* represents students in the Maurer-Jones Group

• J.B. Zimmerman, G. Lowry, F. Rosario-Ortiz, P. Westerhoff, D. Alessa, P. Alvarez, A. Boehm, I. Cousins, J. Dachs, I. El Haddad, P. Gago Ferrero, J. Gardea-Torresday, J. MacDonald Gibson, K. Hornbuckle, H. Hsu-Kim, J. Hollender, A. Ikenda, F. Leusch, X. Li, M.A. Maurer-Jones, J. Mihelcic, S. Miller, L. Raskin, Z.J. Ren, S. Richardson, D. Schlenk, H. Shi, P. Tratnyek, D. Waite, B. Wang, S. Wang, Z. Wang, M. Wong, S. Yoon, Q. Zhang, X. Zhang. Apolitical Science (Editorial). Environmental Science and Technology 2025. 59 (13), 6355-6356. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c03696

• T.D. Badzinski*, A.L. Campanaro, C. List*, M.H. Brown*, R.L. Penn, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Effects of Enzyme Hydrolysis on Biofilm Formation and Biotic Degradation of Bioplastics. ACS Omega 2025, 10(17), 17394-17403. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c10602

• A. Thomas, J. Marchand, G.D. Schwoerer*, E.C. Minor, M.A. Maurer-Jones, Size Distributions of Microplastics in the Saint-Louis Estuary and Western Lake Superior. Environmental Science and Technology 2024 58 (19), 8480-8489. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.3c10776

• M.M. Elmer-Dixon, L.P. Fawcett*, E. Sorensen*, M.A. Maurer-Jones. BSA bends over backwards to bind aged plastic. Environmental Science and Technology 2024 58 (23), 10207-10215. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10028 

• P. Conowall, K.M. Schreiner, J. Marchand, E.C. Minor, C. Schoenebeck, M.A. Maurer-Jones, T. Hrabik. Are We Considering Enough Drivers of Microplastic Consumption by Fish? Frontiers in Earth Science 2024 12. DOI: 10.3389/feart.2024.1339822 

• M.H. Brown*, T.D. Badzinski*, M. Ehlebracht*, E. Pardoe*, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Photodegradation of Polylactic Acid Kickstarts Enzymatic Hydrolysis. ACS Materials AU 2024 4, 92-98. DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.3c00065

• P.H. Teixeira Franca Alves, G. Bahr*, A. Clarke-Sather, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Combining Flexible and Sustainable Design Principles for Evaluating Designs: Textile Recycling Application. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering 2024 146, 2, 020903.

• E.C. Minor, U.D. Gomes, K.M. Schreiner, N.J. Poulton, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Small Microplastic Particles in Lake Superior: A Preliminary Study Coupling Nile Red Staining, Flow Cytometry and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 2023 1: 800-813. DOI:10.1002/lom3.10582

• J.M. Tigner*, M.M. Elmer-Dixon, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Quantification of Polymer Surface Degradation using Fluorescence Spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry 2023 95, 26, 9975–9982. DOI:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01151

• A.L. Campanaro, M.F. Simcik, M.A. Maurer-Jones, R.L. Penn. Sewage Sludge Induces Changes in the Surface Chemistry and Crystallinity of Polylactic acid and Polyethylene Films. Science of the Total Environment 2023, 890, 10, 164313. DOI: 10.1016.j.scitotenv.2023.164313

• T.F. Mundhenke*, S.C. Li*, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Photodegradation of Polyolefin Thin Films in Simulated Natural Water Conditions. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts 2022, 24, 2284-2293. DOI: 10.1039/D2EM00359G.

• J.M. Fox*, G.D. Schwoerer*, K.M. Schreiner, E.C. Minor, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Microplastics in the Water Column of Western Lake Superior. ACS ES&T Water 2022, 2, 10, 1659-1666. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00169

• M.M. Elmer-Dixon, L.P. Fawcett*, B.R. Hinderliter, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Could Superficial Chiral Nanostructures Be the Reason Polyethylene Yellows as It Ages? ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2022, 4, 9, 6458-6465. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c00877

   ***Selected by ACS journal editors to highlight in ACS Press Releases.

• S. O’Brien, M.M. Elmer-Dixon, R. Duckworth, B.R. Hinderliter, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Evaluation of Specific Energy Absorption Rate in Aged EPR-Insulated Cables Using Finite Element Analysis. Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors Proceedings 2022.

• L.P.Fawcett*, V.S. Fringer*, J.R. Sieber, M.A. Maurer-Jones. The Effect of Plastic Additives on Shewanella oneidensis Growth and Function. Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts 2021, 23, 956-966.  DOI: 10.1039/D1EM00108F

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, E.M. Monzo*. Quantifying Photochemical Transformations of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephathalate) Films. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2021, 3(2) 1003-1011. DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.0c01283

• V.S. Fringer*, L.P. Fawcett*, D.M. Mitrano, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Impacts of Nanoplastics on the Viability and Riboflavin Secretion in the Model Bacteria Shewanella oneidensis. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2020, 8(97). DOI:10.3389/fenvs.2020.00097

• T. Hebner* and M.A. Maurer-Jones. Characterizing Microplastic Size and Morphology of Photodegraded Polymers Placed in Simulated Moving Water. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts. 2020, 22(2), 398-407. DOI:10.1039/C9EM00475K

***selected by journal as “Best Papers of 2020” based on citations

• D. Zoltek*, T. O’Keefe*, F. Murphy*, M.B. Jones*, R. Duckworth, B. Hinderliter, M.A. Maurer-Jones (2019). “Characterizing, Quantifying, and Visualizing the Aging of Polyethylene Thin Films using Novel Doped-films and Gold Nanoparticle Labeling Strategies.” Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors Proceedings. 2019.

• N. Munir, K.B. Lodge, B. Hinderliter, M.A. Maurer-Jones (2019). The Determination of the Reaction Rates, Water Vapor Permeability, and Activation Energy for Thermal Oxidation of LDPE Films. Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors Proceedings.  2019.

• I. Salinas, A. Finke*, B. Hinderliter, K.B. Lodge, M.A. Maurer-Jones, R. Duckworth Effects of Dry, Wet-Dry Cycling, and Aqueous Immersion on Polypropylene and Polyethylene Cable Insultaion Mechanical Properties. Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems-Water Reactors Proceedings. 2019. 

• G.X. De Hoe, M.T. Zumstein, G.J. Getzinger, I. Rüegsegger, HP.E. Kohler, M.A. Maurer-Jones, M. Sander, M.A. Hillmyer, K. McNeill. Photochemical Transformation of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) and Its Effects on Enzymatic Hydrolyzability. Environmental Science and Technology. 2019, 53(5), 2472-2481. DOI:10.1021/acs.est.8b06458

• R.C. Duckworth, A. Ellis, B. Hinderliter, E. Hill, M.A. Maurer-Jones. Aqueous Degradation in Harvested Medium Voltage Cables in Nuclear Power Plants. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors . Springer, Cham. 2018, DOI: 978-3-319-68454-3_4 

----publications prior to professor appointment----

• S.M Gruba, S. Koseoglu, A.F. Meyer, B.M. Meyer, M.A. Maurer-Jones, C.L. Haynes. Platelet Membrane Variations and their Effects on δ- Granule Secretion Kinetics and Aggregation Spreading among Different Species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes. 2015, 1848 (7), 1609-1618. DOI:10.1016/j.bbamem.2015.04.006

• A.F. Meyer, C. Knutson, S.A. Finkenstaedt-Quinn, S.M. Gruba, B.M. Meyer, J.W. Thompson, M.A. Maurer-Jones, S. Meierhofer, C.L. Haynes. A Chemistry “Whodunnit” for an Experience with the Scientific Method. Journal of Chemical Education. 2014, 91, 410-413. DOI:10.1021/ed4006562

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, I.L. Gunsolus, B.M. Meyer, C.J. Christenson, C.L.Haynes. Impact of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Growth, Biofilm Formation, and Flavin Secretion in Shewanella oneidensis. Analytical Chemistry. 2013, 85 (12), 5810-5818. DOI: 10.1021/ac400486u

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, M.P.S. Mousavi, L.D. Chen, P. Bühlmann, C.L. Haynes. Characterization of Silver Ion Dissolution from Silver Nanoparticles using Fluorous-phase Ion-selective Electrodes and Assessment of Resultant Toxicity to Shewanella oneidensis. Chemical Science. 2013, 4 (6), 2564-2572. DOI: 10.1039/C3SC50320H

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, I.L. Gunsolus, C.J. Murphy, C.L. Haynes. Toxicity of Engineered Nanoparticles in the Environment. Analytical Chemistry. 2013, 85 (6), 3036-3049. DOI: 10.1021/ac303636s

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, S.A. Love, S. Meierhofer, B.J. Marquis, Z. Liu, C.L. Haynes. Toxicity of Nanoparticles to Brine Shrimp: An Introduction to Nanotoxicity and Interdisciplinary Science. Journal of Chemical Education. 2013, 90 (4), 475-478. doi: 10.1021/ed3005424

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, J.R. Christenson, C.L. Haynes. TiO2 Nanoparticle-Induced ROS Correlates with Immune Cell Dysfunction. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2012, 14, 1291-1303. DOI 10.1007/s11051-012-1291-9

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, C.L. Haynes. Toward Correlation in In Vivo and In Vitro Nanotoxicology Studies. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics. 2012, 40 (4), 795-801. DOI:10.1111/j.1748-720X.2012.00707

• S.A. Love, M.A. Maurer-Jones, Y.-S. Lin, J.W. Thompson, C.L. Haynes. Assessment of Nanoparticle Toxicity. Annual Review of Analytical Chemistry. 2012, 5, 181-205. DOI:10.1146/annurev-anchem-062011-143134

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, B.J. Marquis, Ö.H. Ersin, Y-.S. Lin, C.L. Haynes. The Bench Scientist’s Perspective on the Unique Considerations in Nanoparticle Regulation. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2011,13, 1389-1400. DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0251-0

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, Y-.S. Lin, C.L. Haynes. Functional Assessment of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Immune Cells. ACS Nano. 2010, 4, 3363-3373. DOI:10.1021/nn9018834

• B.J. Marquis, M.A. Maurer-Jones, K.L. Braun, C.L. Haynes.  Amperometric Assessment of Functional Changes in Nanoparticle- Exposed Immune Cells: Varying Au Nanoparticle Exposure Time and Concentration. Analyst. 2009, 134 (11), 2293-2300. DOI: 10.1039/B913967B

• M.A. Maurer-Jones, K.C. Bantz, S.A. Love, B.J. Marquis, C.L. Haynes.  Toxicity of Therapeutic Nanoparticles. Nanomedicine. 2009, 4, 219-241. DOI: 10.2217/17435889.4.2.219

• M.A. Jones, A. Kramer, M. Humbert, T. Vanadurongvan, J. Maurer, M.T. Bowser, A.J. Borgerding.  Analysis and Monitoring of Volatile Analytes from Aqueous Solutions by Extractions into the Gas Phase Using Microdialysis Membranes and Coupling to Fast GC. Analytical Chemistry. 2008, 80, 123-128.  DOI: 10.1021/ac071530h