Dr. Martha J.M. Wells, professor of chemistry Phone: (931) 372-6123 Fax: (931) 372-6346 E-mail: mjmwells@tntech.edu Education Ph.D., Medicinal Chemistry with Analytical Chemistry Minor, Auburn University (1981) M.S., Medicinal Chemistry, Auburn University (1978) B.S., Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University (1973)

Dr. Wells' Research Specialty Areas Examination of point source and nonpoint source chemical impacts on ecosystem health; colloid fate and transport; application of established and emerging analytical procedures; development of new sample preparation technologies for trace enrichment; characterization of fatty acid profiles in fish as bioindicators of water quality; pharmaceutical (PPCPs) and agricultural endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs); the role of dissolved organic matter (DOM such as proteins and humic/fulvic acids) in drinking water disinfection by product (DBP) formation; the application of chemometrics to chromatographic and spectroscopic data; quantitative structure-activity relationships; and environmental justice. Current or Recent Research Projects View the Web-cast symposium titled "The Virtual International Symposium on Environmental Aspects of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products." The symposium was coordinated by the Center's environmental chemist Martha J.M. Wells; Larry Keith, of Instant Reference Sources, Inc.; and Christian Daughton and Tammy Jones-Lepp, of the National Exposure Research Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency office in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was sponsored by the U.S. EPA and held in conjunction with the American Chemical Society's 228th National Meeting. An Assessment of the Occurrence of Chemicals Causing Endocrine Disruption in Fish in the South Branch of the Potomac River. Funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Determination of a Water Quality Marker Reflecting System Effectiveness of the Sewanee Utility Districts Land Application System (with D.B. George). Funded by the Sewanee Utility District. Endocrine Disruption Studies. Funded by the U.S. Geological Survey. Evaluating Disinfectant By-Product Formation Potential in Source Water. Funded by Private Industry. Methamphetamine Research: Environmental Impact and Detection (with J.O. Boles and E.C. Lisic). Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ohio River Fish Passage and Winter Habitat Needs: Fatty Acid Profiles of Selected Fish Species. Funded by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. (To view pdf files, you will need Adobe Acrobat software for Macintosh, Windows or Linux. This software is available free at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html.)