Dr. Erik Krogh
University College Professor,
Department
of Chemistry
Co-Director, Applied Environmental Research Laboratories
Adjunct Associate
Professor, Department of
Chemistry, University of Victoria
Email:
erik.krogh@viu.ca
Curriculum Vitae: B.Sc., University
of Toronto (1986); Ph.D., University
of Victoria (Peter Wan, 1990); NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hawaii
(Bob Liu, 1991) and Oregon
State University (Peter Freeman, 1992); UC Professor (Okanagan
University College, 1993-1997)
Environmental/Organic/Analytical Chemistry:
aqueous photochemistry; chemistry of natural waters, dissolved
organic carbon, dis-infection by-products, membrane introduction
mass spectrometry, real-time analysis of VOC and SVOCs in
waters and atmospheres, climate change.
My teaching and research
interests are integrated and revolve around the study of the
distribution and fate of organic molecules in the environment.
An important component of this type of work is analytical
chemistry, which involves using advanced tools designed to
separate, identify and quantify chemical species at low
concentrations in complex mixtures. The
Applied Environmental
Research Laboratories (AERL) at
VIU provides some of these tools. My teaching duties includes:
Environmental
Chemical Analysis (CHEM 311), which is an introduction to
quantitative analysis techniques; Aqueous Environmental Chemistry
(CHEM 301) and Atmospheric Environmental Chemistry (CHEM 302),
which are theory/topics courses, which apply the central concepts
of thermodynamics and kinetics to important chemical reactions
in the natural environment; Environmental Organic Chemistry
(CHEM 331), which was developed to introduce students to the
concepts of physical organic chemistry through the study of the
factors that influence the distribution and molecular transformations of organic molecules
in natural environments. Many of the topics covered in these
courses relate directly to the on-going work in the AERL - using novel
experimental approaches and advanced analytical instruments.
Students can become directly involved in this work by enrolling
in Directed Research (CHEM 490) or through employment opportunities
as research assistants. My favourite and most challenging course
to teach is Principles of Chemistry II (CHEM 122).
Real-time Environmental
Measurements: The application of membrane introduction
mass spectrometry to study the formation and degradation of
chemical contaminants at trace levels.
Organic Photochemistry: The
investigation of photochemical transformations of halogenated
compounds in natural waters.
Water Quality:
The distribution and characterization of dissolved organic
carbon with respect to the formation of dis-infection
by-products.
Research Group 2009
Mike Armet, Erin McCauley, Eric Janusson (front row)
Carol Bob,
Angeline de Bruyns, Erik Krogh (middle)
Cameron
Newhook, Kyle Duncan, Chris Gill, Megan Willis (back row)
Tim MacInnis
(far left) and Nick Davey (far right)
(not shown:
Morten Martinsen, Martin Angelstad and Luc Trigona)
Positions Available
We are
currently looking for qualified undergraduates
(CHEM 490) and graduate
students to work in the AERL group. We also have a number of
summer research assistant positions available beginning in
May, 2010. For further information
please contact me directly (erik.krogh@viu.ca).
|
