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Thomas C. Harmon, Ph.D.      Adjunct Associate Professor tharmon@ucmerced.edu Phone: (209) 724-4337      Fax: (310) 206-2222      Profile       Teaching       Research       Publications       Professional Affiliations and Service       Current Students    Education  |  Selected Awards and Honors  |  Research Interests  Education • B.S., (1985), The Johns Hopkins University • M.S., (1986), Stanford University • Ph.D., (1992), Stanford University  Selected Awards and Honors • Faculty Career Development Award, UCLA, 1995 • American Geophysical Union Horton Research Grant, 1988  Research Interests   My general research interests involve the fate and transport of contaminants in natural and engineered environmental systems. These interests include equilibria and mass transfer issues associated with adsorption/desorption, dissolution and volatilization of contaminants in soils, sediments, groundwater and in the context of physical, chemical and biological processes. My research comprises both experimental and computational aspects. Specific current research topics include the following: (1) Applying networked sensing to environmental monitoring problems (see more). Measuring and modeling dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) dissolution rates; (2) Assessing source zones using inverse modeling; (3) Demonstrating an in situ thermal desorption process for the removing semi- and nonvolatile organic contaminants from soils, (4) Developing environmental instructional software using multimedia and interactive database software. Education  |  Selected Awards and Honors  |  Research Interests

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