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| 1. Name BOYD, Stephen A. |
Title Professor, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences |
Birthdate 11/8/52 __________________ (month)(day)(year) |
Education (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education and include postdoctoral training)
Institution and Location |
Degree/Certification |
Year Conferred |
Field of Study |
| Central Michigan
University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana |
B.S. M.S. Ph.D. |
1975 1978 1980 |
Chemistry Soil Chemistry Soil Chemistry |
2. Professional Experience (Beginning with present position, list employment by title, affiliation, and dates in last 10 years)
1990- Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
1996- Adjunct Professor, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
1985-90 Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University
1986-87 Visiting Professor, U.S. Geological Survey, National Research Program, Denver, Colorado
1980-93 Consultant, Southern Clay Products, Biotrol, Inc., Monsanto, American Colloid Co., Michigan Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, USEPA, Proctor and Gamble Co., and 3M Company.
1980-93 Consulting Editor, Soil Science
1980-93 Associate Editor, Journal of Environmental Quality
1980-1993 Panel Manager, USDA Competitive Grants, National Research Initiatives, Water Quality Program
3. Teaching Experience (Cite titles and summary catalog descriptions of undergraduate and graduate level courses for which you have had primary responsibility for teaching in last 5 years)
CSS 455 (3 cr) Pollutants in the Soil Environment - Chemical and biological reactions of organic and inorganic pollutants in soils.
CSS 865 (3 cr) Organic Chemistry of Soils - Relationship of natural and synthetic organic chemicals to chemical and biochemical processes in the soil environment.
4. Research Interests: Movement and degradation of synthetic organic chemicals in soil and water.
5. Thesis Committees Chaired (Cite titles and dates of Master's and doctoral theses completed or in progress by graduate students for whom you served as committee chair in last 5 years)
Students Completed:
Toro-Suarez, I., Ph.D., 1993, Attenuating Organic Contaminant Mobility in Soil Columns by Soil Modification.
Ye, J., Ph.D., 1993, Physiological Groups of Bacteria Involved in Reductive Dechlorination of PCBs.
Brixie, J., M.S., 1992, Treatment of Contaminated Soils with Organo-Clays to Reduce Leachable Concentrations of Organic Contaminants.
Shaobai, S., Ph.D., 1992, Sorption of Nonionic Organic Compounds by Anthropogenic Organic Phases in Soil-Water Systems.
Benzing, T., Ph.D., 1993, Transport of Organic Contaminants and Pesticides in Soil Columns (USDA National Needs Fellow).
Mueller, Sherry, M.S., 1992, Biological Stability of Organic Cations Exchanged on Clays and Soils.
Nye, J., M.S., 1992, Soil Modifications for Enhanced Retention of Organic Contaminants: Biocompatibility of Quaternary Ammonium Cations.
Guangyao, S., Ph.D., 1996, Reductive Dehalogenation of PCBs and PBBs by Micro-organisms from Sediments.
Zwiernik, M., M.S., 1996, Overcoming Factors Limiting PCB Dechlorination.
Students in Progress:
Kay, D., Ph.D., 1997, Bioavailability of Sorbed Pesticides.
Sharer, M., Ph.D., 1997, Desorption Kinetics of Aged Pesticide Residue.
Brieske, J., M.S., 1997. Endocrine Disruption Potential of Endosulfur and its Microbial Metabolites.
6. Grants (Cite title, amount, source, and period of support for research and teaching/instructional projects directed or co- directed in last 10 years)
Dr. Boyd has directed or co-directed research and/or teaching/instructional/demonstration projects which received $5,900,092 in support over the last 10 years and a total of $7,251,144 since beginning his faculty appointment at Michigan State University in 1980. See Appendix 4 for more detailed information relative to individual projects, their sponsors and the level of financial support.
7. Professional Honors (Last 10 years)
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Fellow of Soil Science Society of America
American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
American Chemical Society
Clay Minerals Society
International Humic Substances Society
ASA Visiting Scientists Grant Award
American Institute of Chemists Award
David Ross Fellow
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Sigma Xi Junior Research Award
Chair, Environmental Quality Division ASA/SSA, 1993-1994
Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America, 1992
Environmental Quality Research Award of ASA, 1993
Name BOYD, Stephen A.
8. Publications (List in chronological order the titles and complete references for printed publications in last 5 years)
Dr. Boyd has authored/co-authored 16 peer-reviewed papers, three book chapters, and three patents since 1990 in addition to the following publications:
Xu, S. and S.A. Boyd. 1994. Cation exchange chemistry of hexadecyltrimethylammonium in subsoils containing vermiculite. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 58:1382-1391.
Boyd, S.A. and W.F. Jaynes. 1994. Role of layer charge in organic contaminant sorption by organo-clays. In: A.R. Mermut (Ed.), Layer Charge Characteristics of 2:1 Silicate Clay Minterals, CMS Workshop Lectures, Vol. 6. Clay Minerals Society, Boulder, CO, pp. 48-77.
Boyd, S.A. 1994. The chemistry of organic contaminant transport in soils (Cent. Eur. J. Publ. Hlth. 2, supplment:56-59.
Xu, S. and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Cationic surfactant sorption to a vermiculitic subsoil via hydrophobic bonding. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:312-320.
Ukrainczyk, L., M. Chibwe, T.J. Pinnavaia and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Reductive dechlorination of carbon tetrachloride in water catalyzed by mineral supported biomimetic cobalt macrobycles. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:439-445.
Sun, S., W.P. Inskeep and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Sorption of nonionic organic compounds in soil-water systems containing a micelle forming surfactant. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:903-913.
Ye, D., J.F. quensen, III, J.M. Tiedje and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Evidence for para dechlorination of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) by methanogenic bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:2166-2171.
Pennell, K.D., S.A. Boyd and L.M. Abriola. 1995. The surface area of soil organic matter re-examined. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 59:1012-1018.
Xu, S. and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Cationic surfactant adsorption by swelling and non-swelling layer silicates. Langmuir. 11:2508-2514.
Kukkadapu, R.K. and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Tetramethylphosphonium- and tetramethylammonium-smectites as adsorbents of aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons: Effect of water on adsorption efficiency. Clays and Clay Minerals 43:318-323.
Wallace. R.B., J.M. Grant, T.C. Voice, G.R. Rakhsandehroo, S. Xu and S.A. Boyd, 1995. AHydraulic conductivity of organomodified soil.@ In: R.D. Vidic and F.G. Pohland (Eds.) Innovative Technologies for Site Remediation and Hazardous Waste Management. American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, pp. 92-100.
Crocker, F.H., W.F. Guerin and S.A. Boyd. 1995. Bioavailability of naphthalene sorbed to cationic surfactant-modified smectite clay. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:2953-2958.
Xu, S. And S.A. Boyd. 1995. An alternative model for cationic surfactant adsorption by layer silicates. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:3022-3028
Guerin, W.F. and S.A. Boyd. 1995 Maintenance and induction of naphthalene degradation activity in Pseudomonas putida and an Alcaligenes sp. under different culture conditions. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 61:4061-4068.
Sheng, G., S. Xu and S.A. Boyd. 1996. Mechanisms controlling sorption of neutral organic contaminants by surfactant derived and natural organic matter. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30:1553-1557.
Mousa, M.A. quensen, J.F., Chou, K. and S.A. Boyd. 1996. Microbial dechlorination alleviates inhibitory effects of PCBs on mouse gamete fertilization in-vitro. Environ. Sci. Technol. 30:2087-2092.
Stevens, J.J., S.J. Anderson and S.A. Boyd. 1996. FTIR study of competitive water-arene sorption on tetramethylammonium- and trimethylphenylammonium-montmorillonites. Clays and Clay Minerals 44:88-95.
Sheng, g., S.Xu and S.A. Boyd. 1996. Cosorption of organic contaminants from water by hexadecyltrimethylammonium-exchanged clays. Water Res. 30:1483-1489.
Mousa, M., W.G.R. Angus, J.F. quensen, III, M.G. Contreras and S.A. boyd. 1996. Distribution of PCBs in PC12 cell culture system and relationship with the levels of DNA and dopamine. In Vitro Toxicology 9:215-221.
Xu, S., G. Sheng and S.A. Boyd. 1996. Use of organoclays in pollution abatement. Adv. Agron. 59:25-61.
Chibwe, M.L., Ukrainczyk, S.A. Boyd and t.J. Pinnavaia. 1996. Catalytic properties of biomimetic metallo macrocycles intercalated in layered double hydroxides and smectite clay: The importantce of edge-site access. J. Molec. Catal. 113:249-256.
Benzing, T.R., P.S.C. Rao and S.A. Boyd. 1996. Construction and performance of a gas purge system. J. Environ. Qual. 25:1436-1441.