Michelle Foster CV


Michelle Foster
UMass Boston Department of Chemistry 100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125-3393		Phone: 617-287-6096 Fax: 617-287-6066 e-mail: michelle.foster@umb.edu
Education
Ph.D. - Chemical Physics December 1996 University of Texas at Austin Research Advisor: Alan Campion		B.S. - Chemistry May 1990 University of Texas at Austin Research Advisor: Alan Campion

Experience
Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry University of Massachusetts - Boston September 1999 - Present		Adjunct Professor, ECOS University of Massachusetts - Boston September 2000 - Present
Post Doctoral Research Fellowship Indiana University, Bloomington June 1997 – August 1999		Post Doctoral Research Fellowship University of Texas at Austin December 1996 – June 1997

Courses Taught
Chemical Principles II	CH 104	Fall 1999
Analytical Instrumentation	CH 361	Spring 2000, 2001
Chemical Structures I	CH 611	Fall 2000
Chemical Structure	CH 369	Fall 2001, 2002, 2004
Physical Chemistry	CH 312	Spring 2002, 2003, 2004


Publications
An infrared study of the adsorption of water on the MgO(100) surface at ambient temperatures. Devon Passno, Mark D’Agostino and Michelle Foster. Langmuir, submitted September 2004.
Adsorption of methanol on the MgO(100) surface: An infrared study at room temperature. Jennifer Rudberg and Michelle Foster. J. Phys. Chem. B, accepted, September 2004.
An FTIR study of methanol, water and acetic acid on MgO(100) under ambient conditions. Michelle Foster, Devon Passno and Jennifer Rudberg; J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A, 22(4) 1640-1646, 2004.
Thin film water on insulator surfaces. George E. Ewing, Michelle Foster, Will Cantrell and Vlad Sadtchenko; Book Chapter for: Water in Confining Geometries, eds. V. Buch and J. P. Devlin [Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg New York, 2003] Chapter 8, pp. 179-212.
An FTIR study of water thin films on magnesium oxide. Michelle Foster, Melinda Furse and Devon Passno; Surf. Sci. 502-503, 102-108, 2002.
Heterogeneous tropospheric chemistry on mineral dust particles. Michelle Foster; Prepr. Ext. Absrt. ACS Natl. Meet., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Environ. Chem. 41, 1228-1232, 2001.
Adsorption of water on the NaCl(001) surface. 2. An infrared study at ambient temperatures. Michelle Foster and George E. Ewing; J. Chem. Phys. 112, 6817, 2000.
An infrared spectroscopic study of water thin films on NaCl (100). Michelle Foster and George E. Ewing; Surf. Sci. 427-428, 102-106, 1999.
Two-dimensional localization of adsorbate/substrate charge-transfer excited states of molecules adsorbed on metal surfaces. Patanjali Kambhampati, Michelle C. Foster and Alan Campion; J. Chem. Phys. 110, 551-558, 1999.
On the chemical mechanism of surface enhanced Raman scattering: Experiment and theory. Patanjali Kambhampati, C. M. Child, Michelle C. Foster and Alan Campion; J. Chem. Phys. 108, 5013-5026, 1998.
Surface chemistry of alkylsilanes on Si(100) 2×1. Michelle Foster; Bill Darlington, Jason Scharff and Alan Campion; Surf. Sci. 375, 35-44, 1997.
Surface Raman spectroscopy as a probe of surface chemistry. C. M. Child, Michelle Foster, J. E. Ivanecky III, Scott S. Perry and Alan Campion; Proc. SPIE-Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 2547(Laser Techniques for Surface Science II), 2-11, 1995.
On the mechanism of chemical enhancement in surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Alan Campion, J. E. Ivanecky, III, C. M. Child and Michelle Foster; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117, 11807-8, 1995.
Adsorption and reactions of ethylsilane on Si(100). Michelle Foster, Bill Darlington, Jason Scharff and Alan Campion; Surf. Sci. 315, L947-L952, 1994.
Adsorption and reactions of diethylsilane on Si(100). Bill Darlington, Michelle Foster and Alan Campion; Surf. Sci. 304, L407-L412, 1994.

Presentations
Heterogeneous Tropospheric Chemistry Michelle Foster, College of Science and Mathematics Fall Faculty Reception, UMass Boston, September 20, 2004.
Water Thin Films on Magnesium Oxide M. Foster; presented at the 11^th International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces, Bar Harbor, ME, June 2004.
An FTIR Study of Methanol on Magnesium Oxide; M. Foster; presented at the 11^th International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces, Bar Harbor, ME, June 2004.
An FTIR Study of Methanol, Water and Acetic Acid on MgO(100) Under Ambient Conditions; Michelle Foster, Presented at the 50th International Symposium of the American Vacuum Society, Baltimore, Md, November 2003.
Atmospheric Chemistry, Michelle Foster, First Annual Science Colloquium Hour, UMass Boston, October 25, 2002.
Heterogeneous tropospheric chemistry on mineral dust particles; Michelle Foster; presented at 224^th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 2002.
The Chemistry and Physics of Materials Science: Interfacial Studies of Metal Oxides; Michelle Foster, Materials Science Departmental Seminar, Simmons College, Boston, October 2001.
Catalytic Properties of Metal Oxides under Ambient Conditions; Michelle Foster, Massachusetts Green Chemistry Research Symposium, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, October 2001.
An FTIR and AFM study of metal oxide insulating surfaces and their interactions with water; Michelle Foster, Melinda Furse and Devon Passno; presented at the 10^th International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces, St. Melo, France, June 2001.
Heterogeneous tropospheric chemistry on mineral dust particles; Michelle Foster, presented at 221^st ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, April 2001.
Catalytic properties of metal oxides under ambient conditions; Michelle Foster; presented at the 220^th ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 2000.
An Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Water Thin Films on NaCl (100); Michelle Foster and George E Ewing, presented at the 9^th International Conference on Vibrations at Surfaces, Hayama, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, October 1998.
The Structure and Properties of Water Adlayers on NaCl Under Ambient Conditions; Michelle Foster and George E Ewing, presented at the APS March Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 1998.

Professional Memberships
American Chemical Society		American Geophysical Union
American Physical Society		American Vacuum Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science		Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology

Grants Awarded
National Science Foundation - Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
$76,750; with Jason Evans. (Sept 2001-Aug 2003)
“Integration of LC-MS into the Undergraduate Curriculum”
American Chemical Society – The Petroleum Research Fund
$25,000 (Sept 2000 – Aug 2002; extended to Aug 2004)
“Heterogeneous tropospheric chemistry on mineral dust particles.”
The Research Corporation – The Cottrell College Science Awards
$31,220 (Jun 2000 – Jul 2002; extended to Jul 2003)
“The study of thin film water on MgO(100) at ambient temperatures: an infrared study.”
UMass Boston, CAS – Faculty Development Grant
$4,880 (Jul 2001-Jun 2002)
“Development and modification of an NSF: CAREER Grant: The chemistry and physics of metal oxide surfaces.”
UMass Boston, CAS – Faculty Development Travel Award
$1,500 (Jun 2001)
To present an invited talk at the Vibrations at Surfaces Conference in St. Melo France.
UMass Boston, CAS – Proposal Development Grant
$3,960 (Jun 2000 – May 2001)
“The role of dust particles in tropospheric chemistry.”
UMass Boston, CAS – Faculty Development Travel Award
$700 (Aug 2000)
To present an invited talk at the National ACS Meeting, Washington D.C.
Gordon Research Conferences – Chair’s Fund Award
$590 (Jun 2000)
To be a discussion leader at the Gordon Research Conference in Green Chemistry.

Undergraduate Research Students
Thusitha Jayasundera	2001-2003	Topographical studies of ionic compounds
Kurt van Vloten	2000-2003	Interactions between carbon dioxide, water and MgO powders
Mark D'Agostino	1999-2002	Reactivity of MgO powders
Melinda Furse	1999-2002	Interactions between water and the MgO surface and between acetic acid and the MgO surface
Jennifer Rudberg	1999-2001	Interactions between methanol and the MgO surface
Devon Passno	2001	Interactions between water and the MgO surface
Sara Yazdi	1999-2001	Interactions between water and MgO powders
Shu-Yu Yang	2000-2001	Water thin films
Tom Doyle	2000-2001	Topographical studies of ionic compounds
John Pyers IV	1999-2000	Water thin films

Service
Departmental
Chemistry Executive Committee		Chemistry Curriculum Committee
Chemistry and Biochemistry Club Faculty Advisor		Long Range Planning Committee
Graduate Program Committee		Safety Committee
University
Faculty Council - Committee on Financial Aid, Admissions and Records		University Honors Program, Advisory Board
Sustainability Committee – Outreach		Graduate College of Education, P-16 Partnership Initiative
Professional
Raytheon / University of Massachusetts K – 16 Engineering Collaboration		Chair, “Catalysis in Green Chemistry” 4-day symposium at 223^rd ACS National Meeting, April 2002, Orlando, FL
Gordon Research Conference in Green Chemistry – Discussion Leader, June 2000		Panelist for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program in the Geosciences

December 1996 – June 1997