University of West Florida

Creating Great Futures

Department of Chemistry

	Dr. Pamela Vaughan Assistant Professor Office: Bldg. 58, Rm. 3 Email:pvaughan@uwf.edu Phone: 850-474-3152
Education: B.S.- Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1989-1993 Ph.D.- University of Maryland, College Park, 1994-1999 Post-doctoral - US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, 1999–2000 National Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellowship University of West Florida since 2006.

Awards: Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and Advising Award, 2008 National Research Council Fellowship, 1999

Courses Taught:
CHM 4130 - Instrumental Analysis lecture	CHM 4130L - Instrumental Analysis lab
CHM 3120 - Analytical Chemistry lecture	CHM 3120L - Analytical Chemistry lab
CHM 2046 - General Chemistry II lecture	CHM 2046L - General Chemistry II lab
CHM 1020 - Concepts in Chemistry lecture	CHM 1020L - Concepts in Chemistry lab
CHM 4912 - Undergraduate Student Research
CHM 4905 - Undergraduate Directed Study

Research: Research focuses on photochemical reactivity of natural waters components including CDOM (colored dissolved organic matter) and quinone-containing pesticides. Analytical techniques such as radical-trapping are used to quantify photochemically produced reactive oxygen species (i.e. hydroxyl radical and superoxide). Future studies will examine the relationship between photochemical and bacterial degradation of these compounds.

Selected Publications: Daqing Gan, Min Jia, Pamela P. Vaughan, Daniel E. Falvey, Neil V. Blough, Aqueous Photochemistry of Methyl-Benzoquinone, Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2008, 112(13), 2803-2812. Emily M. White, Pamela P. Vaughan, Richard G. Zepp, "Role of the Photo-Fenton reaction in the production of hydroxyl radicals and photobleaching of colored dissolved organic matter in a coastal river of the southeastern United States", Aquatic Sciences, 2003, 65, 402-414. Aude Pochon, Pamela P. Vaughan, Daqing Gan, Peter Vath, Neil V. Blough, Daniel Falvey, "Photochemical Oxidation of Water by 2-Methyl-1,4-benzoquinone: Evidence Against the Formation of Free Hydroxyl Radical", J. Phys. Chem. A, 2002, 106, 2889-2894. Pamela P. Vaughan and Neil V. Blough, "Photochemical Formation of Hydroxyl Radical by Constituents of Natural Waters", Environmental Science and Technology, 1998, 32, 2947-2953. Pamela P. Vaughan; Trudy E. Thomas-Smith; Neil V. Blough, "Photochemical Production of the Hydroxyl Radical and the Hydrated Electron from Colored Dissolved Organic Matter", American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry Extended Abstracts, Boston, MA, August, 1998, Featured in Chemical and Engineering News, "At Sea with Photochemistry", October, 19, 1998.