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Selected Scientific Publications, Reports and Presentations

  • R.D. Foust Jr., M. Brandstrom, G. Evans, P. Nez, D. Waupoose, and E. Hillman, (2007) “Source Identification for Groundwater Arsenic in the Verde Valley, Central Arizona, USA.” In Arsenic in soil and groundwater environments: biogeochemical interactions, P. Bhattacharya, A. B. Mukherjee, J. Bundschuh, R. Zevenhoven, R. H. Loeppert (Editors) Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, Trace Metals and other Contaminants in the Environment, Vol. 9, 85-100.
  • “Unexpected Beneficial Effects of Arsenic on Corn Roots Grown in Culture,” G. Evans, J. Evans, A. Redman, N. Johnson and R. D. Foust, Jr., Environ. Chem., 2 (2005) , 167-170.
  • “Surface Water and Groundwater Arsenic Concentrations in the Verde Valley in Central Arizona,” R. D. Foust, Jr., P. Mohapatra, A. M. Compton and J. Reifel, Applied Geochemistry, 19 (2004) 251-255.
  • “Biogeochemical Transformations of Arsenic in Montezuma Well, Arizona: A Model Study for the Behavior of Arsenic in the Environment,” R. D. Foust, Jr., M. S. Costanza-Robinson, A. M. Compton-Obrien, R. C. Prince, I. J. Pickering and G. N. George, 7th Intern. Conf. on the Biogeochem. Of Trace Elements, Upsala, Sweden, 2003.
  • “Interpreting Environmental Data: The Emerging Role of Multivariate Statistics and Computer Data Analysis,” in Principals of Environmental Sampling and Analysis—Two decades later, Symposium presented before the Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society 224th National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 22, 2002.
  • “Determination of Atmospheric Lead Deposition Sources at a Coal-Fired Power Plant Through Isotope Ratio Measurements,” J. U. Kuhn, K. Givler and R. D. Foust, Jr., 2000 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, Honolulu, Hawaii, December, 2000.
  • “The Impact of Sediment Fecal Coliform Reservoirs on Seasonal Water Quality in Oak Creek, AZ,” C. Crabill, R. Donald, J. Shelling, R. Foust and G. Southam, Wat. Res., 33, 2163-2171 (1999).
  • “Identifying Clay Sources of Prehistoric Pottery Using Atomic Spectroscopy,” E. A. Kneisel, N. A. Ciszkowski, W. J. Bowyer, F. S. Walker, T. G. Huntsberger and R. D. Foust, Jr., Microchemical Journal, 56 (1997), 40-46.
  • “Static Headspace-Gas Chromatography, Theory and Practice” by B. Kolb and L. S. Ettre, reviewed by R. D. Foust, Jr. in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 119 (1997), 12029.
  • “A Technique for Using Micorencapsulated Terpenes in Lepidopteran Artificial Diets,” K. M. Clancy, R. D. Foust, T. G. Huntsberger, J. G. Whitaker and D. M. Whitaker, Journal of Chemical Ecology, 18 (1992), 543-560.
  • “Trace Element Analysis of Pueblo II Kayenta Anasazi Sherds,” R.D. Foust, Jr., J.R. Ambler and L.D. Turner. In Archaeological Chemistry IV, R.O. Allen, Ed., American Chemical Society Advances in Chemistry Series, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1989, pp. 125-143.

Selected Publications and Presentations in Higher Education

  • A Web-Based Environmental Chemistry Course for Both On-Campus and Distributed Learning Students,” R. D. Foust, Jr., Symposium on Digital Resources for Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society 231st National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, September 13, 2006.
  • “Undergraduate Research Collaboratives: Turning Undergraduates into Investigators,” R. L. Kuczkowski, R. D. Foust, Jr., C. A. Bessel, R. L. Christensen, K. McCarron and A. B. Ellis, Bridges, 10, Office of Science and Technology at the Embassy of Austria in Washington DC, June, 2006.
  • “NSF’s Undergraduate Research Collaborative Program,” R. D. Foust, Jr., Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, June 2006.
  • “Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences through National Science Foundation Programs,” R. D. Foust, Jr., Council on Undergraduate Research Annual Meeting, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, June 2006.
  • “Support of Undergraduate Research in the Chemical Sciences through National Science Foundation Programs,” R. D. Foust, Jr. American Chemical Society 230th National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2006.
  • “Community Colleges: Role Models and Partners,” R. D. Foust, Jr., K. Fame, J. Hehn and J. Wesemann, American Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2006.
  • “Funding Opportunities in Chemistry for Young Investigators from the National Science Foundation : Landing that First Grant,” A.B. Ellis, R.D. Foust, Jr., and C.D. Pibel, in Federal Grants: Funding for Young Investigators Symposium presented before the Younger Chemists Committee Division, American Chemical Society 230th National Meeting, Washington DC, August 30, 2005. Paper No. YCC 0011.
  • “How do We Provide Research Opportunities for the Non-Traditional Undergraduate Student?,” R.D. Foust, Jr., American Chemical Society 229th National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 16, 2005. Paper No. CHED 1356.
  • “Funding Opportunities in the Sciences at the National Science Foundation,” T. Brady, R. D. Foust, Jr. and J. Tupas, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October, 2005.
  • “Web-Assisted Learning in Chemistry,” R. D. Foust, Jr., Chem. Educator 2001, 6, 306-306.
  • “The Benefits of using Web-Based Enhancements in an Environmental Chemistry Class,” R. D. Foust, Jr., B. Cruickshank, A. O. Curley, M. Stringer and J. Olander, The Chemical Educator, 1999, 4, 1-10.
  • “Using the Internet to Support an Off-Campus Environmental Chemistry Class,” R. D. Foust, Jr., M. Stringer and B. Cruickshank, Pacific Conference On Chemistry and Spectroscopy, Irvine, CA, October 25, 1997.
  • “Environmental Site Characterization: A Senior Capstone Experience for Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Students,” R. D. Foust, Jr. and Wilbert Odem, 212th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Orlando, FL, August, 1996. Paper No. CHED 0105.

Books Authored

  • Environmental Quality in the Sedona/Verde Valley Area, R.D. Foust, Jr., J. Byrkit and C. Avery, Background Report for Sedona Forum VII, The Sedona Academy, Sedona, AZ, pp. 1-219, 1991.
  • Arizona Energy Activities, R.D. Foust, Jr. and Bill W. Tillery, Educational Programs Division, Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 1-380, 1985.
  • Arizona Energy Guide, R.D. Foust, Jr. (ed.), Educational Programs Division, Arizona Public Service Company, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 1-402, 1978.


Extracting hydrocarbons

Extracting hydrocarbons from soil samples for analysis by gas chromotography.