Faculty and Staff Profiles

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Chemistry - The University of Memphis - 2002
• Master of Science Chemistry - The University of Memphis - 2006
• Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry - The University of Memphis - 2008

• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry - The Citadel: The Military College of South Carolina - August 2008 - July 2010
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry - The University of Memphis - August 2010 - August 2016
• Associate Professor, Chemistry - The University of Memphis - September 2016 - present

• General Chemistry - The University of Memphis
• Instrumental Analysis - The University of Memphis
• Instrumental Analysis Laboratory - The University of Memphis
• The Chemistry of Materials - The University of Memphis
• The Chemistry of Materials Laboratory - The University of Memphis
• Advanced Analytical Chemistry I - The University of Memphis

• Bachelor of Science (Undergraduate Research) - Shen-wei Yu - 2009
• Bachelor of Science (Undergraduate Research) - Andrew G. Dardor - 2011
• Masters of Science - Derek Pegram - 2012
• Bachelor of Science (Undergraduate Research) - Justin Wilbanks - 2013
• Doctor of Philosophy - Heather Fleming - 2015
• Doctor of Philosophy - Thomas Watts - 2016
• Master's of Science - Dylan Benningfield - 2015
• Master's of Science - No­ël Harris - 2015
• Doctor of Philosophy - Robyn A. Snow - 2019
• Doctor of Philosophy - Naga P.D. Boppana - 2020

• Constructing Devices for On-line Speciation of Inorganic and Organic Chloramines (Co-PI) - Buckman International Laboratories - 52,215.00 - January 15, 2011 - August 31, 2011
• Survey and Removal of THMs and HAAs in Hypochlorite Feed Stocks - American Water Works Association and Water Research Foundation (Jointly Funded) - 125,116.00 - August 15, 2011 - January 31, 2013
• Analysis of Geranium Products using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry - USP Labs Direct - 9,897.00 - January 15, 2011 - May 1, 2011
• Enantiomeric Analysis and Confirmation of 1,3-DMAA and 1,4-DMAA in Geranium Plant and Oils - USP Labs Direct, LLC. - 46,640 - August 1, 2012 - March 31, 2013
• FIT Commercialization Funds - FedEx Institute of Technology - 75,000 - July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
• Development and USEPA Certification of On-line Analyzers for Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water Distribution Systems - FedEx Institute of Technology - $78,000 - July 1, 2013 - July 31, 2015
• Small Business Innovation Research (NSF-SBIR) Phase I: Evaluating the Feasibility of a fully-automated, on-line, real-time analyzer for simultaneous determination of individual THMs and HAAs. - National Science Foundation - $150,000 - July 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015
• Small Business Innovation Research (NSF-SBIR) Phase II: Evaluating the Feasibility of a fully-automated, on-line, real-time analyzer for simultaneous determination of individual THMs and HAAs - National Science Foundation - $750,000 - April 1, 2016 - March 31, 2018
• Evaluating the Feasibility of a Mobile Drinking Water Laboratory for Rural Water Treatment Plants to Improve Water Quality and Reduce Costs - National Institute of Food and Agriculture/ US Dept. of Agriculture - $100,000 - August 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017
• SBIR Phase I: Evaluating the Feasibility of the TotalTHM-NOW for drinking water treatment plants to improve water quality, reduce costs, and lower cancer risks - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences / Foundation Instruments, Inc. - $46,193 Sub-contract PI, $150,000 primary SBIR Phase I award - Sept 1, 2019 - February 2021
• Reducing Disinfection By-Products Concentrations at the Spencer, TN Water Treatment Plant - Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation - $149,991 (Co-PI) - May 1, 2020 - September 30, 2021

• Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Acetaldehyde in Orange Juice Samples - Paul S. Simone, Gary L. Emmert, Derek Pegram, Bernadette Fuller - June 2010 - August 2010 - Hardy Bottling Company
• Millington TN Contaminated Soil - Paul S. Simone, Jr, Lauren Johnson - August 30, 2011 - WHBQ Fox 13 "Health Matters"
• MAMML Utility Partnership Program - Partnerships with over 30 utilities in the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas - January 2011 - Present - Mobile Analytical Monitoring and Miniaturization Laboratory, American Water Works Association, Water Research Foundation
• NASA Bailey Station Elementary Community Outreach Website - MAMML and Bailey Station Elementary - Spring 2011 - NASA EPSCoR
• Regional College and University Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Collaboration - Tennessee State University, Hendrix College, University of Central Arkansas - February 2011 - Present -  
• Battle of the Brains - Houston High School and Germantown High School; Shelby County, TN - December 2012, December 2013 -  

• CirQuest Laboratories - April 2012 to Present
• Expert Witness: Court of Arbitration for Sports - WADA vs. Ms. Angela Covert Case No. 2012/A/2960 - June 2013 - October 2013
• Expert Witness - Michael J. Sparling, deceased v. USPLabs, LLU, et al. (Case No. 3:13-cv-00323-DVG) - 2014 - 2018
• Expert Witness - Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals v. US Food and Drug Administration, et al. (Case No. 1:13-cv-01747) - 2015 - 2019
• United States v. Phillip Braun, et al. (Blackstone Labs) U.S.D.C. Case No. 19-CR-80030 - Dimitrouleas - March 2020 - Present

• Emmert, G.L., Brown, M.A., Simone Jr., P.S., Geme, G., Cao, G. Methods for Real-Time Measurement of THMs and HAAs in Distribution Systems II. 2007. American Water Works Association. Denver, CO: AwwaRF and AWWA.

• Emmert, G.L., Brown, M.A., Geme, G., Simone Jr., P.S., Thurston, L.J., Anderson, G.T., “Developing Analytical Methods for On-Line Monitoring of Haloacetic Acid Concentrations in Drinking Water Distribution Systems,” Proceedings of Water Quality Technology Conference, 2004, San Antonio, TX.
• Geme, G., Brown, M.A., Simone Jr., P.S., Emmert, G.L., “Measuring the Concentrations of Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products Using Capillary Membrane Sampling-Flow Injection Analysis,” Water Research, 2005, 39 (16), 3827-3836.
• Simone Jr., P.S., Anderson, G.T., Emmert, G.L., “On-line Monitoring of ìg/L Levels of Haloacetic Acids using Ion Chromatography with Post-Column Nicotinamide Reaction and Fluorescence Detection,” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2006, 570 (2) 259-266.
• Simone Jr., P.S., Ranaivo, P.L., Geme, G., Brown, M.A., Emmert, G.L. “On-line Monitoring of Nine Haloacetic Acid Species at the mg L^-1 Level Using Post-Column Reaction-Ion Chromatography with Nicotinamide Fluorescence.” Analytica Chimica Acta, 2009, 654 (2) 133-140.
• Emmert, G.L., Geme, G., Brown, M.A., Simone Jr., P.S. “A Single Automated Instrument for Monitoring Total Trihalomethane and Total Haloacetic Acid Concentrations in Near Real-Time.” Featured Article. Analytica Chimica Acta, 2009, 656, 1-7.
• Emmert, G.L., Brown, M.A., Geme, G., Simone Jr., P.S. Real-time, on-line analysis for the quantification of total haloacetic acids and trihalomethane species in drinking water supplies. International Application # PCT/US2009/042977, May 26, 2009.
• Emmert, G.L., Brown, M.A., Geme, G., Simone Jr., P.S. Real-time, on-line analysis for the quantification of total haloacetic acids and trihalomethane species in drinking water supplies. United States Patent # 7,987,701 – Awarded Aug. 2, 2011 
• Ranaivo, P.L., Henson, C.M., Simone Jr., P.S., Emmert, G.L. “Analysis of haloacetic acids in drinking water using post-column reaction ion-chromatography with on-line internal standardization.” Analytical Methods, 2011, 3, 2873 – 2880. DOI: 10.1039/C1AY05398A
• Singh, W.M., Pegram, D.J., Duan, H., Kalita, D., Simone, P.S., Emmert, G.L., Zhao, X. “Hydrogen Production Coupled to Hydrocarbon Oxygenation from Photocatalytic Water Splitting.” Angewandte Chemie, On-line Nov 16, 2011. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201106494.
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S. Real-time, on-line analysis of haloacetic acid species and amounts thereof in drinking water supplies. United States Patent # 8,076,652 – Awarded Dec. 13, 2011 
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S. Choo, Y., Ranaivo P.L., Larson, M.L. On-Site Kit for Analysis of Disinfectant Byproduct Species and Amounts Thereof in Drinking Water Supplies. Patent Application filed June 15, 2011. Application # 61/497,464 
• Emmert, G.L., Simone, Jr. P.S., Choo, Y.Y., Larson, M.L., Henson C.M., Brown, A.W., Wu-Emmert, W. “A Simple and Inexpensive Kit for Measuring Total Trihalomethanes and Total Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water.” Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference 2011.
• Emmert, G.L., Henson, C.M., Brown A.W., Simone, Jr. P.S., “Investigating the Presence of HAAs and THMs in Sodium Hypochlorite Feedstocks.” Proceedings of the Water Quality Technology Conference 2011.
•  Fleming, H.L., Ranaivo, P.L., Simone, P.S. "Analysis and Confirmation of 1,3-DMAA and 1,4-DMAA in Geranium Plants Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry at ng/g Concentrations." Analytical Chemistry Insights, Nov. 8, 2012, pg 59-78. DOI: 10.4137/ACI.S10445
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S., Choo, Y.Y., Larson, M.L., Ranaivo, P.L. “On-site Kit for Analysis of Disinfectant Byproducts Species and Amounts Thereof in Drinking Water Supplies.” International Application # PCT/US2012/042766. June 6, 2012 
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S. “Calibrated Analytical Instruments for Real-time, On-line Analysis of Halogenated Species and Amounts Thereof in Drinking Water Supplies. Patent Application Filed March 15, 2013. United States Patent Application # 13/835,605
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S. “Calibration Method and Device for Remote Location Testing Instruments.” United States Patent # 8,969,093, awarded March 3, 2015
• S. Kimmins, L. Lecanu, P. Simone. Scientific Expert Report – CAS2012/A/2960. August 20, 2013
• Emmert, G.L., A.W. Brown, J.C. York, P.S. Simone, Jr. (2014) Establishing an Automated Online Monitoring Program for Trihalomethane Control at the Lebanon, Tennessee Water Treatment Plant. Straight from the Tap. Winter 2014.
• Henson, CM., Emmert, G.L., Simone, Jr. P.S. "A fully-automated analyzer for determining haloacetic acid concentrations in drinking water. Chemosphere, Vol 117 (2014) pg. 586-595
• Simone, Jr. P. S. Rule 26 Expert Report for SPARLING, deceased v. USPLABS, LLC et al. (Case No. 3:13-cv-00323-DVG October 29, 2014, 18 pgs.
• Simone, Jr., P.S., Henson, C.M., Emmert, G.L. “Moving towards on-line, real-time monitoring of haloacetic acids at concentrations relevant to drinking water utilities.” Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings 2014, MON13-3
• Emmert, G.L., Brown, A.W., Simone, P.S. Jr., York J.C. “Minimizing Trihalomethanes and Their Mitigation Costs using Automated On-Line Monitoring for Process Mapping and Optimization.” Water Quality Technology Conference Proceedings 2014, TUE11-6
• A.W. Brown, P. S. Simone Jr., J.C. York, G.L. Emmert. “A device for fully automated on-site process monitoring and control of trihalomethane concentrations in drinking water.” Analytica Chimica Acta Vol. 853 (2015), pg. 351-359.
• Emmert, G.L.; Brown, M.A.; Geme, G.; Simone, P.S. "Real-time, on-line analysis for the quantification of total haloacetic acid and trihalomethane species in drinking water supplies." Canadian Patent # 2,723,778, issued Jan 10, 2017.
  
• Emmert, G.L., Simone Jr., P.S. Fully Automated Sequential Injection Analysis Method for Preconcentration of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water Samples. United States Patent 9,581,578, Issued Feb. 28, 2017.
  
• Emmert, G.L., Simone, Jr. P.S., Brown, M.A., Boppana, N. "Systems and Methods for Automated Liquid Delivery and Titration." Patent Application 63/082,021 submitted Sept. 23, 2020.

• Larson, M.L., Choo, Y.Y., Ranaivo, P., Simone Jr., P., and Emmert, G.L. “Development and Optimization of a Portable Field Kit for the Analysis of Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acids Concentrations in Drinking Water.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 2120-1P. Atlanta, GA.
• Henson, C.M., Ranaivo, P.L., Stephens, W.E., Emmert, G.L., Simone, P.S. “Improving the Performance of Post-Column Reaction-Ion Chromatography for Measuring Haloacetic Acid Concentrations in Drinking Water.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 2340-2. Atlanta, GA.
• Williamson, J., Simone, P.S., Emmert, G.L., “Analysis of Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water Using Liquid-Liquid Microextraction and Capillary Electrophoresis.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 1440-2P. Atlanta, GA.
• Williamson, J., Simone, P.S., Emmert, G.L., “Development of a Flow Injection Analysis-sensor-on-a-valve Device for Monitoring the Water Disinfectant Silver (I) Ion During Spaceflight Missions.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 2070-6P. Atlanta, GA.
• Brown, A.W., Brown, M.A., Emmert, G.L., Simone, Paul S., “Diurnal Variations in Trihalomethane Concentrations in Drinking Water Distribution Systems.”  The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 1870-5. Atlanta, GA.
• Brown, A.W., Henson, C.M., Pegram, D.J., Stephens, W.E., Emmert, G.L., Simone, P.S., “A Survey of Trihalomethane and Haloacetic Acid Concentrations in Bottled Waters.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 410-5P. Atlanta, GA.
• Stephens, W.E., Larson, M.L., Brown, A.W., Simone, P.S., Emmert, G.L., “Using Automated On-line Standard Addition to Compensate for Matrix Effects in Real World Drinking Water Monitoring Studies.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 1870-2. Atlanta, GA.
• Pegram, D.J., Radaram, B., Emmert, G.L., Simone, P.S., “On-line Analysis for Measuring Hydrogen and Oxygen Production by Transition Metal Catalyst in Light Driven Synthesis.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011, 940-19P. Atlanta, GA.
• Ranaivo, P.L., Symes, S.J., Swan, J.D., Webster, C.E., Simone, P.S., Emmert, G.L. “Structural Determination of the Products from the Reaction of Haloacetic Acid with Nicotinamide in Drinking Water Analysis.” The Pittsburgh Conference 2011,  1870-7. Atlanta, GA.
• Emmert, G.L., Simone, Jr. P.S., Choo, Y.Y., Larson, M.L., Henson C.M., Brown, A.W., Wu-Emmert, W. “A Simple and Inexpensive Kit for Measuring Total Trihalomethanes and Total Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water.” Water Quality Technology Conference, TUE15.05, Nov 13-18, 2011, Phoenix, AZ. 
• Emmert, G.L., Henson, C.M., Brown A.W., Simone, Jr. P.S., “Investigating the Presence of HAAs and THMs in Sodium Hypochlorite Feedstocks.” Water Quality Technology Conference, WED01.01, Nov 13-18, 2011, Phoenix, AZ. 
• Simone, P.S., “Developing Automated Chemical Analyzers for Drinking Water Disinfection By-products Identifying and Solving Instrumentation and Chemical Problems.” Hendrix College, Conway, AR, February 28, 2011.    
• Simone, P.S., “Developing Automated Chemical Analyzers for Drinking Water Disinfection By-products Identifying and Solving Instrumentation and Chemical Problems.” University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR, April 7, 2011   
• Simone, P.S., “On-line Monitoring of Drinking Water Disinfection By-products: Challenges and Solutions.” Tennessee State University – September 22, 2011.   
• Simone, P.S., “On-line Monitoring of Drinking Water Disinfection By-products: Challenges and Solutions.” Middle Tennessee State University – September 23, 2011   
• Williamson, J. Carter L., Simone P., Emmert G. L., Investigations in the Stability of a Sensor-On-A-Valve Device for Monitoring Silver (I) Ion for Prolonged Analysis During Spaceflight Missions. Marshall Space Flight Center 2011 Intern Poster Expo, Huntsville, AL. August 3^rd, 2011
• Williamson, J. Carter L., Simone P., Emmert G. L., The Progress in the Development of a Sensor-On-A-Valve Device for Monitoring Silver (I) Ion During Spaceflight Missions. 2011 NASA Ames STEM Symposium, San Jose, CA. July 26^th, 2011
• C.M. Henson, P.L. Ranaivo, G.L. Emmert & P.S. Simone, Jr. "On-line Preconcentration of Haloacetic Acids for Analysis by Post-Column Reaction-Ion Chromatography with Nicotinamide Fluorescence in Drinking Water." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL. 1070-4
• C.M. Henson, G.L. Emmert & P.S. Simone, Jr. "Investigating Temperature Effects on Haloacetic Acid Concentrations in Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions used for Drinking Water Disinfection." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 2240-1
• H.L. Fleming, P.L. Ranaivo, and P.S. Simone, Jr. "Improving Stereoisomer Analysis of 1,3-DMAA and 1,4-DMAA in Geranium Plants using a Chiral Derivatization Agent with HPLC-MS/MS Detection." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 1330-6
• J.W. Decker, C.M. Henson, G.L. Emmert and P.S. Simone, Jr. "Fate of Haloacetic Acids in Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 860-18P
• Y.Y. Choo, T.E. Watts III, P.S. Simone, Jr., and G.L. Emmert. "An Inexpensive Semi-Automated Method for On-site Process Monitoring of Total Trihalomethanes and Total Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 1400-25P
• R. Snow, A.W. Brown, T.E. Watts, III, P.S. Simone Jr., G.L. Emmert. "Rapid, On-site analysis of Trihalomethanes and Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water using standard addition and a portable kit automated by flow injection analysis." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 860-19P
• T.E. Watts III, Y.Y. Choo, P.S. Simone, Jr., and G.L. Emmert. "A Simple Preconcentration Protocol for Semi-Automated Analysis of Total Trihalomethanes and Total Haloacetic Acids in Drinking Water." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 1070-5
• A.W. Brown, P.S. Simone, Jr. and G.L. Emmert. "Automating Near-real Time Trihalomethane Monitoring and Applications to Water Treatment Process Control." Pittcon 2014 - Chicago, IL - 2240-3
• Fleming, H.L., Benningfield, D., Simone, P., Emmert, G. Confirmation of Haloacetic Acids in Bulk Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions Used for Drinking Water Disinfection. Pittcon 2015 - New Orleans, LA - 480-2