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