2025 CV
Andrew R. Zimmerman – Cirriculum Vitae
Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida
241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611
phone: (352) 392-0070 fax: (352)392-9294
e-mail: azimmer@ufl.edu
The University of Chicago Geological Sciences, B.A. Honors 1987
Professional Preparation
The University of Michigan Marine Geochemistry M.S. 1989
College of William and Mary – Virginia Institute of Marine Science Marine Geochemistry Ph.D. 2000
Appointments
Professor University of Florida 2020 – present
Associate Professor University of Florida 2011 – 2020
Assistant Professor University of Florida 2004 – 2011
Postdoctoral Research Associate Pennsylvania State University 2002 – 2003
Website: https://people.clas.ufl.edu/azimmer/
Awards
– 2019-2022 University of Florida Term Professorship Award
– 2017-2018 Colonel Allen R and Margaret G. Crow Term Professor
– Award of commendation for exemplary service to the students of the Alachua County Public Schools, 2016.
– Award of commendation for exemplary service to the students of the Alachua County Public Schools, 2019.
Research Specialty
Carbon cycling, Climate change, Oceanography.
Sub-specialties: 1) Organic matter-mineral-microbe interactions and carbon cycling in soil, sediments, and surface and ground water, 2) Fire-produced organic matter (black carbon) cycling in the environment, 3) Sorbents for use in environmental contaminant remediation.
Courses Taught at University of Florida
OCE 1001: Introduction to Oceanography
GLY2110: Climate Change Science and Solutions (Quest 2)
GLY 2038: Sustainability and the Changing Earth
GLY 5255: Organic Geochemistry and Geobiology
Publications Impact Google Scholar Citations: 31,140; h-index: 76, i10-index 128
Last Five years: Citations: 17371; h-index: 62, i10-index 115
Publications
Books, Contributed Chapters
Lehmann, J., Abiven, S., Azzi, E., Fang, Y., Singh, B.P., Sohi, S., Sundberg, C., Woolf, D., and A.R. Zimmerman 2024. Persistence of biochar: mechanisms, measurements, predictions. Chapter 11 in Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation of biochar, Routledge, New York, p 277-312.
Eusebio, M.S., Piper, P., Campos, F., Arnold, T.E., Zimmerman, A.R., and J. Krigbaum. 2022. Using Organic Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Ratios to Identify Animals in Prehistoric Foodways of Southeast Asia. In: Isotope Research in Zooarchaeology: Methods, Applications, and Advances. A.E. Sharpe and J. Krigbaum (eds.), pp. 201-228. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Canuel, E. A., G. Brush, T. M. Cronin, R. Lockwood, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2017. Paleoecology studies in Chesapeake Bay: A model system for understanding interactions between climate, anthropogenic activities and the environment. In Weckström K., Saunders K., Gell P. and Skilbeck C. (eds.), Application of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies, Springer: Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 495-527.
Lehmann, J., S. Abiven, M. Kleber, G. Pan, Singh, B.P., S. Sohi, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2015. Persistence of Biochar in Soil. In: Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation, 2nd Edition, J. Lehmann and S. Joseph (eds.), Earthscan: London, UK., 235-282.
Whitman, T., B. P. Singh, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2015. Priming effects in biochar-amended soils: implications of biochar-soil organic matter interactions for carbon storage. In J. Lehmann and S. Joseph (eds.), Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation, 2nd Edition, Earthscan: London, U.K., 454-487.
Mitra, S., A. R. Zimmerman, G. B. Hunsinger, and W. R. Woerner. 2014. Black carbon in coastal and large river systems. In T.S. Bianchi, M.A. Allison and W.-J. Cai (eds.), Biogeochemical Dynamics at Large River-Coastal Interfaces: Linkages with Global Climate Change, Cambridge University Press: New York, 200-234.
Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao. 2013. The Stability of Biochar in the Environment. In N. Ladygina and F. Rineau (eds.), Biochar and Soil Biota, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group Co.: Boca Raton, FL, 1-39.
Zimmerman, A. R., and M-Y. Ahn. 2010. Organo-mineral enzyme interactions and influence on soil enzyme activity. In G. C. Shukla and A. Varma (eds.), Soil Enzymology, Springer Verlag: Berlin-Heidelberg, GDR, 271-292.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Lyu, J., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2025. Large losses of pyrogenic carbon (biochar) and native soil carbon during a 15-month field study in North Florida, USA. Agriculture, 15, 300.
Yang, X., Hou, Z., Yang, X., Li, M., Guao, X., Wang, K., Luo, S., Zhao, J., Sun, P., Yang, Q., Chen, R. Lio, L., Wang, L., Han, Y., Zeng, F., Zimmerman, A. R., and B Gao. 2025. Efficient removal of cationic malachite green using co-pyrolyzed corn straw biochar-montmorillonite composites. Environmental Pollution. 375, 124224.
Lyu, J., Obia, A., Cornelissen, G., Mulder, J., Botnen Smebye, A., and A. R. Zimmerman, 2025. Comparison of three quantification methods used to detect biochar carbon migration in a tropical soil: A 4.5-year field experiment in Zambia. Geoderma, 453: 117153.
Kong, W., Li, X., Li, F., Zimmerman, A. R., Gao, B., and J. Wang, 2025. Iron-modified coal gangue/rice husk biochar composites for enhanced removal of aqueous As(V). Separation and Purification Technology, 360, 131028.
Yang, X., Hou, Z., Li, M., Luo, S., Zhao, J., Wang, K., Guo, Y., Sun, P., Tan, F. Yan, Y., Liu, L., Zeng, F. Zimmerman, A. R., and B Gao, 2024. Efficient removal of aqueous ciprofloxacin antibiotic by ZnO/CuO-bentonite composites synthesized via carbon-bed pyrolysis of bentonite and metal co-precipitation. Science of The Total Environment, 955: 176955.
Frišták, V., Beliančínová, K., Polťáková, L., Moreno-Jimenéz, E., Zimmerman, A. R., Ďuriška, L., Černičková, I., Laughinghouse, H.D., and M. Pipíška, 2024. Engineered Mg-modified biochar-based sorbent for arsenic separation and pre-concentration. Scientific Reports 14, 28680.
Skjennum, K.A., Krahn, K.M., Sørmo, E., Wolf, R., Goranov, A.I., Hatcher, P.J., Hartnik, T., Arp, H.P., Zimmerman, A. R., Zhang, Y., and G. Cornelissen, 2024. The impact of biochar’s physicochemical properties on sorption of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Science of the Total Environment, 177191.
Zeng, L., Zimmerman, A. R., and R. Huang, 2024. Adsorption of extracellular enzymes by biochar: Impacts of enzyme and biochar properties. Geoderma, 117082.
Yang, X. Yang, X., Hou, Z., Li, M., Luo, S., Zhao, J., Wang, K., Guo, Y., Sun, P., Tan, F., Liu, L., Wang, L., Han, Y., Zeng, F., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2024. Efficient removal of aqueous ciprofloxacin antibiotic using ZnO/CuO-bentonite composites synthesized via carbon-bed pyrolysis and metal co-precipitation. Science of the Total Environment, 176955.
Huang, J., Zimerman, A. R., Wan, Y., Bai, X., Chen, H., Zheng, Y., Yang, Y., Fan, Y., and B. Gao, 2024. Removal of sulfamethoxazole using Fe-Mn/biochar filtration columns: Influence of co-existing polystyrene microplastics. Journal of Cleaner Production 447: 143877.
Feng, Q., Wang, B., Zimmerman, A. R., Wu, P., Lee, X., Chen, M., and J. Zhang, 2024. Application of C and N isotopes to the study of biochar biogeochemical behavior in soil: A review. Earth-Science Reviews,
256: 104860.
Obia, A., Lyu, J., Mulder, J., Martinsen, V., Cornelissen, G., Botnen Smebye, A., A. R. Zimmerman, 2024. Biochar dispersion in a sandy tropical soil and effects on native soil organic carbon. PLoS ONE 19(4): e0300387.
Goranov, A.I., Sormo, E., Hagemann, N., Cornelissen, G., Zimmerman, A. R., and P.G. Hatcher, 2024. Using the benzenepolycarboxylic acid (BPCA) method to assess PFAS sorption abilities of activated biochars. Chemospere, 355, 141750.
Wozniak, A. S., Mitra, S., Goranov, A. I., Zimmerman, A. R., Bostick, K. W., and P. G. Hatcher, 2023. Effects of environmental aging on wildfire particulate and dissolved pyrogenic organic matter characteristics. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 8: 104-118.
Zhang, R., Zimmerman, A. R., Li, P., Zheng, Y., and B. Gao, 2024. Persistent free radicals generated from a range of biochars and their physiological effects on wheat seedlings. Science of the Total Environment 908, 168260.
Jiang, F., Li, F. Zimmerman, A. R., Yu, Z., Ji, L., Wei, C., Bachelor; Zhang, X., and B. Gao, 2023. Remarkable synergy between sawdust biochar and attapulgite/diatomite after co-ball milling to adsorb methylene blue. RSC Advances, 13, 14384-14392.
D’Andrilli, J., Romero, C.M., Zito, P., Podgorski, D.C., Payn, R.A., Sebestyen, S.D., Zimmerman, A. R., and F. L. Rosario-Ortiz, 2023. Advancing chemical lability assessments of organic matter using a synthesis of FT-ICR MS data across diverse environments and experiments. Organic Geochemistry, 104667.
Lyu, J., Bush, M.B., McMichael, C.H., Hwang, J.-I., and A. R. Zimmerman, 2023. Fire history of the western Amazon Basin recorded by multiple pyrogenic carbon proxies. Quaternary Science Reviews. 10811.
Zhang, R., Zimmerman, A. R., Wang, H., and B, Gao, 2023. Applications, Impacts, and Management of Biochar Persistent Free Radicals: A Review. Environmental Pollution, 327, 121543.
Yang, X., Shao, X., Tong, J., Zhou, J., Feng, Y., Chen, R., Yang, Q., Han, Y., Yang, X., Wang, L., Ma, X., Fan, Z., Song, Z., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2023. Removal of Aqueous Eriochrome Blue-Black R by novel Na-Bentonite/Hickory Biochar Composites. Journal of Cleaner Production, 311: 123209.
Yang, X., Wang, L., Tong, J., B. Shao, X., Feng, Y., Zhou, J., Han, Y., Yang, X., Ding, F., Zhang, J., Li, Q., Li, G., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2023. Alkaline ball-milled peanut-hull biosorbent effectively removals aqueous anionic organic dyes. Chemosphere, 313: 137410.
Krahn, K.M., Cornelissen, G., Castro, G., Arp, H.P.H., Asimakopoulos, A.G., Wolf, R., Holmstad, R., Zimmerman. A. R., and E. Sørmo, Sewage sludge biochars as effective PFAS-sorbents, 2022. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 130449.
Yang, X., Wang, L., Shao, X., Tong, J., Zhou, J., Feng, Y., Chen, R., Yang, Q., Han, Y., Yang, X., Zimmerman, A .R., and B. Gao, 2022. Characteristics and aqueous dye removal ability of novel biosorbents derived from acidic and alkaline one-step ball milling of hickory wood. Chemosphere 309: 136610.
Patrick, M., Young, C.T., Zimmerman, A. R., and S. E. Ziegler, 2022. Mineralogic controls are harbingers of hydrological controls on soil organic matter content in warmer boreal forests. Geoderma 425: 116059.
Lowman, H.E., Moingt, M., Zimmerman, A. R., Dugan, J.E., and J. M. Melack, 2022. Distribution of terrestrial organic material in intertidal and nearshore marine sediment due to debris flow response efforts. Science of the Total Environment, 834: 156886.
Huang, J., Zimmerman, A. R., Chen, H., Wan, Y., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Y., and B. Gao, 2022. Fixed bed column performance of Al-modified biochar for the removal of sulfamethoxazole and sulfapyridine antibiotics from wastewater. Chemosphere, 305: 13547.
Xiang, W., Zhang, X., Cao, C., Quan, G., Wang, M., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2022. Microwave-pyrolysis derived biochar for volatile organic compounds treatment: characteristics and adsorption performance. Bioresource Technology 335: 127274.
Xu, Q., Liu, T., Liu, B., Cheng, H., Yang, C., Wang, B., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2022. Characterization and nutritional value of hydrothermal liquid products from distillers grains. Journal of Environmental Management. 316: 115275.
Zhang, X., Xiang, W., Miao, X., Li, F., Qi, G., Cao, C., Ma, X., Chen, S., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2022. Microwave biochars produced with activated carbon catalyst: Characterization and sorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Science of the Total Environment. 875: 153996.
Yang, X., Wang, L., Shao, X., Tong, J., Chen, R. Yang, Q., Yang., X., Li, G., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2022. Preparation of biosorbent for the removal of organic dyes from aqueous solution via one-step alkaline ball milling of hickory wood Bioresource Technology. Bioresource Technology. 348: 126831.
Goranov, AI, Wozniak, AS, Bostick, KW, Zimmerman, A. R., Mitra, S, and Hatcher, PG.. 2022. Labilization and diversification of pyrogenic dissolved organic matter by microbes. Biogeosciences, 19: 1491–1514.
Yang, X., Wang, L., Tong, J., Shao, X., Chen, R., Yang, Q., Li, F., Xue, B., Li, B., Han, Y., Yang, X., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2022. Synthesis of hickory biochar via one-step acidic ball milling: Characteristics and titan yellow adsorption. Journal of Cleaner Production: 130575.
Xu, Q, Liu, T., Li, L., Liu, B., Wang, X., Zhang, S., Wang, B., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2021. Hydrothermal carbonization of distillers grains with clay minerals for enhanced adsorption of phosphate and methylene blue. Bioresource Technology. 340: 125725.
Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y., Yang, Y., Huang, J., Zimmerman, A. R., Chen, H., Hu, X., and B. Gao, 2021. Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of hydrogen peroxide modified ball milled biochar for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions. Bioresource Technology. 337: 125432.
Li, F. Zimmerman, A. R., Zheng, Y., Yang, Y., Huang, J., Zhang, Y., Hu, X., Yu, Z., Huang, J., and B. Gao, 2021. P-enriched hydrochar for soil remediation: Synthesis, characterization, and lead stabilization. Science of the Total Environment. 783: 146983.
Bostick, K. W., Zimmerman, A. R., Goranov, A. I., Mitra, S., Hatcher, P. G., and A. S. Wozniak, 2021. Biolability of fresh and photodegraded pyrogenic dissolved organic matter from laboratory-prepared chars. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 126.
Sørmo, E., Silvani, L, Bjerkli, N., Hageman, N., Zimmerman, A. R., Hale, S.E., Berge Hansen, C., Hartnik, T., and G. Cornelissen, 2021. Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with activated biochar. Science of the Total Environment, 763: 144034.
Goranov, AI, Wozniak, AS, Bostick, KW, Zimmerman, A. R., Mitra, S, and P. G. Hatcher, 2020. Photochemistry After Fire: Structural Transformations of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter Elucidated by Advanced Analytical Techniques. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 290: 271-292.
Zheng, Y., Zimmerman, A. R., and B. Gao, 2020. Comparative investigation of characteristics and phosphate removal by engineered biochars with different loadings of magnesium, aluminum, or iron. Science of the Total Environment. 747: 141277.
Wozniak, A.S., A.I. Goranov, S. Mitra, K.W. Bostick, Zimmerman, A. R., D.R. Schlesinger; S. Myneni, and P.G. Hatcher, 2020. Molecular heterogeneity in pyrogenic dissolved organic matter from a thermal series of oak and grass chars, Organic Geochemistry 148: 104065.
Bostick, K.W., Zimmerman, A. R., Goronov, A., Mitra, S., Hatcher, P., and A. S. Wozniak, 2020. Photolability of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter from a Thermal Series of Laboratory-Prepared Chars. Science of the Total Environment. 724: 138198 – 138207.
Li, F., Zimmerman, A. R., Hu, X., Yu, Z., Huang, J., and B. Gao, 2020. One-pot synthesis and characterization of engineered hydrochar by hydrothermal carbonization of biomass with ZnCl2. Chemosphere, 254: 126866.
Li, F., Zimmerman, A. R., He, F., Chen, J., Han, L., Chen, H., Hu, X., and B. Gao, 2020. Solvent-free synthesis of magnetic biochar and activated carbon through ball-mill extrusion with Fe3O4 nanoparticles for enhancing adsorption of methylene blue. Science of the Total Environment, 720: 137972.
Li, F., Zimmerman, A. R., Hu, X., and B. Gao, 2020. Removal of aqueous Cr(VI) by Zn- and Al-modified hydrochar. Chemosphere, 260: 127610.
Huang, J., Zimmerman, A. R., Chen, H., and B. Gao, 2020. Ball milled biochar effectively removes sulfamethoxazole and sulfapyridine antibiotics from water and wastewater, Environmental Pollution. 258: 113809.
Quan, G., Fan, Q., Cui, L., Zimmerman, A. R, Wang, H., Zhu., Z., Gao, B. Wu, L., and J. Yan, 2020. Simulated photocatalytic aging of biochar in soil ecosystem: Insight into organic carbon release, surface physicochemical properties and cadmium sorption. Environmental Research, 183: 109241.
Quan, G., Fan, Q., Zimmerman, A. R, Sun, J., Cui, L., Wang, H., and Gao, B. and J. Yan, 2020. Effects of laboratory biotic aging on the characteristics of biochar surface chemistry and its water-soluble organic products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 382: 121071.
Silvani, L., Cornelissen, G., Botnen Smebye, A., Zhang, Y., Okkenhaug, G., Zimmerman, A. R., Thune, G., Sævarsson, H., and S.E. Hale, 2019. Can biochar and designer biochar be used to remediate per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) and lead and antimony contaminated soils?, Science of the Total Environment, 694: 133693.
Davies, M., R., T.N. Crowley, N. Hudyma, P. Ammons, C. Matmeu, S. Wasman, M. Yahaya, J. Ford, and A. R. Zimmerman, 2019. Microbiologically induced calcite precipitation using surfactants for the improvement of organic soil. In Geo-Congress 2019, 231-240. Philadelphia, PA, March 24-27.
El-Naggar, A., S. Lee, J. Rinklebe, M. Farooq, H. Song, A. K. Sarmah, A. R. Zimmerman, M. Ahmad, S. M. Shaheen, and Y. S. Ok., 2019. Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects, Geoderma, 337: 536-554.
Zimmerman, A. R., and L. Ouyang, 2019. Priming of pyrogenic C (biochar) mineralization by dissolved organic matter and vice versa, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 130: 105-112.
Bostick, K. W., A. R. Zimmerman, A. S. Wozniak, S. Mitra, and P. G. Hatcher, 2018. Production and Composition of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter From a Logical Series of Laboratory-Generated Chars, Frontiers in Earth Science, 6: 1-14.
Creamer, A. E., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, and W. Harris, 2018. Biomass-facilitated production of activated magnesium oxide nanoparticles with extraordinary CO2 capture capacity, Chemical Engineering Journal, 334: 81-88.
Hwang, J. I., H. Y. Kim, S. H. Lee, S. Y. Kwak, A. R. Zimmerman, and J. E. Kim, 2018. Improved dissipation kinetic model to estimate permissible pre-harvest residue levels of pesticides in apples, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190: 438-449.
Hwang, J. I., A. R. Zimmerman, and J. E. Kim, 2018. Bioconcentration factor-based management of soil pesticide residues: Endosulfan uptake by carrot and potato plants, Science of the Total Environment, 627: 514-522.
Leorri, E., A. R. Zimmerman, S. Mitra, R. R. Christian, F. Fatela, and D. J. Mallinson, 2018. Refractory organic matter in coastal salt marshes-effect on C sequestration calculations, Science of the Total Environment, 633: 391-398.
Lyu, H. H., B. Gao, F. He, A. R. Zimmerman, C. Ding, H. Huang, and J. C. Tang, 2018. Effects of ball milling on the physicochemical and sorptive properties of biochar: Experimental observations and governing mechanisms, Environmental Pollution, 233: 54-63.
Lyu, H. H., B. Gao, F. He, A. R. Zimmerman, C. Ding, J. C. Tang, and J. C. Crittenden, 2018. Experimental and modeling investigations of ball-milled biochar for the removal of aqueous methylene blue, Chemical Engineering Journal, 335: 110-119.
Pandit, N. R., J. Mulder, S. E. Hale, A. R. Zimmerman, B. H. Pandit, and G. Cornelissen, 2018. Multi-year double cropping biochar field trials in Nepal: Finding the optimal biochar dose through agronomic trials and cost-benefit analysis, Science of the Total Environment, 637: 1333-1341.
Stubbs, E. A., A. R. Zimmerman, L. A. Warner, and B. E. Myers. 2018. Reflecting on a multidisciplinary collaboration to design a general education climate change course, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 8: 32-38.
Wang, B., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, and X. Q. Lee. 2018. Impregnation of multiwall carbon nanotubes in alginate beads dramatically enhances their adsorptive ability to aqueous methylene blue, Chemical Engineering Research & Design, 133: 235-242.
Wang, B., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, Y. L. Zheng, and H. H. Lyu. 2018. Novel biochar-impregnated calcium alginate beads with improved water holding and nutrient retention properties, Journal of Environmental Management, 209: 105-111.
Zimmerman, A. R., and G. Cornelissen. 2018. Consider fjord-assisted carbon storage, Environmental Science & Technology, 52: 10911-10913.
Laffey, A. O., J. Krigbaum, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2017. A protocol for pressurized liquid extraction and processing methods to isolate modern and ancient bone cholesterol for compound-specific stable isotope analysis, Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, 31: 235-244.
Mays, J. L., M. Brenner, J. H. Curtis, K. V. Curtis, D. A. Hodell, A. Correa-Metrio, J. Escobar, A. L. Dutton, A. R. Zimmerman, and T. P. Guilderson. 2017. Stable carbon isotopes (delta C-13) of total organic carbon and long-chain n-alkanes as proxies for climate and environmental change in a sediment core from Lake Peten-Itza, Guatemala, Journal of Paleolimnology, 57: 307-319.
Zengel, S., J. Weaver, S. C. Pennings, B. Silliman, D. R. Deis, C. L. Montague, N. Rutherford, Z. Nixon, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2017. Five years of Deepwater Horizon oil spill effects on marsh periwinkles Littoraria irrorata, Marine Ecology Progress Series, 576: 135-144.
Zimmerman, A. R., and S. Mitra. 2017. Trial by fire: On the terminology and methods used in pyrogenic organic carbon research, Frontiers in Earth Science, 5: 1-8.
Ding, Z. H., Y. S. Wan, X. Hu, S. S. Wang, A. R. Zimmerman, and B. Gao. 2016. Sorption of lead and methylene blue onto hickory biochars from different pyrolysis temperatures: Importance of physicochemical properties, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 37: 261-267.
Fang, J., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, K. S. Ro, and J. J. Chen. 2016. Physically (CO2) activated hydrochars from hickory and peanut hull: preparation, characterization, and sorption of methylene blue, lead, copper, and cadmium, RSC Advances, 6: 24906-24911.
Inyang, M. I., B. Gao, Y. Yao, Y. W. Xue, A. Zimmerman, A. Mosa, P. Pullammanappallil, Y. S. Ok, and X. D. Cao. 2016. A review of biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for aqueous heavy metal removal, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 46: 406-433.
Jin, J., A. R. Zimmerman, S. B. Norton, M. D. Annable, and W. G. Harris. 2016. Arsenic release from Floridan Aquifer rock during incubations simulating aquifer storage and recovery operations, Science of the Total Environment, 551: 238-245.
Kupryianchyk, D., S. Hale, A. R. Zimmerman, O. Harvey, D. W. Rutherford, S. Abiven, H. Knicker, H.-P. Schmidt, C. Rumpel, and G. Cornelissen. 2016. Sorption of hydrophobic organic compounds to a diverse suite of carbonaceous materials with emphasis on biochar, Chemosphere, 144: 879-87.
Wang, S. S., B. Gao, Y. C. Li, A. R. Zimmerman, and X. D. Cao. 2016. Sorption of arsenic onto Ni/Fe layered double hydroxide (LDH)-biochar composites, RSC Advances, 6: 17792-17799.
Fang, J., B. Gao, J. Chen, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2015. Hydrochars derived from plant biomass under various conditions: Characterization and potential applications and impacts, Chemical Engineering Journal, 267: 253-259.
Hale, S.E., S. Endo, H.P.H. Arp, A. R. Zimmerman, and G. Cornelissen. 2015. Sorption of the monoterpenes alpha-pinene and limonene to carbonaceous geosorbents including biochar, Chemosphere, 119: 881-888.
Hu, X., Z. Ding, A. R. Zimmerman, S. Wang, and B. Gao. 2015. Batch and column sorption of arsenic onto iron-impregnated biochar synthesized through hydrolysis, Water Research, 68: 206-216.
Inyang, M., B. Gao, A. Zimmerman, Y. M. Zhou, and X. D. Cao. 2015. Sorption and cosorption of lead and sulfapyridine on carbon nanotube-modified biochars, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22: 1868-1876.
Jin, J., A. R. Zimmerman, J. B. Martin, and M. B. Khadka. 2015. Spatiotemporal variations in carbon dynamics during a low flow period in a carbonate karst watershed: Santa Fe River, Florida, USA, Biogeochemistry, 122: 131-150.
Wang, S., B. Gao, Y. Li, A. Mosa, A. R. Zimmerman, Le. Q. Ma, W. G. Harris, and K. W. Migliaccio. 2015. Manganese oxide-modified biochars: Preparation, characterization, and sorption of arsenate and lead, Bioresource Technology, 181: 13-17.
Wang, S., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, Y. Li, L. Ma, W. G. Harris, and K. W. Migliaccio. 2015. Physicochemical and sorptive properties of biochars derived from woody and herbaceous biomass, Chemosphere, 134: 257-262.
Wang, S., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, Y. Li, L. Ma, W. G. Harris, and K. W. Migliaccio. 2015. Removal of arsenic by magnetic biochar prepared from pinewood and natural hematite, Bioresource Technology, 175: 391-395.
Ding, Z. H., X. Hu, A. R. Zimmerman, and B. Gao. 2014. Sorption and cosorption of lead (II) and methylene blue on chemically modified biomass, Bioresource Technology, 167: 569-573.
Inyang, M., B. Gao, A. Zimmerman, M. Zhang, and H. Chen. 2014. Synthesis, characterization, and dye sorption ability of carbon nanotube-biochar nanocomposites, Chemical Engineering Journal, 236: 39-46.
Jin, J., A. R. Zimmerman, P. J. Moore, and J. B. Martin. 2014. Organic and inorganic carbon dynamics in a karst aquifer: Santa Fe River Sink-Rise system, north Florida, USA, Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 119: 340-357.
Leorri, E., S. Mitra, M. J. Irabien, A. R. Zimmerman, W. H. Blake, and A. Cearreta. 2014. A 700 year record of combustion-derived pollution in northern Spain: Tools to identify the Holocene/Anthropocene transition in coastal environments, Science of the Total Environment, 470: 240-247.
Mukherjee, A., R. Lal, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2014. Impacts of 1.5-year field aging on biochar, humic acid, and water treatment residual amended soil, Soil Science, 179: 333-339.
Mukherjee, A., R. Lal, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2014. Impacts of biochar and other amendments on soil-carbon and nitrogen stability: A laboratory column study, Soil Science Society of America Journal, 78: 1258-1266.
Mukherjee, A., R. Lal, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2014. Effects of biochar and other amendments on the physical properties and greenhouse gas emissions of an artificially degraded soil, Science of the Total Environment, 487: 26-36.
Mukherjee, A., A. R. Zimmerman, R. Hamdan, and W. T. Cooper. 2014. Physicochemical changes in pyrogenic organic matter (biochar) after 15 months of field aging, Solid Earth, 5: 693-704.
Zhou, Y. M., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, and X. D. Cao. 2014. Biochar-supported zerovalent iron reclaims silver from aqueous solution to form antimicrobial nanocomposite, Chemosphere, 117: 801-805.
Mahmoudi, N., T. M. Porter, A. R. Zimmerman, R. R. Fulthorpe, G. N. Kasozi, B. R. Silliman, and G. F. Slater. 2013. Rapid degradation of Deepwater Horizon-spilled oil by indigenous microbial communities in Louisiana saltmarsh sediments, Environmental Science & Technology, 47: 13303-13312.
Mukherjee, A., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2013. Organic carbon and nutrient release from a range of laboratory-produced biochars and biochar-soil mixtures, Geoderma, 193: 122-130.
Zhao, L., X. D. Cao, O. Masek, and A. Zimmerman. 2013. Heterogeneity of biochar properties as a function of feedstock sources and production temperatures, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 256: 1-9.
Zhou, Y. M., B. Gao, A. R. Zimmerman, J. Fang, Y. N. Sun, and X. D. Cao. 2013. Sorption of heavy metals on chitosan-modified biochars and its biological effects, Chemical Engineering Journal, 231: 512-518.
Frost, J. R., C. A. Jacoby, T. K. Frazer, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2012. Pulse perturbations from bacterial decomposition of Chrysaora quinquecirrha (Scyphozoa: Pelagiidae), Hydrobiologia, 690: 247-256.
Hale, S.E., J. Lehmann, D. W. Rutherford, A. R. Zimmerman, R.T. Bachmann, V. Shitumbanuma, A. O’Toole, K.L. Sundqvist, H.P.H. Arp, and G. Cornelissen. 2012. Quantifying the total and bioavailable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dioxins in biochars, Environmental Science & Technology, 46: 2830-2838.
Harvey, O. R., L. J. Kuo, A. R. Zimmerman, P. Louchouarn, J. E. Amonette, and B. E. Herbert. 2012. An index-based approach to assessing recalcitrance and soil carbon sequestration potential of engineered black carbons (biochars), Environmental Science & Technology, 46: 1415-1421.
Inyang, M., B. Gao, Y. Yao, Y. W. Xue, A. R. Zimmerman, P. Pullammanappallil, and X. D. Cao. 2012. Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by biochars derived from anaerobically digested biomass, Bioresource Technology, 110: 50-56.
Kasozi, G. N., P. Nkedi-Kizza, Y. Lib, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2012. Sorption of atrazine and ametryn by carbonatic and non-carbonatic soils of varied origin, Environmental Pollution, 169: 12-19.
McMichael, C. H., D. R. Piperno, M. B. Bush, M. R. Silman, A. R. Zimmerman, M. F. Raczka, and L. C. Lobato. 2012. Sparse pre-Columbian human habitation in western Amazonia, Science, 336: 1429-1431.
Rajkovich, S., A. Enders, K. Hanley, C. Hyland, A. R. Zimmerman, and J. Lehmann. 2012. Corn growth and nitrogen nutrition after additions of biochars with varying properties to a temperate soil, Biology and Fertility of Soils, 48: 271-284.
Silliman, B. R., J. van de Koppel, M. W. McCoy, J. Diller, G. N. Kasozi, K. Earl, P. N. Adams, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2012. Degradation and resilience in Louisiana salt marshes after the BP-Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109: 11234-11239.
Xue, Y. W., B. Gao, Y. Yao, M. Inyang, M. Zhang, A. R. Zimmerman, and K. S. Ro. 2012. Hydrogen peroxide modification enhances the ability of biochar (hydrochar) produced from hydrothermal carbonization of peanut hull to remove aqueous heavy metals: Batch and column tests, Chemical Engineering Journal, 200: 673-680.
Yao, Y., B. Gao, H. Chen, L. J. Jiang, M. Inyang, A. R. Zimmerman, X. D. Cao, L. Y. Yang, Y. W. Xue, and H. Li. 2012. Adsorption of sulfamethoxazole on biochar and its impact on reclaimed water irrigation, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 209: 408-413.
Yao, Y., B. Gao, M. Zhang, M. Inyang, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2012. Effect of biochar amendment on sorption and leaching of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate in a sandy soil, Chemosphere, 89: 1467-1471.
Hale, S. E., K. Hanley, J. Lehmann, A. R. Zimmerman, and G. Cornelissen. 2011. Effects of chemical, biological, and physical aging as well as soil addition on the sorption of pyrene to activated carbon and biochar, Environmental Science & Technology, 45: 10445-10453.
Inyang, M. D., B. Gao, W. C. Ding, P. Pullammanappallil, A. R. Zimmerman, and X. D. Cao. 2011. Enhanced lead sorption by biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugarcane bagasse, Separation Science and Technology, 46: 1950-1956.
Khodadad, C.L.M., A. R. Zimmerman, S.J. Green, S. Uthandi, and J.S. Foster. 2011. Taxa-specific changes in soil microbial community composition induced by pyrogenic carbon amendments, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43: 385-392.
McMichael, C.H., M. B. Bush, D. R. Piperno, M. R. Silman, A. R. Zimmerman, and C Anderson. 2011. Spatial and temporal scales of pre-Columbian disturbance associated with western Amazonian lakes, Holocene, DOI: 10.1177/0959683611414932.
Mukherjee, A., A. R. Zimmerman, and W. Harris. 2011. Surface chemistry variations among a series of laboratory-produced biochars, Geoderma, 163: 247-255.
Yao, Y., B. Gao, M. Inyang, A. R. Zimmerman, X. D. Cao, P. Pullammanappallil, and L. Y. Yang. 2011. Removal of phosphate from aqueous solution by biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 190: 501-507.
Yao, Y., B. Gao, M. Inyang, A. R. Zimmerman, X. D. Cao, P. Pullammanappallil, and L. Y. Yang. 2011. Biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings: Characterization and phosphate removal potential, Bioresource Technology, 102: 6273-6278.
Zimmerman, A. R., B. Gao, and M .-Y. Ahn. 2011. Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43: 1169– 1179.
Hyun, S., H. Park, M. Y. Ahn, A. R. Zimmerman, and C. T. Jafvert. 2010. Fluxes of PAHs from coal tar-impacted river sediment under variable seepage rates, Chemosphere, 80: 1261-1267.
Inyang, M., B. Gao, P. Pullammanappallil, W. C. Ding, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2010. Biochar from anaerobically digested sugarcane bagasse, Bioresource Technology, 101: 8868-8872.
Jin, J., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2010. Abiotic dissolved organic matter-mineral interaction in the karstic Floridan Aquifer, Applied Geochemistry, 25: 472-484.
Kasozi, G. N., P. Nkedi-Kizza, S. Agyin-Birikorang, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2010. Characterization of adsorption and degradation of diuron in carbonatic and noncarbonatic soils, Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 58: 1055-1061.
Kasozi, G. N., A. R. Zimmerman, P. Nkedi-Kizza, and B. Gao. 2010. Catechol and humic acid sorption onto a range of laboratory-produced black carbons (biochars), Environmental Science and Technology, 44: 6189–6195.
Zimmerman, A. R. 2010. Abiotic and microbial oxidation of laboratory-produced black carbon (biochar), Environmental Science and Technology, 44: 1295-1301.
Van Eaton, A., A. R. Zimmerman, J.M. Jaeger, M. Brenner, W. Kenney, and J. Schmidt. 2010. A novel application of radionuclides for dating sediment cores from sandy, anthropogenically disturbed estuaries, Marine and Freshwater Research., 61: 1268–1277.
Ahn, M. Y., A. R. Zimmerman, N.B. Comerford, J. Sickman, and S. Grunwald. 2009. Carbon mineralization and labile organic carbon pools in the sandy soils of a north Florida watershed, Ecosystems, 12: 672-685.
Hyun, S., M. Y. Ahn, A. R. Zimmerman, M. Kim, and J. G. Kim. 2009. Implication of hydraulic properties of bioremediated diesel-contaminated soil, Chemosphere, 71: 1646-1653.
Mitra, S., A. R. Zimmerman, G. B. Hunsinger, D. Willard, and J. C. Dunn. 2009. A Holocene record of climate-driven shifts in coastal carbon sequestration, Geophysical Research Letters, 36: 1-5.
Zimmerman, A. R., D-H Kang, M. Y. Ahn, S. Hyun, and M.K. Banks. 2008. Influence of a soil enzyme on iron-cyanide complex speciation and mineral adsorption, Chemosphere, 70: 1044–1051.
Ahn, M. Y., A. R. Zimmerman, C. E. Martinez, D. D. Archibald, J. M. Bollag, and J. Dec. 2007. Characteristics of Trametes villosa laccase adsorbed on aluminum hydroxide, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 41: 141-148.
Ahn, M. Y., C. E. Martinez, D. D. Archibald, A. R. Zimmerman, J. M. Bollag, and J. Dec. 2006. Transformation of catechol in the presence of a laccase and birnessite, Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 38: 1015-1020.
Zimmerman, A. R., and M. Smith. 2006. Engaging today’s students in Earth Science 101, EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 87: 339-344.
Goyne, K. W., J. Chorover, J. D. Kubicki, A. R. Zimmerman, and S. L. Brantley. 2005. Sorption of the antibiotic ofloxacin to mesoporous and nonporous alumina and silica, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 283: 160-170.
Goyne, K. W., J. Chorover, A. R. Zimmerman, S. Komarneni, and S. L. Brantley. 2004. Influence of mesoporosity on the sorption of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid onto alumina and silica, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 272: 10-20.
Zimmerman, A. R., J. Chorover, K. W. Goyne, and S. L. Brantley. 2004. Protection of mesopore-adsorbed organic matter from enzymatic degradation, Environmental Science & Technology, 38: 4542-4548.
Zimmerman, A. R., K. W. Goyne, J. Chorover, S. Komarneni, and S. L. Brantley. 2004. Mineral mesopore effects on nitrogenous organic matter adsorption, Organic Geochemistry, 35: 355-375.
Colman, S. M., P. C. Baucom, J. F. Bratton, T. M. Cronin, J. P. McGeehin, D. Willard, A. R. Zimmerman, and P. R. Vogt. 2002. Radiocarbon dating, chronologic framework, and changes in accumulation rates of Holocene estuarine sediments from Chesapeake Bay, Quaternary Research, 57: 58-70.
Goyne, K. W., A. R. Zimmerman, B.L. Newalkar, S. Komarneni, S.L. Brantley, and J. Chorover. 2002. Surface charge of variable porosity Al2O3 (s) and SiO2(s) adsorbents., Journal of Porous Materials, 9: 243-256.
Marcantonio, F., A. R. Zimmermang, Y. Xua, and E.A. Canuel. 2002. A Pb isotope record of mid-Atlantic U.S. atmospheric Pb emissions in Chesapeake Bay sediments, Marine Chemistry, 77: 123-132.
Zimmerman, A. R., and E. A. Canuel. 2002. Sediment geochemical records of eutrophication in the mesohaline Chesapeake Bay, Limnology and Oceanography, 47: 1084-1093.
Zimmerman, A. R , and E. A. Canuel. 2001. Bulk organic matter and lipid biomarker composition of Chesapeake Bay surficial sediments as indicators of environmental processes, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 53: 319-341.
Cronin, T., D. Willard, A. Karlsen, S. Ishman, S. Verardo, J. McGeehin, R. Kerhin, C. Holmes, S. Colman, and A. Zimmerman. 2000. Climatic variability in the eastern United States over the past millennium from Chesapeake Bay sediments, Geology, 28: 3-6.
Zimmerman, A. R., and E. A. Canuel. 2000. A geochemical record of eutrophication and anoxia in Chesapeake Bay sediments: anthropogenic influence on organic matter composition, Marine Chemistry, 69: 117-137.
Canuel, E. A., and A. R. Zimmerman. 1999. Composition of particulate organic matter in the southern Chesapeake Bay: Sources and reactivity, Estuaries, 22: 980-994.
Zimmerman, A. R., and R. Benner. 1994. Denitrification, nutrient regeneration and carbon mineralization in sediments of Galveston Bay, Texas, USA, Marine Ecology-Progress Series, 114: 275-288.
Zimmerman, A. R., and R. M. Owen. 1990. A quantitative model of the dispersal of detrital inputs and minor compositional components in Lake Michigan sediments, Journal of Great Lakes Research, 16: 444-456.
Non-refereed Publications
Budai, A., A. R. Zimmerman, Cowie, A. L., Webber, J. B. W., Singh, B. P., Glaser, B., Masiello, C. A., Andersson, D., Shields, F., Lehmann, J., Camps Arbestain, M., Williams, M., Sohi, S. and S. Joseph. 2013. Biochar carbon stability test method: An assessment of methods to determine biochar carbon stability. In International Biochar Initiative Document, 1-20. Washington D.C..
Green, A. E., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2013. Energy: Solid Waste Advanced Thermal Technology. In, Encyclopedia of Environmental Management, 830-852. Taylor and Francis: New York.
Green, A. E., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2012. Solid waste to energy by advanced thermal technology. In Encyclopedia of Energy, 1-23. Francis and Taylor: New York.
Green, A. E., and A. R. Zimmerman. 2010. SWEATT (Solid Waste to Energy by Advanced Thermal Technologies). In Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology, 1-19. Francis and Taylor: New York.
Brenner, M., T. J. Whitmore, J. H. Curtis, A. R. Zimmerman, and W. Kenney. 2009. Sediment accumulation rate and past water quality in Lochloosa Lake. In Final Report to St. Johns River Water Management District. 1-55.
Panduro, S. R., A. Oyuela-Caycedo, and A. R. Zimmerman. 2006. Informe preliminar sobre los hallazgos en el sitio arqueologico de Quistococha, Amazonia peruano, Boletin de Estudios Amazoinicos Unidad de Grado de Ciencias Socialed/Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 1: 79-97.
Owen, R. M., and A. R. Zimmerman. 1991. Geochemistry of Broken Ridge sediment. In J. Weissel, J. Peirce, E. Taylor and J. Alt, et al. (eds.), Proc. of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 121:437-446. U.S. Govt. Printing Office: Washington D.C.
Owen, R. M., and A. R. Zimmerman. 1991. Geochemistry of the Cretaceous/Tertiary Boundary at Hole 752B, Broken Ridge. In J. Weissel, J. Peirce, E. Taylor and J. Alt, et al. (eds.), Proc. of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 121: 423-436. U.S. Govt. Printing Office: Washington D.C.
Owen, R. M., and A. R. Zimmerman. 1991. Data Report: Geochemical Analysis of Indian Ocean Standard Sediment Sample. In J. Weissel, J. Peirce, E. Taylor and J. Alt, et al. (eds.), Proc. of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results, 121:891-894. U.S. Govt. Printing Office: Washington D.C.
Selected Invited Presentations
International
“Photo-and Biolability of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter: A Laboratory study of Thermal Series of Laboratory-Prepared Char Leachates”. 22nd EGU General Assembly, May 4, 2020. EGU General Assembly Conference.
“Current research on pyrogenic organic matter stability and mobility” at Agriculture University. Krakow, Poland, Oct. 9, 2017.
“Current research on pyrogenic organic matter stability and mobility” at Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research – Norwegian University of Life Science. As, Norway, Sep. 13, 2017. Invited.
“Current research on pyrogenic organic matter stability and mobility” at Norwegian Geotechnical Institute. Oslo, Norway, Sep. 10, 2017.
“Evaluation of benzenepolycarboxylic Acids (BPCAs) as biomarkers for dissolved pyrogenic organic matter using laboratory-produced and environmentally-aged charcoals”, at Goldschmidt 2017 Conference, Paris, France, Aug. 17, 2017.
“New directions in biochar research” Daelim Industrial Co., Environmental and Energy Research Team, South Seoul, Korea, July 8, 2016.
“New directions in biochar research” at Seoul National University, Environmental Sciences Dept., Seoul, South Korea, July 7, 2016.
“New directions in biochar research” at Korea University, Environmental Engineering Dept., Seoul, South Korea, July 5, 2016.
“New directions in biochar research” at Korea Biochar Research Center, Kangwon National University, Applied Life Sciences Dept., Chuncheon, South Korea, June 24, 2016.
“New directions in biochar research; pyrogenic soil carbon cycling and contaminant remediation” at International Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry, Jeju Island, South Korea, June 11, 2016.
“Mutual priming of biochar and labile and refractory organic matter mineralization” at Environment and Life Chemistry Dept., Kyunpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, June 2, 2016.
National
“Biochar: How Charcoal Can Save the World”, Daytona State College Mar. 21, 2024.
“Biochar: How Charcoal Can Save the World”, Oak Hammock Retirement Community April 8, 2024.
“Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle”, UF/IFAS Extension Climate Mini-Workshop, Jan. 24, 2022.
“Biochar Stability in Soil and Aquatic Environments”, Soil and Water Sciences Department Seminar. Feb. 14, 2020.
“The Geogators: K-12 education outreach program of the UF Geological Sciences Department” at Scientist in Every Florida School Moonshot Kickoff Workshop, Pineland, FL, Jan. 19, 2019.
“Brown ground and black attack: Studies in organic matter preservation and degradation” at Department Seminar, University of Miami – RSMAS. March 2, 2015.
“Global Warming – Evidence and Uncertainty”at Sustainable Engineering UF course CGN 3510, Feb. 7, 2019 (and once per semester every preceding year).
“Climate Change – Evidence and Effects” at Sustainability and the Changing Earth, UF course GLY2038, Nov. 6 and 8, 2018 (and twice per year every preceding year).
“Biochar: Can Charcoal Save the World?” at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, April 16, 2018.
“Global Warming – Scientific Fact or Chinese Hoax?” at Oak Hammock retirement community. Jan. 9, 2016.
“Response to Arctic Rising – Tobias Buckell” at Imagining Climate Change: Science & Fiction in Dialogue, University of Florida, February 17, 2016.
Zimmerman, A. R., Mukherjee, A. M. and B. Gao. “Biochar as a tool for carbon sequestration and soil amelioration” at Sustaining Economies and Natural Resources in a Changing World Conference, Gainesville, FL, Apr. 2, 2014.
“Sustainability on a Changing Earth” at Facets of Sustainability Lecture Series, Gainesville, FL, Sep. 4, 2012.
“Evidence for Climate Change” at International Sustainable Development Series course, Gainesville, FL, Sep. 6, 2012.
“Careers in Marine Science” at UF Marine Biology Club, Gainesville FL, Feb. 13, 2013.
“Ocean Half Full or Half Empty, Or Just Right?” Zimmerman, A., Dutton, A. and M. Panning, UF Department of Geological Sciences, Oct. 24, 2011.
Externally-Funded Research
Collaborative Research: Exploring the dynamic interaction between pyrogenic carbon and extracellular enzymes and its impacts on organic matter cycling in fire-impacted environments (Co-PI). Funding Agency: NSF Geobiology & Low-Temp Geochem, UF portion: $128,542. 6/2021 – 5/2024.
Valorization of Organic Wastes into Sustainable Products for Clean-up of Contaminated Water, Soil, and Air (Co-PI). Funding Agency: The Research Council of Norway. UF Portion: $11,610. 1/2020 – 6/2023.
Collaborative Research: Dissolved pyrogenic organic matter dynamics in the environment (PI). Funding Agency: NSF Geobiology & Low Temp. Geochem., UF Portion: $171,915. 6/2015 – 5/2020.
Detection of dissolved pyrogenic carbon export following the Southern California fires of 2017 (PI). Funding Agency: NSF Geobiology & Low Temp. Geochem., UF Portion: $42,924. 02/2018 – 01/2020.
Application of Microbial Induced Calcite Precipitation to Stabilize Florida High-Organic Matter Soils (Co-PI). Funding Agency: Florida Dept. Transportation. UF Portion: $94,085. 1/2016 – 2/2019.
Biodegradation of the Deepwater Horizon oil in Florida marsh ecosystems and exploration of novel passive remediation strategies (Co-PI). Funding Agency: BP America Inc. UF Portion: $188,407. 11/2010 – 11/2012.
Collaborative Research: Black Carbon Remineralization in the Environment: Physical and Chemical Controls (PI). Funding Agency: NSF Geobiology & Low Temp. Geochem., UF Portion: $190,707. 8/2008-7/2012
Evaluation of Pre-Treatment Techniques for Controlling Arsenic Mobilization during Artificial Recharge and Aquifer Storage and Recovery (Po-PI). Funding Agency: Florida Water Management Districts. UF Portion: $150,000. 10/2008 – 7/2011.
Collaborative Research: Pre-Columbian Human Impacts on Amazonian Ecosystems (PI). : Funding Agency: NSF Division of Environmental Biology. UF Portion: $50,001. 5/2008 – 4/2011.
Sediment Accumulation Rate and Past Water Quality in Lochloosa Lake (Co-PI). Funding Agency: St. Johns River Water Management District. Total UF: $200,000. 10/2006-09/2008.
Naples Bay Past and Present: A Chronology of Disturbance to an Estuary (PI). Funding Agency: Southwest Florida Water Management District. Total UF: $8,000. 1/2005-12/2006.
Service/Outreach Highlights
Department Public School Outreach (Geogators: Founder, Coordinator). Each year, this program delivers an average of 100 geoscience lessons at about 20 schools and clubs, reaching over 2000 students. More than half of these were at underserved public schools with high proportions of minority students.
Visit Alachua County Public Schools to present Earth Science Lessons (25 per year, on average).
UF Climate Action Plan (UF CAP) member (2022-2023). Working with groups made up of stakeholders from across the university to guide UF toward carbon neutrality in the next decade.
UF Governance: Academic Integrity Committee, 2021 – present.
UF University Faculty Senate Member (2019 – 2022).
University Senate – Academic Policy Council (2019 – 2022).
Academic Freedom, Tenure, Professional Relations and Standards Committee (2022 – present).
UF Dept. Geological Sciences Committees: Undergraduate Curriculum, Student Awards (Chair), Outreach and Visibility (Co-Chair), 2005 – present.
University of Florida Sustainability Committee, 2019-present (Chair 2023-2024).
U.F. Water Scholars Program, Faculty, 2024 – present.
International Biochar Initiative (IBI) Biochar Panel: ‘Expert Panel to Develop Stable Biochar Carbon Test Methodology for a Carbon Market Protocol’ (2013 – 2014).
University of Florida Oil Spill Task Force – co-chair (2010).
Associate Editor: PLOS ONE Journal
Associate Editor: Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry
Journal publication peer review (10/year, on average)
Symposia Convener
• ‘Pyrogenic Organic Matter: Production, Characterization and Cycling in the Environment’, American Geophysical Union, Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2019.
- ‘The role of fire in the carbon cycle: quantification and characterization of emissions, fluxes and sequestration potential’. American Geophysical Union, Fall 2016 Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
• ‘Using Paleo- and Modern Observations to Improve Understanding of Climate Projections, Environmental Change, and Biomass Burning’. American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Teaching Highlights
Development of new courses approved for Gen Ed credit:
- Climate Change Science and Solutions as a Quest 2 course (GLY2110): Applied and received permanent course status
- On-line version of Introduction to Oceanography (OCE1001). This entailed recording all the lectures for the course in a studio and creating new exercises and exams for on-line formats.
- Sustainability and the Changing Earth (GLY 2038)
Developed and carried out a new field trip to Cedar Key, Fl for OCE 1001, Introduction to Oceanography (2/year).
Provide guest lectures for courses around UF on Climate Change (4/year, on average)
Mentored 8 graduate students to PhD and 4 M.S. to dissertation completion.
Served on 38 graduate students dissertation committees.
Co-led development and funding of a new graduate student training program (UF Water Scholars), focused on Beneficial Reuse of Wastewater and Solids (BREWS). Fall 2024-present. The Water Institute is providing partial funding to support 8 PhD students over 4 years, mentored by 8 faculty members from across UF.