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Tammy Boles

Name:

Tammy  Boles, Ph.D.

Title:

Associate Professor

Department:

School of Environmental Studies

Email Address:

tboles@tntech.edu

Phone:

(931) 372-6123

Office:

Southwest Hall #181

About

Research areas and interests:

  • Pharmaceuticals, specifically illegal drugs, in wastewater and surface waters by LC-MS/MS and GC-MSn
  • Detection of microplastics in surface water, wastewater, soil, and sludge
  • Metals in water, soil, and plants by ICP-MS and ICP-OES
  • Markers of decomposition 

Educational Background

  • Tennessee Technological University, 2009 
    Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
    Major: Environmental Sciences – Chemistry Concentration
    Dissertation: Detection and Analysis of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants in Wastewater
  • The University of South Carolina, 1992
    Degree: Master pf Science
    Major: Chemistry  
    Thesis: Quantitation of Maillard Reaction Products in Tissue Protein
  • The University of South Carolina, 1989
    Degree: Bachelor of Science
    Major: Chemistry