Jennifer A. Faust

Biography

Dr. Faust’s research at the junction of analytical and environmental chemistry seeks to…

Characterize organic molecules in precipitation and particulate matter using high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Monitor rates, products of multiphase reactions that form atmospheric brown carbon.
Test stability of model lubricant films against oxidative aging.

The full list of Dr. Faust's publications is available on the group web site.

Kim, Y.^*; Pike, K. A.^*; Gray, R.; Sprankle, J. W.^*; Faust, J. A.; Edmiston, P. L. Non-Targeted Identification and Semi-Quantitation of Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in US Rainwater, Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts 2023. doi: 10.1039/D2EM00349J. [Invited for the themed issue "Tracking Complex Mixtures of Chemicals in the Human- and Eco-Exposome: The Nexus of Models, Analytics, and Toxicity". First Runner-up in Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts Best Papers of 2022.]
Gray, R.; Painter, E.^*; Sprankle, J.^*; Crawford, A. D.; Morrison, J. J.; Frazier, M.; Faust, J. A. Suspect Screening for Pesticides in Precipitation Using Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry, Environ. 2022, 291, 119389. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119389
Wokosin, K. A.*; Schell, E. L.*; Faust, J. A. Surfactants, Films, and Coatings on Atmospheric Aerosol Particles: A Review. Environ. Sci.: Atmos. 2022, 2, 775-828. doi: 10.1039/D2EA00003B. [Invited. Best Emerging Investigator Paper in Env. Sci.: Atmos Best Papers of 2022.]
Faust, J. A. PFAS on Atmospheric Aerosol Particles: A Review. Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts 2022, 25, 133-150. doi: 10.1039/D2EM00002D
Pike, K. A.*; Edmiston, P. L.; Morrison, J. J.; Faust, J. A. Correlation Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Regional U.S. Precipitation Events. Water Res. 2021, 190, 116685. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116685

*Wooster student

The full list of Dr. Faust's I.S. advisees is available on the group web site.

Lily Anderson '23 (Measurement & Analysis of Pesticide Biotransformation Products in Ohio Precipitation Samples)
Emma Schell '23 (Heterogeneous Ozonolysis of a Novel Fungicide)
David DiGena-Segal '22, co-advised with postdoctoral scholar Dr. Rebekah Gray (What's in the Air: Characterization of Particulate Matter in Wooster Ohio)
Riya Joshi '22 (Multiphase Oxidation of Squalene and Diphenylamine in the Presence of Ozone Gas by Using ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy)
Aaron Weese '22, co-advised with postdoctoral scholar Dr. Rebekah Gray (Methods of Characterization and Quantification of Pesticides in Precipitation in Wooster, Ohio)
Jenelle Booker '21, co-advised with Prof. Karl Feierabend (Self-Assembled Monolayers as a Model for Photooxidation of Plastic Waste Using ATR-FTIR and Kinetic Modeling)
Madison Heller '21, co-advised with Prof. Paul Edmiston (Analysis of Vitamin C Products for Potency and Associated Contaminants by HPLC-UV and GC-MS)

National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2021-2026), CAREER: Multiphase Oxidation and Fate of Pesticides in Dry and Wet Deposition; Faust, J.; $641,239
National Science Foundation Collaborative Research (2022-2025), Towards a Better Understanding of the Atmospheric Fate of PFAS; A. May (PI, The Ohio State University), J. Faust (co-PI, College of Wooster), S. Vyas (co-PI, Colorado School of Mines); $24,448 to Wooster
National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation (2020-2023), MRI: Acquisition of a LC/Q-ToF Mass Spectrometer to Enhance Undergraduate Research and Education in the Chemical and Biochemical Sciences; Edmiston, P.; Faust, J.; $232,158
American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (2018-2020), Exploring Heterogeneous Reactions of Model Lubricant Films with Indoor Oxidants: Products, Kinetics, and Energetics; Faust, J. A.; $55,000