Adrian Gonzalez

Lecturer

Biography

Adrian Gonzalez, assistant lecturer and the technical manager of the University of Tennessee’s nationally accredited Water Quality Laboratory, holds degrees in chemistry, environmental science, and water resources engineering. Prior to joining the CEE department, he worked for nearly 20 years in the environmental consulting industry, with emphasis on environmental remediation (SUPERFUND and CERCLA sites), ecological risk assessment, environmental fate and transport modeling, and data quality. In his spare time, he writes fiction books for young readers that inspire under-represented communities to pursue STEM for their education and careers.

Research

• Water quality analysis
• Geochemistry
• Environmental modeling

Education

• PhD, Civil Engineering (Biogeochemistry), University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
• MS, Environmental Science, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY
• BA, Chemistry, Pomona College, Claremont, CA

Professional Service

• MENSA - North America Mensa member since 2015
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) license, January 2009 (State of Georgia, license no. EIT023710)
• Professional Certification in Watershed Management, Michigan State University; December 2004
• EPA Watershed Academy Certification, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; May 2004
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) since 1991

Publications

• 2023, Soil elemental changes during human decomposition. Co-author. PLOS ONE 18(6): e0287094
• Manuscript in-preparation: Stable isotope analysis reveals climate and geological factors influencing sulfur geochemistry in mountainous catchments. Primary author.
• Manuscript in-preparation: Acid sulfate soils influence stream water chemistry. Primary author.
• Biogeochemistry of Sulfur in Small Forested Catchments of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (PhD Dissertation). University of Tennessee; Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
• 2012, A Retrospective Assessment of Artificial, Formulated and Synthetic Sediment. Primary author. Annals of Environmental Science: Vol. 6, Article 6. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20003408
• 2002, Oxidation Chemistry of Acid-Volatile Sulfide during Analysis. Primary author. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 21:980-983. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5620210512/pdf
• 1996, A Laboratory Formulated Sediment Incorporating Synthetic Acid Volatile Sulfide. Primary author. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 15:2209-2220. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5620151215/pdf
• 1996, Particle Oxidation Model of Synthetic FeS and Sediment Acid-Volatile Sulfide. Co-author. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry. 15:2156-2167. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5620151211/pdf
• 1996, Partitioning of Metals to Sediment Organic Carbon. Co-author, Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 15:2187-2197. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5620151213/pdf
• 1992, Heavy Metal Sorption in Anoxic Sediments: An Experimental Study of Sediment Organic Carbon as a Metal-binding Phase under Anoxic Conditions. Master's Thesis. Manhattan College.