I’m interested in environmental water quality. I have studied the Illinois River floodplain, the Gambia River in west Africa, and the Rio Paraná in Brazil.

I'm also interested in solid state chemistry for materials applications. My current research involves the preparation of iron nanoparticles for environmental remediation. Prior projects have included cobalt vanadates for lithium ion batteries and the self-assembly of gold nanorods.

Dungey Group members (current and past)

Project Gemini SPM

A collaborative project with SIUE to incorporate scanning probe microscopy into the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.

Project Gemini XRD

A collaborative project with SIUE to incorporate powder X-ray diffraction into the undergraduate chemistry curriculum.

CHE 400 Undergraduate Research

An original laboratory project in nanomaterials synthesis and characterization.

Electronic Laboratory Notebook

An experiment in using laptops to organize data in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory.

Emiquon Restoration Project

I’m also the chemist on site for The Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, monitoring water quality for one of the largest freshwater restoration projects in the US.