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Underwood Undergraduate Research

Joelle S. Underwood, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Office: MO 228
Lab: MO 227
(504) 865-3275
jsunderw@loyno.edu

Research Interests
Physical Chemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
Dr. Underwood's primary area of research is atmospherically relevant aerosol chemistry. Aerosol are small particles suspended in air. They can have diameters ranging from a few nanometers up to several microns. Because of their size, they can serve as unique reaction vessels for chemistry in the atmosphere. Current areas of reserach involve developing an understanding of the uptake of water on particles smaller then 100 nanometers. 

Research Opportunities for Students
Undergraduate students are involved in all aspects of the group's experiments, including designing and building new instrumentation, running experiments, and analyzing data.  Dr. Underwood's research students frequently have the opportunity to present their results at regional and national conferences.  For more information regarding her group's research and for opportunities for working in her lab, please contact Dr. Underwood.

Representative Atmospheric Chemistry Publications
Hygroscopic growth and deliquescence of NaCl Nanoparticles mixed with surfactant SDS, C. Harmon, R. Grim, T. McIntire, M. Peterson, B. Njegic, V. Angel, A. Alshawa, J. Underwood, D. Tobias, R. Gerber, M. Gordon, J. Hemminger, and S. Nizkorodov, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 114, 2435-2449 (2010).

Hygroscopic growth and deliquescence of NaCl nanoparticles coated with surfactant AOT, A. Alshawa, O. Dopfer, C. Harmon, S. Nizkorodov, and J. S. Underwood, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 113, 7678 (2009).

Photodegradation of secondary organic aerosol generated from limonene oxidation by ozone studied with chemical ionization mass spectrometry, X. Pan, J. S. Underwood, J.-H. Xing, S. A. Mang, and S. A. Nizkorodov, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 9, 3851 (2009).

Hygroscopic growth and deliquescence of NaCl nanoparticles coated with surfactant AOT, A. Alshawa, O. Dopfer, C. Harmon, S. Nizkorodov, and J. S. Underwood, Journal of Physical Chemistry A 11, 7422 (2009).

Photochemistry of secondary organic aerosol formed from oxidation of monoterpenes, S. Mang, M. Walser, X. Pan, J.-H. Xing, A. Bateman, J. S. Underwood, A. Gomez, J. Park, and S. Nizkorodov, in Atmospheric Aerosols: Characterization, Chemistry, and Modeling, K. Valsaraj and R. Kommalapati, Eds., (2009) ISBN13: 9780841269736; ISBN10: 0841269734.

Other Publications

At the edge of the BP oil spill: Teaching inside disaster in New Orleans, LA, J.A. Schwartz and J.S. Underwood, Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies 42 (3), 205-214 (2011).

Lessons from a Dirty Coast, J. A. Schwartz and J. S. Underwood, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 29, 2010, http://chronicle.com/article/Lessons-From-a-Dirty-Coast/66062/ (2010).

Heavy hydrides: H2Te ultraviolet photochemistry, J. S. Underwood, D. Chastaing, S. Lee, and C. Wittig, Journal of Chemical Physics 123, 084312 (2005).

Two-photon photodissociation of H2O via the B state, J. S. Underwood and C. Wittig, Chemical Physics Letters 386, 190 (2004).

Intracluster superelastic scattering via sequential photodissociation in small HI clusters, D. Chastaing, J. S. Underwood, and C. Wittig, Journal of Chemical Physics 119, 928 (2003).

The intriguing near-ultraviolet photochemistry of H2Te, J. S. Underwood, D. Chastaing, S. Lee, P. Boothe, T.C. Flood, and C. Wittig, Chemical Physics Letters 362, 483 (2002).

 

Loyola Undergraduate Research Students Supervised

Anne Barkley, 2013-2015

Kanda Borgognoni, 2013-2014

Kris-Jennyma Celestín, 2010-2013, enrolled in medical school

Sue-Jonnathane Celestín, 2010-2012, enrolled in Northeastern Chemical Engineering Ph.D. program

Julia Falco, 2014

Hunter Fontenot, 2007-2009, enrolled in LSU Petroleum Engineering graduate program

Caleb Gallops, 2013-2014

Alex Girau, 2008-2010, enrolled in Tulane Chemical Engineering Ph.D. program

Elizabeth Gosciniak, 2008-2012, enrolled in LSU-Shreveport Medical School

Helaina Harb, 2011-2013

Brian Hays, 2008-2010, enrolled in Emory Ph.D. program in Chemistry

Alex Krotulski, 2010-2011

Kathryn Lambeth, 2011-2012, enrolled in Tulane University Public Health M.S. program

Ashley Simoneaux, 2011-2013, co-supervised with Professor A. Duggar