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Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
My research explores the role of open access and open science practices on the translation of agricultural research into societal impact, the ethical evaluation of academic research, advancing open education, and programs that support the sustainability of rural communities.

Previously, I served as the Director of the Office of Scholarly Communications in the Sterling C. Evans library At Texas A&M University. As Director, I was responsible for strengthening the Library's efforts in scholarly communications and open access through engagement and collaboration with the faculty across campus at Texas A&M University. In addition, we developed library services that support interdisciplinary research teams and enhance research translation and the societal impact of Texas A&M's research.

My earlier scientific research explored questions concerning biogeochemical processes that mediate the interactions between human society and ecosystems, including the fate and bioavailability of contaminants, natural and human perturbations of nutrient and organic carbon, and human impacts on ecosystem functioning.

In addition, I actively pursued research that characterized human understanding of complex earth systems; the professional development of future faculty and teachers; and the design of tertiary educational programs that promote learning for all students, develop synergy between educational and research activities, and address major societal issues. I have served as the Associate Director of Geosciences in the NSF-supported Information Technology in Science (ITS) Center for Learning and Teaching at Texas A&M University, the principal investigator of the NSF Teacher Professional Continuum program entitled Professional Learning Community Model for Alternative Pathways in Teaching Science and Mathematics, PLC-MAP, and co-PI of the NSF-sponsored CIRTL Network - Shaping, Connecting, and Supporting the Future National STEM Faculty.

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Communication in learning and scholarship

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Open Educational Resources, Open Access Textbooks, Teaching, Access To Higher Education

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Campus Open Access Funds, Publication Feed, Scholarly Communications

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8.1 Organisation And Delivery Of Services

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3709 Physical Geography And Environmental Geoscience

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Scholarly Communications, Academic Writing, Research Design, Open Access

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Open Access, Policy, Scholarly Communications

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Researcher Information Systems, Vivo, Altmetrics

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Oak Fund, Open Access Publication Fee Funding

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Open Access, Author Publication Charges, Fund, Scholarly Communications

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Field Citation Rate, Artificial Intelligence, Quantitative Impacts, Higher Education, Agricultural Education

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Networking And Information Technology R&d (nitrd)

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Open Access, Author Publication Charges, Fund, Scholarly Communications

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Oak Fund, Open Access Publication Fees, Campus Open Access Funds, Scholarly Communications

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Quantitative Instrumentation, Social And Behavioral Science Impacts, Systematic Review, Data Validity, Data Reliability

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Vivo, Research Information Management Systems, Research Intelligence, Linked Data

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Open Access, Author Publication Charges, Fund, Scholarly Communications

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Big Data, Data-driven Discovery, Libraries

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Vivo, Researcher Profile Information System, Altmetrics, Scholarly Communications

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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Oak Fund, Apc Funds, Open Access Publishing

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Open Educational Resources, Teaching, Faculty Awards

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University of California, Riverside - (Riverside, California, United States)

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University of California, Riverside - (Riverside, California, United States)

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Colgate University - (Hamilton, New York, United States)

# publications[].label
Modeling Phosphate Influence on Arsenate Reduction Kinetics by a Freshwater Cyanobacterium

# publications[].label
Open Educational Resources, Open Education, and Online Learning: Revolution, Evolution, or Just One More Fad?

# publications[].label
Bitumen surface energy characterization by inverse gas chromatography

# publications[].label
Operationalizing Centerness and Measuring It in Professional Development Teams

# publications[].label
Enhanced migration of gasohol fuels in clay soils and sediments

# publications[].label
Using an Adapted Tool to Transform Medical School Faculty Evaluation of Open Access Journals and Lead to Wider Campus Acceptance of Open Access Publishing

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Testing a surface tension-based model to predict the salting out of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in model environmental solutions.

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Generalized two-dimensional perturbation correlation infrared spectroscopy reveals mechanisms for the development of surface charge and recalcitrance in plant-derived biochars.

# publications[].label
Engagement in Practice: Building service focused multidisciplinary groups to develop adaptable solutions

# publications[].publisher
American Society for Engineering Education

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Inquiry in the Physical Geology Classroom: Supporting Students' Conceptual Model Development

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Crafting Your Narrative: Digital Identity, Impact, & Metrics

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Can levoglucosan be used to characterize and quantify char/charcoal black carbon in environmental media?

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Bioavailability and sources of arsenic in reactive-iron limited sediments of the coastal plain of south Texas.

# publications[].label
Biodegradation rates of separated diesel components

# publications[].label
The Evolution of Use Cases for Scholars@TAMU: Benefits and Risks of Data Reusability in RIM Systems

# publications[].label
Permeability of illite-bearing shale: 2. Influence of fluid chemistry on flow and functionally connected pores - art. no. B10206

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Natural organic matter and the formation of calcium-silicate-hydrates in lime-stabilized smectites: A thermal analysis study

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Student Learning of Complex Earth Systems: Conceptual Frameworks of Earth Systems and Instructional Design

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Faculty Reputation & Impact: Library Systems Information Sheets

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Probing molecular interactions between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metal cations in solution and at hydrated mineral surfaces

# publications[].label
Metal interactions at the biochar-water interface: energetics and structure-sorption relationships elucidated by flow adsorption microcalorimetry.

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Supporting Student Conceptual Model Development of Complex Earth Systems Through the Use of Multiple Representations and Inquiry

# publications[].label
Using a Wiki in a Scientist-Teacher Professional Learning Community: Impact on Teacher Perception Changes

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OASES: The role of subject librarians in an effective campus OER program

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Arsenic Risk Assessment: The Importance of Speciation in Different Hydrologic Systems

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Lzinking molecular sorption mechanisms to contaminant bioavailability in macroscopic systems

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Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace metals on mineral surfaces.

# publications[].label
Transport of anthropogenic uranium from sediments to surface waters during episodic storm events

# publications[].label
Scholars@TAMU Texas A&M University Libraries

# publications[].label
A Survey to Measure the Effects of Forced Transition to 100% Online Learning on Community Sharing, Feelings of Social Isolation, Equity, Resilience, and Learning Content During the COVID-19 Pandemic

# publications[].label
PROBING INORGANIC AND ORGANIC SORBATE-SORBENT ENVIRONMENTS BY MULTI-NMR-SPECTROSCOPY

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The Effect of Using Inquiry and Multiple Representations on Introductory Geology Students' Conceptual Model Development of Coastal Eutrophication

# publications[].label
Effective Strategies in Writing and Research: Workshop Presentations

# publications[].label
Developing a Model for Faculty Scholarly Metrics Services Across Diverse Health Sciences Audiences: From Dreaming to Doing

# publications[].label
An Open Access Policy at Texas A&M University

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Leverage Your VIVO Profiles with Modern Metrics to Tell the Stories of Your Research

# publications[].label
Annual Report for the OAK Fund, Academic Year 2013-2014

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Evaluation of platinum electrodes and three electrode potential standards to determine electrode quality

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Sources of alluvium in a coastal plain stream based on radionuclide signatures from the ²³⁸U and ²³²Th decay series -: art. no. 1242

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Cation-pi bonding: a new perspective on the sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to mineral surfaces.

# publications[].label
Text Mining for Type of Research Classification

# publications[].label
Blogs:  Enhancing Links in a Professional Learning    Community  of Science and Mathematics Teachers

# publications[].publisher
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

# publications[].label
Injection stabilization of expansive clays using a hydrogen ion exchange chemical

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Enhancement of wind erosion by fire-induced water repellency

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Probing molecular interactions between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metal cations in solution and at hydrated mineral surfaces.

# publications[].label
Sorption of pyridine to suspended soil particles studied by deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance

# publications[].label
Inner-sphere complexation of molybdate sorbed on -FeOOH.

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Research Distancing Support Through University Libraries IT Systems

# publications[].label
Enhanced migration of gasohol fuels in clay soils and sediments

# publications[].publisher
Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists

# publications[].label
Metal interactions at the biochar-water interface: Energetics and composition-sorption relationship elucidated by flow adsorption micro-calorimetry

# publications[].label
Advancing Scholarly Communications Innovations among the Campus Community: A Change Model

# publications[].label
Characterizing College-level Research Strengths Using Data from a Research Information Management System

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Quantifying ground-state complexation between Ag⁺ and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dilute aqueous solution via fluorescence quenching

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Welcome to the 12th Annual VIVO Conference

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How Can Agricultural Education Scholars Compete with Other Fields h-indexs? Answer: Reporting Their Field Citation Ratios

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American Association for Agricultural Education

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Molecular-level investigation of monoaromatic compound sorption to suspended soil particles by deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance.

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Spectroscopic evidence for a pi-cation sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on hydrated mineral surfaces

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Characterization of cation-pi interactions in aqueous solution using deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

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An index-based approach to assessing recalcitrance and soil carbon sequestration potential of engineered black carbons (biochars).

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Probing molecular interactions between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metal cations in solution and at hydrated mineral surfaces

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Quality Indicators for Journals of Medical Education Scholarship

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Student understanding of complex earth systems

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Quantification of in situ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation using conservative internal markers

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Using Campus Needs Involving Tenure & Promotion, Interdisciplinary Collaborations, and Institutional Research to Drive the Evolution of VIVO at Texas A&M University

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Mineralogy and incipient pedogenesis of Entisols in anorthosite terrane of the San Gabriel Mountains, California

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SORPTION OF HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC-COMPOUNDS TO RESIDUAL DIESEL OIL IN AQUIFER MATERIALS

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Texas Center for Digital Humanities and New Media

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Spectroscopic evidence for a cation-P sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on hydrated mineral surfaces

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Exploring Scholarly Impact Metrics in Receipt of Highly Prestigious Awards

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9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

# publications[].id
 A new perspective on the sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to hydrated mineral surfaces

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The Faculty Perspective on Open Educational Resources as a Means to Increase Access to Higher Education

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Suspended sediment sources and tributary effects in the lower reaches of a coastal plain stream as indicated by radionuclides, Loco Bayou, Texas

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Quantification of in situ polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation using conservative internal markers

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How we work: A critical approach to program development to serve library/dh partnerships

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Libraries Information Sheets Supporting Faculty Reputation and Impact

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Characterizing pyrene-Ag⁺ exciplex formation in aqueous and ethanolic solutions

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Instructions on Setting up a Search in Pivot

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Texas A&M Student Government OER Teaching Awards

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Fate of CuO-derived lignin oxidation products during plant combustion: Application to the evaluation of char input to soil organic matter

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Characterization of dissolved and colloidal organic matter in soil solution: a review

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Best Practices for the Use of Scholarly Impact Metrics for Medicine

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Physicochemical Characterization of Binder-Aggregate Adhesion Varying with Temperature and Moisture

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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A VIVO Community Update: Reflections on the Last Year and Where We Are Headed.

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Combustion-derived substances in deep basins of Puget Sound: historical inputs from fossil fuel and biomass combustion.

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Likert Versus Cronbach's Psychometric Thresholds: Reducing Error and Maximizing Agricultural Education's Scholarship Impacts

# publications[].publisher
American Association for Agricultural Education

# publications[].label
Scholars@ TAMU, an Integrated Research Information Management System, as Sociotechnical System: Contextualized Use Cases for Different Disciplinary Communities

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PYRENE SORPTION BY WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC-CARBON

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Injection Stabilization of Expansive Clays Using a Hydrogen Ion Exchange Chemical

# publications[].publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Influence of combustion conditions on yields of solvent-extractable anhydrosugars and lignin phenols in chars: implications for characterizations of biomass combustion residues.

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PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND THERMOCHEMISTRY OF CIS-[CR(EN)2F2]+ AND CIS-[CR(EN)8F(H2O)]2+ IN ACIDIC AQUEOUS-SOLUTION

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Motivations and barriers in the adoption of OERs: The role of subject librarians

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Biodegradation of petroleum in two soils: Implications for hydrocarbon bioavailability

# publications[].label
Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace metals on mineral surfaces

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Ettringite Formation in Lime-Treated Soils

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Surface Energy Characteristics and Impact of Natural Minerals on Aggregate-Bitumen Bond Strengths and Asphalt Mixture Durability

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Identity, Collaboration, and Impact: Enhancing Research With Open, Integrated Digital Systems.

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Ettringite formation in lime-treated soils - Establishing thermodynamic foundations for engineering practice

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Spectroscopic evidence for a cation- sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon sorption to hydrated surfaces of minerals.

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Volatile Organic Metabolites as Indicators of Soil Microbial Activity and Community Composition Shifts

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Crafting a Scholarly Narrative: Innovative Ways to Demonstrate Scholarly and Societal Impact

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F-19-NMR STUDY OF MOLECULAR-INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POLAR AROMATIC SOLUTES AND HUMIC-ACID

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Site-Specific Risk Assessment of Sulfate Induced Heave in Lime-Stabilized Clay Soils

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Research Intelligence and the VIVO Platform: A Case Study from Texas A&M University and a Proposal for the VIVO Community

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Spectroscopic evidence for a -cation sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on hydrated mineral surfaces.

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Spectroscopic evidence for a cation-p sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on hydrated mineral surfaces

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Progress in interpretation of transient electromagnetic data in terms of subsurface permeability

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Addressing Sulfate-Induced Heave in Lime Treated Soils

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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

# publications[].label
Linking molecular sorption mechanisms to contaminant bioavailability in macroscopic systems.

# publications[].label
Using Dimensions to Evaluate Postgraduate Success of Texas A&Ms PhD students in Research Careers

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Integrating VIVO and the Campus Repository:  Representing Curated Teaching Materials in Scholarly Profiles of Faculty in Different Career Tracks

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Scholars@TAMU: A Continuously Evolving Ecosystem Based on Campus Needs for Interdisciplinary Research and Academic Reputation

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Library Support of Data-Driven Discovery @ Texas A&M: A Proposed Roadmap

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Characterization of biodegradation rates of separated diesel components

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Inquiry Resources Collection as a Boundary Object Supporting Meaningful Collaboration in a Wiki-Based Scientist-Teacher Community

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The Relationship Between Instructors' Conceptions of Geoscience Learning and Classroom Practice at a Research University

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The Design and Development of an Integrated Researcher Profile System at Texas A&M to Enrich Scholarly Identity of Faculty.

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A New Spectrophotometric Method for Rapid Semiquantitative Determination of Soil Organic Carbon

# publications[].label
Responding to Faculty Interest in Rapid Publishing During the Pandemic: The Role of interoperable Scholarly Communication Systems at Texas A&M

# publications[].label
Student Learning of Complex Earth Systems: A Model to Guide Development of Student Expertise in Problem-Solving

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PIVOT:Funding Database Available Through the Library Instructions

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Science in a digital age: the potential of a new science+lib partnership to enhance the impact of STEM scholarship.

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Public Access Mandates of U.S. Federal Agencies

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Sorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and trace metals on mineral surfaces

# publications[].label
NMR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NONIONIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANT-ORGANIC MATTER INTERACTION

# publications[].label
Permeability of illite-bearing shale: 1. Anisotropy and effects of clay content and loading - art. no. B10205

# publications[].label
Characterization of biodegradation rates of separated diesel components

# publications[].label
Spectroscopic evidence for a pi-cation sorption mechanism for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on hydrated mineral surfaces

# publications[].label
Authorship and the Consideration of Alternatives

# publications[].label
Bioavailability of groundwater contaminants sorbed to mineral surfaces: Linking molecular sorption mechanisms to field-scale bioavailability

# publications[].label
STUDENT LEARNING OF COMPLEX EARTH SYSTEMS: A MODEL TO GUIDE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT EXPERTISE IN PROBLEM SOLVING

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Student Involvement in Campus OER Movements:   Creating and Sustaining an SGA Open Education Award

# publications[].label
Best Practices for the Use of Scholarly Impact Metrics

# publications[].label
Organic and inorganic markers of short time-scale shifts in environmental conditions in a South Texas reservoir subsequent to its impoundment

# publications[].label
Geochemical and hydrodynamic controls on arsenic and trace metal cycling in a seasonally stratified US sub-tropical reservoir

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The Professional Learning Community Model for Alternative Pathways in Teaching Science and Mathematics

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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The CIRTL Network - Shaping, Connecting, and Supporting the Future National STEM Faculty

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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A Survey to Measure the Effects of Forced Transition to 100% Online Learning on Community Sharing, Feelings of Social Isolation, Equity, Resilience, and Learning Content During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Texas A&M University; Libraries; 5000 TAMU

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Center for Systematic Reviews and Research Syntheses

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Roberts, Melissa Delane (2006-05). Assessment of arsenate bioavailability in iron-rich environments:  development of a high-pressure liquid chromatography method of quanitification for arsenate sorbed by Fe3+-substituted chelating resins in arsenic-bearing ferrihydrite suspensions. Master's Thesis.

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McClure, Roberta 1981- (2012-12). Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Pb, Zn and Ag Mine Tailings Originating From Carbonate-Rich Deposits. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Maulana, Ivan (2016-05). Basin Geochemical Evolution of the Eagle Ford and Effects on Trace Element Release. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Harvey, Omar R. (2010-05). Mechanisms of Organic-inorganic Interactions in Soils and Aqueous Environments Elucidated using Calorimetric Techniques. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Ray-Blakely, Charita Dionne (2011-05). A Study of Motivation Types and Behavior of Graduate Students in Future Faculty Preparation Programs. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Gardiner, Nathan Thomas (2019-05). Characterizing the Evolution Of Fire Induced Hydrophobicity In the Post-Fire And Evaluation Of Ash and Char as Potential Sources of Hydrophobicity. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
Miller, Clint Matthew (2010-08). Adhesion and the Surface Energy Components of Natural Minerals and Aggregates. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Lake, Graciela Esther (2002-12). Quantification of potential arsenic bioavailability in spatially varying Geologic Environments at the Watershed Scale Using Chelating Resins. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Kuo, Li-Jung (2009-12). Multi-Proxy Approach on Black Carbon Characterization and Combustion Products Source Discrimination in Environmental Media. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
McBee, Jayme M (2014-05). Biogeochemistry of Isotopically-distinct Sources of Lead in a Former WWII Aerial Gunnery Range. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Markley, Christopher Thomas (2003-05). Arsenate uptake, sequestration and reduction by a freshwater cyanobacterium: a potenial biologic control of arsenic in South Texas. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Artan, Sinem (2011-05). Aeolian Delivery of Organic Matter to a Middle Permian Deepwater Ramp. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Kang, Misun (2002-08). Quantification of soil organic carbon using mid- and near- DRIFT spectroscopy. Master's Thesis.

# etdChairOf[].label
Miller, Heather (2012-08). The Development and Use of Conceptual Models of Complex Earth Systems for Environmental Managment and Earth Science Education. Doctoral Dissertation.

# etdChairOf[].label
McNeal, Karen Sue (2007-05). Understanding complex Earth systems: volatile metabolites as microbial ecosystem proxies and student conceptual model development of coastal eutrophication. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Evaluating postgraduate success of graduate students