Department of Chemical Engineering/Environmental Science Program

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho 83844-1025

(208) 885-6113 (vonbraun@uidaho.edu)

B.S., Engineering Science and Mechanics, 1974, Georgia Institute of Technology

M.C.E., Civil Engineering , 1980, University of Idaho

Ph.D., Civil/Environmental Engineering, 1989, Washington State University

1993-present Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho

1993-present Director, Environmental Science Program, University of Idaho

1984-1995 Director, Idaho Science Camp, University of Idaho

(summer workshop primarily for Native American, Hispanic, and female junior high students)

1989-1993 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho

1982-1989 Assistant Professor of Engineering Science, University of Idaho

1984 Research Associate, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati

1980-1981 Instructor in Engineering Science, University of Idaho

1980 Research Assistant, Dept. of Geology & Hydrology, University of Idaho

von Braun, M.C., "The use of geographic information systems in assessing exposure and remedial alternatives at superfund sites," Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling, Michael Goodchild, ed., 1993.

Bero, B., M.C. von Braun, and C.R. Knowles, "The use of x-ray fluorescence to detect lead contamination of carpeted surfaces," Env. Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 27, No. 1, p. 17, 1993.

Prorak, D., M.C. von Braun, "Term paper alternatives: teaching students to use electronic information sources to research chemical toxicity," Research Strategies, Vol. 11, No.2, Spring 1993.

Sprenke K.F., W.C. Rember, M.C. von Braun, and T.W. Erdman, "Concentration of ¹³⁷Cs in Lacustrine Sediments, Mud Lake, Idaho, USA,", Nuclear Geophysics, Vol. 8. No. 5: 455-459, 1994.

Bero, B., M.C. von Braun, "The effect of particle size reduction of fibrous materials on toxic characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) test results," Environment International, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 395-398, 1995.

Bero, B., M.C. von Braun, J.E. Hammel, "Further Studies Using X-Ray Fluorescence to Sample Lead Contaminated Carpeted Surfaces," Env. Monitoring and Assessment, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 123-138, 1995.

Bero, B. and M.C. von Braun, "The Effectiveness of the Freeze Fracture Carpet Grinding Technique in the Determination of Total Lead," American Industrial Hygiene Association Journ., Vol. 57-5, 1996.

von Braun, M.C. and G. Roessler, "Challenges to the risk assessment process posed by mixed waste sites," in Proceedings of the Sixth American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting, San Francisco, California, April 1997 (in press).

Bero, B., M.C. von Braun, J.E. Hammel, I. von Lindern, and R. Korus, "Evaluation of six vacuum techniques for sampling lead contaminated carpeted surfaces," submitted to Environmental Science and Technology, 1997.

von Braun, M.C. and M. Galbraith, "Comparison of Batch Leaching Test Results on Mine Wastes," in progress.

1991-1992 UI Research Council Seed Grant, Evaluation of an Improved Technique for Non- destructive Analysis of Interior Surfaces for Lead Contamination.

1991-1995 EG&G-DOE, Pre-Freshman Engineering Program, Idaho Science Camp

1991-1992 NASA SERC, Idaho Science Camp.

1990-1992 Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research, Characterization and Evaluation of Particulate Contaminant Loadings on Interior Surfaces.

1990-1992 Center for Hazardous Waste Remediation Research, Computer-assisted Characterization of Contaminant Distributions.

1990-1993 Steele-Reese Foundation, Grant for Pre-engineering Workshops.

1992-1994 DOE EPSCoR Ph.D. and MS Traineeships, Characterization of Airborne Particulate Contaminants and Sampling Interior Dusts for Heavy Metals.

1993 Idaho DEQ, develop workplan for chloroform monitoring study.

1992-1994 Water Resources Research Institute, Sampling and Analysis of Mud Lake Sediments to Characterize Pollutant Deposition Chronology.

1991-1994 Westinghouse, Development of an Environmental Engineering Curriculum.

1994-1995 NSF-ASSIST, Idaho Science Camp.

1993-1995 ALCOA Foundation, Idaho Science Camp.

1993-1996 GTE Foundation, Idaho Science Camp.

1995 Eisenhower Grant, Student’s Quest for Understanding Issues Relating to the Environment.

1994-1995 Oregon DEQ, Mercury Contamination in the Owyhee Basin.

1994-1996 Idaho DEQ, Environmental Education Grant, Pollution Prevention Curricula in Environmental Science Curricula.

1995-1996 Risk Management Office, supp. env. project, Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Study of Volatile Organic Compounds and Particulates in Moscow, Idaho

1993-1996 Kellogg National Fellowship

1997 EPA Proposal, Chemical and Bio-corrosion of Sacrificial Iron for Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage, Moller, G., P.F. Rosenzweig, M. von Braun, K. Bundy, submitted to EPA National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance Program

1993-1996 Kellogg National Fellowship, $75,000 (awarded to 50 individuals/year)

1992 Outstanding Faculty Award, College of Engineering

1987 Outstanding Woman in Graduate Studies, Washington State University

1979-1980 EPA Fellowship, Office of Drinking Water, Washington, DC

1975 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Suggestion Merit Award

1973 Outstanding Engineering Student, Georgia Institute of Technology

Idaho DEQ, Environmental Education Grant, Pollution Prevention Curricula in Environmental Science Curricula, $7,500.

Risk Management Office, University of Idaho, supplemental environmental project, $50,000.

Kellogg National Fellowship, $17,802.

RECENT COLLABORATORS: Greg Moller, Holm Research Center, University of Idaho; Roger Korus, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Idaho; Gen Roessler, Emeritus Associate Professor, University of Florida; Nadia Khristoforova, Professor of Ecology, Far Eastern State University, Russia; Diana Marinez, Dean, College of Science and Technology, Texas A&M.

DISSERTATION ADVISOR: Kenneth Hartz, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

GRADUATE ADVISEES: Matthew Galbraith, M.S., Chemical Engineering,12/92; Jin Yu, Chemical Engineering,11/92; Bridget Bero, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 4/94; Bill Lillibridge, M.S., Chemical Engineering, current, Mark Harris, M.S., Chemical Engineering, current, Wade Melton, Environmental Science, current.