Phone: 979.845.2405
Fax: 979.845.6162
herbert@geo.tamu.edu

Room 309, Halbouty

Course Offerings:

Dr. Bruce Herbert

Assistant Department Head, Graduate Coordinator,
and Professor

Ph.D. University of California-Riverside, 1992

Research specialty: biogeochemistry, environmental geology

Research:

  • Organic biogeochemistry and the landscape ecology of terrestrial ecosystems.
  • Contaminant bioavailability; linking molecular sorption mechanisms to field-scale bioavailability.
  • Risk assessment of arsenic and uranium-associated elements (U, Mo, V, and Se) released by uranium mining in the Nueces and San Antonio River watersheds.
  • Mineral surface reactivity and contaminant colloidal transport in surface waters.
  • Mental models and cognitive issues of human understanding of complex systems.
  • Design and implementation of innovative science teacher professional development programs.
  • Integration of geoscience education and research to form a synergistic, learning continuum.

Publications:

  • Little, D.N., B.E. Herbert, and S.N. Kunagalli. Ettringite formation in lime-treated soils: Establishing thermodynamic foundations for engineering practice. Transportation Research Board. In press (Accepted with revisions 8/05).
  • Owens, P.R., L. P. Wilding, L. M. Lee, and B. E. Herbert. 2005. Evaluation of platinum electrodes and three electrode potential standards to determine electrode quality. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:1541–1550.
  • Yeager, K.M., Santschi, P.H., Phillips, J.D. and B.E. Herbert. 2005. Suspended sediment sources and tributary effects in the lower reaches of a coastal plain stream as indicated by radionuclides, Loco Bayou, Texas. Environ. Geol. 47(3): 382-395.
  • Kwon, O., B.E. Herbert, and A.K. Kronenberg. Permeability of illite-bearing shale: 2. Influence of fluid chemistry on flow and functionally connected pores. J. Geophys. Res. 109, B10206, doi:10.1029/2004JB003055.
  • Kwon, O., A.K. Kronenberg, A.F. Gangi, B. Johnson, and B.E. Herbert. Permeability of illite-bearing shale: 1. Anisotropy and effects of clay content and loading. J. Geophys. Res. 109. B10205, doi:10.1029/2004JB003052.
  • Lee, J.H., M.A. Schlautman, E.R. Carraway, S. Yim, and B.E. Herbert. 2004. Characterizing Pyrene–Ag(I) Exciplex Formation in Aqueous and Ethanolic Solutions. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry. 167 (2-3):141-148.
  • Schlautman, M.A., S. Yim, E. R. Carraway, and B.E. Herbert. 2004. Testing a surface tension-based model to predict the salting out of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in model environmental solutions. Water Res. 38 (2004): 3331–3339.
  • Brandenberger, J., P. Louchouarn, B.E. Herbert, and P, Tissot. 2004. Geochemical and hydrodynamic controls on trace metal cycling in a seasonally stratified US sub-tropical reservoir. Appl. Geochem. 19 (10):1601-1623.

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