William K. Modey

Postdoctoral Appointee
Atmospheric Research Section
Environmental Research Division
wkmodey@anl.gov

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

BSc. (Honors) in Biochemistry with Chemistry, 1987, University of Ghana
MSc., Chemistry, 1996, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa
Ph.D., Chemistry, 2003, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Development of online sampling and analysis techniques for atmospheric organics, using diffusion denuders, supercritical fluid extraction, two-dimensional gas chromatography, and time-of-flight mass spectrometry.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Anderson, R.R., Martello, D.V., White, C.M., Crist, K., Kuruvilla, J., Modey, W.K., and Eatough, D.J. “The regional nature of PM2.5 episodes in the upper Ohio River valley.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 54: 971-984 (2004).

Modey, W.K., and Eatough, D.J. “Twenty-four-hour PC-BOSS Air-monitoring results from the NETL fine-particulate sampling site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: An annual perspective.” Aerosol Science & Technology 38: 94-204 (2004).

Modey, W.K., Eatough, D.J., Anderson, R.R., Martello, D.V., Takahama, S., Lucas, L.J., and Davidson, C.I. “Ambient fine particulate concentrations and chemical composition at two sampling sites in metropolitan Pittsburgh: a 2001 intensive summer study.” Atmospheric Environment 38: 3165-3178 (2004).

Modey, W.K. and Eatough, D.J. “Trends in PM2.3 composition at The Department of Energy OST NETL PM2.5 characterization site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.” Advances in Environmental Research 7: 859-869 (2003).

Solomon, P., Baumann, K., Edgerton, E., Tanner, R., Eatough, D., Modey, W., Maring, H., Savoie, D., Natarajan, S., Meyer, M.B., and Norris, G. “Comparison of integrated samplers for mass and composition during the 1999 Atlanta Supersites project.” Journal of Geophysical Research 108: (D7) 8423 doi: 10.1029/2001JD001218. (2003)

Eatough, D.J., Long, R.W., Modey, W.K., and Eatough, N.L. “Semi-volatile secondary organic aerosols in urban atmospheres: meeting a measurement challenge.” Atmospheric Environment 37: 1277-1292 (2003).

Pang, Y., Eatough, N.L., Modey, W.K., and Eatough, D.J. “Evaluation of the RAMS Continuous monitor for determination of PM2.5 mass including semi-volatile material at Philadelphia, PA.” Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association 52: 563-572 (2002).

Modey, W.K., Pang, Y., Eatough, N.L, and Eatough, D.J. “Fine particulate (PM2.5) composition in Atlanta: Assessment of the Particle Concentrator-Brigham Young University Organic Sampling System, PC-BOSS, during the EPA Supersite study.” Atmospheric Environment 35: 6493-6502 (2001).

Modey, W.K., Mulholland, D.A., and Raynor, M.W. “Application of a dynamic extraction model to the supercritical fluid extraction of the limonoid, cedrelone, from Cedrela toona.” Journal of Chromatographic Science 34: 320-325 (1996).

Modey, W.K., Mulholland, D.A., Mahomed, H., and Raynor, M.W. “Analysis of extracts from Cedrela toona (Meliaceae) by off-line and on-line supercritical fluid extraction-capillary gas chromatography.” Journal of Microcolumn Separations 8: 67-74 (1996).

Modey, W.K., Mulholland, D.A., and Raynor, M.W. “Analytical supercritical fluid extraction of Natural products: A Review.” Phytochemical Analysis 7: 1-15 (1996).