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- Patrick Hatcher
- Professor
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- 3100c Physical Science Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-6537
- phatcher@odu.edu
- Web Page
- Study of kerogen formation, coalification, humification, organic macromolecules of plant materials, humic substances, and
fossil fuels. Pollutant interaction with organic matter and biodiesel formation from algae.
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Education
- University Of Maryland,
1980
- Major: Chemistry (Geochemistry)
- Degree: Ph. D.
- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami,
1974
- Major: Marine Chemistry
- Degree: M.S.
- N.C. State University,
1970
- Major: Chemistry
- Degree: B.S.
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Research Interests
- Organic geochemistry of coal, kerogen, and humic substances. Study of kerogen formation, coalification, and humification processes.
Emphasis on the study of organic macromolecules associated with plant materials, humic substances and fossil fuels. Study
of the interaction of pollutants with natural organic matter in soils, and marine sediments. Studies of the chemistry and
reactivity of dissolved organic matter in atmospheric, ice, lacustrine, riverine, and oceanic systems. Studies of the generation
of alternative fuels from algal biomass.
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Book Chapters
- Sugiyama, Y., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Aggregation behavior of dissolved organic matter extracted from the spent mushroom substrate (SMS). In: Humic Substances and
Soil and Water Environment. (pp. 428-430). Embrapa:
- Hatcher, P. G., Kim, S., and Sugiyama, Y. (2004). Intercomparisons of some new approaches for investigating the molecular weight distribution of dissolved organic matter. In:
Humic Substances and Soil and Water Environment. (pp. 241-243). Embrapa:
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Articles
- Mazzer, P. A., Turner, J. W., Foster, J. N., Willoughby, A. W., and Hatcher, P. G. Formation of Napthaquinone adducts with Natural Organic Matter Isolated from Wetland Sediments. Environmental Science and Technology
- Abdulla, H. N., Minor, E. C., Dias, R. F., and Hatcher, P. G. (2010). Changes in the compound classes of dissolved organic matter along an estuarine transect: a study using FTIR and ^13C NMR. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 74, (pp. 3815-3838).
- Caricasole, P., Provenzano, M., Hatcher, P. G., and Senesi, N. Chemical characteristics of dissolved organic matter during composting of different organic wastes assessed by 13C CPMAS NMR
spectroscopy. Bioresource Technology
- Liu, Z., Johnson, E. A., Salmon, E., Mesfouri, R., Zhong, J., Egerton, T., Gordon, A. S., Marshall, H., Stubbins, A., and Hatcher, P. G. Estimation of fatty acid contents in microalgae using advanced NMR.
- Stubbins, A., Spencer, R. M., Chen, H., Hatcher, P. G., Mopper, K., Hernes, P. J., Mwamba, V. L., Mangangu, A. M., Wabakanghanzi, J. N., and Six, J. (2010). Illuminated darkness: molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter and its photochemical alteration as revealed
by ultrahigh percision mass spectrometry. L&O
- Koenig, A. B., Sleighter, R. L., Salmon, E., and Hatcher, P. G. (2010). NMR structural characterization of quercus alba (white oak) degraded by the brown rot fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus. Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology, 30, (pp. 61-85).
- Mao, J., Schimmelmann, A., Mastalerz, M., Hatcher, P. G., and Li, Y. (2010). Structural features of a bituminous coal and their changes during low-temperature oxidation and loss of volatiles investigated
by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Energy & Fuels, 24, (pp. 2536-2544).
- Liu, Z., Mao, J., Peterson, M. L., Lee, C., Wakeham, S. G., and Hatcher, P. G. (2009). Characterization of sinking particles from the northwest Mediterranean Sea using advanced solid-state NMR. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 73, (pp. 1014-1026).
- Mao, J., Liu, Z., Peterson, M. L., Lee, C., Wakeham, S. G., and Hatcher, P. G. (2009). Characterization of sinking particles from the Northwest Mediterranean Sea using advanced solid-state NMR. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 73, (pp. 1014-1026).
- Heaton, K., Sleighter, R. L., Hatcher, P. G., Hall, IV, W., and Johnston, M. (2009). Composition domains in monoterpene secondary organic aerosol. Environmental Science & Technology, 43, (pp. 7797-7802).
- Sleighter, R. L., McKee, G. A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2009). Direct fourier transfrom mass spectral analysis of natural waters with low dissolved organic matter. Organic Geochemistry, 40, (pp. 119-125).
- Salmon, E., Behar, F., Lorant, F., Hatcher, P. G., and Marquaire, P. (2009). Early maturation processes in coal. Part 1: Pyrolysis mass balance and structural evolution of coalified wood from the Morwell
Brown Coal seam. Organic Geochemistry, 40, (pp. 500-509).
- Hockaday, W. C., Purcell, J. M., Marshall, A. J., Baldock, J. A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2009). Electrospray and photoionization mass spectrometry for the characterization of organic matter in natural waters: a qualitative
assessment. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 7, (pp. 81-95).
- Hockaday, W. C., Purcell, J. M., Marshall, A. G., Baldock, J. A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2009). Electrospray and photoionization mass spectrometry for the characterization of organic matter in natural waters: a qualitative
assessment. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 7, (pp. 81-95).
- Salmon, E., Behar, F., Lorant, F., Hatcher, P. G., and Marquaire, P. (2009). Thermal decomposition processes in algaenan of Botryococcus braunii race L. Part 1: Experimental data and structural evolution. Organic Geochemistry, 40, (pp. 400-415).
- Xu, C., Santschi, P. H., Zhong, J. Y., Hatcher, P. G., Francis, A. J., Dodge, C. J., Roberts, K. A., Chung, C. C., and Honeyman, B. D. (2008). Colloidal cutin-like substances cross-linked to siderophore decomposition products mobilizing plutonium from contaminated
soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 42, (pp. 8211-8217).
- Fernandez, J. M., Hockaday, W. C., Plaza, C., Polo, A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2008). Effects of long-term soil amendment with sewage sludges on soil humic acid thermal and molecular properties. Chemosphere, Environmental Chemistry, 73, (pp. 1838-1844).
- Wozniak, A. S., Bauer, J. E., Sleighter, R. L., Dickhut, R. M., and Hatcher, P. G. (2008). Molecular characterization of aerosol-derived water soluble organic carbon using ultrahigh resolution electrospray ionization
Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 8, (pp. 6539-6569).
- Sleighter, R. L., Hatcher, P. G., , and (2008). Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) along a river to ocean transect of the lower Chesapeake Bay by
ultrahigh resolution electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry. Marine Chemistry, 110 (3-4), (pp. 140-152).
- Hurdzan, C. M., Basta, N. T., Hatcher, P. G., and Tuovinen, P. G. (2008). Phenanthrene release from natural organic matter surrogates under simulated human gastrointestinal conditions. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Hatcher, P. G., Mopper, K., Stubbins, A., Ritchie, J. D., and Bialk, H. M. (2007). Advanced instrumental approaches for characterization of marine dissolved organic matter: Extraction techniques, mass spectrometry,
and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In: Chemical Oceanography. Chemical Reviews, 107, (pp. 419-442).
- Mopper, K., Stubbins, A., Ritchie, J. D., Bialk, H. M., and Hatcher, P. G. (2007). Advanced Instrumental Approaches for Characterization of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter: Mass Spectroscopy and Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy. Chemical Reviews, 107, (pp. 419-442).
- Hammes, K., Schmidt, M. W., Smernik, R. J., Currie, L. A., Ball, W. P., Nguyen, T. H., Louchouarn, P., Houel, S., Gustafsson, O., Elmquist, M., Cornelissen, G., Skjemstad, J. O., Masiello, C. A., Song, J., Peng, P., Mitra, S., Dunn, J. C., Hatcher, P. G., Hockaday, W. C., Smith, D. M., Hartkopf-Froder, C., Bohmer, A., Luer, B., Huebert, B. J., Amelung, W., Brodowski, S., Huang, L., Zhang, W., Gschwend, P. M., Flores-Cervantes, D. X., Largeau, C., Rouzaud, J., Rumpel, C., Guggenberger, G., Kaiser, K., Rodionov, A., Gonzalez-Vila, F. J., Gonzalez-Perez, J. A., de la Rosa, J. M., Manning, D. A., Lopez-Capel, E., Ding, L., , , , , , , , and (2007). Comparison of quantification methods to measure fire-derived (black/elemental) carbon in soils and sediments using reference
materials from soil, water, sediment and the atmosphere. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 21 (3), (pp. GB3016/1-GB3016/18).
- de la Rosa, J. M., Gonzalez-Perez, J. A., Hatcher, P. G., Knicker, H., and Gonzalez-Vila, F. G. (2007). Determination of refractory organic matter in marine sediments by chemical oxidation, analytical pyrolysis and solid-state
^13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. European Journal of Soil Science
- Amrani, A., Turner, J. W., Ma, Q., Tang, Y., and Hatcher, P. G. (2007). Formation of sulfur and nitrogen cross-linked macromolecules under aqueous conditions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71, (pp. 4141-4160).
- Hurdzan, C. M., Basta, N. T., Hatcher, P. G., and Tuovinen, O. H. (2007). Screening of human eteric microorganisms for potential biotransformation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 79 (5), (pp. 533-536).
- Sleighter, R. L., and Hatcher, P. G. (2007). The application of electrospray ionization couple to ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry for the molecular characterization
of natural organic matter. J. Mass Spectrom., 42 (5), (pp. 559-574).
- Hockaday, W. C., Grannas, A. M., Kim, S., and Hatcher, P. G. (2007). The transformation and mobility of charcoal in a fire impacted watershed. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta, 71, (pp. 3432-3445).
- Duan, S., Bianchi, T. S., Shiller, A. M., Dria, K., Hatcher, P. G., and Carman, K. R. (2007). Variability in the bulk composition and abundance of dissolved organic matter in the lower Mississippi and Pearl Rivers. J. Geophys. Res., 112,
- Kim, S., Kaplan, L. A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2006). Biodegradable dissolved organic matter in a temperate and a tropical stream determined from ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry. Limnology and Oceanography, 51 (2), (pp. 1054-1063).
- Hockaday, W. C., Grannas, A. M., Kim, S., and Hatcher, P. G. (2006). Direct molecular evidence for the degradation and mobility of black carbon in soils from ultrahigh-resolution mass spectral
analysis of dissolved organic matter from a fire-impacted forest soil. Organic Geochemistry, 37 (4), (pp. 501-510).
- Wang, X., Thomas, B., Sachdeva, R., Arterburn, L., Frye, L., Hatcher, P. G., Cornwell, D. G., and Ma, J. (2006). Mechanism of arylating quinone toxicity involving Michael adduct formation and induction of endoplasmic reticulum stress. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 103, (pp. 3604-3609).
- Grannas, A. M., Hockaday, W. C., Hatcher, P. G., Thompson, L. G., and Mosley-Thompson, E. (2006). New revelations on the nature of organic matter in ice cores. J. Geophysical Res., 111,
- Trompowsky, P. M., Benites, V. d., Madari, B. E., Pimenta, A. S., Hockaday, W. C., and Hatcher, P. G. (2005). Characterization of humic like substances obtained by chemical oxidation of eucalyptus charcoal. Organic Geochemistry, 36 (11), (pp. 1480-1489).
- Deshmukh, A., Simpson, A. J., Hadad, C. M., and Hatcher, P. G. (2005). Insights into the structure of cutin and cutan from Agave americana leaf cuticle using HR-MAS NMR spectroscopy. Organic Geochemistry, 36 (7), (pp. 1072-1085).
- Frazier, S. W., Kaplan, L. A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2005). Molecular characterization of biodegradable dissolved organic matter using biorectors and [^12C/^13C] tetramethylammonium
hydroxide thermochemolysis GC-MS. Environmental Science & Technology, 39 (6), (pp. 1479-1491).
- Hsu, P., and Hatcher, P. G. (2005). New evidence for covalent coupling of peptides to humic acids based on 2D NMR spectroscopy: A means for preservation. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 69, (pp. 4521-4533).
- DeMatteo, M. P., Poole, J. S., Shi, X., Hatcher, P. G., Sachdeva, R., Hadad, C. M., and Platz, M. S. (2005). On the elctrophilicity of hydroxyl radical: A laser flash photolysis and computational study. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 127 (19), (pp. 7094-7109).
- Sachdeva, R., Thomas, B., Wang, X., Ma, J., Jones, K. E., Hatcher, P. G., and Cornwell, D. G. (2005). Tocopherol metabolism using thermochemolysis: chemical and biological properties of gamma-tocopherol, gamma-carboxyethyl-hydroxychroman,
and their quinones. Chem. Res. Tox., 18, (pp. 1018-1025).
- Schwede-Thomas, S. B., Chin, Y., Dria, K., Hatcher, P. G., Kaiser, E., and Sulzberger, B. (2004). Characterizing the properties of dissolved organic matter isolated by XAD and C-18 chromatography and ultrafiltration. Aquatic Sciences, 67, (pp. 61-71).
- Simpson, M. J., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Determination of black carbon in natural organic matter by chemical oxidation and solid-state (^13C) nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopy. Organic Geochemistry, 35 (8), (pp. 923-935).
- Kim, S., Kaplan, L. A., Benner, R., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Hydrogen-deficient molecules in natural riverine water samples- evidence for the existence of black carbon in DOM. Marine Chemistry, 92, (pp. 225-234).
- Kramer, R. W., Kujawinski, E. B., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Identificiation of black carbon derived structures in a volcanic ash soil humic acid by fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance
mass spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology, 38 (12), (pp. 3387-3395).
- Simpson, M. J., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Overestimates of black carbon in soils and sediments. Naturwissenschaften, 91 (9), (pp. 436-440).
- Sachleben, J. R., Chefetz, B., Deshmukh, A., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Soild-state NMR characterization of pyrene-cuticular matter interactions. Environmental Science & Technology, 38 (16), (pp. 4369-4376).
- Chen, D., He, Z., Weavers, L. K., Chin, Y., Walker, H. W., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Sonochemical reactions of dissolved organic matter. Research in Chemical Intermediates, 30, (pp. 735-753).
- Bianchi, T. S., Filley, T. R., Dria, K. J., and Hatcher, P. G. (2004). Temporal variability in sources of dissolved organic carbon in the lower Mississippi River. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68, (pp. 959-967).
- Hatcher, P. G. (2004). The CHNs of organic chemistry: characterization of molecularly uncharacterized non-living organic matter. Marine Chemistry, 92, (pp. 5-8).
- Simpson, M. J., Chefetz, B., and Hatcher, P. G. (2003). Phenanthrene sorption to structurally modified humic acids. Journal of Environmental Quality, 32, (pp. 1750-1758).
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Presentations
- Chemical and spectroscopic characterization of marine dissolved organic matter isolated using the coupled reverse osmosis-electrodialysis
(RO/ED) method
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Date: March, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Perdue, E. M.
Green, N. W.
Chen, H.
Stubbins, A.
Mopper, K.
Mao, J.
Helms, J. R.
Hatcher, P. G.
- Chemical and spectroscopic characterization of marine dissolved organic matter isolated using the coupled reverse osmosis-electrodialysis
(RO/ED) method
- Conference Name: Northeastern University
- Sponsoring Organization: Northeastern University
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Date: March, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Perdue, E. M.
Green, N. W.
Chen, H.
Stubbins, A.
Mopper, K.
Mao, J.
Helms, J. R.
Hatcher, P. G.
- Reverse osmosis - electrodialysis: efficient isolation and advanced chemical characterization of oceanic dissolved organic
matter
- Conference Name:
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Helms, J.
Stubbins, A.
Mao, J.
Chen, H.
Green, N. W.
Hatcher, P. G.
Perdue, E. M.
Mopper, K.
- Structural features of a bituminous coal and their changes after low-temperature oxidation and loss of volatiles investigated
by advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy
- Conference Name:
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Mao, J.
Schimmelmann, A.
Mastalerz, M.
Hatcher, P. G.
Li, Y.
- Addressing the unknown composition of marine DOM: Is there a need for representative standards of DOM for chemical oceanography?
Unknown Knowns & Known Unkowns
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Mopper, K.
Stubbins, A.
Hatcher, P. G.
Perdue, E. M.
- Darkness illuminated: Molecular signatures of Congo River dissolved organic matter (DOM) and its photochemical alteration
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Stubbins, A.
Spencer, R. G.
Chen, H.
Hatcher, P. G.
Mopper, K.
Hernes, P. J.
Aufdenkampe, A. K.
Baker, A.
Dyda, R. Y.
Mwamba, V. L.
Mazedi, A. M.
Wabakanghanzi, J. N.
Six, J.
- Isolation of marine DOM using coupled reverse osmosis and electrodialysis
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Green, N. W.
Shantz, A.
Chen, H.
Teja, A. S.
Mao, J.
Mopper, K.
Hatcher, P. G.
Stubbins, A.
Perdue, E. M.
- Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter from surface, oxygen minimum layer and deep ocean by electrospray ionization
Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry
- Conference Name:
- Location: Savannah, GA
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Chen, H.
Hatcher, P. G.
Stubbins, A.
Mopper, K.
Perdue, E. M.
Green, N.
- Characterization of sinking particles from twilight zone using advanced solid-state NMR
- Conference Name:
- Location: Orlando, FL
- Date: March, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Liu, Z.
Mao, J.
Peterson, M. L.
Lee, C.
Wakeham, S. G.
Hatcher, P. G.
- 2005: Geochemistry Division Medal, ACS
- 2005: The Geochemistry Division of the American Chemical Society Medal, American Chemical Society
- 2002: Elected to the Board, Petroleum Research Fund
- 2001: SPHERE Award, The Dow Chemical Company Foundation
- 2000: Hanse Special Fellow, Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany
- 1995: Elected Councilor, Geochemistry Div. ACS
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