MARK S. GERMANI, Ph.D.
MicroMaterials Research, Inc.
825 North Cass Ave., #304
Westmont, IL 60559
(630) 325-8170
(630) 325-8178 fax
E-mail: mgermani@micromaterialsresearch.com
EXPERIENCE:
MicroMaterials Research, Inc. 1998 - present, LABORATORY DIRECTOR
MVA, Inc. 1994-1997, LABORATORY MANAGER
McCrone Associates, Inc. 1985-1994, SENIOR RESEARCH SCIOENTIST
Chemistry Department, Arizona State University 1983-1985, FACULTY RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
Chemistry Department, Arizona State University 1980-1983, POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
National Bureau of Standards (Now NIST) 1976-1978, GUEST WORKER
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Maryland 1980
B.A., Chemistry, University of Rhode Island 1974
PUBLICATIONS:
Yalcin, K., C. P. Wake, K. J. Kreutz, M. S. Germani, and S.
I. Whitlow (2006), Ice core evidence for a second volcanic eruption
around 1809 in the Northern Hemisphere, Geophys. Res. Lett.,
33, L14706, doi:10.1029/2006GL026013
Yalcin, K., Wake, C. P. and M. S. Germani, A 100-year record
of North Pacific volcanism in an ice core from Eclipse Icefield,
Yukon Territory, Canada. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D1), 4012, doi:10.1029/2002JD002449,
2003.
Zdanowicz, C. M., Zielinski, G.A. and M. S. Germani, Mount Mazama
eruption: Calendrical age verified and atmospheric impact assessed,
Geology, 27(7), 621-624, 1999.
Germani, M. S., Scanning Electron Microscopy and Coatings Analysis,
Paint & Coatings Industry, June, 102 - 115, 1998.
Zielinski, G. A. and M. S. Germani, New ice-core evidence challenges
the 1620s BC age for the Santorini (Minoan) eruption, J. Archaeological
Sci., 25, 279 - 289, 1998.
Zielinski, G. A., Dibb, J. E., Yang, Q., Mayewski P. A., Germani,
M. S., Whitlow, S. and M. S. Twickler, Assessment of the record
of the 1982 El Chichon eruption as preserved in Greenland snow,
J. Geophys. Res. 102(D25), 30045 - 26640, 1997.
Zielinski, G. A., Mayewski, P. A., Meeker, L. D., Gronvold, K.,
Germani, M. S., Whitlow, S., Twickler, M. S. and K. Taylor, Volcanic
aerosol records and tephrochronology of the Summit, Greenland,
ice cores, J. Geophys. Res. 102(C12), 26625 - 26640, 1996.
Zielinski, G. A., Germani, M. S., Larsen, G., Baillie, M. G.
L., Whitlow, S., Twickler, M. S., and K. Taylor, Evidence of
the Eldgja (Iceland) eruption in the GISP2 Greenland ice core:
relationship to eruption processes and climatic conditions in
the tenth century, The Holocene__ 5(2), 129-140, 1995.
Fiacco, R. J., Thordarson, T., Germani, M. S., Self, S., Palais,
J. M., Whitlow, S. and P. Grootes, Atmospheric loading and transport
due to 1783/1784 Laki eruption interpreted from ash particles
and acidity in the GISP2 ice core, Quaternary Research 42(3),
231-240, 1994.
Landa, E. R., Stieff, L. R., Germani, M. S., Tanner, A. B. and
J. R. Evans, Intense alpha-particle emitting crystallites in
uranium mill wastes, Nucl. Geophys. 8(5), 443-454, 1994.
Da-He, Q., Zielinski, G. A., Germani, M.S., Jia-Wen, R. and W.
Wen-Di, Use of tephrochronology in the evaluation of accumulation
rates on Nelson Ice Cap, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica,
Science in China (Series B) 24(7), 779-786, 1994.
Zielinski, G. A., Fiacco, R. J., Mayewski, P. A., Meeker, L.
D., Whitlow, S., Twickler, M. S., Germani, M. S., Endo, E. and
M. Yasui, Climatic impact of the AD 1783 Asama (Japan) eruption
was minimal: Evidence from the GISP2 ice core, Geophysical Research
Letters 21(22), 2365-2368, 1994.
Germani, M. S. and W. H. Zoller, Solubilities of elements on
in-stack suspended particles from a municipal incinerator, Atmospheric
Environment 28(8), 1393-1400, 1994.
Germani, M. S., Application of automated electron microscopy
to individual particle analysis, American Laboratory, April 17-24,
1993.
Fiacco, R. J., Palais, J. M., Germani, M. S., Zielinski, G. A.
and P. A. Mayewski, Characteristics and possible source of 1479
AD volcanic ash layer in a Greenland ice core, Quaternary Research
39, 267-273, 1993.
Bradley, J. P., Humecki, H. J. and M. S. Germani, Combined infrared
and analytical electron microscope studies of interplanetary
dust particles, Astrophysical Journal 394, 643-651, 1992.
Hardy, R. J., Highsmith, V. R., Costa, D. L. and M. S. Germani,
Physical and chemical characterization of indoor aerosols resulting
from the use of tap water in portable home humidifiers, Environ.
Sci. Technol. 26, 673-680, 1992.
Palais, J. M., Germani, M. S. and G. A. Zielinski, Inter-hemispheric
transport of volcanic ash from the 1259 AD volcanic eruption
to the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, Geophys. Res. Lett.
19(8), 801-804, 1992.
Germani, M. S., Evaluation of instrumental parameters for automated
scanning electron microscopy/gunshot residue particle analysis,
J. of Forensic Sci. 36(2), 331-342, 1991.
Germani, M. S. and P. R. Buseck, Evaluation of automated scanning
electron microscopy for atmospheric particle analysis, Anal.
Chem. 63, 2232-2237, 1991.
Shattuck, T. W., Germani, M. S. and P. R. Buseck, Multi-variate
statistics for large data sets: applications to individual aerosol
particles, Anal. Chem. 63, 2646-2656, 1991.
Germani, M. S., Bradley, J. P. and D. E. Brownlee, Automated
thin-film analyses of hydrated interplanetary dust particles
in the analytical electron microscope, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett.
101, 162-179, 1990.
Bradley, J. P., Germani, M. S. and D. E. Brownlee, Automated
thin-film analyses of anhydrous interplanetary dust particles,
Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 93, 1-13, 1989.
Anderson, J. R., Aggett, F. J., Buseck, P. R., Germani, M. S.
and T. W. Shattuck, Chemistry of individual aerosol particles
from Chandler, Arizona, an arid urban environment, Environ. Sci.
Technol. 22(7), 811-818, 1988.
Germani, M. S. and W. H. Zoller, Vapor-phase concentrations of
arsenic, selenium, bromine, iodine and mercury in the stack of
a coal-fired power plant, Environ. Sci. Technol. 22(9), 1079-1085,
1988.
Varekamp, J. C., Thomas, E., Germani, M. S. and P. R. Buseck,
Particle geochemistry of volcanic plumes of Etna and Mt. St.
Helens, J. Geophys. Res., 91(B12), 12233-12248, 1986.
Shattuck, T. W., Germani, M. S. and P. R. Buseck, Cluster analysis
of chemical compositions of individual atmospheric particle data,
ACS Symposium Series 292, Breen, J. J. and P. E. Robinson, eds.,
ACS, Washington, DC, 1985.
Sedlacek, W. A., Heiken, G., Zoller, W. H. and M. S. Germani,
Aerosols from the Soufriere eruption plume of April 17, 1979,
Science 216, 1119-1121, 1982.
Dzubay, T. G., Morosoff, N., Whitaker, G. L., Yasuda, Y. Bazan,
F., Bennett, R. L., Cooper, J., Courtney, W. J., Frazier, C.
A., Gatti, R. C., Germani, M., Gordon, G., Hanamura, S., Kellog,
R. B., Rhodes, J. R. and J. S. Schindler, Evaluation of polymer
films as standards for x-ray fluorescence spectrometers, in Electron
Microscopy and X-ray Applications to Environmental and Occupational
Health Analysis, Volume 3, Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc.,
Ann Arbor, MI, 1981.
Germani, M. S., Small, M., Zoller, W. H. and J. L. Moyers, Fractionation
of elements during copper smelting, Environ. Sci. Technol.. 15,
299-305, 1981.
Small, M., Germani, M. S., Small, A. M., Zoller, W. H. and J.
L. Moyers, Airborne plume study of emissions from the processing
of copper ores in southeastern Arizona, Environ. Sci. Technol.
15, 293-299, 1981.
Germani, M. S., Gokmen, I., Sigleo, A. C., Kowalczyk, G. S.,
Olmez, I., Small, A. M., Anderson, D. L., Failey, M. P., Gulovali,
M. C., Choquette, C. E., Lepel, E. A., Gordon, G. E. and W. H.
Zoller, Concentrations of elements in the National Bureau of
Standards bituminous and subbituminous coal standard reference
materials, Anal. Chem. 52, 240-245, 1980.
SHORT COURSES (attended):
Derwent's International Patent Information Seminar, 1997
Patent Searching on STN, 1996
Introduction to Electron Diffraction, JEOL Institute, 1990
Polarized Light Microscopy, McCrone Research Institute, 1986
SHORT COURSE (taught):
Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, PITTCON, 1994-2006
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
American Chemical Society
Microbeam Analysis Society
Microscopy Society of America
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