Education Ph.D., North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1999 M.S., North Dakota State University, Fargo, 1997 M.S., Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1991 B.A., Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, 1983
Professional Experience The reaction of anthropogenic ozone with alkenes, known to be a precursor for the generation of hydroxyl radicals in the troposphere. Decomposition mechanisms for an alkene-ozone complex have been proposed, however; the bi-radical intermediates that are formed, referred to as the Criegee intermediates, are very difficult to detect in the gas phase. Professor Edwards is interested in the mechanism of decomposition of these complexes as well as isolation and subsequent reactions of these illusive bi-radical intermediates with organic substrates in the gas phase utilizing fourier transform mass spectrometry instrumentation.
Professional Interest Atmospheric chemistry research: mechanistic studies of terpenes reacting with ozone; future regulation of hydrogen storage materials.
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Department of Chemistry, Indiana University
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