Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory
EBCL
Florida International University
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Contact:
Dr. Yong Cai
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and
Southeast Environmental Research Center
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
Tel: (305) 348 6210
Fax: (305) 348 3772
Email: cai@fiu.edu
| Faculty | |
Dr. Yong Cai |
Dr. Cai is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Southeast Environmental Reserach Center at FIU. His reserach interests lie in a broad area of analytical, bioinorganic, environmental chemistry and geochemistry of metal(loid)s. |
| Staff | |
| Dr. Guangliang Liu Manager, BEAF Tel: 305-348-7480 |
Dr. Liu is working as a Reserach Associate, with research interest focusing on the environmental processes of metals controlled by key biogeochemical factors such as DOM, sulfer, and nanoparticles. He also serves as BEAF Manager and is incharge of the regular operation of the Facility. |
| Dr. Ligang Hu Tel: 305-348-6235 |
Dr. Hu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate and is investigating the environmental fate and toxicity of As, Cr, and Cu associated with CCA-treated wood. |
| Ms. Damaris Hernandez Tel: 305-348-6235 |
Ms. Hernandez works as Lab Manager assisting Dr. Cai in lab management and responsible for the accomplishment of analytical services in the Facility. |
| Ph.D. Students | |
| Yuxiang Mao | Mr. Mao's research is to investigate mercury fate and transformation in aquatic environments. |
| Lucy Yehiayan | Ms. Yehiayan is working on the interactions betweeen arsenic and thiols and their implications on arsenic metabolism. |
| Sen Chen | Mr. Chen's research focuses on the analysis of organic sulfer compounds in environmental samples and the role of organic sulfer on mercury cycling. |
| Dionne Dickson | Ms. Dickson's research work is to investigate the environmental implications of engineered nanomatrials. |
| MS Students | |
| Sheena Powell | Ms. Powell is working on the plant uptake of arsenic. |
| Julio Cabrera | Mr. Cabrera's research is related to mercury speciation and transport. |
| Undergraduate Students | |
| Elys Viera | Ms. Viera works on fish mercury-related health risk issue. |
| Aymara Fernandez | Ms. Fernandez is studying arsenic-DOM interactions. |
| Cristina Diez-Rivas | |
| Ivy Hernandez | |
| All students can be reached at Tel: 305-348-6235, Room CP 397, University Park Campus | |
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Updated on
May 22, 2008
by G. L. Liu
© Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory (EBCL) at FIU.
© Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry Laboratory (EBCL) at FIU.