Devon N. Higgins (Haugh)
Linkedin | haughdn@udel.edu
Education
University of Delaware, Newark, DE June 2018 – Present
Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry Division
Expected Graduation: Spring 2023
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY August 2014 – May 2018
B.S., Chemistry, with Departmental Honors
Minors: Mathematics & Environmental Science Systems
Research Experience
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE June 2018 – Present
Ph.D. Candidate | Dr. Murray Johnston
Research focused on the measurement and modeling of factors that influence particle growth mechanisms, in relation to forming cloud condensation nuclei.
Utilized both commercial and custom-built Mass Spectrometry techniques to determine aerosol composition.
Collaboration with the Pennsylvania State University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to analyze particle morphology and the resulting effect on global climate.
Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY August 2016 - May 2018
Undergraduate Researcher | Dr. Karin Ruhlandt (Syracuse University), Dr. Anna O'Brien (Le Moyne College)
Participated in National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) at Syracuse University, and worked in collaboration with Le Moyne College
Project utilized air-sensitive techniques to synthesize Alkali and Alkaline-Earth organometallic complexes for application in Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD).
Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY August 2017 - January 2018
Research Course, Costa Rica
Designed and planned a tropical ecology research project which was completed at Arbofilia and El Jaimecal Biological Research Stations in Costa Rica as part of the course Research in Tropical Ecology, mentored by Dr. Jason Lucsier and Dr. Hillary McManus.
Publications
D. N. Higgins, M. S. Taylor, J. M. Krasnomowitz and M. V. Johnston, “Growth Rate Dependence of Secondary Organic Aerosol on Seed Particle Size, Composition, and Phase.” ACS Earth and Space Chemistry (2022).
M. S. Taylor, D. N. Higgins, and M. V. Johnston, “Modelling Ultrafine Particle Growth in a Flow Tube Reactor.” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (2022).
D. E. Kerecman, M. J. Apsokardu, S. L. Talledo, M. S. Taylor, D. N. Haugh, Y. Zhang, and M. V. Johnston, "Online Characterization of Organic Aerosol by Condensational Growth into Aqueous Droplets Coupled with Droplet-Assisted Ionization." Analytical Chemistry (2021).
Teaching Experience
University of Delaware Fall 2018 – Fall 2020
Teaching Assistant: Instrumental (CHEM 438) and Quantitative (CHEM 220) Chemistry
Prepare materials and guide students through weekly experiments for upper-level analytical and instrumental chemistry courses while ensuring safe lab practices
Communicate with professors and lab coordinators to identify areas to better assist students
Provide feedback to students and assign grades to homework, exams, and lab reports
Le Moyne College Fall 2016 - Spring 2018
Peer Tutor: General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Physics, Calculus II & III
Work one-on-one with undergraduate students to design practice problems and model steps to solve similar problems and test questions
General Chemistry Clinic and Organic Chemistry Workshop Leader
Lead organic chemistry students in weekly recitation sessions focused on their current coursework
Pioneered a series of clinics with the directors of the Quantitative Reasoning Center and the Tutoring Center, as well as other tutors; story about my involvement in the process published here
Direct students through practice problems and review coursework to prepare for exams
Presentations
[Presentation] Higgins, D. N., Taylor, M. S., Krasnomowitz, J. M., and Johnston, M. V. Growth Rate Dependence of Secondary Organic Aerosol on Seed Particle Size, Composition, and Phase. 61st Eastern Analytical Symposium, Plainsboro, NJ, Nov. 2022.
[Presentation] Higgins, D. N., Taylor, M. S., Krasnomowitz, J. M., and Johnston, M. V. Growth Rate Dependence of Secondary Organic Aerosol on Seed Particle Size, Composition, and Phase. 40th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC, Oct. 2022.
[Presentation] Haugh, D. N., Taylor, M. S., and Johnston, M. V. The Effect of Viscosity on Rate of Fresh SOA Seed Particles Grown by a-Pinene Ozonolysis. 39th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Virtual, Oct. 2021.
[Poster] Haugh, D. N., Taylor, M. S., Apsokardu, M. J., and Johnston, M. V. Growth of Fresh SOA Seed Particles by a-Pinene Ozonolysis. 38th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Virtual, Oct. 2020.
[Presentation] Haugh, D. N., Kerecman, D. E., Proaño-Lopez, I., Apsokardu, M. J., and Johnston, M. V. Solid Phase Micro-Extraction (SPME) to Determine Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Mixing Ratio in Atmospheric Flow Tube Studies. Eastern Analytical Symposium Virtual Student Symposium, Virtual, Sept. 2020.
[Poster] Krasnomowitz, J. M., Apsokardu, M. J., Haugh, D. N., Taylor, M. S., and Johnston, M. V. Growth Mechanisms of Size-Selected Ammonium Sulfate Seed Particles by Monoterpene Ozonolysis. 37th American Association for Aerosol Research Annual Conference, Portland, OR, Oct. 2019.
[Poster] Haugh, D., Wilson, B., O'Brien, A. Y., Gillet-Kunnath, M. M., Ruhlandt-Senge, K. Synthesis and Characterization of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal-NNN Pincer Complexes. 255th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, Mar. 2018.
Honors and Awards
University of Delaware Dissertation Fellow, 2022-2023
American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR) Student Registration Waiver Grant Recipient (in place of Travel Grant Awards), 2021
McDevitt Research Fellow in Natural Science: 2017-2018, Le Moyne College fellowship award for undergraduate research in Natural Sciences
NSF REU Fellow: Summer 2017, Syracuse University