CURRICULUM VITAE: JUDITH A. HALSTEAD Office: 815 North Broadway Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
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Research Interests Chemical charecteristics of local streams, rivers and lakes;development of laboratory experiments for first year interdisciplinary courses; reactions of environmental significance; Kinectics of reactions at a solid/gas interface. Education Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, 1979, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thesis topic: Time-resolved Spectroscopy of the 63P1 State of Mercury Thesis advisor: Dr. Robert R. Reeves B.A. Chemistry, 1974, SUNY, Binghamton Professional Experience Position
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Department of Chemistry Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Director Environmental Studies Program Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Associate Professor Department of Chemistry Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry & Physics Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY Visiting Faculty Department of Chemistry Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N.Y. Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Williams College, Williamstown, MA Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry Russell Sage College, Troy, NY Research Scientist Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Environmental Health Laboratories Institute, Albany, New York Postdoctoral Associate RPI Chemistry Department (teaching and research) Troy, New York Professional Organizations American Chemical Society (member) Council on Undergraduate Research (member)
Dates July 2004 - present June 1998 – June 2005 July 1993 – July 2004 July 1987 - 1993 May 1990 - May 1991 July 1984 - June 1987 September 1982-June 1984 February 1981-August 1982
September 1979-January 1981
Publications (*denotes undergraduate co-author) Halstead, J. A.; Kliman, S.*; Berheide, C. W.; Chaucer, A. and Cock-Esteb, A.* "Urban stream syndrome in a small, lightly developed watershed: A statistical analysis of water chemistry parameters, land use patterns and natural sources", Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(6), 3391-3414, 2014. Halstead, J. A. “Teaching the Spin Selection Rule: An Inductive Approach” J. Chem. Educ., 90 (1), 70, 2013. Halstead, J. A. “The Waters Gather: Comments on the Source of the Hudson”, in Ian Berry and Tom Lewis ed., Lives of the Hudson, Prestel Publishing, 28-35, New York, 2010. Frey, S. T., Moomaw, W. R., Halstead, J. A., Robinson, C. W.*, Marsella, K. A. Thomas, J. J. “Home Energy Conservation Exercise” Journal of Geoscience Education, V51, 521, 2003. Ravert-Richter, M.; Halstead, J. A.; Savastano, K.* “Seed selection by foraging birds” in Exploring Animal Behavior in the Laboratory and Field, ed. B. Ploger and K. Yasukawa, Academic Press, San Diego, 239, 2003. Ravert-Richter, M.; Halstead, J. A.; Savastano, K.* “Seed selection by foraging birds.” Teaching Animal Behavior in the Laboratory and Field: An Instructor’s Manual to Accompany Exploring Animal Behavior in the Laboratory and Field, ed. B. Ploger and K. Yasukawa Academic Press, San Diego, 83, 2003. Halstead, J. A.; Edwards J.*; Soracco, R. J. and Armstrong, R. W. “Potential for Chlorate Interference in Ion Chromatographic Determination of Total Nitrogen in Natural Waters Following Alkaline Persulfate Digestion.” Journal of Chromatography A 857, 337, 1999. Halstead, J. A. “Shaping the Future: CUR Seventh National Conference Continues a National Dialogue.” Journal of Chemical Education 75, 1366, 1998. Halstead, J. A. “Spring Shock: Impact of Spring Snowmelt on Lakes and Streams” Journal of Chemical Education 75, 400, 1998. Halstead, J. A. “Creating Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Changing Communities: CUR Seventh National Conference” Journal of Chemical Education 75, 407, 1998. Halstead, J. A. “Rains, Lakes and Streams – Investigating Acidity and Buffering Capacity in the Environment” Journal of Chemical Education, 74, 1456A, 1997. Halstead, J. A. “What is Undergraduate Research?” Journal of Chemical Education, 74, 1390, 1997. Halstead, J. A. “An Investment in Tomorrow” – Undergraduate Research Students Meet Members of Congress” Journal of Chemical Education 74 892, 1997. Halstead, J. A. “Council on Undergraduate Research: A Resource (and a Community) for Science Educators” Journal of Chemical Education 74,148, 1997.
Halstead, J. A. Locke, P. S.; Reeves, R. R. “Remote Plasma Copper CVD with Hydrogen and Oxygen Atoms” Chemical Engineering Communications, 153, 211, 1996. Halstead, J. A.; Wagner, A. M.; Larner, V.* , Yavuz E.* and Piepho S. B. “Local Waters: Questions and Answers” in Chemistry Laboratory Modules from the Women-in-Chemistry Consortium, CURI Inc., 1001 Connecticut Ave. N. W., Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036, 1995. Halstead, J. A.; Wagner, A. M.; Larner, V.* , Yavuz E.*, Campbell, M. and Piepho S. B. “What Color is Your T-Shirt? Reflections on an Absorbing Question” Chemistry Laboratory Modules from the Womenin-Chemistry Consortium, CURI Inc., 1001 Connecticut Ave. N. W., Suite 901, Washington, DC 20036, 1995. Ramaswami, S.; Reeves, R.; Rutten, M.; Halstead, J. A. “A Spectroscopic Study of Vapor-Phase Titanium” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 49, 3, 303, 1993. Halstead, J. A. “Reactions of Metal Species in Dry Etching and Chemical Vapor Deposition” Gas-Phase Metal Reactions, chapter 28. A. Fontijn, Ed., Elsevier, Amsterdam, 661 – 682, 1992. Halstead, J. A.; Speers K.* “Determination of Organic and Inorganic Anions in Wet Precipitation Samples” Proceedings of the Sixth National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Minneapolis, March 26-28, 1992, Halstead, J. A.; Locke, P.; Reeves, R. R. “Copper Film Deposition Using H and O Atoms” Advanced Metallization and Processing for Semiconductor Devices and Circuits II Materials Research Society Proceedings Vol. 260, A. Katz, Y. Nissim and S. P. Murarka, Braun-Brumfield, Eds, 647 – 652, 1992. Lee, W. W.; Reeves, R. R.; Halstead, J. A. “Tungsten Film Deposition by Hydrogen Atom Reaction with WF6” Journal of Vacuum Science Technology, A9(3), 653 1991. Reeves, R. R.; Rutten, M.; Ramaswami, R.; Roessle, P.; Halstead, J. A. “A Diagnostic Approach to Plasma Etching Kinetics: Determination of Atom Concentrations” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 137, 3517, 1990. Halstead, J. A.; Armstrong, R.; Pohlman, B.*; Sibley, S.*; Maier, R “Nonaqueous Heterogeneous Oxidation of Sulfur Dioxide.” Journal of Physical Chemistry, 94, 3261, 1990. Halstead, J. A.; Chu, A.L.; Reeves, R. R. “Surface-Catalyzed Formation of Electronically Excited Nitrogen Dioxide and Oxygen.” Journal of Physical Chemistry, 90, 466, 1986. Halstead, J. A.; Triggs, N.*; Chu, A. L.; Reeves, R. R. “Creation of Electronically Excited States by Heterogeneous Catalysis.” Gas-Phase Chemiluminescence and Chemi-ionization, A. Fontijn, Ed., Academic Press, 1985. Kirk, K.B.; Halstead, J.A.; Thomas, J.J. “Field Studies in Environmental Science: An interdisciplinary college course on a local watershed”, in Warwick, J.J. ed, Proceedings of the AWRA Annual Symposium, Water resources education, training and practice: Opportunities for the next century: American Water Resources Association, Herndon, VA, TPS-97-1, p. 501-50 1997.
Husain, L.; Weber, J. S.; Canelli, E.; Dutkiewicz, V. A.; Halstead, J. A. “Mn/V Ratio as a tracer of aerosol sulfate transport” Atmospheric Environment, 18, 1059, 1984. Dutkiewicz, V.; Halstead, J.A.; Parekh, P. P.; Husain, L. “Anatomy of an episode of high sulfate concentration at Whiteface Mountain, New York” Atmospheric Environment, 17, 1475, 1983. Husain, L.; Halstead, J.A.; Parekh, P. P.; Dutkiewicz, V. “A critical investigation of sulfate transport to the Adirondack mountains” Proceedings of the Second symposium on the Composition of the Nonurban Troposphere, Williamsburg, Va, May 25-28, 1982, Americam Meterological Society, Boston, 1982. Halstead, J.A.; Reeves, R. R. “Determination of the Lifetime of the Mercury 63Pl State” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 28, 289, 1982. Halstead, J.A.; Reeves, R. R. “Time-resolved Spectroscopy of the Mercury 63Pl State.” Journal of Physical Chemistry, 85, 2777, 1981. Halstead, J.A.; Reeves, R. R. “Mixed Solvent Systems for Optimizing Output from a Pulsed Dye Laser.” Optics Communications, 27, 273 1978. Levy, G. C.; R.A. Komoroski; Halstead, J.A.“Solvation and Segmental Motions of n-Alkylammonium Ions, A Carbon-13 Spin Lattice Relaxation Study.” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 96, 5456, 1974. Courses Taught (at Skidmore College unless otherwise noted) Senior Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry (CH 377) Research Methods in Chemsitry (CH385) The Hudson: Society, Science and the Arts (Scribner Seminar 2009) Chemical Equilibria in Aquatic Systems (Spring 2007) Water: Society, Science and the Arts (Scribner Seminar 2006) Environmental Concerns in Perspective (ES100) Field Studies in Environmental Science (ES105) Environmental Chemistry (CH 111/112) Junior Seminar in Environmental Studies (ES 367) Physical chemistry I (CH 330/332) Physical chemistry II (CH 331/333) Chemical Principles I (CH105) Chemical Principles II (CH106) Advanced Analytical Chemistry Analytical Chemistry Special Topics in Chemistry - Instrumental Methods of Analysis Fundamentals of Chemistry (CH103) The Environment and the Physical Sciences (LS-IV) Special Topics in Physics - Laser Spectroscopy General Physics laboratory (PY 106 lab) Additonal selected labs taught at Skidmore College: CH 103, CH105, CH 106, CH 303, PY 106, ES105 Introduction to Physical Chemistry: A Biological Approach (Williams) Quantum Mechanics and Molecular Spectroscopy (Williams) Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry I and II (Russell Sage)
Topics in Atmospheric and Environmental Chemistry (Russell Sage) Physical Chemistry I and II (Russell Sage) Honors, Fellowship and Grants Received (Externa)l: Rathmann Family Foundation, “Grant to Skidmore College Environmental Studies Program”, $160,000 , 2002 – 2004 (proposal written by Bob DeSieno, Barry Pritzer, Karen Kellogg and Judy Halstead, grant admistered by Judy Halstead and Karen Kellogg) United States Department of Education, “Building Bridges Between International Affairs and Environmental Studies: Preparing Skidmore Students for the ‘Century of the Environment’”, $151,098, 1999- 2001 (proposal written by Roy Ginsberg and Judy Halstead, grant admistered by Roy Ginsberg and Judy Halstead.) American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund Type B Grant: "Mechanisms of Halogen Atom Reactions at a Solid/Gas Interface", $19,900 for a 4 year project beginning September 1991. Research Corporation Grant: "A Chemical Kinetic Investigation of Plasma Dry Etching of W, Ti:W and TiSi2", $17,250 for a 2 year project starting June 1991. Sematech Corporation Subcontract: "A Kinetic Investigation of Plasma Dry Etching of Copper Metal", approved as a subcontract to Skidmore through the New York State Sematech Center of Excellence (SCOE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center for Integrated Electronics (RPI CIE) First year: $15,886 for 1/15/1991 - 1/15/1992 Second year: $15,886 for 1/15/1992 - 1/15/1993 Women-in-Chemistry Project: "Revitalizing the Introductory Chemistry Laboratories: Development of Modules that Use a Hands-on, Open-ended, Collaborative Approach" (with 6 other chemists from 6 other colleges), from National Science Foundation: $207,000 for 3 year project administered through CURI; from Jesse Ball duPont Fund: $190,000 (administered through Sweet Briar), approximately 1/8 of the total of $397,000 to each of the 7 colleges. This includes summer support for 2 students per year. Grant from 1990 Gordon Research Conference on Plasma Chemistry Committee of $150 to encourage "younger participants" to attend this conference. American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund Type G Grant: "An Investigation of the Effect of Heterogeneous Catalysis on the Oxidation of Sulfur Dioxide", $15,000, 1985-1987 (J. Halstead, Williams College, Principal Investigator). National Science Foundation (RUI) - Chemical Instrumentation Program: "Purchase of a Nd:YAG Pumped Dye Laser," ; $66,000 (J. Halstead, K. Jones and W. Moomaw, Williams College). Awarded October, 1985. Professional Organization Committees I was elected a Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Councilor three times, for terms 1995-1998, 1998-2001, 2001 –2004. I was a member of the CUR Meetings Committee since 1995 and was chair of this committee for 2002 and 2003. I was a member of the Education Committee of the Eastern New York American Chemical Society (ENY ACS) Section, 1987 – 1995.
I was a member of the Capital Area Science Advisory Committee, 1993 –1994. I was a member of the ENY ACS Education Subcommittee on Elementary Education, 1990 – 1992. Selected presentations: August 10, 2014: GIS, environmental chemistry, and community issues in an interdisciplinary First Year Experience (FYE) course for non-majors to be presented at the 248th ACS National Meeting to be held in San Francisco, California. June 14, 2012: A Statistical Analysis of Water Chemistry Parameters, Land Use Patterns and Geology in the Kayaderosseras Creek Watershed presented to the Saratoga County Water Quality Coordinating Committee of the Saratoga County Soil and Water Conservation District at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY. October 14, 2011, Water Chemistry of Saratoga County Lakes and Streams presented at the 2011 AGLSP ANNUAL CONFERENCE Source of Life and Strife: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Water, The Gideon Putnam Resort, Saratoga Springs, New York October 24, 2011: A Statistical Analysis of Water Chemistry Parameters, Land Use Patterns and Geology in the Kayaderosseras Creek Watershed presented at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Darrin Fresh Water Institute, Bolton Landing, New York. November 11, 2011, Water Chemistry Parameters and Land Use Patterns in the Kayaderosseras Creek Watershed presented at the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges & Universities Annual Meeting: Collaboration Throughout the Hudson River Watershed, The College of Saint Rose, Albany, N.Y. August 23 & 25, 2010 Statistical analysis of water chemistry parameters, land use patterns, and geology in the Kayaderosseras Creek watershed presented at the 240th ACS National Meeting in Boston, MA. October 5th and 7th, 2010 Water chemistry of Saratoga County Lakes and Streams, Skidmore College Survey of Liberal Studies for Mature Learners. October 17, 2009 Dunkerley Dialogue: Investigating the Hudson, with artists Bob Braine and Leslie Reed, and Karen Kellogg, at Skidmore College. June 27th, 2009 Impact and Sources of Nutrients in Lake Lonely presented to the Lake Lonely Improvement Association in Saratoga Springs N.Y. June 29-July 2, 2008, NERM, I presented the paper, Water Chemistry of the Saratoga Lake Watershed by Halstead, Judith A.; Cock-Esteb, Alicea; Furman, Alexandra; Anka-Lufford, Lukiana; Marsella, Kimberly at the 37th Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Burlington, Vermont. April 25, 2008: I presented the invited seminar Water Chemistry Characteristics of the Saratoga LakeKayaderosseras Creek Watershed to the Williams College Chemistry Department, Williamstown, MA.