Dr. Justin Clar - Water Chemistry
Dr. Clar received a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Richmond in 2006. After serving with AmeriCorps, he attended the University of Florida, earning his MS in 2010, studying arsenic mobilization during Aquifer Storage and Recovery Operations. Excited by the growth of nanoscience and nanotechnology, he remained at UF earning his PhD in 2014 studying the environmental implications of carbon nanotube separation and processing. During his graduate study Dr. Clar worked as an NSF GK-12 fellow developing environmental education modules for use in middle school classrooms. After leaving UF, he worked as an ORISE Postdoctoral Participant at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Cincinnati OH on a variety of environmentally focuses research projects. Dr. Clar joined the Chemistry Faculty at Elon University in the Fall of 2016
Dr. Clar’s Research Group is currently focused on two projects.
Tracking the Release of Nanomaterials from Consumer Products under Environmentally Relevant Conditions – Engineered Nanoparticles are quickly becoming common additives to commercially available surface coatings. (i.e., paints, stains, sealants, etc.) However, very little information is available on how these nanoparticles may be released from these surface coatings during their application and use. Our lab aims to develop standardized methods to track the concentration, size, and speciation (particulates vs. ions) of nanoparticles released from surface coatings under environmentally relevant conditions. We are currently focused on understanding the release of nanoparticles from coated surfaces through simulated dermal contact.
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