James Cizdziel

Chair and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Faculty
• Instructor

• Email:

  cizdziel@olemiss.edu

• Office Location:

  380 Coulter Hall

• Phone:

  662-915-1814

• Research Lab:

  Cizdziel Google Scholar page

Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Research Interests

Developing novel analytical methods for Environmental Monitoring and Fingerprinting

Biography

I am a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. My research interests include analytical, environmental, and forensic chemistry. My research group has pioneered methods in determining microplastics and trace elements in environmental and biological samples; the analyses of trace evidence from 3D-printed guns; atmospheric sampling using unmanned aerial vehicles; and on the biogeochemical cycling of mercury. I have published >90 papers and have been funded by the EPA, DOE, NSF and DOJ. I have mentored 11 Ph.D. students and 2 MS students. I teach courses in analytical chemistry, instrumental analysis, and spectroscopy, and enjoy working with students to develop new analytical methods or applying methods in novel ways. When not in the laboratory I enjoy fishing, golfing, hockey, tennis, live music, and traveling.

Publications

Occurrence of Microplastic Pollution at Oyster Reefs and Other Coastal Sites in the Mississippi Sound USA: Impacts of Freshwater Inflows from Flooding

On airborne tire wear particles along roads with different traffic characteristics using passive sampling with optical microscopy and single particle SEM/EDX analyses

Toxic Tire Wear Compounds (6PPD-Q and 4-ADPA) Detected in Airborne Particulate Matter Along a Highway in Mississippi USA

Spatiotemporal characteristics of microplastics in a university wastewater treatment plant: Influence of sudden on-campus population swings

Single-Pot Method for Collection and Preparation of Natural Water for Microplastic Analyses: Microplastics in the Mississippi River System During and After Historic Flooding in 2019

Courses Taught

• CHEM 469 Instrumental Analysis
• CHEM 512 Advanced Instrumental Analysis
• CHEM 563 Applied Spectroscopy
• CHEM 715 Selected Topics in Analytical Chemistry

• Office, Department or Center

  Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

• School

  College of Liberal Arts

• Associated Program/s

  Forensic Chemistry, B.S.

  Chemistry, B.S.

• Campuses

  Oxford

• Areas of Expertise

  Trace Chemical Analysis, Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Method Development, Spectroscopy