STEVEN M. RUDNICK
EDUCATION
B.S., Electrical
Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S., Electrical
Engineering, Northeastern University.
Ph.D., Environmental
Sciences Program, University of Massachusetts Boston,
1998. Dissertation title: In Situ Fluorescence Detection of Polycyclic
Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Marine Environment. Adviser: Dr. Robert
Chen.
EXPERIENCE
Associate Director,
Environmental Studies Program, University
of Massachusetts Boston, September 2003 to present.
Teaching, advising, director of Undergraduate
Environmental Studies Laboratory.
Assistant
to the Dean of Science University of Massachusetts
Boston. September
2000 to present. Program development, strategic planning and
communications.
Lecturer,
University of Massachusetts
Boston. January
2001 to present. Course offerings include introductory environmental science
and environmental history.
Postdoctoral Research
Fellow, University of Massachusetts Boston,
Organic Geochemistry Laboratory (Dr. Robert F. Chen). Oct 1998 – June
2000. Development
of electrodes for sediment/water interface studies. Application
of time-resolved, laser-induced fluorescence techniques.
Development of PAH transport model. Software
development for analysis of fluorometric data.
Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts
Boston, Organic
Geochemistry Laboratory. 1994 - 1998 Responsible for the design, development and
installation of new instrument systems including in-situ, laser induced, time
resolved fluorescence and UV Spectrofluorometer.
Design and development of autosampler
for DOC analyses. Development of sampling and
analysis algorithms for fluorescence spectroscopy. Development of Matlab, C and Excel
programs for data analysis and presentation. Field
deployment and operation of LIF system. Computer network interface
installation and development.
President and Chief
Engineer, SMR
Electronics, Inc., Sharon, MA. 1966 - 1998
Microcomputer-based instrumentation for the
biomedical and environmental fields.
Director
of Engineering, SMI
Systems, Inc., Newton, MA. 1984 - 1991
Instruments for on-line measurement and control
in the synthetic fiber industry. Responsible for the
electronic design and development of all new products, including both analog
and data system design.
Tenured
Assistant Professor of Continuing Education, Northeastern University, Center
for Continuing Education, Boston,
MA. 1966 - 1977
Responsible for the development and
administration of several hundred technical and professional Continuing
Education courses and programs including Northeastern's
"State-of-the Arts” engineering program with over 100 courses and 1000
students annually. Cited for outstanding service by the
National Society of Professional Engineers.
Lecturer,
Boston University,
Graduate School of Public Communication, Boston, MA. 1969 - 1973 Taught concepts in transfer of
technology to science journalism master's degree candidates.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND
ABSTRACTS
Chen, R.F. and Rudnick,
S.M., 1997. Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of
Seawater. FACSS ’97, Providence,
October 1997.
Rudnick, S.M., 1997. The Development of a Rapid, in situ Method for the Detection
and Quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in the Marine
Environment at Ambient Levels. Dissertation Symposium on Chemical
Oceanography, Honolulu,
October 1997.
Rudnick, S.M and Chen,
R.F., Real Time, In Situ Instrumentation for the Detection of Pollutants
in the Coastal Environment. Coastal Zone 97, Boston, July 1997.
Chen, R.F., Lei, G.,
Rudnick, S.M., Leather, J. and Chadwick, D.B., 1996. Benthic
Fluxes of Organic Compounds in San
Diego Bay
Determined by Fluorescence. EOS Transactions, 76, 3:
OS210.
Chen, R.F., Rudnick, S.M.,
and Gardner,
G.B., 1996. Dissolved Organic Matter Fluorescence in
Coastal Waters. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 1996
Chen, R.F., Rudnick, S.M.,
and Gardner,
G.B., 1996. Continuous Fluorescence Measurements for
High Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Organic Compounds in Marine Systems.
Gulf of Maine
Ecosystems Dynamics, St. Andrews, September
1996.
Rudnick, S.M. and Chen,
R.F., 1996. Time-Resolved, Laser-Induced Fluorescence
for the Detection of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Marine
Environment. Gulf of Maine Ecosystems Dynamics, St. Andrews,
September 1996.
Rudnick, S.M. and Chen,
R.F., 1996. The Effects of Environmental Variables on Laser Induced
Fluorescence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. University of
Massachusetts-Lowell, Student Environmental Conference, April 1996.
Rudnick, S.M. and Chen,
R.F., 1996. The Effect of Humics
Substances on the Fluorescence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coastal
Waters. EOS Transactions, 76, 3: OS72.
Rudnick, S.M. and Chen,
R.F., 1996. The Effects of Environmental Variables on Laser Induced
Fluorescence of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. University of
Massachusetts-Lowell, Student Environmental Conference, April 1996.
Rudnick, S.M., and Chen,
R.F., 1994. Tracking Organics in the Ocean by Time-Resolved, Laser
Induced Fluorimetry. EOS Transactions, 75,
4: 375.
Reviewer: Marine Chemistry
and Environmental Science and Technology
COMMUNITY AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES
University of
Massachusetts-Boston, Graduate Student Assembly - President, 1995-1997
Student Representative to
Provost’s Award Committee, 1996 - 1998
128 West
Resource Recovery Committee - Town of Medfield
(MA) Representative, 1975 - 1980.
Sharon Lake Management Committee - Member and
Vice-Chairperson 1985 – 1992. Author of lake level
management protocol.
CPPAX – Executive Board
Member, 1970-1980, 1990-2002. Treasurer, 1992-1996.
Sharon Democratic Town Committee – Member,
1982-2002. Chairperson, 1996-2000.
Initiator
of legislation resulting in Massachusetts
ban on phosphates in household laundry detergents – 1990.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
University of Massachusetts, President’s Five
Campus Distinguished Dissertation Award – Biological and Life Sciences 2000.
University of Massachusetts
Boston, Chancellor’s/Graduate Student Assembly Distinguished Dissertation Award
1999
University of Massachusetts
Boston,
Environmental Coastal and Ocean Sciences Department, Award for Outstanding
Achievement, June 1999.
National Science
Foundation, Selection as Participant in Dissertation Seminars in Chemical
Oceanography, October 1997.
University of Massachusetts Boston, Chancellor’s
Office, Leadership Recognition Certificate, April 1997.
University of Massachusetts Boston, Office of
Graduate Studies, Dean’s Award for Distinguished Service, May 1996.
National Society of
Professional Engineers, Outstanding Service Certificate, July 1973.
MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for
the Advancement of Science, American Geophysical Union,
American Chemical Society
(updated
May 23, 2002)