Heileen Hsu-Kim

Research Area(s): Water, Resources and Treatment
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Impacts

Professor Heileen (Helen) Hsu-Kim's research interests include the chemical processes that affect the fate of trace metals in the environment. In particular, she is interested in the biogeochemical cycling of pollutant metals and interfacial processes controlling the fate and bioavilability of nanoparticles in aqueous systems.

Dr. Hsu-Kim's current research efforts focus on the role of reduced sulfur and natural organic matter for controlling mobility and toxicity of metals in the aquatic environment. The methodologies her group employs for this research include laboratory techniques for quantifying trace metal speciation, water-surface interactions, and in-situ applications of solid-state microelectrodes to determine important aquatic constituents in water and sediment.

Contact via hsukim@duke.edu or +1 919 660 5109 (office phone)
Visit via http://hsukim.pratt.duke.edu/ or 127A Hudson Hall (office location)

TEACHING (Fall 2008)

CE 120L.001, CHEM PRINCIPLES IN ENV ENG, WF 01:15 PM-02:30 PM
CE 120L.01L, CHEM PRINCIPLES IN ENV ENG, F 02:50 PM-04:05 PM
ENVIRON 242.001, ENVIRON AQUATIC CHEM, WF 01:15 PM-02:30 PM
CE 242.01, ENVIRON AQUATIC CHEM, WF 01:15 PM-02:30 PM

Recent Publications (More Publications)

1. H. Hsu-Kim, Stability of Metal-Glutathione Complexes During Oxidation by Hydrogen Peroxide and Cu(II)-Catalysis, Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 41 no. 7 (2007), ppt. 2338-2342 , [es062269+]
   
2. Tsang, Jeffrey J. and Rozan, Tim F. and Hsu-Kim, Heileen and Mullaugh, Katherine M. and Luther III, George W., Pseudopolarographic determination of Cd²⁺ complexation in freshwater, Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 40 no. 17 (2006), ppt. 5388 - 5394 , [es0525509] [abs]
   
3. Hsu-Kim, Heileen and Sedlak, David L., Similarities between inorganic sulfide and the strong Hg(II)-complexing ligands in municipal wastewater effluent, Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 39 no. 11 (2005), ppt. 4035 - 4041 , [es050013i] [abs]
   
4. Hsu, Heileen and Sedlak, David L., Strong Hg(II) complexation in municipal wastewater effluent and surface waters, Environmental Science and Technology, vol. 37 no. 12 (2003), ppt. 2743 - 2749 , [es026438b] [abs]
   

Professional and Service Activities

• American Chemical Society, member
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, member
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, member