Susana+Y.+Kimura



Susana Y. Kimura is a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina under the supervision of Susan D. Richardson. Her current research includes the identification and quantification of emerging contaminants, such as pharmaceuticals and disinfection by-products (DBPs), found in treated waters by using the most recent mass spectrometry instrumentation and techniques. Additionally, she is also interested in understanding the chemical mechanisms that occur when contaminants are extracted and analyzed with several analytical methods to minimize artifacts from such analysis. Dr. Kimura obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with Benito J. Mariñas. Her dissertation characterized the chemical formation mechanisms of several DBPs and provided a kinetic model that can predict the formation of DBPs under different water quality conditions.


 * Research Interests**
 * Characterization of chemical formation pathways of disinfection by-products
 * Toxicity of water contaminants and disinfection by-products
 * Identification of unknown contaminants in treated waters with high resolution mass spectrometry
 * Water chemistry in water treatment processes and analytical methods


 * Fellowships, Awards, Honors (Selected List)**

2004-2006 Fulbright Fellowship Recipient 2006-2011 Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)- University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Fellowship Recipient 2011 & 2012 Racheff Graduate Student Travel Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2012 Gordon Conference Young Researcher Fellowship