(ODU Biology), and M.R. Mulholland
(ODU-OEAS)
Impact of Photochemistry on carbon cycling in the sea”.
Transfer grant from Washington State University.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Impact of photochemistry on carbon cycling in the sea.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
NSF-MRI
Program
and ODU
9/1/01-2/28/03
$340,000
OCE-0116234
NSF
Photochemical and optical properties of Antarctic waters in
response to changing UV-B fluxes.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
A novel, automated high temperature combustion organic
carbon analyzer.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Nature and role of marine exudates in particle aggregation in
the sea.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances.
NSF
2/1/01-4/30/05
$95,182
OCE-0196220
2/98-1/01
$257,055
OCE-9711206
9/96-2/00
$386,178
OPP-9575255
1/97-6/97
$74,688
DMI-9660731
1/93-12/96
$252,395
N0014-92-J-4073
11/93-10/97
$486,289
OCE-9315821
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NSF
NSF/SBIR
Phase I
ONR
NSF
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Supplement to "Nature and role of marine exudates in
particle aggregation in the sea." (For full support of 2 grad.
students for 3 years)
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Investigations into the photochemistry of Antarctic waters in
response to changing UV-B Fluxes.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Nature and role of marine exudates in particle aggregation in
the sea.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Marine exopolysaccharides.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Nature and cycling of carbonyl compounds in the remote
atmosphere.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
ONR
9/93-8/97
$195,274
N0014-93-1-1130
NSF
4/93-3/97
$230,000
OPP-9221598
10/92-9/94
$252,395
ONR
N0014-92-J-4073
ONR
NSF
NSF
5/92-9/94
$102,127
10/91-9/93
$206,600
ATM-9112983
1/90-6/93
$398,565
OCE-8917709
Molecular basis of particle stickiness: Evolution of
polysaccharide glue matrices during an algal bloom.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
ONR
(ARI
“SIGMA”)
10/90-9/92
$264,534
Cycling of biotic and abiotic flavins in the oceanic water
column.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Low molecular weight carboxylic acids in the sea:
photooxidative production and biological cycling.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
NSF
9/89-9/91
OCE-8911348
$100,000
10/88-9/89
$60,000 (renewal)
ONR
N00014-87-G0116
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via NSF
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Nature and transformations of particulate carbohydrates in
NSF
the oceanic water column.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
1/87-12/89
Low molecular weight carboxylic acids in the sea:
photooxidative production and biological cycling.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Rapid multiple chopstick water sampler. Co-PI.
(sub-contract under S.J. Niskin and T. Clarke, PIs, General
Oceanics).
Biogeochemical cycling of sulfur: Thiols in aquatic
sediments.
10/86-9/88
$257,175 (renewal)
NOOO14-87-G0116
6/86-5/87
$3000
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ONR
DOE SBIR
NSF
$325,492 (renewal)
OCE 8613940
10/87-9/89
OCE-8710786
$175,000
12/85-11/87
$202,588
PI, Kenneth Mopper (Co-PI B.F. Taylor)
Reduction and oxidation processes of photosensitizers in
seawater: Flavins as natural model compounds.
PI, Kenneth Mopper (Co-PI R.G. Zika)
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Low molecular weight carboxylic acids in the sea:
photooxidative production and biological cycling.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Potential of microbore HPLC for trace organic analysis in the
ocean.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Biological mercaptans: trace analysis by HPLC precolumn
fluorometric labeling.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
NSF
NSF
ONR
ONR
NSF
OCE 8516020
12/85-11/87
$237,986
OCE-8517041
4/84-9/85
$42,464 (transfer)
$26,354 (supplement)
OCE 8409425
10/84-9/86
$193,303
N00014-85-C-0020
9/84-9/86
$50,000
12/84-11/86
$191,762 (renewal)
OCE 8409425
NIH
Biomed.
Res.
Support
Grant
Chlorination study - New Initiatives Grant.
Delaware
PI, Kenneth Mopper
River &
Bay
Authority
Low molecular weight carbonyls in seawater: Formation via NSF
photochemical processes and role in the chemistry of humic
substances.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
HPLC analysis of sugars by precolumn fluorigenic labeling NIH
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Biomed-8
12/83-3/85
$3,500
Analysis by HPLC in the marine environment.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
5/80-12/81
$10,000
Univ. DE
Research
Foundation
Study of selected halogenated hydrocarbons in the Delaware NOAA
estuary.
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Chemical oceanographic equipment award.
Ederic
PI, Kenneth Mopper
Foundation
Delaware
TOTAL (excluding collaborators’ grants and ship-time)
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5/82-1/83
$7,200
7/82-12984
$87,578
OCE-8207788
6/81-3/82
$1,775
10/80-8/81
SG81 R/B-11
$10,646
5/80-9/81
$3,000
$7,537,898
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION:
Elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU).According to the AGU “A Fellow of
AGU shall be a scientist who has attained acknowledged eminence in the geophysical
sciences. This honor is bestowed on only 0.1% of the membership in any given year by a
committee of seven Fellows. The award will be presented at the annual AGU Meeting in San
Francisco in December 2013.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Visiting Professorship for Senior International Scientists (2014-2015
~6 months), for joint research with Professor Yong Ran, State Key Laboratory of Organic
Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Guangzhou, PRC
San Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil (FAPESP) Fellowship (2002-2004, ~ 1 month/yr). For joint
research with Professor Armando A. H. Vieira, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Fellowship (July-August 2001). For joint
research with Professor Richard Sempéré, Laboratory for Marine Microbiology, Centre
d'Oceanologie de Marseille, Campus de Luminy, Marseille, France.
Hanse Institute for Advanced Study Fellowship (January – April, 1999). For joint research with
Professor Meinhard Simon, University of Oldenburg (Germany), and Professor Bo B.
Jørgensen, Max Planck Institut für Marin Microbiologie (Bremen, Germany).
Lund University Guest Researcher Fellowship (April 1999). For joint research with Professor
Wilhelm Granéli Department of Ecology & Limnology, Lund, Sweden.
Ray Lankester Investigatorship Award, Marine Biological Association of the U.K. (May, 1999). For
joint research with Professor Fauzi Mantoura, and Drs. Cliff Law and Stuart Gibb, Plymouth
Marine Laboratory.
Thord-Gray Memorial Fund Fellowship, American-Scandinavian Foundation, Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Sweden (1973-1974) under Professor Olof Samuelson, University of
Gothenburg (Sweden).
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