GREGORY D. FOSTER
 

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, MSN 3E2
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: 703-993-1081
FAX: 703-993-1055
E-mail: gfoster@gmu.edu

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry, University of California, Davis (1985)
M.S. Environmental Sciences, California State University, Hayward (1981)
B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis (1978)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:
Chair, Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 2001-present
Professor, Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 2001-present
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 1995-2001
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, George Mason University, 1989‑1995
Research Chemist, USGS, National Water Quality Laboratory, Arvada, CO, 1987-1989
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Solomons, MD, 1985-1987

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE: Origin, Fate, and Transport of Organic Chemicals in The Environment; Trace Chemical Analysis; Chemical Toxicology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Virginia Academy of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (2003-4):

Miller, CV, GD Foster and BF Majedi  (2003)  Baseflow and stormflow metal fluxes from two small agricultural catchments in the Coastal Plain of the Chesapeake Bay Basin, United States.  Appl Geochem 18, 483-501

Foster, GD, CV Miller, TB Huff and E Roberts  (2003) Pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in transport in two Atlantic Coastal Plain tributaries and loadings to Chesapeake Bay.  J Environ Sci Health A38, 1177-1200.

Singh, SB, GD Foster and SU Khan  (2004)  Microwave-assisted extraction for the simultaneous determination of thiamethoxam, imidacloprid and carbendazim residues in fresh and cooked vegetable samples.  J Agric Food Chem 52, 105-109.

Thomas, PM and GD Foster (2004)  Determination of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, caffeine, and triclosan in wastewater by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.  J Environ Sci Health A39, 1969-1978.