Georgia Institute of TechnologySchool of Earth and Atmospheric Science
INFORMATION ABOUT

Dr. E. Michael Perdue

Professor

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
311 Ferst Drive
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0340

Office: ES&T, Room 1234
Phone: 404-894-3942
Fax: 404-894-5638
E-mail: michael.perdue@eas.gatech.edu

Website: http://shadow.eas.gatech.edu/~mperdue/

Education

  • Ph.D., Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1973
  • B.S., Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1969

Research Interests

  • Bioavailability of humic substances, and its relationship to their chemical compositions
  • Measuring and modeling the acid-base chemistry of humic substances
  • Measuring and modeling the metal complexation chemistry of humic substances
  • Using NMR spectrometry to characterize the metal binding sites of humic substances
  • Modeling the 13C NMR spectra of humic substances
  • Measuring and modeling the charge distribution in humic substances
  • Probabilistic estimates of structural features of humic substances from their chemical compositions
  • Measuring and modeling molecular-weight distributions in humic substances
  • Mechanism of oxidation of humic substances in high-temperature-combustion carbon analyzers