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Liz Pillar-Little

Research Interests:
Environmental Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry
Toxicology
Education

B.S. Biochemistry - Mercyhurst College
B.S Applied Forensic Sciences - Mercyhurst College

Research

Oral Presentations

  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Ozonolysis of Catechol at the Gas-Solid Interface.  250th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 2015.
  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Transformation of Chlorinated Pesticides at the Air-Water Interface.  Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, October 2014.
  • Guzman, M.I; Pillar, E.A. Oxidation of Polyphenols at the Air-Water Interface.  Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, October 2014.
  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Heterogeneous Reactions of Ozone with Aqueous Iodide. Southeastern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Atlanta, GA, November 2013.

Poster Presentations

  • Pillar, E.A.; Kandu, J.; Bailey, S.; Jacobs, J.; Guzman, M.I. Development of an Economic, Portable Sensor Network for the Monitoring of Trace Tropospheric Gases. 14th Annual International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Science Conference, Breckenridge, CO, September 2016.
  • Guzman, M.I; Pillar E.A. Catechol Oxidation by Ozone and Hydroxyl Radicals at the Air-Water Interface. Kentucky EPSCoR Annual Conference, Lexington, KY, May 2015.
  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Ozonolysis of Catechol at the Gas-Solid Interface. 41st Annual Naff Symposium on Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Lexington, KY, March 2015.
  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Heterogeneous Reactions of Ozone with Aqueous Iodide. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 2013.
  • Guzman, M.I; Pillar E.A. Ozone Loss Catalyzed by Iodide at the Air-Water Interface. Kentucky EPSCoR Annual Conference, Lousiville, KY, October 2013.
  • Pillar, E.A; Guzman, M.I. Heterogeneous Reactions of Ozone with Aqueous Iodide. 39th Annual Naff Symposium on Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Lexington, KY, April 2013.
Selected Publications:

Heterogeneous Oxidationof Catechol. E.A. Pillar, R. Zhou, and M.I. Guzman. Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2015), 119, 10349-10359.

Catechol oxidation by ozone and hydroxyl radicals at the air-water interface. E.A. Pillar, R.C. Camm, and M.I. Guzman. Environmental Science & Technology (2014), 48, 14352-14360.

Conversion of iodide to hypoiodous acid and iodine in aqueous microdroplets exposed to ozone. E.A. Pillar, M.I. Guzman, and J.M. Rodriguez. Environmental Science & Technology (2013), 47, 10971-10979